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very good at one or two of the above — we are the only company that has the right people and capabilities to help throughout the entire process,” Raby added. “STI has intentionally structured the products and services as well as the internal staff and capa- bilities to be able to change course as technology changes necessitate as well as enable rapid response times to customer needs and expectations. Because of the different areas we fo- cus on, STI’s staff consists of a vari- ety of subject matter experts who work seamlessly together for the good of the customer.” STI also ensures that it works
with the best OEMs to provide the most state-of-the-art, technologically advanced equipment available to the market. That is why the company has been partnering with Juki since 1994. Eighteen years ago, STI pur- chased the KE720 placement ma- chine, which was kept until it was traded in for a machine upgrade to the KE2050.
Pick-and-Place Systems Currently, the company runs
four Juki pick-and-place systems on its production floor: FX-3, KE2080, KE2050 and KE2020. The systems fulfill the needs of a multitude of dif- ferent styles of the SMT processes from flex to FR4 circuit boards. “Juki equipment gives us the versatility to produce very highly populated assem- blies with the utmost accuracy,” said Raby. He added that the equipment also provides quick changeover be- tween different build configurations, and he believes that this is the great- est attribute over other placement ma-
chine providers in the industry. Juki’s equipment reliability and
technical services also are important to STI. Juki continues to innovate so- lutions that improve machine capa- bility and reliability such as change - over time, placement accuracy and ease of maintenance. These factors combine to keep STI partnering with Juki over any other competing com- pany. This partnership provides highly accurate and repeatable placement accuracy on all types of PCB sets, resulting in high versatili- ty for STI. “Juki’s ability to build equipment with precise placement and dependability has made it easy for us to build a consistent product for our customers,” added Raby. Because STI is such a strong be-
liever in service, it is important that any company it partners with also pro- vides solid, consistent support. Raby said that STI receives excellent sup- port from Juki and he feels that the company is an industry leader in cus- tomer service and technical support. STI also believes it is important
to work with industry organizations on multiple levels and has been in- volved with the IPC and the Surface Mount Technology Association (SM- TA) for many years. “The IPC creat- ed and maintains meaningful indus- try standards and the SMTA pro- vides learning opportunities and a networking community that are amazing,” said Raby. “As a result we can all learn from each other’s suc- cesses and failures.” Contact: STI Electronics Inc.,
261 Palmer Rd., Madison, AL 35758 % 256-461-9191 fax: 256-461-7524 E-mail:
draby@stielectronicsinc.com Web:
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