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There's always something exciting happening at Mass Design. Check this page often for news, updates.
In the News
December 2008
Announcing Flex Circuit Manufacturing Capabilities Mass Design, a leader in integrated manufacturing, has added flex circuit board manufacturing to their portfolio of available services available "Under One Roof" at their facility in Nashua, NH.
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November 2008
Introducing Customer Concierge Service To continue to provide top notch service, we have reorganized our Customer Service/Sales group to provide Customer Concierge Service. This means that you will be assigned a personal Customer Service person who will be your contact for all facets of Mass Design's services. Whether you need a quote, status report, design modification, or just have a technical question, your personal Customer Concierge will be there to help. No more trying to find a responsible person or department to help you. One call - and one person - does it all!
August 2008
Mass Design Adds Mirtec MV-3L Automatic Optical Inspection System Nashua, NH: Mass Design, a leading integrated manufacturer, announces the addition of the Mirtec MV-3L Automatic Optical Inspection system to their integrated manufacturing production line.
The MV-3L Series represents the leading edge in Optical Inspection Systems and is designed to automatically inspect for manufacturing defects in both pre and post reflow stages utilizing a two megapixel color camera and 5 direction inspection from top down and 4 additional side angles. The system provides superior fault coverage for both SMT and through hole assemblies and will detect defects such as component presence/absence, polarity, misalignment, insufficient solder, excessive solder, solder bridging, bent leads, lifted leads, solder balls etc. Utilizing SPC software functionality, the MV-3L promotes continuous process improvement by allowing Mass Design's process engineers to track and eliminate defects on inspected assemblies while in process.
Paul Boduch, Vice President of Mass Design, stated: "The addition of the MV-3L AOI System gives us true multi axis inspection capability in real time. This allows us to provide our customers with fault-free assemblies and 100% manufacturing yield in the quickest possible time frame, and further strengthens our position as the leading provider of One-Stop Integrated Manufacturing"
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August 2008
Mass Design Announces High Frequency/High Speed Material Processing Capabilities Nashua, NH: Mass Design, a leading PCB provider and integrated manufacturer, has announced the addition of process enhancements and manufacturing optimizations to facilitate the manufacture and assembly of high frequency PCB materials such as Rogers Corp 3000/6000 Series based ceramic filled PTFE and 4000 Series hydrocarbon ceramic products, and similar materials from Taconic and Arlon
These high performance PCB materials provide optimal performance in high frequency/high signal integrity applications such as precision instrumentation, telecommunications, and wireless devices, and as such, require a higher level of manufacturing precision and process engineering experience above that of conventional laminate and substrate materials to assure consistent quality and final yield.
Mass Design's experienced process engineers can assist customers in achieving their specific performance criteria with these high performance materials and enable them to optimize their final products without expensive redesigns. The combined strengths of their design experience and multi-material process capabilities sets Mass Design apart from the competition.
July 2008
Mass Design Achieves DDTC Registration / ITAR Compliance. Mass Design, a leading integrated manufacturer, has met the application, review, and registration requirements of the US Dept. of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) which regulates compliance to ITAR Part 122 and governs participation by companies in the manufacture or services related to United States Defense applications.
Paul Boduch, Vice President of Mass Design, explains the significance of this registration:
"By obtaining this key certification, Mass Design can now provide both commercial and defense related customers with fully ITAR-compliant integrated manufacturing services that are all located under one roof at our full service facility in Nashua, NH. This assures our customers requiring ITAR of timely and cost-effective product manufacturing that is fully monitored and compliant at all levels"
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June 2008
Lead Free Horizontal HAL Proccess Capability. Mass Design(Nashua,NH) announces the addition of the Lead Free Horizontal Hot Air Leveling(LFH HAL) to its offerings of RoHS compliant lead free surface finishes. With this upgrade, the company joins a small but select group of manufactures with the ability to offer a low cost environmentally friendly, and highly reliable finish alternative to conventional and more costly immersion gold techniques.
Mass Designs Horizontal HAL finish is compatible with all other solder types, lead free and leaded alike, and ensures solderability at the bare board stage. This translates to higher yields at assembly by creating a fast wetting joint that is free of contaminants such as silver or gold and offers extended shelf life. Horizontal HAL has long been proven to have superior performance over conventional vertical HAL processes. In additin, the reduced solder dwell times associated with the Horizontal HAL process produces less thermal shock compared to vertical process.
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CGI Circuits and MassDesign announce Strategic Alliance Taunton, MA: CGI Circuits, INC. Announced March 16, 2007 that a "Strategic Alliance Agreement" has been reached with Mass Design of Nashua, NH.
Under this Agreement Mass Design will fabricate CGI Circuits domestic printed circuit board requirements at its Nashua manufacturing facility allowing both companies to benefit from cost savings. CGI Circuits will maintain its high level PCB engineering and tooling services along with its strong relationships with its manufacturing facilities in Taiwan and China. Both companies with over 40 years of service to the PCB industry provide quality printed circuit boards to merging markets around the world.
Mass Design launches new website - This is the big thing this month. The website represents an advance for the company on many fronts. We are now offering online quoting in all three of our main divisions, pricing advantages to customers who take advantage of our core efficiency (an integrated manufacturing environment), and new products and services which are described throughout our new website.
Mass Design launches new Breadboard/Prototype service. We've had numerous discussions with customers who are frustrated after trying to come up with a stable "breadboard" for testing and experimenting with new designs or circuits. As a result, we are now offering professionaly assembled Breadboard/Prototypes . The PCB design for this new offering can be done in our shop OR in yours. Either way, you wind up with a reliable test bed for your experimental design work.
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