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Technical Support Quality Statement
As a family run business, achieving customer satisfaction is close to our hearts. We continually work to improve the effectiveness of our Quality Management System and to deliver high quality product, on time, with good value.
If a quality issue arises, then we must determine what went wrong and implement changes in our processes or systems to ensure it doesn’t happen again. We endeavour to achieve this by good communication, ongoing assessment and training, and putting quality ahead of schedule and cost.
Electronic Engineering is often a key part of product design and can make or break the success of an otherwise well engineered product. Quality has many aspects in Electronics, but is embodied in one philosophy; “Do the job well and measure the quality against accepted benchmarks.” Where we introduce our own benchmarks, they should exceed accepted standards and never undermine them in any way. This is where experience comes in. In manufacturing, we are expected to adhere closely to agreed standards and deliver product that matches or exceeds client expectations. This includes the appearance of the product, but appearances can be deceptive. There are other less obvious areas that visual inspection can’t detect. These are outlined and discussed in Quality in Manufacturing.
Product is often required on extremely short lead times. This can be a risk area if things are rushed. Although it’s ultimately the job of the QA manager to insist that all procedures are carefully observed under these circumstances, it should really be embedded in company culture. Since the financial crash of 2008, many PCB assembly businesses have had to cope with lower margins. In order to do well, businesses have had to invest to increase productivity. Businesses with a poor debt to equity ratio were not well equipped to do this. Our family business has steered a safe course. We have greatly improved our productivity with new equipment whilst keeping risk low.
About Quality
Quality starts with good business systems and good attitude. One wrong component can cause a very expensive failure; reputation, equipment cost, down-time and call-out expense. ERP systems don’t always meet the needs of PCB assembly. We chose to build our own Microsoft Access based system which has matured over two decades. It enables us to do accurate costings whilst maintaining good component and process data across different technologies. Purchasing and Goods Received are all tied in. This is the core of our QA and relies on good communication with our clients.
Manufacturing Quality
Systems
Pick-up Heads on Pick and Place Machine
Build Quality
Cleanliness, accurate and neat component placement, and high quality soldering are all required. We have high-end machines and high-end skills in order to do a great job. Our hand-built prototype PCB assembly is close to production quality.
People
Good training and quality-feedback are are essential. One of downsides of many businesses is staff turnover. Quality can wobble if a person who became familiar with your product leaves and a new person has to gain familiarity. We don’t have staff turnover and we train our people well.
Hidden Problems
The product can look excellent and perform well initially, but long term reliability can be affected by things that you can’t necessarily see. Some examples . . .
Static Control
Temperature Profile
Static control is probably the best known requirement for PCB assembly. Damage can occur with poor handling. High impedance chips are most susceptible – damage is unseen and highly variable. Failure can occur immediately, but worst case, can occur after delivery to the user.
Avoiding thermal shock is a key requirement of soldering. Greater precision has been required since ROHS regulations specified lead free solder in PCB assemblies. Lead free solder has a higher melting point than tin-lead alloys. Plastic components have had to change in their composition to ensure compatibility, but the temperature window for safe process control is now smaller. Good equipment is required. Avoiding thermal shock is all about accurate temperature zoning.
Storage Humidity
Working Humidity
If components are to be stored for any length of time, correct storage bags and low humidity are required. Contact oxidation and moisture ingress are the main problems. Incorrectly stored components can fail as a result of damage during the soldering process because of absorbed moisture in even mildly hydroscopic materials. We store your parts correctly.
Static conductive and dissipative work areas are required for safe handling. The risk of static damage increases when the humidity is low. In addition some adhesives require minimum humidity levels to attain hardness. Experience, training and intelligence are required to implement a good quality environment.
We provide service to manufacturers across the UK, and are local to Leamington Spa, Coventry, Rugby, Daventry, Birmingham. and Stratford-on-Avon. See our location here.
