Origin have developed design, mechanical and production aspects of devices such as this bespoke crimper unit required to incorporate an existing Co-Axial stripping module and needed to be cost effective, robust and intuitive to use. The final design was developed with the aid of a number of accelerated life tests, where durability was tested with compression forces in excess of 500N over 26,000 repeated operations.
The crimper used Finite Element Analysis to optimise the
structural rigidity. This allowed the previously used aluminium
components to be moulded with a low glass concentration Nylon 6-6,
reducing weight and reducing the product's overall cost. The
success of this project was the start of a long term relationship
with Technetix Limited and has led to an additional 
fourteen projects being completed ranging from scientific
laboratory equipment to industrial telecom connectors and
termination units.
- initial concept, detail drawing support
- patent reviews
- frequent customer liaison and reporting
- mechanism design and POP models (proof of principle)
- prototyping