Solid State Stamping - Blade Terminals

Blade Terminals-Loose: Solid State Stamping manufacturers a large variety of blade terminals supplied loose. The sizes range from 1.0 mm x 0.64 mm terminals to 6.3 mm x 0.82 mm terminals or larger if needed. Terminals can be supplied straight or bent. Pictured here is one example. The two small extensions are for soldering into two holes of a PC board.

Blade Terminals on Strip: Blade terminals can also be provided on continuous strip. The 1.5 mm wide blade terminals pictured below are manufactured on continuous strip. The smaller end is plated for soldering into the hole of a PC board. Also shown below are 4.8 mm wide blade terminals.

Specialty Blade Terminals: Solid State Stamping manufactures a variety of specialty terminals. This specialty blade terminal pictured has a solder tip (the small end) designed to accommodate some flexibility or movement. The contact end (lower end in photo) is a 2.8 mm wide blade terminal. This long slender specialty blade terminal in the picture below is post-plated and provided loose for use in an automotive ABS brake module.

Blade Terminals on Bandolier: Solid State Stamping also manufactures blade terminals on bandoliers . The terminals are made from rectangular wire, with the advantages being low scrap of raw material and smooth terminal edges. Parts can be supplied on the terminal progression to match the connector terminal spacing with no waste of material. Terminals can be made from pre-plated rectangular wire or they can be post-plated after stamping.