Requirements for reliable connector contacts

Summary form only given. Xerox requirements for reliable connector contacts were addressed. The thrust of the activity is a cooperative technical effort with the vendor. From the information on the program´s machine environment, class, lifecycle, PWBA assembly processes, and cable harness cost targets (robotics implication), the qualification requirements were defined. Xerox start-up protection activities were also considered. These activities are undertaken to ensure that the quality targets (in this case, the connector contacts) are met before the product passes to the manufacturing phase. Activities in three program phases (design, prototype, and early manufacturing) were discussed. In each phase, specific activities are performed to measure the performance of the interconnect system. The role of closed-loop corrective action and history file was discussed in terms of negotiated quality targets with the vendor(s)