Component Shortages & Counterfeit Parts
Parts shortages can create great pressure to accept parts that may not be genuine. Genuine parts come from the stated manufacturer and have successfully been through QA. Non-genuine parts may include chips that have failed at QA or have even been pirated. They may include chips that have been relabelled. We choose our sources carefully and have many trusted suppliers. Obsolescence is a major problem. When purchasing, we can normally flag upcoming obsolescence to warn you of need to redesign. Second sourcing for key components is highly desirable. For PCBs with on-board microcontrollers, it may be wise to design an alternative version that uses a micro from a different manufacturer. Speak to us if you have concerns. We have helped a number of clients to navigate these areas.
SMT brings many benefits. Amongst these are …
A smaller PCB along with less drilling mean lower cost. Maybe more important is that more functionality can be squeezed into the same area as a through-hole product. Manufacturing costs are often lower. Not all PCB assemblers have automatic stuffing for through- hole components, but most will have SMT pick-and-place machines. You may like to come in and see our SMT PCB assembly. We often populate boards on both sides, which is another advantage of the technology.
Benefits of Surface-Mount Technlogy
Being flat on the PCB and secured with no wobbly leads is an obvious benefit.
Durability
Having no leads to increase inductance, and being small so that a capacitor can be very close to a component pin is an advantage. Compact design can improve EMC.
EMC
Cost
Electronic Engineering is often a key part of product design and can make or break the success of an otherwise well engineered product. Quality has many aspects in Electronics, but is embodied in one philosophy; “Do the job well and measure the quality against accepted benchmarks.” Where we introduce our own benchmarks, they should exceed accepted standards and never undermine them in any way. This is where experience comes in. In manufacturing, we are expected to adhere closely to agreed standards and deliver product that matches or exceeds client expectations. This includes the appearance of the product, but appearances can be deceptive. There are other less obvious areas that visual inspection can’t detect. These are outlined and discussed in Quality in Manufacturing.
Product is often required on extremely short lead times. This can be a risk area if things are rushed. Although it’s ultimately the job of the QA manager to insist that all procedures are carefully observed under these circumstances, it should really be embedded in company culture. Since the financial crash of 2008, many PCB assembly businesses have had to cope with lower margins. In order to do well, businesses have had to invest to increase productivity. Businesses with a poor debt to equity ratio were not well equipped to do this. Our family business has steered a safe course. We have greatly improved our productivity with new equipment whilst keeping risk low.
About Quality
Quality starts with good business systems and good attitude. One wrong component can cause a very expensive failure; reputation, equipment cost, down-time and call-out expense. ERP systems don’t always meet the needs of PCB assembly. We chose to build our own Microsoft Access based system which has matured over two decades. It enables us to do accurate costings whilst maintaining good component and process data across different technologies. Purchasing and Goods Received are all tied in. This is the core of our QA and relies on good communication with our clients.
Manufacturing Quality
Systems
Pick-up Heads on Pick and Place Machine
Build Quality
Cleanliness, accurate and neat component placement, and high quality soldering are all required. We have high-end machines and high-end skills in order to do a great job. Our hand-built prototype PCB assembly is close to production quality.
People
Good training and quality-feedback are are essential. One of downsides of many businesses is staff turnover. Quality can wobble if a person who became familiar with your product leaves and a new person has to gain familiarity. We don’t have staff turnover and we train our people well.
Hidden Problems
The product can look excellent and perform well initially, but long term reliability can be affected by things that you can’t necessarily see. Some examples . . .
Static Control
Temperature Profile
Static control is probably the best known requirement for PCB assembly. Damage can occur with poor handling. High impedance chips are most susceptible – damage is unseen and highly variable. Failure can occur immediately, but worst case, can occur after delivery to the user.
Avoiding thermal shock is a key requirement of soldering. Greater precision has been required since ROHS regulations specified lead free solder in PCB assemblies. Lead free solder has a higher melting point than tin-lead alloys. Plastic components have had to change in their composition to ensure compatibility, but the temperature window for safe process control is now smaller. Good equipment is required. Avoiding thermal shock is all about accurate temperature zoning.
Storage Humidity
Working Humidity
If components are to be stored for any length of time, correct storage bags and low humidity are required. Contact oxidation and moisture ingress are the main problems. Incorrectly stored components can fail as a result of damage during the soldering process because of absorbed moisture in even mildly hydroscopic materials. We store your parts correctly.
