Quality & compliance
How quality is held, not just claimed
Inspection, electrical testing and process control are all done in-house. Product and process are held to IPC-A-600F, IS 2500 and AQL 0.65.
Approvals
Certification
IATF 16949:2016
ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc.
- Certificate
- IATF0097 · IATF no. 0576423
- Scope
- Manufacture of printed circuit boards (excluding product design)
ISO 9001:2015
A Cube TIC Limited (UKAS accredited)
- Certificate
- 18/13994
- Scope
- Manufacturing and supply of printed circuit boards
UL certification and IPCA membership documents are available on request.
Standards
What we are measured against
- Product & process
- IPC-A-600F
- Sampling
- IS 2500 · AQL 0.65
- Board type
- Single-sided & metal-core
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Process control lab
Everything on the bench
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Process chemistry & curing
- UV spectrophotometer
- UV intensity meter
- Temperature profile logger
- Digital TDS & conductivity meter
- Digital pH meter
- Hydrometer
- Volumetric analysis
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Dimensional & physical measurement
- Micro-section analysis
- Digital vernier
- Digital micrometer
- Pin gauge
- V-cut depth gauge
- Digital weighing scale (LC 10 mg)
- Non-contact temperature gun
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Inspection & material tests
- Automatic optical inspection
- Ink adhesion tester
- Densitometer
- Flammability test
- Tension / push-pull gauge
Environment
Environmental controls, on site
- Effluent water treatment plant
- Fume scrubber
- Spent-etchant recycling
- Consent to operate from HSPCB