In-House Quality Testing
In-House Physical and Electrical Testing Labs
Minnesota Wire takes immense pride in the superior quality of our products and the technical testing that is involved in producing them. Our quality assurance team verifies that your manufacturing requirements are met and that every cable assembly is of the highest working order before it ships.
Whether it is patient cables, defibrillator leads, high-temperature cables or communication cables used in the defense industry you can count on Minnesota Wire to manufacture these life-saving connections to your expectations.
Electrical Lab (EMC Chamber)
EMC Chamber
Minnesota Wire’s EMC Test Laboratory provides full pre-compliance electromagnetic compatibility and shielding effectiveness testing. These tests are performed on prototypes, finished electrical sub-components, and full assemblies.
The EMC chamber provides us with the research to develop assemblies that will not fail from interference in the field.
Advantages and Uses
Pre-Compliance EMC laboratory
1 meter EMI chamber, antenna, turntable, spectrum analyzer, amps, frequency sources
10KHz to 3 GHz frequency range
20 V/meter power level
Software for data acquisition, process scripting, automated sweeps and instrumentation interface control, automated test troubleshooting
Connectors, cables, interconnects, packaging, and systems
Capabilities
ESD (Electrostatic Discharge)
Fast Transient
Flicker
Harmonics
Leakage Current
Lighting
Line Frequency, Droop (Brown-Out)
Line Surge
Magnetic Field
Radiated/Conducted Emissions and Susceptibility
Military/Medical/DATACOMM Standards
MIL-STD 461/2 SYSTEMS
MIL-STD 464 INTERCONNECTS
MIL-STD 202 INTERCONNECTS
IEC 60601-1-2 MEDICAL
RTCA/DO-160D/E COMMERCIAL
CSPR DATA COMM
Nano-Technology Lab
Carbon Nanotube Lab
At Minnesota Wire our research and development efforts are helping drive the industry into the future. Our research with CNTs (carbon nanotubes) is helping us create wires and cables that are substantially lighter and more resistant to heat and interference than conventional metallic conductors.
Minnovate, our research and development division, boasts a rare piece of equipment called the RESS reactor (Rapid Expansion of Supercritical Solutions). The RESS enables us to test conductive CNTs on virtually any surface. (The RESS reactor utilizes supercritical carbon dioxide as the solvent to allow for the dispersion of carbon nanotube powder into an appropriate polymer medium for spray applications.)
Minnovate is leading the market in design and manufacturing versatility.
Our RESS reactor enables us to test conductive carbon nanotubes on virtually any surface.
Mechanical Test Lab
Minnesota Wire’s Mechanical Test Lab is utilized for static and dynamic pull testing, cable flex testing, and water ingress measurement. We execute rigorous tests to guarantee the product will meet your specifications and perform to your requirements.
Signal Integrity Lab
Our design engineers will work with you to ensure that every signal reaches its destination in the time required, without distortion or interference from other signals, and without creating any disturbance of its own.
Our 50 years of experience means that our wires and cables have been tested in the field in every imaginable situation. We are proud to say that Minnesota Wire’s interconnect products have continually delivered under the harshest of conditions.
Hi-Pot Test Equipment
Testing Capabilities
Cross Talk
Discontinuities
Eye Diagrams
Ground Bounce
Impedance Control
ISI
Jitter
Losses
Reflections
Terminations
Topology
In-House Testing Laboratories: Capabilities and Advantages
Wire and Cable Testing Capabilities
AAMI/ANSI EC53-1995
Flex Life Testing
High-Speed Thermal Mass Flow Leak Testing
Impulse/Abrupt Testing
Low-Noise Testing
MIL-C-17G (Cable Test)
OPG Smartscope 250 Non-Contact Optical Comparator
Stretch Testing
Submersion Testing
Tensile and Compression Testing (Pull Test)
Torque Testing
Certified and Compliant
RoHS Compliant
IPC-620 Harness Certified
MIL-STD Manufacturer
Design Control Experience
Quality System Requirements (QSR) for the Medical Device Industry
Minnesota Wire has performed and participated in numerous risk analysis and risk management efforts.
