A-620 Value

“The Worldwide Cable and Harness Market in 2015 generated $134 billion in Sales Revenue with a predicted growth of 1.7% by 2016.”*

With the cable and harness industry continuing to grow, OEMs are not just looking for basic material/component suppliers, they are searching for “Solution Providers“.

As a “Solutions Provider”, they are looking for, and increasingly demanding, expertise on:

• Wire and cable
• Connectors
• Assembly
• HLA – high level assemblies
• Project management

And most importantly, Certification on Industry Standards – such as the “IPC/WHMA-A-620”.

There are many uses of the IPC/WHMA-A-620 workmanship standard:

• Workmanship standard for operators – standardization of visual criteria for acceptable process quality
• Quality management systems – ISO and regulatory requirements
• Achieve operational excellence – quality and productivity: used to monitor internal quality PPM goal; and, used to identify continuous improvement opportunities
• As a marketing tool

So, to summarize, the TRUE value of the IPC/WHMA-A-620 standard is:

• Internationally accepted workmanship standard – the materials are now published in 12 languages
• It’s  “world class training and certification” is recognized by ISO and customer audits
• Employee involvement and pride in workmanship
• Creates a common language between OEMs and wire harness manufacturers
• Customer satisfaction – confidence in supplier quality and quality systems
• Compliance to ISO and regulatory requirements – ability to prove process and personnel effectiveness
• Being certified to an industry standard boosts credibility