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News Release from: Universal Instruments | Subject: AdVantis
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 24 June 2005
EMS company is impressed by quick
changeovers
Harvard Custom Manufacturing has already installed one complete Universal AdVantis line with another line scheduled for final installation this summer.
Harvard Custom Manufacturing, a Maryland based EMS provider with manufacturing facilities in Salisbury, Maryland and Owego, New York, has selected Universal Instruments' AdVantis placement platform for its unique, high-mix manufacturing requirements The company has already installed one complete Universal AdVantis line with another line scheduled for final installation this summer
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 15 Oct 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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As an EMS company that prides itself on high-quality, sophisticated electronics assembly and superior customer satisfaction, Harvard Custom Manufacturing (HCM) required a partner that could not only meet its technical requirements, but its standards of support as well.
Because HCM's primary customer base is made up of leading military, medical and industrial firms who demand manufacturing excellence and an uncompromising level of quality, HCM expects the same from its suppliers.
Universal's established record of excellent customer service combined with the advanced capabilities of the AdVantis platform are what ultimately led HCM to select the placement leader.
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"From a technology point of view, we are extremely impressed with AdVantis' placement accuracy and quick changeovers which, in our business, are not desired characteristics, but requirements", says Brad Bentz, Vice-President of Harvard Custom Manufacturing.
"The equipment is definitely meeting our performance expectations and Universal's customer service has been outstanding".
"We have an excellent partnership".
Universal Instruments' AdVantis platform is specifically designed to deliver economic value and technologically advanced performance in the world's most cost-sensitive markets, including consumer electronics, AV equipment, PCs, peripherals and high-mix environments.
With proven reliability, flexibility and absolute accuracy, Universal's AdVantis platform is the ultimate high-productivity, cost-efficient placement solution.
The platform effectively delivers a single-beam overhead gantry system, 1um-resolution linear encoders, a compact footprint, a component placement range of 0603mm (0201) to 55 x 55mm SFoV and is available in multiple configurations.
"We are delighted that Harvard Custom Manufacturing has selected Universal's AdVantis platform to meet their demanding production requirements", says Ian deSouza, President of Universal Instruments.
"AdVantis was specifically designed with customers like Harvard in mind and we look forward to a long and successful partnership with this top-notch EMS supplier".
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