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Plasma treatment involves ionizing a gas, such as argon or oxygen, turning it into plasma and bombarding the surface of a PCB, changing the board’s surface structure at the mo- lecular level — in effect “roughing” the surface. The altered surface pro- motes stronger adhesion of coatings, thus providing more permanence. The new state-of-the-art facility
occupies 13,000 ft2 (1,208 m2), is man- aged by Jim Carr, and has three additional technicians. Ramirez and Atkins expect that number to grow to about 30 within a few months as more East Coast cus- tomers come on board. The cofounders explain that
they took the creation of the facility from scratch as an opportunity to organize the floor as efficiently as possible and to include some areas that add extra value for customers. One of these added benefits is a vented, private enclosure for mili- tary and aerospace projects.
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botic dispensing, a dip coating system, ionic testing and aqueous cleaning machines, enclosures for manual spray coating of silicones and ure- thanes, benches for masking and sub- assembly, UV inspection, a plasma treatment system, and a large display screen for work instructions. For potting applications, the
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company can build fences around sensitive areas of a board and fill them with epoxy. This provides added security, as well as protec- tion against physical shock. Specialized Coating Services
uses its ionic tester to verify that boards are absolutely clean before coating. The company can also per- form shock and vibration testing to ensure that boards will hold up un- der the stress of harsh applications. The company can also use its
Ramirez explains that some of
the company’s business comes from EMS companies that attempt to use expensive and complicated robotic dispensing systems and fail. Au- tomation of the coating process often seems easy to incorporate into manu- facturing, but once installed requires constant attention and fine-tuning until the process is stable, which is something that many manufacturers are not prepared to handle.
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SCH robotic conformal coating dip machine.
While Specialized Coating Sys-
tems does have a fleet of automated dispensing machines distributed be- tween Fremont and the new facility, the company’s operators are also trained carefully until they can man- ually coat boards with an accuracy of ±1 mil (25.4 µm).
large-screen display as a portal to its Fremont facility. If a technician has a problem with a machine or process, the company can make a video call and take a small camera anywhere on the site for trou- bleshooting and real-time support. Ramirez highlights the cleanli-
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Kim Atkins shows the facility’s first PVA automatic dispenser.
This expertise takes time to de-
ness of the facility. Technicians are suited up and gloved and make no skin contact with the PCBs. “From the time they come in, there’s not a human hand that touches these boards,” he says. Certifications that are currently held and planned in- clude AS9100D, ISO 9001:2015, ITAR, ESD S20.20, and NADCAP.
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velop. A large part of Specialized Coating Services’ offering is in consul- tation and collaboration. Two decades of experience has given Ramirez and Atkins the ability to identify potential issues before a particular project be- comes a disaster, and they are able to recommend changes to the customer to mitigate risk. Looking toward the future, the
company is also exploring a new de- mand for nanocoatings, which are ex- tremely hydrophobic and have a huge potential for a range of applica- tions where products are exposed to water, oil and weather effects. The company offers typical nanocoating thicknesses of 400 nm. By focusing on its core compe-
tencies of conformal coating, Special- ized Coating Services has grown con- sistently and maintained the quality of its products. Before the new loca- tion was even opened, orders were stacking up. Now bi-coastal, the com- pany can balance some of its work- load between two sites, as well as freeing up the capacity to take on new business. Contact: Specialized Coating
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