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decreased customer lead times. It also cut costs by more than 25 per- cent.
“Due to a shortage in 2017 of
the crucial components needed to build our products, we were forced to look at single points of failure compa- ny-wide,” says Clark. “The Pantera
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the Essemtec equipment, there were a few boards being made for the com- pany at board houses with the aver- age lead time of eight weeks. However, with the Essemtec
machine, Masterclock could produce those boards itself within a couple of days. Clark says that all its other boards were assembled by hand in- house, which was slow and opened the possibility to human error. With the Essemtec pick-and-place mach - ine, Masterclock was able to drasti- cally decrease lead times and improve the quality of its boards. The company first chose to part-
ner with Essemtec more than eight years ago, because it offered the affordable solution that Masterclock
needed. Clark says that the company returned to Essemtec when it needed an upgrade for the same reason, as well as its excellent customer sup- port. “We could not be happier with Essemtec’s customer service,” he adds. “Everyone we’ve worked with has been very responsive and help- ful. When the Pantera went down, Essemtec had a technician here with the part and had us back up and run- ning in no time. Additionally, from the packaging to the install to the training, the FOX1 installation was very professionally done.” Essemtec understands that to
be successful in today’s fast-paced world, its technologies must exceed customer requirements, and its serv-
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ice must be second to none. Masterclock’s master plan aligns well with Essemtec, resulting in a strong partnership between the two companies. “Time is global, and so are we,” concludes Clark. The FOX1 system helps Masterclock keep itself synchronized for success. Contact: Masterclock, Inc., 2484
West Clay Street, St. Charles, MO 63301 % 636-724-3666 E-mail:
jclark@masterclock.com Web:
www.masterclock.com and Essemtec USA, 816 N. Delsea Drive, Suite 308, Glassboro, NJ 08028 % 856-218-1131 fax: 856-218-1134 E-mail:
info@essemtec-usa.com Web:
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Masterclock’s second Essemtec purchase, the FOX1.
was number one on the list. In December of 2017, we purchased the FOX1. The system places com- ponents much faster, which gives us the ability to decrease our lead times even further.” Before Masterclock purchased
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