On October 4, members from around the Portland section convened on TE Connectivity for a tour of their Wilsonville manufacturing site. We were able to observe the manufacturing process where a center conductor was built up into a coax and where several coaxes were put together into a cable. Honestly, there is a lot more to cable manufacturing than most of us previously realized!
Among the things observed on the tour were: braiders, serving machines, cablers, wire winding machines, hands-free respoolers, tubing extrusion, and taping machines. A key takeaway: never unplug your phone charger by pulling on the cable!
Among the things observed on the tour were: braiders, serving machines, cablers, wire winding machines, hands-free respoolers, tubing extrusion, and taping machines. A key takeaway: never unplug your phone charger by pulling on the cable!
