Post by TE Connectivity

Connector mating cycles are easy to overlook during early design. The harder question surfaces later: How does that connection perform after hundreds of insertions in a hot, vibrating, contaminated environment where a harness technician may not be applying the force at exactly the right angle? Nick Liu, Senior Director of Systems Engineering at TE Connectivity's Transportation Solutions group, recently shared his perspective on exactly that with Wiring Harness News, one of the industry's leading wiring harness publications. The article digs into what actually drives wear, fatigue, and long-term reliability in automotive connectors, and why test conditions that look clean on paper can miss the failure modes that matter in the field. The full article is below. It's worth the read as Nick provides thoughtful insights into the key trends driving the future of transportation. https://lnkd.in/g_TSYpTG #AutomotiveEngineering #Reliability