Portable Wire Crimpers for all Your Needs

TE Connectivity (TE) provides a wide variety of portable wire crimper tools. Whether you need manual tooling or something with more power, TE has the tool for you. Our SDE dies can be used across platforms from manual to pneumatic to battery-powered as your needs change. We also carry hand crimping tools for insertion and extraction, IDC, networking applications and so much more.

Explore our vast portfolio of hand crimping tools. Quality and reliability starts with tooling that is engineered to exacting crimp specifications. For over 75 years, TE has been recognized as an industry leader in application tooling and today offers a wide range of solutions to meet your crimping needs, including manual, battery, pneumatic and hydraulic options. 

Application Tooling
SDE Commercial Crimp Tools

SDE Crimp Commercial Tools

Ideal for prototype and repair work and minimizes the need for multiple types of hand tools thanks to Standard Die Envelope (SDE) die sets, which are easily interchangeable from manual to battery-powered or pneumatic tools depending on your needs. Commercial die assemblies are designed to meet the wire crimp height requirements per the applicable TEC application (114-) specifications. Other feature requirements may or may not be met.

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Certified Crimp Tools

Certified Crimp Tools

Certified crimp tools are engineered for mission-critical applications, such as aerospace, defense, marine, oil and gas, and railways. Interchangeable head designs allow you to easily upgrade to battery or pneumatic powered alternatives. CERTI-CRIMP tools include the appropriate crimp die configuration, integral locating, and integral straightening features that permit terminals or contacts crimped in these tools to meet all feature requirements in applicable TEC application (114-) specifications.

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Application Tooling
HYP8 & HYP10 Hydraulic Crimp Tools

HYP8 & HYP10 Hydraulic Crimp Tools

TE HYP8 8,200 psi [56,540 kPa] and HYP10 10,000 psi [68,950 kPa] hydraulic crimping tool systems are designed to crimp wire sizes with a force of up to 33 tons.

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4 Way Indent Crimp Tools

4 Way Indent Crimp Tools

TE offers solutions for 4 way indent crimping of DEUTSCH terminals, including manual hand tools and a pneumatic option.

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Application Tooling

Mass Termination Assembly (MTA) Crimp Tools

Designed for PCB headers; mass termination connectors pre-loaded with contacts; crimp-snap contacts and housings; and card edge connectors with pre-loaded contacts, our MTA tooling delivers crimping reliability and efficiency. Interchangeable crimp heads allow you to flexibly switch from manual tools (50-100 crimps per day) to power-assisted bench units (200+ crimps per day) depending on your production volume requirements.

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  1. Crimp Theory Fundamentals: Series I (English)

Increase your working knowledge of quality electrical crimp terminations by understanding what goes into making a good crimp.

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