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our business to encompass more challenging tech- nology, including 0201, 01005, finer-pitch, and micro-BGAs,” says Wasickanin. The company does not treat NPI builds any dif-
ferently than production. Sharif says that this sets the company apart from its competition. This enables TSI to optimize its manufacturing process and eliminate any glitches when those products make the transition to production. The company also performs full AOI inspection, even on small runs. “AOI is very important to us,” says Sharif. “If we
have a secondary through-hole process, we run the boards a second time through AOI to make sure that if any defects have been created during the process, we catch them at that point and correct them.” As a result, the company is considering Yamaha’s YSiV AOI system to further improve its inspection.
Consistent Solder Paste Print After receiving Yamaha’s YSP
printer, the TSI team decided to make Yamaha its only supplier of printers going forward. The reliabili- ty of the YSP printer and its overall print quality was much better than the company’s previous systems. After using the Yamaha printer, the team felt as though they did not even have to inspect the solder — the print quality was consistent. Improvements to the Yamaha
equipment and other well-thought-out features offer significant advantages to the company. TSI has seen ongoing improvements to the software and P- Tools. The operators find the interface easy to use and all of the software is similar between the printer, place- ment machine and AOI system, mak- ing it simple to transition from one machine to the next. “Also, the extra feeder space on the YSM20 is a huge advantage,” says Wasick anin. “The fact that we can use our older mechan- ical feeders on all machines, including the YSM20, is a big plus.”
Trans-Tec’s Critical Support Throughout TSI’s relationship
with Yamaha, Trans-Tec’s support has been vital in keeping the machines up and running properly. That the company’s employees can contact Trans-Tec directly, without intervention by Sharif, is a great help, Sharif says. This frees up his time. TSI also has multiple contacts within Trans-Tec, so there is always somebody available to take a call. The company also aided TSI with financing, since four lines in three years is a large investment. Sharif recalls, “When we first
received our new machines, Karl, who was out of the office, was the only one trained on programming at the time. Wouldn’t you know, we landed a hot project that needed to be turned around that day. We contacted Trans- Tec and one of their engineers had us up and running in 45 minutes.”
Future Challenges “Component lead times are
going way out, even for your basic resistors and capacitors,” says Edenburn. “Some parts are going into allocation where the distributor decides who gets the parts. Also, what’s going to happen to NAFTA is a concern for many customers.” Earlier this year, TSI saw a
surge in business from five of its top customers as they pulled business back from across the border. This has been a contributing factor in the acquisition of its newest lines. The company would not have been able to handle the influx of new business
without the Yamaha lines. In general, TSI is seeing a trend where cus- tomers are increasing their percentage of product
built in North America, which has been pulled back from overseas. Companies like TSI are now more competitive. Many of its competitors are now facing capacity issues. With the higher throughput that the Yamaha machines offer, the company is seeing reduced labor costs and greater competitiveness against overseas EMS companies as well. TSI’s equipment choices, in partnership with Yamaha and Trans-Tec, have helped it stay competitive and han- dle the ebb and flow of business as it moves forward. Contact: Technical Services, Inc., 970 NE
21st Court, Oak Harbor, WA 98277 % 360-675- 1322 Web:
www.tsiems.com and Yamaha Motor IM America, Inc., 1270 Chastain Road, Kennesaw, GA 30144 % 770-420-5825 E-mail:
info-yima@yamaha-motor.com Web:
www.yamaha-motor-im.com r
One of TSI’s four new Yamaha SMT lines. See at SMTAI, Booth 1023
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