January 31, 2011 – To meet steadily growing demand for its contract design and manufacturing services, Z-AXIS has invested an additional $0.6 million in equipment for electronic printed circuit board assembly at its Ontario County, NY facility. The new Philips Assembléon AX-501 high-speed pick-and-place line can place 60,000 parts per hour and handles surface-mount (SMT) components as small as 01005, the smallest standard SMT components available today. A new fully-automated MPM UP3000 Ultraflex stencil printer and a BTU International Pyramax 98 reflow oven were added to support the new pick-and-place line.
The high-speed Assembléon line allows continuous production of printed circuit boards for Z-AXIS customers with high-volume production needs. It complements the company’s existing MyData pick-and-place line, which was expanded in early 2010 and supports a high mix of lower-volume production runs with rapid change-over between jobs. See the full equipment list online.
“In 2010 we completed numerous electronic product designs which are now going into high-volume production – many on the order of thousands of boards per week,” said Michael Allen, president of Z-AXIS. “With the new Assembléon line dedicated to those higher-volume jobs, we can meet those customers’ ongoing shipment release dates. At the same time, with our existing MyData line we can continue to be responsive to our many customers who have lower-volume requirements but still need the fast turn-around and high quality manufacturing that Z-AXIS is known for.”