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News Release from: Arrow Electronics (UK) | Subject: Device programming
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 11 July 2007
Device programming services meet TS16949
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Arrow Electronics has regained TS16949 certification for the second year at its programming facility in Bedford, UK and in its Dublin, Ireland sales office.
Arrow Electronics has regained TS16949 certification for the second year at its programming facility in Bedford, UK and in its Dublin, Ireland sales office This certification is so highly regarded that some customers and suppliers, automotive and nonautomotive, now choose to waive their requirements for an annual audit of Arrow's programming quality management system
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 1 Apr 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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TS16949 is a much more stringent specification than ISO9001.
It equips Arrow's programming centre to service tier 1 automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with both the supply of semiconductors and programming from a local source.
Arrow's programming centre in Bedford was the first in the UK to gain this approval in 2005; recertification underwrites its competence and applies until the end of 2008 when re-certification is required.
The certificate also covers the Dublin sales office and the staff who manage automotive customers.
"Compared with other UK component distributors", advises Mike Heljula, Arrow's UK Operations Manager: "Arrow Electronics' ability to procure the semiconductors and to provide this local programming service to automotive customers is unique".
"In addition to the UK customer base, manufacturing companies from as far afield as China, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines have availed themselves of the valuable service provided by our Bedford facility".
Inspection for coplanarity of the programmed devices via an automated 3D vision process delivers results that automotive customers greatly value and is one, key, element of the service offered by the programming centre.
The Bedford Programming centre runs 24 hours a day on five days each week, also offering a tape-reel only service.
Arrow has three TS16949 certified programming centres worldwide in Bedford, Penang and Reno, USA.
These centres jointly program 75 million units each year.
Arrow hopes to extend TS16949 certification to cover its new programming facility in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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