Although the name "power Cold-pressed Terminal" doesn't sound pretty, many companies believe it plays an important role in both the appearance of their products and their user friendliness. Power terminals must be easy to install in the field as they are often installed at the front end of easily visible product panels. Thus, marketers often want to have some say in the appearance of power terminal products. But it is often the case that engineers design products that meet all the mechanical and electrical requirements, but have to change them because they do not meet the sales requirements. If this happens at the end of the design cycle (often when the Marketing Department sees the prototype for the first time), a heated debate is inevitable and can lead to increased costs and delivery delays. In many industrial control systems, the terminal is often one of the few components that the technician needs to pay special attention to. Altho…