‘Supporting continued growth in this sector’
AWS Electronics Group, one of Europe’s leading Specialist Electronics Manufacturing Services Providers, has recently installed an additional Surface Mount automotive line in its dedicated automotive hall based at its low-cost manufacturing facility in Námestovo, Slovakia. The new line mirrors the original automotive line with four SMT machines, In-Line Laser Marking, AOI and routing, alongside specialist automated Pin Insertion. This 50% expansion in size of the automotive hall, coupled with the achievement of the internationally recognised TS 16949 approval last year, has contributed to significant growth for AWS in the automotive sector. This year AWS expects to assemble 3.7M PCBAs at its dedicated automotive hall for a wide range of leading global automotive manufacturers.
Rob Lackey, AWS Group Technical Director, comments: “The volume automotive sector is an intensely competitive arena, where low cost and zero defects are fundamental drivers. Through our continued targeted focus on lean principles, precision engineered solutions and a high degree of automation, we meet both these core challenges head on, enabling us to keep our costs to an absolute minimum and contributing positively to the growth of the AWS Electronics Group.”
Alongside its TS 16949 certification, AWS Slovakia has achieved a variety of other accreditations including: ISO 9001; ISO 14001; ISO 13485 and most recently, AS9100. The AWS Group also has an additional manufacturing facility in the UK which mirrors the offering at its Slovakia site as well as featuring a dedicated MRO centre and stand-alone rapid prototyping area (Fast Track).
About AWS Group
AWS Electronics Group is one of Europe’s leading specialist Electronics Manufacturing Solutions (EMS) providers, offering services for the whole electronic product life cycle from design through manufacture, to whole life service and repair. AWS Group has facilities in the UK and Slovakia in CEE offering product assembly and PCBAs. AWS Group provides complete turnkey solutions from concept design inputs to through life product support and responds to the various technical requirements of its customers in this high technology sector by offering specialist skills including design support; rapid prototyping; complete product assembly and testing; high-end surface mount capability; complex electro-mechanical assembly; cable and harness assembly; and through life repair and maintenance (MRO).
For more information about AWS Electronics Group, please visit: www.awselectronicsgroup.com.
