Thru Hole
For
thru hole placement, we use Contact Systems CS-4000 semi-automatic insertion
machines. These machines feed the
operator the proper component, identify the proper placement location and
polarity, and then cut and clench the leads. This process greatly reduces the
chances of human error. Components
not suited for these machines are placed in continuous slide lines.
We have dedicated flow solder machines for both RoHS compliant lead free soldering and traditional leaded
solders. For double sided boards
needing thru hole components, we use selective solder pallets whenever possible
eliminating the need for costly hand soldering.
Hand Solder
We use IPC-A-610 as our quality standard. Boards are normally worked to Class 2
and we are capable of Class 3 requirements. Newonics employs the best solder
technicians in the state. Many of
them have been with us for 5 to 10 years.
Our highest level solder technicians are capable of touching up
components as small as 0201 or building complete quick turn prototypes
including soldering all fine pitch and leadless components. With over fifteen qualified solder
technicians, using the newest tools available, we are able to handle both RoHS compliant and traditional soldering requirements.
Test
We are accustomed to working with many customer defined testing
setups including full functional, bed of nail, PC driven and RF input and
output control. Requirements for
serialization, programming, product yield analysis, lot and test documentation
traceability, etc, are all available services to our customers.
We utilize personal with experience to ensure that tests are
setup and documented correctly and carried out with consistency.
Box Build
In addition to PCB assembly, Newonics offers complete
assembly and packaging of the final product. Our services include ultrasonic welding,
labeling and serialization, final test and configuration, and adding
documentation. We are ready to
handle all types of fasteners and assembly needs. Our process engineers are
experienced in setting up and balancing an assembly line to achieve optimal
through put, thus saving our customer’s time and money.
Trouble Shooting and Rework
Our rework technicians have 4 year degrees and an average of
10 years of experience. Because of
this depth of experience with all types of assemblies we are able to
communicate well with your people problems and concerns for maintaining a
quality product that can be consistently reproduced.
Capabilities include
- Reading and trouble
shooting at the schematic level
- BGA rework (using a PACE TF-2000 BGA rework Station)
- Pad and Trace repair
- Reballing BGAs
RoHS and Traceability
Newonics has been RoHS compliant
since July 2006. We offer RoHS certificates of compliance and component lot
traceability for medical applications.
Unique Services
Newonics offers a number of unique services not found at
many contract manufactures. These
include
Clean Assembly Lab – Newonics has built
thousands of digital cameras.
Digital cameras must be assembled in a dust free environment to prevent
dust from being trapped inside the camera on the CCD array. Our experience in camera assembly makes
us uniquely qualified if your assembly needs require clean assembly.
RF Screen Room – We have an RF shielded room
complete with spectrum analyzer for designing and testing products that emit or
are sensitive to extraneous RF signals.
Conformal Coat Lab – We have a conformal
coating lab equipped with a conformal coating robot and UV cure oven.
Quality and Inspection
Newonics has been ISO 9000/9001 certified since 2003. Copies of our quality manual are
available for review at any time at the request of the customer.
Products manufactured at Newonics pass through 3 inspection
points.
SMT Inspection – 100% of all PCB boards coming
off our SMT lines pass through AOI inspection. Additional 100% visual inspection is
then performed on components that are difficult to inspect with AOI (e.g.
J-Leaded components). X-Ray and
Endoscope inspection is used for BGAs and leadless
components.
Stuffing/Touchup Inspection – 100% visual
inspection is performed on all thru hole and hand soldered components.
OBQ – A final inspection is performed prior to
shipment. OBQ (Out of Box Quality)
inspection looks at any process performed after touchup and verifies inspection
marks are present for prior inspection points.
Newonics follows strict document control procedures to
insure the proper documents and work instructions are used during production.
Engineering Design Services
Newonics engineering department is headed up by Kent Mabey who has been a designing developing products for
customers since 1972. He has been a
consultant for MicroChip since it was a part of
GI.
We have handled hundreds of projects from very complex
medical systems to simple interface circuits. This spans the power spectrum of
controlling 100 hp three phase motors to special LCD displays running on microamps.
