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tions include: l
and depth to support customers’ product design team with manufacturing technology and capabil- ity. l
Design for manufacturing: technical breadth
es” is a comprehensive prototype solution with dedicated facilities and personnel. Action Services provides one- to five-day prototype response, real- time technical analysis, leading-edge technology, and high quality. l
Fast prototyping: the company’s “Action Servic-
ply chain solutions include vendor partnership programs, broad commodity support, counterfeit prevention, international logistics, and EOL ma- terial management. l
sembly: specializing in medium-vol- ume PCB assembly and production, the company provides technical ex- pertise and capability to support leading-edge and legacy technology products. l
High-mix, high-quality PCB as-
fast-growing, flexible, system-level solutions support medium-volume systems for industrial, energy, com- munications, and mil/aero cus- tomers. l
Dedicated, customized systems:
support and responsiveness through a dedicated, experience program management team that is committed to serving customer needs.
Program management: superior Circuitronics strives for a “best
of both worlds” approach that com- bines low cost with the convenience of
The Impact of ESD on the Shop Floor
Continued from previous page High humidity drains the
charge. At 50 percent RH, for exam- ple, it is difficult to generate static, as these types of current drain paths have high resistance, which limits the current flow, and slows the decay time, safely discharging the potential damaging charges to ground. These connections are classified as soft grounds. Soft ground connections decay
the charge in a slow and controlled manner. Hard grounds, on the other hand, where the connection is a di- rect low-resistance path to ground, discharge the energy instantly. This causes thermal damage to semicon- ductors, such as melting the alu- minum traces of silicon devices, as the unrestricted instantaneous cur- rent is very high. At low humidity — less than 45
percent RH — the LCD displays can show whether there is static charge buildup, or if there are weaknesses in the electrical grounding of the facili- ty. If the charges cannot be drained to ground, the charge will remain and continue to build up and indica- tion bars will show on the display. At 50 percent RH, it is very dif-
ficult to generate static charges, al- though bad grounding will still show up on the display, even at high hu- midity. Contact: Dynamic EMS, Ltd.,
Taxi Way, Hillend & Donibristle In- dustrial Estate, Dunfermline KY11 9ET, UK % +44-0-1383-822911 E-mail:
gordon.macdonald@
dynamic-ems.com
Web:
www.dynamic-ems.com r
www.us-
tech.com
local communications, direct access to local staff and excellent quality. “We promote, and provide, defect-free prod-
uct, customer satisfaction, on-time delivery, and a safe, productive working environment,” says Rump. In the buzzword-laden world of modern business, it is easy to get caught up in the jargon at the expense of results. Concepts such as lean manufacturing, 5S
Customized supply chain solutions: flexible sup-
practices and statistical process control are nice for marketing, but they are only useful when applied in the real world. Efficient workflow, reduced man- ufacturing steps, optimized workspaces, controlled production, and systematic improvement all yield real productivity gains that Circuitronics delivers. Rump adds that continuous improvement is an important part of quality. “In a business envi-
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ronment where our customers can’t afford to stand still, we can’t either,” she says. “Our management is focused on building a culture of ‘good enough is not good enough.’ We believe that sitting still is a recipe for getting run over and that there are al- ways opportunities to improve what we do.” To that end, the company makes use of inter-
nal and external corrective actions, as well as op- portunities for improvement and employee sugges- tion. Circuitronics believes that every dollar saved from wasted labor, effort or cost is another dollar of advantage for the continued business of its cus- tomers. Contact: Circuitronics, Inc., 1920 Hurd Drive,
Irving, TX 75038 % 972-573-1140 E-mail:
harsha@circuitronics.com Web:
www.circuitronics.com r
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