DMC News
DMC® to Debut New Event at Aerospace Maintenance Competition
Date Posted: 01/25/2024
DMC is excited to join the AMC event as we celebrate our 5th year of participation. This year we will unveil a new event named "Tooling for Harness Assembly" that will showcase many of our product lines including crimping, Safe-T-Cable®, and our newest product, LaceLok®. 90 teams will compete in 27 different events for prizes, scholarships, bragging rights and the famed William F. "Bill" O'Brien Award of Excellence in Aircraft Maintenance.
Are You Using Unqualified Tools?
Date Posted: 03/17/2023
Daniels Manufacturing Corporation (DMC) has become aware of knockoff Mil-Spec crimp tools advertised by non-qualified and unauthorized sources. This situation is potentially hazardous for the entire aerospace community, DOD, and maintainers of electrical wiring interconnect systems.
In addition to the previously mentioned marketplaces that are known to be selling these knockoff Mil-Spec crimp tools we are now aware these tools are also being sold on Walmart.com, Alibaba, eBay, Grainger, Allied, and Graybar.
Jonard Tools, a retailer and manufacturer based out of New York, USA has been identified as producing and selling these tools as M22520/1-01 Military Grade Precision Crimpers. Though many of these knockoffs bear the M22520 & M81969 Mil-Spec number, DMC logo, DMC part numbers, DMC CAGE code (11851) and appear almost identical to genuine DMC-qualified products as listed on the Qualified Products Database (QPD) and Qualified Products List (QPL) it is essential to know that these counterfeit products are not approved or qualified under MIL DTL 22520 or AS81969 and other specifications that apply.
HOW TO AVOID KNOCKOFFS
- Avoid purchasing DMC products from unauthorized sources
- Be careful when buying crimp tools on marketplaces such as Walmart.com, Alibaba, eBay, Grainger, Allied, and Graybar
- Avoid purchasing crimp tools from Amazon, unless you are purchasing from the DMC Store or Daniels Manufacturing Corporation Storefront
- Avoid purchasing items marked as used or refurbished. If a deal seems too good to be true, it probably is
- Contact us if you have a question about purchasing one of our products
KNOWN RETAILERS OF KNOCKOFFS
- Jonard Tools
- JRready (Jiaxing Jingrui Instrument & Equipment Co., Ltd.)
- JRD Tools
- IWISS Tools Co., Ltd. (ZHEJIANG IWISS ELECTRIC CO., LTD)
- Precise Tool (A cobranded tool with JR Ready)
- US Tool LLC
- Nabroco Tools & Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Any information pertaining to knockoff products that you can provide will help our efforts. If you suspect that you have purchased a knockoff item, please report it to us by contacting us at 407-855-6161 or dmc@dmctools.com
LaceLok® Cable Lacing Fasteners Receive Military Qualification
Date Posted: 03/17/2023
Daniels Manufacturing Corporation® (DMC) is proud to announce that LaceLok® is now qualified to MIL-DTL-32554 and MIL-DTL-32555. This exciting technology is a direct replacement for lacing tape/string ties and cable ties for secondary support of wire harnesses.
Hand-tied lace and plastic cable ties have been the primary options for wire harness secondary support for over 50 years. Unfortunately, both methods present significant ergonomic, safety, and consistency risks. Hand-tied lace often causes fatigue and repetitive motion injuries. It is also often applied inconsistently as the applied tension can vary from operator to operator or across the duration of an operator's shift. Alternatively, cable ties offer a large profile that can damage adjacent cables and sharp edges after the excess cable tie is cut off. Plastic cable ties are also often less resistant to temperature range and various common chemicals. For these and other reasons, the US military has approved LaceLok, but prohibited the use of plastic cable ties on aerospace wire harnesses per the Joint Services Manual NAVAIR 01-1A-505-1.
LaceLok combines the ease of cable ties with the abrasion and chemical resistance of lacing tape. The LaceLok system consists of LaceLok and the LaceLok Installation Tool. LaceLok is constructed with the same Nomex® lacing tape used in hand-tied lace. The Nomex lace is attached by aramid fiber thread to an ultra-high temperature thermoplastic fastener head. LaceLok can withstand extreme temperatures from -76°F to 500°F and is resistant to hydraulic fluid, jet fuel, lubricating oil, and isopropyl alcohol. LaceLok is offered in a variety of lengths from 6" to 24" long and can be wrapped once, twice, or three times around wire bundles to provide tensile strengths of 55 lbs to 165 lbs.
Using LaceLok is simple and ergonomic. The user wraps LaceLok around the bundle and squeezes the trigger 2-3 times to tighten, lock, and terminate the fastener. The resulting loop force is controlled by the fastener, not the user.
