Quality

During times when the supply chain is under considerable strain, the risk of encountering counterfeit components rises. Counterfeit components are more common than you think, and pose a serious threat to electronics supply chains. Counterfeits often fail to meet the required performance demands of businesses, resulting in final products performing intermittently, not to spec, or not at all. Fake components can degrade system performance, cause intermittent performance spikes or delays, and limit the performance of other components in the system. This ultimately leads to product malfunction, which in the case of certain devices such as medical equipment, could be fatal.

At Corintech, we constantly invest in new, industry-leading machinery to add to our production facilities. Our latest addition is the SMARTFLOW 2020, a compact selective soldering system that accurately and repeatedly creates solder joints on through-hole components, much faster than by hand. Improving the quality and speed of our manufacturing is always a priority at Corinte ...

Designers need to consider many aspects throughout the electronic product design process. As an electronics manufacturer, we often come across cases where production factors have been left to last and occasionally not considered at all. We thought that it would be helpful to pick our engineer’s brains for advice on PCB design for production and assembly. Here are six top tips t ...

AS9100:2016/AS9100D is written by the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) to standardise quality management systems in the design and manufacture of products for the aviation, space and defence industries. The standard is a globally recognised certification and includes ISO 9001:2015 quality management system requirements with additional aviation, space, and defence in ...

At Corintech, we have inspected electronic assembly to IPC 610 Class 3 for many years. Our team of Operators and Engineers are currently working through a week-long training course to ensure IPC J-STD 001 certification. The program provides all the tools needed to increase employee skills and performance; and sets out the materials, methods and verification criteria for produc ...

Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) systems are often used in the manufacture of PCB as a highly efficient tool to test for failure and quality defects. A camera inside the machine thoroughly scans the PCB to visually inspect the level of manufacture, and can detect problems such as missing or misshapen components. AOI can be implemented at various stages of the manufacturing pr ...

Corintech celebrated the official opening of a new electronics manufacturing centre at their headquarters in Fordingbridge. The new cutting-edge facility, which has brought Corintech to the forefront of the electronics manufacturing sector, was officially unveiled by the RT. HON. Desmond Swayne TD MP. The event was a great success and production at the new facility has now begu ...

As an electronics manufacturer supplying to aerospace and defence industries, Corintech is proud of the fact that that we have achieved and maintained the coveted AS9100 accreditation, the international aerospace quality standard. What does this mean to you? AS9100 compliments Corintech’s ISO 9001 certification and highlights our focus for adhering to and supporting the strin ...

Corintech announces the recruitment of John Burton, who will join Corintech and Lascar Electronics as Group Quality Manager. His recruitment bolsters the business’ quality assurance offering, and coincides with the opening of a brand new Quality Inspection Lab. John has been hired with a remit of consolidating and improving quality management across Corintech, and its sister c ...