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Crimp Test
Crimp Testing and Crimp Tool Testing Services

In addition to a huge range of UKAS accredited calibration services Lambda also provide crimp test services to a broad cross section of industry throughout the UK. Our crimp tool testing facility was originally developed in conjunction with experts from the aircraft industry and the rail industry. Two backgrounds where we’re sure you’ll agree, safety is paramount.

Crimp tool testing has for many years been carried out by periodically checking a crimp tool and/or finished crimped joint using “go/not-go” gauges. Every crimped joint however, is unique, and a finished joint can hide a multitude of possible defects. Simply gauging the crimp tool or the joint produced is not enough.

Standards exist for the performance of crimped joints in electrical cables, and in order to prove the actual performance of a finished crimped joint it is essential to perform a crimp test. This involves testing made-up specimens for mechanical strength and electrical integrity.

To sum up. Crimp tool testing which only involves gauging of the crimp tool or finished crimped joint is not enough. An actual performance test on the finished joint which has been produced using the same cable and terminals that you use every day is the only way to be sure that the crimp tool, the cable, the terminal and the operator are producing correctly performing crimped joints. Joints that wont fall apart or overheat in service.

We are able to offer pull-off testing and voltage drop testing of crimped joints to current relevant standards or customers’ own requirements.

  • Range of cable sizes covered:
    From 0.055sqmm to 300sqmm

Download our instruction sheet for preparation of specimens for crimp test.

For more information on our crimp test services please do not hesitate to contact us.

We're easy to deal with and we keep our promises. Excellent customer care and outstanding technical expertise are just two of the benefits you can expect from working with Lambda. So whether you've got 1 crimp tool or 10,000 our friendly team are here to help.

Please give us a call on 0845 241 1533. Or send us an email.