Crimp termination means the wire barrel is mechanically compressed around the stripped conductor — no solder, no heat. For 20-24 AWG stranded wire, use the manufacturer-specified crimp tool and die set to achieve the listed pull-force range. The stamped construction keeps the contact cost low for production runs, but the crimp quality still governs the connection's current-carrying ability and vibration resistance in the panel.
Gold Plating: Why 30.0µin Matters
In a control cabinet where a connector gets unmated for troubleshooting and re-mated, that thickness buys you hundreds of cycles before contact resistance drifts. Tin or thin-gold contacts would fret under the same duty.