Static conductive and dissipative work areas are required for safe handling. The risk of static damage increases when the humidity is low. In addition some adhesives require minimum humidity levels to attain hardness. Experience, training and intelligence are required to implement a good quality environment.
Component Shortages & Counterfeit Parts
Parts shortages can create great pressure to accept parts that may not be genuine. Genuine parts come from the stated manufacturer and have successfully been through QA. Non-genuine parts may include chips that have failed at QA or have even been pirated. They may include chips that have been relabelled. We choose our sources carefully and have many trusted suppliers. Obsolescence is a major problem. When purchasing, we can normally flag upcoming obsolescence to warn you of need to redesign. Second sourcing for key components is highly desirable. For PCBs with on-board microcontrollers, it may be wise to design an alternative version that uses a micro from a different manufacturer. Speak to us if you have concerns. We have helped a number of clients to navigate these areas.
SMT brings many benefits. Amongst these are …
A smaller PCB along with less drilling mean lower cost. Maybe more important is that more functionality can be squeezed into the same area as a through-hole product. Manufacturing costs are often lower. Not all PCB assemblers have automatic stuffing for through- hole components, but most will have SMT pick-and-place machines. You may like to come in and see our SMT PCB assembly. We often populate boards on both sides, which is another advantage of the technology.
Benefits of Surface-Mount Technlogy
Being flat on the PCB and secured with no wobbly leads is an obvious benefit.
Durability
Having no leads to increase inductance, and being small so that a capacitor can be very close to a component pin is an advantage. Compact design can improve EMC.
EMC
Cost
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Want to know more about us? We welcome your enquiry – please give us a call. Contact us on the details below or email us your data and we’ll get back to you to discuss your requirements
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Technical Support
About us Contact us Home Insights/News Our services Quality
39a Millers Road Warwick Warwickshire CV34 5AE UK
01926-402261
2018-2023 Technical Support | Privacy policy
Quality
Technical Support Quality Statement
As a family run business, achieving customer satisfaction is close to our hearts. We continually work to improve the effectiveness of our Quality Management System and to deliver high quality product, on time, with good value.
If a quality issue arises, then we must determine what went wrong and implement changes in our processes or systems to ensure it doesn’t happen again. We endeavour to achieve this by good communication, ongoing assessment and training, and putting quality ahead of schedule and cost.
Electronic Engineering is often a key part of product design and can make or break the success of an otherwise well engineered product. Quality has many aspects in Electronics, but is embodied in one philosophy; “Do the job well and measure the quality against accepted benchmarks.” Where we introduce our own benchmarks, they should exceed accepted standards and never undermine them in any way. This is where experience comes in. In manufacturing, we are expected to adhere closely to agreed standards and deliver product that matches or exceeds client expectations. This includes the appearance of the product, but appearances can be deceptive. There are other less obvious areas that visual inspection can’t detect. These are outlined and discussed in Quality in Manufacturing.
Product is often required on extremely short lead times. This can be a risk area if things are rushed. Although it’s ultimately the job of the QA manager to insist that all procedures are carefully observed under these circumstances, it should really be embedded in company culture. Since the financial crash of 2008, many PCB assembly businesses have had to cope with lower margins. In order to do well, businesses have had to invest to increase productivity. Businesses with a poor debt to equity ratio were not well equipped to do this. Our family business has steered a safe course. We have greatly improved our productivity with new equipment whilst keeping risk low.
About Quality
Quality starts with good business systems and good attitude. One wrong component can cause a very expensive failure; reputation, equipment cost, down-time and call-out expense. ERP systems don’t always meet the needs of PCB assembly. We chose to build our own Microsoft Access based system which has matured over two decades. It enables us to do accurate costings whilst maintaining good component and process data across different technologies. Purchasing and Goods Received are all tied in. This is the core of our QA and relies on good communication with our clients.
Manufacturing Quality
Systems
Pick-up Heads on Pick and Place Machine
Build Quality
Cleanliness, accurate and neat component placement, and high quality soldering are all required. We have high-end machines and high- end skills in order to do a great job. Our hand-built prototype PCB assembly is close to production quality.
People
Good training and quality-feedback are are essential. One of downsides of many businesses is staff turnover. Quality can wobble if a person who became familiar with your product leaves and a new person has to gain familiarity. We don’t have staff turnover and we train our people well.
