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| 06/19/2023 |
PCN-23-172399 - Tool Duplication. TE Connectivity is adding additional molding and plating capabilities at approved TE vendors in China. This will apply to the vertical and right angle 8P, 14P, 23P, and 35P AMPSEAL headers for the part number(s) listed below. This is necessary to increase production capacity and meet customer demand. The additional capabilities will not impact connector performance. IMPORTANT: No t, form or function change. Parts are identical to current production. Product drawing(s) are not affected. These PNs are TE proprietary designs and are therefore considered catalog/general market products.
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| 12/31/2022 |
PCN-22-155537 - Adding new tooling. TE Connectivity is adding new capacity tooling for 35P AMPSEAL headers for the part number(s) listed below. These PNs are TE proprietary designs, therefore considered catalog/general market product.
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| 09/16/2022 |
PCN-22-149999 - Automated Stitcher Addition. TE Connectivity is making a change to implement an automated stitching process for the assembly of the part number(s) listed below. These PNs are TE proprietary designs, therefore considered catalog/general market products. Level 4 PPAP will be provided upon request. PPAP and/or sample requests must be submitted within 14 days of PCN submission via ict-ppap-request@te.com or ePPAP system. Submission will not occur without request. If PPAP is requested, disposition response is required within 14 days of submit date or it will be considered approved.
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| 03/09/2022 |
PCN-22-128530 - Adding a new capacity seal dispensing line. TE Connectivity is adding a new capacity seal dispensing line for 8P, 14P, 23P, and 35P AMPSEAL headers for the part number(s) listed below. These PNs are TE proprietary designs, therefore considered catalog/general market products. PPAP requests must be submitted within 14 days of PCN submission via ict-ppap-request@te.com or ePPAP system. Submission will not occur without request. If PPAP requested, disposition response is required within 14 days of submit date or it will be considered approved. The new dispense line is necessary to increase production capacity. The added line does not impact connector performance. IMPORTANT: No fit, form, or function change.
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| 10/01/2021 |
PCN-21-112667 - Internal Plant Move. The Industrial and Commercial Transportation business unit of TE Connectivity is Moving the following part number(s) within the same facility at Empalme Mx. These PNs are TE proprietary designs, therefore considered catalog/general market product. TE reserves the right to move tool back to prior location/supplier based on business need. PPAP request must be submitted within 14 days of PCN submission via ict-ppap-request@te.com or ePPAP system, only PSW will be provided. Submission will not occur without request. If PPAP requested, disposition response is required within 14 days of submit date or it will be considered approved. |
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| 07/22/2021 |
E-20-018142 - Product Improvement. change to the mounting hole geometry on all 35-position vertical and right-angle AMPSEAL headers for the part number(s) listed below. The change is necessary to improve mounting capabilities. The change does not impact performance. IMPORTANT: The current and previous revisions of these parts can be used interchangeably in the field. The change(s) are being phased in gradually and previous revision can remain stocked until use. Shipments of both configurations may be mixed. |
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| 05/18/2020 |
E-20-001595 - Product Change. TE Connectivity is making a change to the AMPSEAL Sealed Connector System header with gold pins only for the part number(s) listed below. This change is to increase the gold thickness in the contact area on the header pin where it mates to the socket terminal beam for increase durability and reduce the overall length of the gold plate outside the contact area. |
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| 09/02/2019 |
E-19-010127 - AMPSEAL Products shipping location change from Tullahoma TN USA to Distribution Center at Greensboro NC USA. |
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| 01/31/2019 |
E-18-019025 - Location Change. This PCN is an addendum to previous AMPSEAL PCN numbers E-18-008460. In an effort to maximize our capacity, our intent is to move the molding of the header housing and the dispensing of the flange seal material on the header assemblies from the current TE molding and assembly manufacturing location to a new single TE manufacturing location in Empalme, Sonora, Mexico. This second TE facility is located in the same compound as the current TE facility.
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| 11/05/2018 |
E-18-016185 - Addendum to PCN E-18-008460. The PPAP submission email address was not included in PCN E-18-008460. To aid in customer PPAP receipt, this information is being supplied. |
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| 08/01/2018 |
E-18-008460 - Scope of changes in this notification include: New capacity molds, Additional automated assembly lines, Assembly line transfers Manufacturing location change: from Empalme, Sonora, Mexico to Tullahoma TN Plant. (Tullahoma plant is IATF certified) Packaging change: To meet AIAG standards, Automated packaging in plastic trays, Better protection during shipping, Quantity per box change. |
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| 06/18/2018 |
P-18-015636 - Manufacturing Location Change. TE Empalme Consolidation Project Molding Process. Dear customer, we are proud to announce that TE Connectivity, Automotive Business Unit is in the process of a Consolidation Project in the Empalme location the objective is to consolidate Plant 1 (Molding & Mechatronics) and Plant 4 (Assembly) into a single building, in the same industrial park. This notification includes only the first stage of the molding process move. (As a continuation of PCN P-17-015262). |
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| 05/31/2018 |
E-18-005851 - A duplication of the flange seal material dispensing equipment at the TE manufacturing plant in Empalme, Mx
Reason For Change: This PCN is an advanced notification of manufacturing changes to the AMPSEAL Sealed Header Product Line. This product line has seen extensive demand increases that has impacted on-time deliveries. We are notifying you that a duplication of the flange seal material dispensing equipment is being released at the TE manufacturing plant in Empalme, Mx. This equipment will be used to address these significant demand increases in the AMPSEAL product line. Due to the urgency, TE is proceeding with the project and changes above. The effective date of assemblies from new dispensing equipment is targeted for 05/31/18. |
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| 02/15/2017 |
P-17-014121 - Product improvement. In an effort to continuously provide quality product improvements, TE manufacturing will be changing the current flange seal material on the AMPSEAL headers in Feb 2017 instead of Jan 2017 as previously reported. The new seal material color will be opaque with the current material being black. The new material has been tested by Product Engineering and meets all testing described in Product Spec 108-1329. |
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| 01/16/2017 |
E-16-014878 - Product Improvement. In an effort to continuously provide quality product improvements, TE manufacturing will be changing the current flange seal material on the AMPSEAL headers in Jan 2017. The new material color will be opaque with the current material being black. The new seal material has a Shore hardness of approximately 40, vs the current Shore hardness of approximately 30, which will allow manufacturing to better control the height and width of the flange seal during application. The new stiffer material will not droop after application to the header flange so the new height will be 1.7 and the width of 2.4 will be maintained. The new material has been tested by Product Engineering and meets all testing described in Product Spec 108-1329. |
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| 06/30/2016 |
P-16-012681 - Product improvement. TE will be changing the material currently used on the Dispense In Place (DIP) seal on the header flange. |
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| 06/30/2014 |
E-14-009815 - Document Clarification. |
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| 12/11/2013 |
E-13-019298 - Changing all dimensions that are controlled by molding to reference dimensions because they are not affected by the assembly process. |
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