A purpose-built high voltage modular cable assembly (mCAY) has been developed to speed up production of heavy duty electric vehicles, writes Nick Flaherty. It can be said that many vehicles manufacturers focus on the direct costs of their solutions, without paying enough attention to indirect production costs such as assembly, test and production equipment, or even reworks.

In fact these costs can be significantly reduced by considering requirements from production, and through the application of a modular approach, rather than a product-by-product approach. This is claimed by HUBER+SUHNER, which has expanded its high-voltage portfolio to deliver complete cable assemblies to customers. End-of-line testing is included within the assembly process, meaning once the mCAY solution has been assembled and tested together, the customer can install it immediately within commercial EVs.

A web-based configuration tool allows developers to tailor the assemblies to their exact specifications with a mix and match approach to the cables, connectors and glands.