We have CE marked medical devices in the market under our name brand as well as under our customers’ brands.
Process Control Experience
Process mapping for transfer of knowledge from our St. Paul, Minnesota facility to our Eau Claire, Wisconsin facility
Capability studies for analysis of the process using statistical techniques
Working with customers to define design performance and control criteria
Using Test and Measure to define processing limits
Process Improvement Advantages
At Minnesota Wire we are continuously learning new and improved ways to serve our customers’ cable assembly needs. Some of the ways in which we constantly strive to improve:
Using lessons learned during the verification and validation phases to develop a robust process during the transfer to full production
On-site creative tooling and modeling shop for jig and fixture processing and maintenance
Workforce experienced in hands-on cost reduction procedures that maintain quality control
Contact Minnesota Wire for more information about our quality testing services and facilities.
Minnesota Wire
1835 Energy Park Drive
St. Paul, MN 55108
715-874-4580
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2515 Prospect Drive
Eau Claire, WI 54703
715-874-4580
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MN WIRE CEO PAUL WAGNER SPEAKING AT THE IPC E-TEXTILES 2020 VIRTUAL SUMMIT.
IPC E-Textiles 2020 Virtual Summit, October 1-2, will consist of three educational workshops and virtual demonstrations by the University of Minnesota Wearable Technology Lab.
MN WIRE CEO PAUL WAGNER SPEAKING AT THE IPC E-TEXTILES 2020 VIRTUAL SUMMIT.
IPC E-Textiles 2020 Virtual Summit, October 1-2, will consist of three educational workshops and virtual demonstrations by the University of Minnesota Wearable Technology Lab.
iSTRETCH in Defense
Minnesota Wire has begun manufacturing 8,568 specialty coil assemblies utilizing our patented iSTRETCH wire for a defense contractor. Each of the assemblies contains a sixteen-foot, six-lead cable. The sale represents the largest single sale of iSTRETCH in the company's history!
A Revolution in Possibilities
As Seen at CES 2019
Think—boundless. Wrap a flex circuit around Minnesota Wire’s patented iSTRETCH, attach mCube’s MEMS-based motion sensors and experience a complete revolution.
FOCUS ON INNOVATION
iSTRETCHÂ and The Greenland Ice Sheet
An ambitious research program involving the Greenland ice sheet will utilize Minnesota Wire’s iSTRETCH cable. The project endeavors to understand how climate is affecting the flow of the Greenland ice sheet, the second largest ice mass on the planet and the primary cause of global sea-level rise.
MN WIRE RECEIVES MINNESOTA FAMILY BUSINESS AWARD.
MN Wire is proud to announce we have received the Minnesota Family Business Award from the Twin Cities Business Magazine!
MN WIRE FEATURED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE.
MN Wire has been featured in the May 2020 edition of the National Defense Magazine.
LEE EISENBRAUN: A PASSION FOR LEARNING, COMMITMENT, AND A CAN-DO ATTITUDE.
Lee Eisenbraun began working at Minnesota Wire in 2008 as a Process Technician. Lee’s natural talent and intelligence were immediately apparent, and he was promoted to Process Technician II.
R&D Funding Through the U.S. Government
 If you have an innovative concept but are leery of costly R&D, the federal government may be able to help.
Critical Steps for Developing a Successful Medical Device Interconnect Cable
Don't miss this article written by our very own Steve Pape. Steve is Minnesota Wire's Design Engineering Manager. The article first appeared in the Medical Design Briefs, January, 2016 issue. The article is loaded with solid information.
SOLIDshot is a new wearable basketball shot improvement system that utilizes Minnesota Wire's iSTRETCH. SOLIDshot tracks and records a player's arm movement. A digital readout displays information that highlights changes the shooter needs to make—improving the form and consistency of a player's shots.
Select the link and check out the video—high scores for technology!
VETERAN'S DAY MESSAGE
Each year Minnesota Wire honors local veterans. This year we created a special video, click the link below to watch it.