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Frequently Asked Questions

 
 

Please check the list below prior to contacting CPI as this may save yourself time and also lead you into the right direction if a further enquiry is needed.

The Website

Q: What screen size is best used to view the site?
A: The site has been designed to incorperate screen resolutions from 800 x 600. This is due to the fact that our own online surveying of visistors to our site, a significant percentage use this resolution ans thus we have accomidated for their needs. The site is best viewed in a 1024 x 768 to 1280 x 800 and may degrade uncomplimentaryt at higher resolutions.

Production Capabilities

Q: What capabilities do you have regarding SMT?
A: We can accommodate anything from 0201 to 0.3 pitch. We can place both BGA’s and CSP’s. We can also load up to 198 components using intelligent feeder to accommodate up to 13,500 components per hour.

 

Q: What kind of volumes do you do?
A: Anything from prototyping to small/medium quantities but we would welcome any suggestions.

 

Q: What testing equipment do you have?
A: We have got the Saki AOI (Automatic Optical Inspection) providing inline real time inspection as well as utalising an offline reworks station. We also have the XJTAG boundary scan system

 

Q: Do you have ISO accreditation?
A: Yes we do have ISO 9001:2000.

 

Q: Is your flux alcohol free?
A: Yes

 

Q:Are you RoSH Compliant?
A: Yes we are although we do offer both services for specific projects.

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Q:Do CPI have the capability to program on board.
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Q:What type of no clean flux are we working with. (Is it Alcohol based ?)
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Q:What is our quickest lead time for prototype production.
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Q:Do you serialise the product prior to manufacture or after the product is completed.
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Q:What markets are you currently servicing.  What is the % ratio of each sector.
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Q:Are you BS/ISO approved.
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Q:Can you manufacture to IPC-A-610 Class 3
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Q:What alloy solder bar are you using?
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Q:How many employees do you have?
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Q:Why do you have 2 sites?
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Q:Do you have x-ray?
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Q:Can we conformally coat PCB’s?
A:Yes we can do in house or use specialized outsourcing where required.

 
   
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