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CCI is pleased to announce the addition of Matt Osborne with Restronics Mid Atlantic to our sales network. Matt will be covering North and South Carolina and brings a wealth of industry knowledge and expertise.

 

Matt began his career in the early 80’s working for his mother that was a Vice President of large contract manufacturer in Delaware as he is third generation electronics manufacturing with his grandmother having made capacitors for Sprague Electric. He started out on programming pick and place machines at the dawn of SMT. After College at the University of Delaware Matt went on to work for Motorola in Schaumburg, Il as manufacturing engineer until it moved to China. He then went on to work for Allied Signal in Kansas City(DOD) for a short time. After returning to Illinois Matt went to work for Quad Systems as a field service engineer covering the mid-west until taking a design engineering position for Decatur Radar. After redesigning the JUGS professional radar gun, he successfully opened his own contract manufacturing business making the radar guns. After a few years he was able to purchase his own pick and place equipment and begin assembling boards for other customers. After selling Contract Assembly Service around 2006 in Delaware he retired at the age of 35 and moved to North Carolina where his family is from. Coming out of retirement in 2009 he held the title of Vice president of American Circuits in Charlotte, NC for four years and then moving on to Outside sales for Hammond Electronics. Matt’s latest endeavors have been Director of Engineering at The Light Source for four years and then Regional Sales Manager for Trans-Tec/Yamaha. He has many years of process experience from the customer just getting started to the full fledge high speed and IPC class 3 environments.

“I am not a sales guy! I am a problem-solving solution provider!”

This unique design of creating a custom die cut foam insert helped to solve a handling issue for a board that had a large heat sync that was susceptible to getting damaged during transport.

The board slides along side of the partition and the heat sync sits securely on the foam. This was designed for one way use so pink foam could be used. The custom foam insert was designed to fit into a standard CCI Corstat Implant Handler with cover.

This package was created to provide extra cushioning for circuit board shipping. A Corstat inside and Kraft outside RSC style box was used as this was for one way shipping.

The Corstat inside provided the FaraDay Cage required for shielding. A Corstat partitions set was sized to fit the circuit board’s dimensions. To provide for extra cushioning a foam pad is placed in the bottom and top of the tote. A foam pad also was used on all four sides. As this was used for one way shipping only pink foam was the material choice for economy of cost.

The Corstat RSC can be stored and shipped flat when not in use cutting down the footprint of the container when not in use.

 

The custom trays shown below were designed for kitting inside an ESD protected area. The tray was designed with generic sized cavities to hold a variety of components.

The tray is grounded during the placement of the parts. The customer wanted to be able to see what’s inside so we made a cover out of cleanable, permanently dissipative plastic.

The cover also features stacking corners so the trays can be stacked without sliding apart. The cover provides FOD protection during transport and storage.

This custom tote was designed to handle a large heavy assembly. The long DT style tray is made with custom strap style handles for easier lifting. The tray is shallow so work can be performed on the unit while it sits inside. 

When the assembly is moved through the facility or is being stored it needed to be protected from FOD and static.

The deep cover drops into the inside of the tray. By placing the cover on the tray it completes the FaraDay Cage and keeps debris out. 

A permanently ESD safe Flex document holder is placed on the edge of the cover for paperwork.

Featured below is a custom Corstat Mailer with a permanently dissipative foam insert assembly designed to cushion and protect delicate assemblies during storage and transport. CCI can water jet cut foam into any cavity configuration.

Each cavity is designed to hold the product in place and provide cushioning. A bottom and top foam pad complete the cushioning required and the FLM (front lock mailer) style box secures it all together.

The foam is static dissipative specifically chosen for intimate contact of the assemblies. The Corstat box provides the required FaraDay cage as these containers are used for internal transport, storage and shipping.

 

CCI’s Corstacker and Durastat trays can be custom sized to your application. They are a great way to organize product and clean up a manufacturing environment. The photo below shows how organized manufacturing can be by using the trays.

Product lays flat inside the trays. KleanStat Flex Bubble holds the product in place.

CCI can create a custom divider system that can be fixed or adjustable for different sku’s. Each tray acts as a cover for the tray below or you can use a drop in or lined bent cover to enclose each tray.

The corner stackers lock the trays in place. The benefit of implementing this style handling is that these trays can accommodate  any product and do not have to be dedicated to a specific line.

Standard sizes are available or design to fit within your system.

This Durastat tote was designed to be side loaded instead of placing the product into the tote from the top. The design features large hinged handles for ease of use, corner stackers to secure the totes when stacked and a bent over snap on cover. The hinged side has a locking feature to hold the side in place when closed. This side loading design makes it easier for operators to load and unload the tote. 

CCI can create Conductive Cases using CFP (conductive Fluted plastic) or Corstat conductive corrugated. Hinged lids and locking features can be built into the design. We have many varieties of handles to choose from.

So instead of having to settle for an off the shelf solution that is too large or too small, design something that is just right for your product and manufacturing practices.

The product is protected from static as the material is conductive and completes the FaraDay Cage.

How long can you expect a Corstat In-Plant Handler to last? That’s a question that is asked of us frequently.

The totes are rugged and meant to last a long, long time.

 

How long? The picture above is the box certification from a tote that was manufactured and purchased in December of 1995 and is still in use today. The ESD properties are permanent. In a closed loop system you can expect many, many years of physical protection. As long as you don’t “beat them up or run them over” you can count on CCI’s In-Plant handlers to be a long term solution. With the adjustability of the partitions they can be used for several products in production, storage or shipping.