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June, 2017 ElEctronic Mfg SErvicES
Juki Enables Connect Tech’s “Exact Fit” Solutions
By Dan Banks, Technology Lead — Manufacturing Operations, Connect Tech W
hen off-the-shelf products are not an option, a nimble engineering team steps in. A de- signer and manufacturer of computer inter-
face products, Connect Tech specializes in providing these “exact fit” solutions for a wide range of indus- tries. The company continues to build a reputation for manufacturing high-performance, rugged, small form factor solutions. Connect Tech’s products support a wide
variety of industry standards, including COM Express®, SMARC, Qseven, 3U VPX, and PC/104. Peripheral solutions include managed gigabit and 10Gb Ethernet switch- es, NVIDIA® GPU solutions, digital and ana- log I/O, CAN controllers, multi-port serial, FPGA, adapters, and power supplies.
Building Customer Relationships “It is Connect Tech’s goal to continue
this tradition in the future development of in- novative communication solutions and to ex- ceed the expectations of our customers,” says David J. Worthen, P.Eng, president of Con- nect Tech. “With more than 30 years of experience, the innovative spirit is still strong, ensuring that the company maintains its well-earned reputation for delivering reliable, high-quality products.” This mission to provide adaptive, cost-effec-
Connect Tech’s production floor in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
cellent warranty, and by partnering with customers to ensure that individual communication require- ments are met. Its commitment is to customer sat- isfaction through fair and ethical relationships with employees, suppliers and customers.
tive solutions is built on the company’s expertise in the design and manufacture of embedded technol- ogy hardware. However, innovative design is only part of the Connect Tech solution. The company is grounded in the belief that customer satisfaction is as important as quality products. The company works to build solid relation- ships with customers by providing support, an ex-
System integrators, engineers and re-
searchers at OEMs and ODMs worldwide choose the company’s communications products based on their performance, flexibility, quality, and reliabil- ity. Connect Tech’s products are suited for a vari- ety of industries, including communications, in- dustrial automation, transportation, government, military and defense, and R&D.
Partnership with Juki To build quality products, it is crucial
that the company choose the best equipment partners. When it came time to upgrade its production floor in 2013, Connect Tech looked to Juki Automation Systems and ran a simulation of most of its products to deter- mine which feeder capacity would best fit its needs, and compared the results with compe- tition. “Juki did very well here, being able to run the majority of our then-current prod- ucts on one placement machine,” says Worthen. “As our product line grew to be more complex, we added the second machine
to increase speed and capacity. In our initial demo, the software was easy to use and to understand.” In addition to the successful product simula- tion, Connect Tech chose Juki systems over the
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