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East/West Manufacturing Delivers Quality and Flexibility


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company is small enough to be flexible and in- volved in every step of the process but large enough to manage complexity and deliver cus- tomized solutions. Salo says that as a business partner, East/West cares about customers and their business as much as they do.


Full Lifecycle Support Salo adds, “We develop a solution tailored to


your individual needs.” East/West provides full lifecycle support, consisting of DFx (DFM, DFT), sourcing and supply chain architecture, prototypes and NPI services, PCBA manufacturing, sub- assemblies and box build, complex system assem- bly, direct fulfillment and outbound supply chain, and after-sales repair and refurbishment services. Another advantage to working


with East/West is its customer focus team. This team focuses on individ- ual customer needs with members from program management, process engineering, quality, customer serv- ice, materials, and test engineering. The team provides structured progress meetings, weekly and monthly data reviews, and works to provide continuous improvement. In addition to service and meet-


ing customers’ needs, quality plays a key role at East/West. To ensure that every product is of the highest quali- ty, the company has established qual- ity processes and controls. Inspec- tions are performed at each step. East/West team members adhere


tions include IPC,


to the following standards: IPC-A-610 Acceptability Standard, J-STD001 Sol- dering Standard and IPC-7711/7721 Rework/Repair Standard. Team mem- bers thoroughly review documentation and create necessary instructions identifying every aspect of the manu- facturing process. The company uses measurement tools that are calibrated and tracked by an outside service provider who executes annual inspec- tions on all tools. Other standards and certifica- ITAR,


ISO


9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016, IPC-A-610 certified as a trainer, third-party audit- ed by Met Laboratories, and Lean Manufacturing certified by TMAC. East/West’s capabilities include


quick turn for initial quantities (one- to five-day turn), prototype to produc- tion run (from one board to 50,000 units per month), SMT and through- hole assembly, lines designed to match customer types, auto-inser- tion, single- and double-sided boards, hand assembly, subassemblies, cus- tom cables and harnesses, finished goods stocking, product programming and testing, end user order fulfill- ment, final systems integration, on- site support, and a repair depot. Fur- ther services include 100 percent vi- sual inspection, in addition to 3D AOI and X-ray capabilities. Often referred to as a “box


build,” East/West Manufacturing En- terprises also provides build-to-print (BTP) manufacturing services for equipment, cases, cables, and other assemblies. The company can either source the material or use customer- supplied components and materials. East/West will build according to cus- tomer-supplied drawings, written documentation or specifications. “We pride ourselves on complet-


ing our customers’ BTP projects on time and on budget,” says Salo. “Our


East/West’s manufacturing floor in Austin, Texas.


team of experts communicates every step of the way and provides feedback about documentation completeness, whether or not parts are obsolete or can be procured more cost effectively, and any is- sues that may impede the manufacturing process.”


Quality Control East/West offers full functional testing (FCT)


in addition to in-circuit testing (ICT) services as a fi- nal step in the manufacturing process. A functional test emulates the operational environment to ensure that product’s correct functionality. The operational environment consists of a device that communicates with the PCBA device under test (DUT). Typically the DUT’s power supply and software test program


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