March, 2012
www.us-tech.com Aimtron: Growing at Home and Overseas Continued from previous page
Registrations. After quickly achiev- ing ISO 13485, Aimtron continued listening to customer requirements. ITAR was recently harmonized into the QMS with instant positive results.
The company had a mix of cur-
rent customers holding back ITAR- related work, along with new client prospects who were eager to do busi- ness. Once the company had ITAR in place, it was greeted with a flood of both RFQs and new orders. “Recently, outside auditors per-
formed an analysis of the company’s current ISO13485 quality manage- ment system, with an eye towards pending AS9100 certification. The
SigmaTron Expands In-House Coating Services
Hayward, CA — SigmaTron Inter - national, an EMS provider, has suc- cessfully broadened its capabilities to support customers in the medical, industrial, defense and aerospace market segments that require con- formal and parylene coating. The company continues to increase its capabilities to meet customers grow- ing expectations to support their long-term requirements. “We’re excited to increase our
capabilities in-house to provide addi- tional flexibility and reduce lead-time for our customers requiring Conformal Coating and Parylene Coating” said Yousef Heidari, Vice President of Engineering for Sigma Tron Hayward, California facility. “We believe the technical expertise that already exists at our Acuna, Mexico Tijuana, Mexico and Suzhou, China facilities will pro- vide a smoother transition for future products.” The company has added an SCS
Precisioncoat, which is currently set up with a two-part metered-mixing sys- tem for Cytek Conatahane CE-1155 Polyurethane conformal coating mate- rial. The system can also easily accom- modate additional one-part — heat as well as UV cured — Poly urethane and/or Acrylic Conformal Coating Material as specified by the customer. SigmaTron provides a full range
of electronic manufacturing services, including quick-turn prototyping; Kanban manufacturing — JIT manu- facturing; SMT-automated high-vol- ume assembly; statistical process control with real-time defect trend analysis and data collection; confor- mal coating services in-house; BGA and re-balling; wire harness/cable assembly; full turnkey, electro- mechanical box build assembly; warehousing and distribution servic- es; RMA/repair depot services. The company has six locations:
Hayward, CA; Elk Grove Village, IL; Tijuana, Mexico; Acuna, Mexico; Suzhou, China; Taipei, Taiwan. Contact: SigmaTron International, 30000 Eigenbrodt Way, Union City, CA 94587 % 510-477-5000 Web:
www.signatronintl.com
results were very favorable. In many specific areas, Aimtron’s current QMS goes above and beyond the AS9100 standard. In anticipation of a growing market base, Aimtron is launching a pilot program with respect to TS 16949, due to begin just after AS9100 registration,” said Mr. John Fagerson, Quality Manager.
International Pricing “Currently, Aimtron’s domestic
facility has a customer base requir- ing 95 percent domestic build for domestic clients, with approximately 5 percent offshore sourcing for domestic clients. In the near future, we would like to see the numbers move to 75 percent domestic sourced,
25 percent offshore sourced for our domestic clients,” said Operation Manager, Mr. Larry Whitis. Many clients make purchasing
decisions based on the per unit price coming out of China. What happens if something goes wrong? The cost of an additional shipping cycle back to the Far East can easily cripple a pro- ject’s budget. Finding local sources of rework can be just as costly. Not to mention overall impact to production and release schedules. Aimtron hopes to leverage its
offshore facility’s pricing with local support. Purchase orders for interna- tional builds have an FOB point here in the United States. A mirrored quality management system ensures
builds are correct the first time. added to that, any errors can be serv- iced at far less cost for all parties.
Commitment and Partnership It can take years to develop a
good customer. Aimtron has proven its commitment to customers by responding to their outsourcing requirements and anticipating the next generation of client needs, while remaining financially strong, flexible and lean.
Contact: Aimtron Corporation,
1448 Yorkshire Drive, Streamwood, IL 60107 % 630-372-7500 (Arizona) % 480-231-2882 E-mail:
info@aimtroncorporation.com Web:
www.aimtroncorporation.com r
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