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contacts into the insert and the
insert itself into the connector shell.
It also cures the ink-jet printing
from the previous step. The use of
conveyor ovens, rather than static
ovens, prevents bottlenecks from
occurring and therefore increases the
efficiency of the whole operation.
The connectors pass through the
oven in a fibreglass tote box and are
never separated from their associated
works order. Once the curing process
has been completed, any necessary
final assembly work is carried out,
and then the connectors move on to
final inspection and test.
Quality assurance is a vital
consideration at PEI-Genesis and,
rather than simply building a
product and testing it at the end, the
company has introduced QA
procedures into each stage of the
assembly process. As well as
Final inspection and test
reducing waste, this empowers the
production staff and makes them
assembly process. responsible for the quality of the
The first step in the assembly work they produce. The result is that
process is the bonding of the rubber there are few rejections by the time
inserts into the connector shells. the connector arrives at final
When that has been completed, the inspection and test. At this stage,
contacts can be inserted. One of the each product is subjected to a visual
reasons why PEI-Genesis is able to inspection of workmanship and,
offer a 48-hour connector assembly depending on the type of product,
service is the company’s in-house various additional testing
capability for developing customised procedures, e.g. leak testing or MIL-
machines to automate the assembly STD Group A testing.
process. A prime example of this is The finished and tested
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the PEI-Genesis automatic contact connectors are packed, and when
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loader, which significantly reduces the bar code from the works order is
the overall assembly time by scanned, this tells the shipping ,1,2-,3-"4
carrying out the contact insertion system (UPS World Ship) that the
process far more quickly than is order has been completed. The
possible using manual methods. system then automatically generates
The next step in the process is the an e-mail to the customer, informing
printing of part numbers and any them that the goods have been
necessary additional identification despatched.
codes on to the connector shells. Worldwide, PEI-Genesis is now
This is just one of 28 different assembling well over 8 million
Metway launch new
operator skills throughout the connectors a year covering some
production process, and all PEI- 53,000 different part numbers, the
transformer range.
Genesis production staff are required vast majority of which are complex
to become proficient in as many of multi-pin circular connectors. There
these skills as possible. are no minimum order quantities,
After printing, the connectors and around two-thirds of the annual
then move to the heat-curing phase output is built for customer orders of
PCB transformers 50/60Hz
of the process, which consists of an ten pieces or less. n
hour-long pass through a conveyor
100% lead-free (more than just RoHS)
oven at a temperature of 163°C. This PEI Genesis | www.peigenesis.co.uk
cures the adhesive that bonds the
International approvals and conform to
glow-wire test EN60335-1
Class F standard on EE20 and EI30 ranges
Engineered in Germany and produced in
low-cost Tunisia
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT US:
Tel: 01273 431600 Fax: 01273 439288
Email: sales
@
metway.co.uk
The system generates an e-mail informing the customer that their order
www.metway.co.uk
has been despatched
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