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Cable Assemblies

At our Bolton facility, we manufacture cable assemblies to IPC/WHMA-A-620. All assemblies are produced by experienced, fully trained operators.

Five olive-drab circular connectors with blue identification bands on black cable assemblies with white marker sleeves, four closed with dust caps on braided lanyards and one open to show its gold pins

Cable Assembly Manufacturer

Assembly Solutions Ltd (ASL) is a UK-leading manufacturer of Cable Assemblies and Wire Preparation. Moreover, we are an award-winning Bolton-based family business, fully accredited to ISO 9001 and ISO 45001.

We manufacture everything from simple cable assemblies to large, heavy-duty prepared assemblies. In addition, our team is fully equipped to handle any type of electrical cable requirement. Furthermore, our highly skilled wiring operating team is fully trained to the IPC-A-610 Assembly Standards, ensuring quality in all cable assembly production processes, including crimping, soldering, tinning, and adhering to the acceptable tolerances set by the customer or manufacturer.

Our Cable Assembly Services

We manufacture a wide range of custom-made Cable Assembly products, ranging from armoured vehicles, subsea engineering, drones and precision instruments.

Each batch undergoes a precise Quality Inspection and 100% electrical test to ensure accuracy and reliability before packing and despatch.

  • Close-up on an olive-green military vehicle: a red LED light unit with two circular connectors, their black cables in convoluted tubing with marker sleeves
  • An ASL engineer checking a cable assembly drawing on screen: two connector leads with their wiring, pin-outs and an ASL title block
  • Multi-branch wiring loom in black sleeving with yellow marker sleeves on a steel workbench, ending in olive-drab circular connectors with blue identification bands: one open socket with lettered contacts, one open plug with gold pins and one closed with a dust cap, with a loose dust cap on a braided lanyard in front and a production hall with teal steelwork and cable reels behind
  • Five members of the ASL team at an IPC/WHMA-A-620 training session around a meeting table, with course workbooks open and a screen showing a slide on sleeving and boot positions, under the Assembly Solutions sign
  • Five olive-drab circular connectors with blue identification bands on black cable assemblies with white marker sleeves, four closed with dust caps on braided lanyards and one open to show its gold pins
  • An ASL operator in glasses building a wiring loom on a pegged harness board, with parts bins on the shelves behind
  • Stainless steel control enclosure with a sealed operator panel: a green display, soft-key buttons, a numeric keypad, arrow keys and green start and red stop buttons, above a hinged compartment with a handle and a yellow "No water spray" warning label
  • An ASL engineer at a two-screen workstation beneath the Assembly Solutions sign, preparing step-by-step cable assembly instructions beside an assembly drawing with an ASL title block
  • Open stainless steel enclosure wired with a row of DIN-rail I/O modules, white and black cables in spiral wrap, terminal blocks and a circuit board, with an electronics module, circular connectors and a smaller stainless enclosure fitted to the inside of the door
  • An ASL operator fitting the dust cap to an olive-drab circular connector with an RJ45 data insert, beside coils of shielded data cable with more connectors
  • Black submarine running on the surface through dark blue open sea, seen from above, with its fin, masts and hydroplanes and white water breaking along the hull
  • Black cable assembly coiled on a slate-blue background: a right-angle housing with a brass circular connector at one end, ribbed strain-relief boots, and a square-flanged circular connector with a blue multi-pin insert at the other
  • Tracked armoured vehicle in olive camouflage driving across a dusty training ground, throwing up dirt and dust, with pine forest and blue sky behind
  • Close-up of an olive-drab circular connector with a blue identification band and socket contacts lettered A to F, a lanyard tab for its dust cap and a black moulded boot on the cable behind
  • Compact black quadcopter drone in flight against a dark navy sky, with folding arms, spinning propellers, small navigation lights and a camera gimbal slung beneath the body
  • Stainless steel enclosure with two rows of labelled push-in ports, S1 to S16, exhaust and air-in fittings, SYS CAN and ENG CAN connectors, red-capped GPS and GSM antenna connectors and a speaker grille, with two black cables leaving through grey cable glands
  • Olive-drab target acquisition unit with a large lens and smaller sensor windows on a tripod mount with angle scales, its black cable joined by an olive-drab circular connector with a blue identification band and a capped connector hanging on a lanyard, against a dark navy background
  • Olive-drab circular connector closed with its knurled dust cap on a braided lanyard, with a blue identification band and a black moulded boot on the cable behind
  • Four-wheeled armoured patrol vehicle in olive green with camouflage netting along its side, a winch frame on the front and roof-mounted equipment, driving across a dusty track under a blue sky
  • Open stainless steel enclosure wired with terminal blocks and colour-coded cores, its gasketed lid beside it with an earth lead attached, and a black cable harness with circular connectors coiled behind

30 Years of Cable Assembly Services

We have supplied cable assembly services for over 30 years, since the company was founded in 1995. This milestone marks an incredible journey of growth and we are now proud to be supplying the world’s leading brands.

Trusted UK Manufacturer

Our years of experience have helped us become a trusted UK manufacturer, reputable for cable assembly services and other wiring products. Serving clients for over 30 years has broadened our knowledge and expertise across multiple markets, including Automotive, General Engineering, Medical, and Nuclear.

Our Cable Assembly Services

We offer a comprehensive range of cable assembly processes, including:

  • Cable Cut, Strip, and Terminate
  • Cable Printing
  • Over Moulding
  • Ultrasonic Welding
  • Soldering & Tinning
  • Extensive Tooling

Why Choose ASL?

We combine expertise, quality, and reliability to deliver outstanding cable assembly services. Key reasons to work with us include:

  • 30+ years of manufacturing experience
  • Trusted by leading UK and global manufacturers
  • UK-based manufacturing
  • Fast and flexible lead times
  • ISO accredited
  • IPC-trained workforce
  • Engineering, design and prototype support
  • Prototype through to volume production
  • Personal service and long-term customer relationships

Experience & credentials

  • 30 years

    Established in 1995

  • 100 staff

    A Bolton-based family business

  • ISO 9001:2015

    Quality management, certified for the manufacture of cable assemblies

  • ISO 45001:2018

    Occupational health and safety

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