Hidden Problems
The product can look excellent and perform well initially, but long term reliability can be affected by things that you can’t necessarily see. Some examples . . .
Static Control
Temperature Profile
Static control is probably the best known requirement for PCB assembly. Damage can occur with poor handling. High impedance chips are most susceptible – damage is unseen and highly variable. Failure can occur immediately, but worst case, can occur after delivery to the user.
Avoiding thermal shock is a key requirement of soldering. Greater precision has been required since ROHS regulations specified lead free solder in PCB assemblies. Lead free solder has a higher melting point than tin-lead alloys. Plastic components have had to change in their composition to ensure compatibility, but the temperature window for safe process control is now smaller. Good equipment is required. Avoiding thermal shock is all about accurate temperature zoning.
Storage Humidity
Working Humidity
If components are to be stored for any length of time, correct storage bags and low humidity are required. Contact oxidation and moisture ingress are the main problems. Incorrectly stored components can fail as a result of damage during the soldering process because of absorbed moisture in even mildly hydroscopic materials. We store your parts correctly.
Static conductive and dissipative work areas are required for safe handling. The risk of static damage increases when the humidity is low. In addition some adhesives require minimum humidity levels to attain hardness. Experience, training and intelligence are required to implement a good quality environment.
We provide service to manufacturers across the UK, and are local to Leamington Spa, Coventry, Rugby, Daventry, Birmingham. and Stratford-on-Avon. See our location here.
Component Shortages & Counterfeit Parts
Parts shortages can create great pressure to accept parts that may not be genuine. Genuine parts come from the stated manufacturer and have successfully been through QA. Non-genuine parts may include chips that have failed at QA or have even been pirated. They may include chips that have been relabelled. Obsolescence is a major problem. When purchasing, we can normally flag upcoming obsolescence to warn you of need to redesign. Second sourcing for key components is highly desirable. For PCBs with on-board microcontrollers, it may be wise to design an alternative version that uses a micro from a different manufacturer. Speak to us if you have concerns. We have helped a number of clients to navigate these areas.
SMT brings many benefits. Amongst these are …
A smaller PCB along with less drilling mean lower cost. Maybe more important is that more functionality can be squeezed into the same area as a through-hole product. Manufacturing costs are often lower. Not all PCB assemblers have automatic stuffing for through-hole components, but most will have SMT pick-and-place machines. You may like to come in and see our SMT PCB assembly. We often populate boards on both sides, which is another advantage of the technology.
Benefits of Surface-Mount Technlogy
Being flat on the PCB and secured with no wobbly leads is an obvious benefit.
Durability
Having no leads to increase inductance, and being small so that a capacitor can be very close to a component pin is an advantage. Compact design can improve EMC.
EMC
Cost
Contact us Contact us
Want to know more about us? We welcome your enquiry – please give us a call. Contact us on the details below or email us your data and we’ll get back to you to discuss your requirements
Quick links
Technical Support
About us Contact us Home Insights/News Our services Quality
39a Millers Road Warwick Warwickshire CV34 5AE UK
01926-402261
2018-2023 Technical Support Privacy policy
Quality
Technical Support Quality Statement
As a family run business, achieving customer satisfaction is close to our hearts. We continually work to improve the effectiveness of our Quality Management System and to deliver high quality product, on time, with good value.
If a quality issue arises, then we must determine what went wrong and implement changes in our processes or systems to ensure it doesn’t happen again. We endeavour to achieve this by good communication, ongoing assessment and training, and putting quality ahead of schedule and cost.
Electronic Engineering is often a key part of product design and can make or break the success of an otherwise well engineered product. Quality has many aspects in Electronics, but is embodied in one philosophy; “Do the job well and measure the quality against accepted benchmarks.” Where we introduce our own benchmarks, they should exceed accepted standards and never undermine them in any way. This is where experience comes in. In manufacturing, we are expected to adhere closely to agreed standards and deliver product that matches or exceeds client expectations. This includes the appearance of the product, but appearances can be deceptive. There are other less obvious areas that visual inspection can’t detect. These are outlined and discussed in Quality in Manufacturing.
