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Inovaxe’s Smart Storage Technology Helps Imperial Electronic Assembly Stay Lean
By Margy Khoshnood, Vice President of Sales, Inovaxe Corporation
vately owned contract electronics manufacturing services company of-
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eadquartered in Brookfield, Connecticut, Imperial Elec- tronic Assembly, Inc., is a pri-
widths. Conte refers to the machines as a “supermarket” located on the production floor adjacent to his Panasonic SMT lines, eliminating the need to store parts in a separate stockroom location. Based on the widths of active
reels in the company’s inventory, Ino- vaxe determined the best configura-
tion for Imperial’s carts and custom designed a system to store more than 3,700 reels in a mere 28.13 ft2 (2.61m2) of floor space. Conte noted the ability to fully
integrate the InoAuto software with Imperial’s current PanaCim software as a key part in the decision-making process and has become crucial to the
company’s procedure. “It provides us with real-time
data transfer between the equipment and the ability to track reel quanti- ties to minimize the amounts of open packages per part number,” says Conte. This functionality increases the company’s inventory accuracy
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Tony Conte, president of
Imperial Electronic Assembly, says that partnering with Inovaxe has benefitted his company tremendously.
fering world-class assembly and test capabilities. Its expertise ranges from printed circuit board assembly (sur- face mount and through-hole) to any aspect of cable and harness manufac- ture to completed electromechanical rack and black box assemblies. Imperial takes pride in its qual-
ity service and operates in a quality system registered to AS9100C:2009 and ISO 9001:2008. Each employee participates in an extensive training program that includes IPC-610 and J-STD soldering standards and ESD control. Imperial handles engineer- ing changes in a professional and timely manner, and routinely offers suggestions for product improve- ments. Additionally, the company has UL certification and is an AMP ACES account. Established in 1988, the compa-
ny has enjoyed sustained, healthy growth. In 2001, it expanded opera- tions by acquiring a 45,000 ft2 (4,180.6m2 ) facility that has become the home of Imperial’s state-of-the-art equipment and highly trained staff. Imperial is a company that val-
ues quality and innovation. Finding a storage solutions partner demon- strating similar qualities was a ne- cessity and it became apparent early in the research process that Inovaxe was a company whose values aligned perfectly with Imperial’s.
Smart Storage Carts The company purchased six
full-size Inovaxe InoAuto Smart cart units for storage of 7 and 13 in. (17.8 and 33 cm) reels of various tray
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