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quality,” says Parker. “Originally, we were concerned about throughput of the selective soldering process, but with the modular design of the VersaFlow and its ability to have units at each stage of the process — flux, preheat and solder — we have been thrilled with the speed and quality output.


Focus on Flexibility and Quality Meeting customers’ needs, while being


flexible and providing high quality is an im- portant part of ACC’s mission. From hand- built products to prototypes and on to high- volume production, the company has the nec- essary resources. Its production facility is designed to ef-


ficiently handle diverse customer production requirements, product testing and final prod- uct assembly. The company views its customers as partners. Parker says that ACC acts as an extension of their electronics manufacturing de- partments. “ACC’s personalized cus- tomer service is most effective when we are partnered with our cus- tomers,” he says. “By involving our manufacturing experts early in the design process, we can provide valu- able assistance that will significantly reduce startup problems, increase quality and reduce cost. ACC will use our ISO-certified procedures to build customers’ product.” As a result, ACC knows how im-


portant strong service is to the suc- cess of any partnership. Parker says that after the initial trip to Kurtz Er- sa, he knew that Ersa was going to be a good fit. ACC was impressed not on- ly with the equipment, but also with the people and support of the Ersa team. Parker adds that ACC has re- ceived quick, informative responses to application questions whenever needed, and that Ersa’s service has been excellent. ACC’s facility is customized


specifically for electronics manufac- turing and runs updated programs to maximize quality and efficiency. Oth- er facility features include high-effi- ciency lighting for maximum illumi- nation in the hand assembly area, air locks and power humidifiers for tem- perature/humidity control, conduc- tive floors for maximum ESD protec- tion, and an ESD program in which foot/wrist straps and conductive jack- ets are worn to dissipate electrostatic energy in a controlled manner into its conductive floors and work benches. Also, ACC uses online work in-


structions to eliminate paperwork and control documents, as well as cell workgroups to improve efficiency and quality by eliminating batch process- ing. Finally, all employees continual- ly attend lean training to further im- prove efficiency. ACC provides a variety of elec-


tronics manufacturing services. While full product assembly is its specialty, PCB assembly is core to everything built by ACC. This includes surface mount assembly as well as fine-pitch placement, BGA/LGA placement, through-hole assembly hand-built pro- totypes, product verification builds (pi- lot runs), high-volume production, in- circuit testing, functional testing, mon- itored burn-in, conformal coating, final assembly services (box builds), full- range manufacturing services and in- warranty/out-of-warranty repair. As additional resources, the company pro- vides design for manufacturability as- sistance and design for testability rec- ommendations. Quality is a major focus at ACC Electronix. It is ISO 9001-2015-certi-


ACC has purchased two VersaFlow 4/55 soldering systems.


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fied and committed to the ISO concept of continuous improvement. The company uses IPC-A-610E as its soldering and assembly standard and, depending on customer need, it solders to either IPC Class 2 or Class 3 in- dustry standards. Contact: ACC Electronix, Inc.,


420 Wylie Drive, Normal, IL 61761 % 309-888-9990 E-mail: cwilliams@accelectronix.com Web: www.accelectronix.com and Kurtz Ersa North America, Inc., 1779 Pilgrim Road, Plymouth, WI 53073 % 920-893-1779 fax: 920-893-1562 E-mail: ernie.grice@kurtzersa.com Web: www.ersa.com r


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