Founded in 1993, AFS Electronics, Inc. is a provider of electronics products and services for automotive, cryogenic, biomedical and various mobility industries. Specializing in design & engineering, but also providing low volume prototype for early development, and/or high volume manufacturing for production phases, services parts, and rapid rework support.
Having experienced multiple product launches across diverse industries we have learnt that most often, early proof-of-concept and prototype design are commonly overlooked and understaffed services that tend to get insufficient support and attention in early program phases, that often leads to an over-worked staff, inefficient, poorly analyzed designs, over-budget components, and delayed MRDs. Therefore, we can justify your business case for extremely, low-volume manufacturing for early proof-of-concept, test bench / labcar delivery, and procurement of parts through our rapid supply-chain process, and kitting of parts.
Our team of experience extends across research and development in various aspects of engineering and design, supply chain engineering, supplier quality assessments, manufacturing operations, service parts, and on-site rework support.
Therefore, whether you are an OEM or a Tier Supplier, we can utilize our expertise and manage the complete lifecycle of your program.
Technical Presence
Detroit, Michigan USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Mumbai, Maharashtra, INDIA
Headquarters
Ball Ground, Georgia, USA
Partner Manufacturing Sites
Detroit, Michigan USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Tijuana, Baja California, MEXICO
Mumbai, Maharashtra, INDIA
Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA
Commodity Support
Wire Harness Assemblies
Provide design engineering services and
prototype & production manufacturing
from volumes of 1 to 30k annually
Cables / Jumpers
Can support prototype through
production volumes from 100 to 100k
per quarter
PCB Assemblies
Design, development, & manufacturing
for cryogenic, medical device and new mobility industries
Electro-Mechanical Assembly
Contract manufacturer for box builds and other electromechanical assemblies.
Process Workflow (Rapid/Production Design)
Establish routing and retention requirements (Mech. / Environ. / Electrical)
Gather 2D Prints & 3D .stp files from Suppliers
Route 3D Assembly Paths and Protect for Vehicle Environment
Creation of 2D Assembly Drawings & Perform 2D-to-3D Verifications
Assembly Design
Smart Move Features
Position Management
Bracket Routing Creation
Electrical Part Design
3D Library Creation
Component Electrification
Electrified “Snap-to” Features
Harness Assembly Design
Electrified Geometries
Component Identification
Export to 2D Drawings
Power & Signal Requirements
Most often, Power & Signal Distribution (PSD) Requirements are under-valued and skipped over at the start of the workflow process. PSD is simply viewed as a wiring harness. At AFS Electronics, we understand by experience, there are multiple ways to transmit Power & Signal, a wiring harness is one type of way to do so. Therefore, we can support early definition of PSD Requirements
Block Diagrams of (pre-logical definition)
Function Allocation Support (organization by device)
Requirements
• Routing & Retention
• Protective Coverings
• Design for Assembly (Vehicle)
• Design for Manufacturing (Supplier)
• Terminal-to-Crimp Performance
2D-to-3D Process Workflow
Once the device transmittal / ICD list has been defined, 3D designers begin gathering from suppliers, 2D component drawings & 3D models of routing components. Routing are then established rapidly, and translated to 2D harness assembly drawing(s)
Retainers, Connectors, GND
Terminals, Provisional parts
3D Assembly Routing
Part electrification enables
quick routing of paths
2D Drawing “Splat”
3D models can be exported
to save time and manual
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Sender II Family Series
• Simplifies 55 Part Numbers of Sender I Series into 4 Part Numbers
• Voltage or Constant-Current Sink Outputs
• Single Tank / Dual Tank Outputs
• Support 12V and 24V Systems with Power Conditioning
Existing Customer Integration
• Single / Dual Mack Systems
• SCANIA Group
• Volvo FH Trucks
• IVECO Single/Dual Tank LNG Trucks
• Mine Haul Trucks
Sender Business
Standard Base
All current Senders are
derived from 4 base models,
reducing customer complexity
Unique Applications
AFS Electronics supports
other industries, such as Automotive, cryogenic, medical device manufacturing
Packaging Requirements
Sender housings can be
customized at lower costs to
survive vehicle environments
Wire Harness Manufacturing
Assembly Operations
All assembly operations are performed by extensively trained and experienced operators withaverage tenure of 12 years across all our manufacturing partners. This helps us guarantee to meet orexceed IPC 620 & IPC 610 Class 2 workmanship standards and our solder workmanship is guaranteed for the life of the product
Processing
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All wires are processed using state of the art fully automatic Komax, Artos
and Schleuniger equipment. All splice operations are processed using
best in class Ultra sonic welding machines, able to do mechanical crimp
splice if requested by the customer
Quick Turn-around
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Ability and expertise to use modified crimp tools in case of quick turn
around requirement and approval from the customer
Manufacture & Deliver
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All assemblies are processed through a fully automatic end of line (EOL)
