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STI’s Multifaceted Organization Meets Next-Gen Assembly Needs
By Troy Moore, Systems Design Engineer, STI Electronics
other specialized services, flexibility allows it to put customers first and to focus on the highest possible product quality.
F The company is equipped with a
26,000 ft2 (2,415.5m2) manufacturing space with two SMT lines, automat- ed through-hole processing, multiple flexible work cells for final assembly, 7711/7721-certified rework and re- pair, box build, and test. This area contains some of the
most-advanced equipment for low- to high-volume contract manufacturing, as well as development builds, R&D, prototyping, and analysis. The compa- ny’s processes meet AS9100:2016 re- quirements, with manufacturing in accordance with J-STD-001 ES and in- spection certified to IPC-A-610.
Preparing a New Project When a customer contacts STI
with a request for quote (RFQ), the company’s sales and logistics team assists them. The first step is to re- view the customer requirements and
STI technicians KP Price (left) and Chris Owens (right) operate one of the company’s two SMT lines.
or STI, a multifaceted technical organization that offers elec- tronics assembly, training and
determine quantities, whether the project will be turnkey or if the cus- tomer will provide materials, special tools or requirements for production. Sales then submits the customer re- quirements and drawing package to front-end engineering, manufactur- ing engineering and quality. These three groups are called
the “Triad,” and their unified pur- pose and involvement in every aspect of the production cycle offers the po- tential for interdepartmental com- munication and collaboration. Upon reviewing the customer
requirements and drawings, the Tri- ad then reviews the project and de- termines cost and lead times, accord-
ing to a range of factors. These in- clude: parts and their availability; component placement; temperature- sensitive parts; required machinery; stencils; X-rays; SMT pallets; AOI; environmental testing, including temperature, humidity, shock, and vibration; flying probe testing; cus- tomer-supplied test fixtures for func- tional testing; and conformal coating. One of the steps in finalizing a
quote for a customer is to establish the processing time. Once all of the time-sensitive production require- ments are defined clearly, the esti- mated processing time can be final- ized. After review of the customer re- quirements, the Triad consults with the purchasing department, which then provides updated information on the materials needed to complete the project. If the customer requests turn -
key production, purchasing contacts the company’s authorized distribu- tors for pricing and availability of parts. If, for some reason, the parts are not available or the lead times fall outside of the customer’s delivery
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