Projects have included AC and DC motor controls, interface to pressure,
temperature, humidity, tilt, capacitance, proximity, and current sensors and
controls circuits with user interfaces of all types. Kent has specialized in
Microcontrollers and analog and digital interface and control circuits. By knowing the hardware and software
problems and strengths before we begin, a design can be crafted for you that is
the right answer.
Rey Wunderly
is also in house and has been doing Kent’s boards and schematics
for over 35 years. We are able to
simplify designs and make them both durable and manufacturable. Rey has worked
as a drafter, PC board layout, and document control manager. Rey has layed out boards from
hand taping to computer generated and has worked for and with companies that
needed large weldments to small folded or stamped
metal pieces.
Tools presently used:
PADS (Mentor Graphics) for Schematic
capture and PC board layout. This product also has links to a few autorouters when necessary. A number of PADS developed Autorouters plus one Cooper and Chan Autorouter.
AutoCad is
used for general drafting of assembly drawings and aides, mechanical details
such as metal chassis', enclosure modifications.
We use a product called Camtastic to alter Gerber files when necessary. This tool
can also create step and repeat files if necessary.
We use CircuitCam
when it is necessary to extract the x-y locations(centriod)
of parts from Gerber file(s).
Turn Key Manufacturing Services
Our Materials Manager and 3 full time buyers working closely
with our document control department, the customer, the supply chain and our
MRP system to ensure that all the correct components needed to complete your
assembly are procured and delivered within the quoted time frame.
Key Personnel
President - Steve Sorensen Ph.D. received his
doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young
University in 1989. He specialized in manufacturing
technologies and robotics. From
1989-1991 he was an associate professor at BYU. He then co-founded Cimetrix
Inc., a supplier of manufacturing software to OEMs of automated manufacturing
equipment were he served as Chief Technical Officer. In this capacity he developed products
and provided consulting services with companies such as Fuji Machine, Philips/Assembleon, Universal Instruments, Seiko Robotics, Yamaha,
Siemens, GM, and Motorola. He left Cimetrix in 2005 when he purchased Newonics Inc.
Sales Manager - John Bigby
has worked in the electronics manufacturing business since 2000. In addition to sales, he has also been a
Materials Manager and a Purchasing Manager.
Production Manager - Pat Butterfield has been in the
manufacturing industry for 17 years.
In the 7 years prior to joining Newonics he managed high volume
production of the Palm Pilot and PCMCIA modems for 3COM and then MSL. He has been the production manager at
Newonics since 2002.
SMT Manager – Shane Lindula
has 10 years experience working with Philips-Assembleon
equipment. He has been factory
trained in operations, maintenance and PPS off-line programming. Shane’s attention to detail
is legendary and many of our customers routinely consult with Shane on their
PCB layout even in the design phase.
Quality Manager – George Ream received a BS in
Electrical Engineering in 1986 and the joined the Air Force, where he served
for 12 years as an electronics warfare specialist obtaining the rank of
Captain. He has been the Quality
Manager at Newonics since 2005.
Engineering Manager – Kent Maybe founded KWM
electronics in 1972, a business he ran until 2002. Kent has more than 30 years
experience in product design and electronics manufacturing. Kent designed many of our customers
products including the flag ship products of some very successful companies.
Support Systems Manager – Rey
Wunderly heads our support services group, which
includes Document Control, PCB Layout and CAD Layout. Rey has 30
years experience in PCB layout.
Materials Manager – Jamie
Miller worked as the Order Fill Operations Manager for
Honeywell from 1995 to 2002. Jamie
has been the Materials Manager at Newonics since 2003. Jamie has an amazing memory and can
recall the part number and location of most of the thousands of parts in our
inventory.
Senior Buyer – Kevin Hansen has 30 years
experience on both sides of the supply chain, both as a Product Manager, Sales
Manager and Inside/Outside Sales Person for Avnet, Pioneer and Arrow
electronics and as a buyer for contract manufacturing. Kevin knows everyone in the industry and
if a part exists, Kevin can find it.
IT and Facilities Manager – Bob Jones is the
newest member of our management team. Prior to joining Newonics, Bob spent 7
years as the IT, Documentation and SQA manager at Cimetrix
Inc., a software product development company.
HR/Office Manager – Andrea Hamilton started at
Newonics in 2006 after nearly 10 years of customer support, team supervisor,
and as a training coordinator in the travel and retail distribution
industries.
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