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SMT Line

Responsive and reliable support for complex high-mix, low-volume production.

Bullet Board-level Manufacturing

Five SMT Lines - Advanced equipment optimized for precision and flexibility

  • Offline setup to minimize change-over time
  • Multiple identical lines allow planning flexibility
  • Technology upgrades to enhance complex product capability
  • MicroBGA, 0402, 0201 capability
  • Validated Lead-Free process

Inspection capability

  • Automated Optical Inspection
  • X-Ray with Image Processing
  • ErsaScope

Through-Hole Assembly

  • Wave solder - Organic, No-Clean, Lead-Free

Manual Assembly

  • Well-trained manufacturing associates
  • Clear, well-designed documentation
  • Customer work cells

Rework/Repair

  • MicroBGA
  • Lead-Free

Bullet Box Build and System Integration

  • Mechanical Assembly
  • Higher Level Assembly
  • System-Level programming and serialization
  • Software Load
  • Software License tracking and control
  • Configure-to-Order
  • Functional Test
  • Packaging design
  • Order Fulfillment

Bullet Test Capability

  • In-Circuit Test - Agilent 3070
  • Test fixture and software development
  • Flying Probe Test - Takaya
  • Boundary Scan Test Development
  • Thermal Imaging Test for internal opens/shorts
  • Functional Test Implementation
  • Troubleshoot and debug capability
  • Thermal Cycling
  • ESS / HASS

Bullet Engineering support

  • Experienced and professional technical staff
  • Design for Manufacturability and Test
  • Participation in design reviews
  • Process development
  • Continuous process improvement
  • Supplier quality engineering
  • Defect analysis
  • Corrective and Preventive Action
  • Prototype and NPI support

Bullet Process control

  • Quality metrics
  • Statistical Process Control
  • Continuous Improvement Process
Testing at Vanguard
 

"Vanguard clearly has the best-developed test organization in the Northwest."

- Recent statement from a new Vanguard customer


We've invested heavily in our test organization

Bullet 3 Degreed Test Engineers
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Bullet 25 Test Techs
Line
Bullet (2) Agilent 3070's
Line
Bullet (2) Takaya Flying Probe Testers
Line
Bullet Boundary Scan Development
Line
Bullet Functional Test Implementation

Bullet Environmental Stress Screening
Line
Bullet Troubleshoot and
     Debug capability