ROBOTICA & MANAGEMENT - Vol. 23, No. 2, December 2018, pp. 21-26

Abstract: A wire harness is a support for transferring signals or electricity. Commonly used in various branches of mechanical engineering, wiring offers more advantages than free cords and cables, that is why its rate in the automobile industry is more than 30% of the total production of cables. The paper deals with the current and future aspects regarding the manufacturing of harnesses for the automotive industry.
Keywords: cars, electrical wiring, environmental variability, design, robotics.

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