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JULY
AUGUST
2014
Justice Electronic
Training Services (JETS)
By Fred Noer
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I
n the 16th century, the English
philosopher, scientist and essayist
Francis Bacon emphasized the
importance of learning when he wrote
that “knowledge is power.” Five cen-
turies later, Lucy Justice personifies the
essence of that famous Baconian phrase.
As the president and CEO of Justice
Electronic Training Services (J.E.T.S.) in
Orlando, Fla., Justice empowers people
with information as well as hands-on
instruction to improve the quality of
products manufactured in the wiring
harness industry. She is an IPC certified
master trainer, and her firm is an IPC
certified training center.
Another dimension to J.E.T.S. is its
manufacturing capabilities. They include
harnesses, cable assemblies, box builds
and printed circuit board assemblies
built for the aerospace, aircraft, military,
medical, defense and commercial
markets.
At this point in the short history of
J.E.T.S., which Justice, 60, founded in
June 2006 and began operating in Octo-
ber 2007, the emphasis is on training
staff members for companies. She urges
them to make training one of their top
priorities.
Explaining the Agency
Approval Process for
Wire and Cable Products
By Mike Levesque & Randy Elliott,
C&M Corporation
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ome engineers think it is sci-
ence. Others contend it is some
type of black magic.
Many have no idea of exactly how the
process works.
Regardless of what is known –or
unknown – about the submission and
evaluation process, there are few that
will disagree with the premise that
agency certifications, such as those
offered by organizations like Underwrit-
ers Laboratories (UL), Canadian Stan-
dards Association (CSA), or Intertek, for-
merly known as Edison Testing Laborato-
S
ries (ETL), to name only a few, are an
important part of any product offering
in the wire and cable industry. With
today’s focus on product safety, there
has been an increased need for wire and
cable products to carry either a listed or
recognized mark signifying they have
been independently evaluated and have
met the appropriate safety guidelines
that have been established based on
their intended use.
In an attempt to help bring some clar-
ity to the agency certification process
for bulk cable, I have posed a series of
related questions to Randy Elliott, C&M
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Lucy Justice (left) instructing a student on the proper way to assemble a
wire to a terminal connection.
“You should never stop training or
get too comfortable because things do
change, and sometimes they are things
we didn’t anticipate,” she said. “When
you make a long-term investment in
training, your company will grow and be
successful. People are excited about
learning.
“You always have to move forward
and grow,” Justice said. “When you
increase the knowledge of your work-
force, you ultimately will benefit in the
end.”
The primary benefit is higher quality.
It becomes evident not only in products
but in manufacturing processes and in
the people on the production floor. In
turn, the quality of the service to cus-
tomers is higher, and so is their satisfac-
tion.
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14th Annual Electrical Wire
Processing Expo A Great Success
By Joe Tito,
Wiring Harness News
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M
ilwaukee comes alive in the
spring, and it’s not just the
tulips. On May 14th and
15th, 2014, the city was once again host
to the 14th annual Electrical Wire Pro-
cessing Technology (EWPT) Expo. It’s
the biggest dedicated wire processing
event in the world, and they blew the
doors off of the Wisconsin Center with
2,800 attendees. That represents a 23%
increase from 2013 attendance! With168
exhibitors and over 45,000 square feet
of exhibit space; the show highlighted
assembly, inspection, and testing prod-
ucts geared for harness manufacturers.
As wide was the range of exhibits, so
was the range of attendees. I personally
ran into visitors from Germany, Spain,
UK, Italy, China, Japan; plus a ton of folks
from Canada. All agree there is nothing
quite like the EWPT Expo, and that it
really is the single best marketplace for
goods and services to support the wire
harness industry.
Four Shows In One
This is the third year the Expo has
shared a location with ‘The Electrical
Manufacturing and Coil Winding Show’.
Visitors viewed exhibits covering assem-
bly, coil winding, and testing for the
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