TE Connectivity’s BIT Workx: Fast-Track Prototyping for Commercial and MIL-Spec Backshells

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Posted by TEAdmin on 2025-03-10 05:57:09 |

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Designing backshells for commercial and MIL-Spec connectors involves managing numerous variables, including cable geometries, size constraints, environmental sealing, strain relief, and shielding. TE Connectivity’s BIT Workx prototyping service streamlines this complex process by providing a faster and more efficient approach than traditional manufacturing methods.  

BIT Workx operates from a certified TE facility with AS9100 accreditation, qualifying it to manufacture products under Defense Logistics Agency DLA and Naval Air Systems Command NAVAIR standards. The service is designed to expedite time to market, delivering design derivatives or customized backshell solutions quickly and efficiently.  

TE Connectivity’s BIT Workx Capabilities  

• - Rapid prototyping – Design and fabricate prototype samples quickly  
• - Multi-spindle CNC lathe – Ensures flexible manufacturing  
• - Welding and brazing – Enables custom, complex solutions  
• - Advanced finishing – Includes laser marking for precision and durability  
• - Compliance and inspection – Certificate of Compliance CoC and First Article Inspection FAI are available upon request  

Full-Service Design and Accelerated Prototyping  

BIT Workx integrates new product introduction NPI technology with TE’s extensive legacy expertise, enabling it to define, develop, prototype, and pre-produce solutions in just six weeks. This process eliminates production roadblocks, simplifies logistics, and ensures on-time delivery of critical parts.  With decades of experience in commercial and MIL-Spec interconnect solutions, TE’s BIT Workx team partners with the 3D4P 3D for Production team for composite sample requests, ensuring high-quality, customized results.  

BIT Workx Services Include  

• - One of the industry’s most extensive ranges of configurable commercial backshells for circular and rectangular connectors  
• - Solutions for specialized, complex modifications without requiring full redesigns  
• - Expedited prototypes, urgent modifications, and low-rate initial production LRIP to accelerate project timelines  

BIT Workx provides a highly flexible and efficient design service, ensuring that even complex backshell designs can be quickly prototyped and transitioned into production while maintaining compliance with aerospace and defense standards.

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