US-based sourcing channel into vetted Taiwan and China manufacturing (585) 582-6229
Hellems Associates, LLC

Capability

Connectors, Terminals
& Cable Assembly

Customized automotive connectors and standard interconnect from a Taiwan manufacturer that owns all five processes in-house - tool build, terminal stamping, plastic molding, connector assembly and product evaluation. Established 1978. IATF 16949 since 2013.

1978
Manufacturing since
5
Processes owned in-house
30+
Countries supplied
~90%
Of output is customized design

Product lines

What we quote

Pin panel connector

Customized automotive connectors

The core of the plant's business and where the tooling depth sits. Pin panel connectors, socket connectors, headers and hybrid connectors, built to your print rather than selected from a catalogue. Peripheral services include laser marking, custom labelling and packaging.

IDC connector

Standard connectors

Widely used industrial and automotive types - IDC, PCB, wafer, headers, DIN 41612, housings and power connectors. Contact pitch from 1.25 mm to 5.08 mm to mate with existing counterparts.

Wire harness assembly

Cable assemblies & wire harnesses

Automotive and industrial assemblies across a wide range of complexity, run on automated dual-end cutting and crimping equipment. Cutting, twisting, soldering and crimping in one pass.

Functional plastics and terminals

Functional plastics & terminals

Custom terminal stampings and engineering-plastic parts, including insert-molded assemblies. Terminal types include Tab, SQ and Compliant Pin.

Materials & specification

Specification reference

ItemDetail
Engineering plasticsPBT · PA66 · PA6T · PA4T · PA9T · PA46 · LCP · PP · TPE
Terminal typesTab · SQ · Compliant Pin
Contact pitch1.25 mm - 5.08 mm
Molding capacityApprox. 40 molding presses, 35-200 ton, including insert molding
Stamping capacity10 stamping presses for terminal and contact production
Assembly20 fully automatic and 10 semi-automatic pin assembly machines; 8 automatic wire cut and crimp machines
InspectionMitutoyo 3D CMM, optical projectors, CCD inspection with SPC
Environmental & electrical test25 hi-pot testers, salt-spray chamber, temperature and humidity chamber, push and pull force testers
Quality systemIATF 16949 · ISO 9001 · ISO 14001 · UL · RoHS

Full standard-connector specifications are available on request. Ask us for the series data sheet for the family you are designing around.

Why this plant

Vertical integration is the reason the tooling moves fast.

Most connector suppliers at this price point subcontract at least one of tool build, stamping or molding. This plant does none of it. The tool room, the stamping presses, the molding presses, the assembly automation and the evaluation lab are under the same roofs in northern Taiwan.

Practically, that means a drawing change does not have to negotiate three companies' schedules, and a dimensional problem found in evaluation goes straight back to the tool that caused it.

  • Tool development
  • Terminal stamping
  • Plastic molding
  • Connector assembly
  • Product evaluation (DV / EV / PV)

Applications

Where these parts run today

EV power distribution
EPS - electric power steering
ADAS & camera modules
USB Power Delivery
E-compressors & A/C
Closure control
Automotive lighting
AI server power

Tier 3 supplier to major automotive OEM programs, with more than four decades in electronics and over fifteen years in OEM automotive.

Second-sourcing an existing part? The lowest-friction way to start with us is a qualified alternate to a connector you already buy. Send the incumbent part number and the print; we will come back with feasibility, tooling cost and a landed price you can put side by side with what you pay now. Start there →

Reference

Specifying this properly

Get a connector quoted.

Send a print, a sample or an incumbent part number. We will confirm feasibility, tooling and a landed price.