DESCRIPTION

1-576246-9 is a crimp tooling component used in wire termination processes to form electrical connections between wires and terminal barrels. The tooling operates based on precise dimensional control of crimp height (CH) and crimp width (CW), with a typical design point for Area Index (AI) of 80%, where AI is calculated as the ratio of total crimped area to total uncrimped area expressed as a percentage. Critical dimensional specifications include a nominal crimp height of 0.073 inches, crimp width of 0.110 inches, crimper leg taper of 3.0 degrees, and anvil width of 0.109 inches, with a nominal anvil-to-crimper clearance of 0.005 inches. The tooling must maintain strict dimensional tolerances (such as ±0.002 inches on crimp height) to ensure consistent Area Index performance and prevent defects like excessive flash. This crimp tooling is essential for high-volume wire termination production, where maintaining quality metrics such as crimp symmetry, pull test values, and leads per hour directly impacts connector reliability and manufacturing throughput.