Product is often required on extremely short lead times. This can be a risk area if things are rushed. Although it’s ultimately the job of the QA manager to insist that all procedures are carefully observed under these circumstances, it should really be embedded in company culture. Since the financial crash of 2008, many PCB assembly businesses have had to cope with lower margins. In order to do well, businesses have had to invest to increase productivity. Businesses with a poor debt to equity ratio were not well equipped to do this. Our family business has steered a safe course. We have greatly improved our productivity with new equipment whilst keeping risk low.
About Quality
Quality starts with good business systems and good attitude. One wrong component can cause a very expensive failure; reputation, equipment cost, down-time and call-out expense. ERP systems don’t always meet the needs of PCB assembly. We chose to build our own Microsoft Access based system which has matured over two decades. It enables us to do accurate costings whilst maintaining good component and process data across different technologies. Purchasing and Goods Received are all tied in. This is the core of our QA and relies on good communication with our clients.
Manufacturing Quality
Systems
Pick-up Heads on Pick and Place Machine
Build Quality
Cleanliness, accurate and neat component placement, and high quality soldering are all required. We have high-end machines and high-end skills in order to do a great job. Our hand-built prototype PCB assembly is close to production quality.
People
Good training and quality-feedback are are essential. One of downsides of many businesses is staff turnover. Quality can wobble if a person who became familiar with your product leaves and a new person has to gain familiarity. We don’t have staff turnover and we train our people well.
Hidden Problems
The product can look excellent and perform well initially, but long term reliability can be affected by things that you can’t necessarily see. Some examples . . .
Static Control
Temperature Profile
Static control is probably the best known requirement for PCB assembly. Damage can occur with poor handling. High impedance chips are most susceptible – damage is unseen and highly variable. Failure can occur immediately, but worst case, can occur after delivery to the user.
Avoiding thermal shock is a key requirement of soldering. Greater precision has been required since ROHS regulations specified lead free solder in PCB assemblies. Lead free solder has a higher melting point than tin-lead alloys. Plastic components have had to change in their composition to ensure compatibility, but the temperature window for safe process control is now smaller. Good equipment is required. Avoiding thermal shock is all about accurate temperature zoning.
Storage Humidity
Working Humidity
If components are to be stored for any length of time, correct storage bags and low humidity are required. Contact oxidation and moisture ingress are the main problems. Incorrectly stored components can fail as a result of damage during the soldering process because of absorbed moisture in even mildly hydroscopic materials. We store your parts correctly.
Static conductive and dissipative work areas are required for safe handling. The risk of static damage increases when the humidity is low. In addition some adhesives require minimum humidity levels to attain hardness. Experience, training and intelligence are required to implement a good quality environment.
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We provide service to manufacturers across the UK, and are local to Leamington Spa, Coventry, Rugby, Daventry, Birmingham. and Stratford-on-Avon. See our location here.
Component Shortages & Counterfeit Parts
Parts shortages can create great pressure to accept parts that may not be genuine. Genuine parts come from the stated manufacturer and have successfully been through QA. Non-genuine parts may include chips that have failed at QA or have even been pirated. They may include chips that have been relabelled. We choose our sources carefully and have many trusted suppliers. Obsolescence is a major problem. When purchasing, we can normally flag upcoming obsolescence to warn you of need to redesign. Second sourcing for key components is highly desirable. For PCBs with on-board microcontrollers, it may be wise to design an alternative version that uses a micro from a different manufacturer. Speak to us if you have concerns. We have helped a number of clients to navigate these areas.
SMT brings many benefits. Amongst these are …
A smaller PCB along with less drilling mean lower cost. Maybe more important is that more functionality can be squeezed into the same area as a through-hole product. Manufacturing costs are often lower. Not all PCB assemblers have automatic stuffing for through-hole components, but most will have SMT pick-and- place machines. You may like to come in and see our SMT PCB assembly. We often populate boards on both sides, which is another advantage of the technology.
Benefits of Surface-Mount Technlogy
Being flat on the PCB and secured with no wobbly leads is an obvious benefit.
Durability
Having no leads to increase inductance, and being small so that a capacitor can be very close to a component pin is an advantage. Compact design can improve EMC.
EMC
Cost