Cable Assemblies/Wire Harnesses

Electrical Panel/Enclosures

Absolute Quality Mfg. Inc.401 Royalston AvenueMinneapolis, MN 55405Main 612-372-3199Toll Free 877-372-3199Fax 612-332-1783http://absoluteq.com

Absolute Quality Value Proposition

Save time, save money. Have us build your assemblies to your specifications at our location. We are expert manufacturers of wire harnesses, cable assemblies, electromechanical assemblies, box and panel builds.

Light manufacturing Sub-assemblies Wire management Cable assemblies Cable harnesses Terminal block assemblies Kitting Potting Enclosure assemblies

Quality Control/Test & Inspection

100% inspectionIncoming inspectionFirst piece inspectionLast piece inspectionContinuity testedQuality control checklistElectronic print filesCrimp height monitoringPull testsCirrus testersFixturesUL traceability

Industries Served

Agriculture Automotive Commercial Computer Consumer Electronics Electronic Signage Environmental (Green) Food and beverage service Instrumentation Marine/Marine Electronics Medical Outdoor recreation Power generation/energy Renewable energy Semi-conductor Telecommunications Transportation

Credit: U.S. Geological Survey Department of the Interior/USGSU.S. Geological Survey/photo by Paul Cryan

Tooling Supported

TE ConnectivityPhoenix ContactJSTMolexPanduitPackardDeutschAmphenol

Tooling Capabilities

Crimping PottingWire cutting and

respoolingCut, strip & terminateMulti-conductor wire

strippingTapingSolderingRF connector crimpingUltra sonic welding

Vendor Services

In 2010, Absolute Quality began their lean manufacturing journey. We work to implement the following tools and strategies to best meet our customers’ needs:

KanbanVMIAuto replenishmentConsignmentRolled racking kittedBonded inventoryJITTurn-keyTote & bin program

Our Advantages

Lean manufacturing practices Continuous improvement

programs Rapid prototyping Experience Prompt quotes On site engineering Automation Flexible production schedule Local component inventory Comprehensive training Relationship with supply chain Competitive pricing 100+ manufacturing personnel ‘One stop shopping’ CAD and layout assistance

Absolute Quality History

AQ is a subsidiary of Stark Electronics founded in 1938 Stark Value-Added division established in 1970 AQ est. 1999 as a result of significant growth of Stark Value-

Added AQ becomes a presence in the manufacturing of cabling

products Investment in automated equipment to lower cost 2005 AQ begins building electromechanical assemblies 2008 AQ begins building electrical panels 2011 AQ purchases two new state of the art Artos industrial

wire processing machines

Absolute Quality History

2010 begins Lean Manufacturing journey with Enterprise Minnesota

2011 AQ selected to participate as one of ten companies in the Enterprise Minnesota’s Pathways to Business Growth program

2011 AQ expands manufacturing space by 15,000 sq. ft.2011 AQ becomes a UL cable assembly facility2012 AQ added engineering design services2012 AQ announces Innovate Sales/Products as their

manufacturer’s representative

What Does Our History Add For Your Business?

Confidence that Absolute Quality is: Professional Ethical Reliable Successful Know-how through training and

expertise Understands industry trends

Lean manufacturing Competitiveness Customer expectations Domestic and overseas

manufacturing options On-staff engineering UL cable assembly facility

Reputable Our reputation is vital to us as a

regional company

Facilities List

ArtosMTX-5 (Automated Cut, Strip & Terminate machine ) Artos CR11 (Automated Cut, Strip & Terminate machine ) (4) Komax K40S & K40T (Automated Cut, Strip & Terminate machine) (5) G-press (Crimps contacts on multi-conductor cable and discrete wire) (2) K-press (Crimps contacts on multi-conductor cable and discrete wire) Z+F USA Automated Ferrule Crimper (Crimps Ferrules on wires 30awg-12 AWG) Raychem Label Machine (Prints various labels for customers required applications) R-CAM (Automated machine that Installs housings on flat Ribbon cable) Hakco Soldering Stations (Mobile soldering stations) Tinning Pots (Tinning Pots for RoHS & Non-RoHS applications) Carpenter Wire Processing Machines Carpenter Flat Cable Machine (Automated flat ribbon cutting machine for jacketed

cable) Schleuniger Wire Processing and Shrink Tube Cutting Machines Wire winder & re-spooler (Re-spools wire to desired put-ups) Ashby Cross Potting Machine (Installs potting compound in boards, cables, probes et

al) Phoenix Contact Blue mark printer

Facilities List

Ondal tape wrapping machine (Automated machine that installs tape around wire bundles)

Electronic tape machines (Cuts tape to desired size for required application) Snap-on Torque tools (Torque tools used for required Torque specification) Wiha Torque Tools (Torque tools used for required Torque specification) (2) Cirris Tester 1000+ (Cable tester) (3) Cirris CR Cable Tester (Test cables and downloads information for tractability) Hypot (Hipot)Tester (Hypot testing capabilities) (2) Brady Wraptor (Automated label machines) Carpenter Cable / Shrink cut Machine (Cuts wire & Shrink to required size designated) Pico Large Lug Crimper (Crimps lugs on larger gauge cable 8 AWG to 1 AWG) Destructive Pull tester (Pulls cables through a destructive test to verify product

acceptance) Continuous Pull tester (Continuous pull tester and UL required for documentation

traceability) Job Time Scanners (Logs time in on work order & captures actual manufacturing times) Applicators (Automatic) (Various machine applicators TE Connectivity (formerly

Amp/Tyco), Molex, JST et al)