TT electronic manufacturing services Ltd (TTems Ltd for short) is one of the largest owned UK Contract Electronic Manufacturers (CEM), comprising two well established CEMs – AB Electronic Assemblies Ltd in Rogerstone, South Wales, and Welwyn Systems Ltd in Blyth, Northumberland. The two TTems facilities combined employ over 550 people and occupy around 182,000 square feet of land.

MARKETS SERVED

Key market sectors currently served by TTems Ltd are communications, networking, defence, leisure, consumer RF products, automotive, utilities and industrial electronics.

ABOUT TTEMS

At TTems Blyth & Rogerstone, we can offer you an extended range of services which can be customised to meet your needs.

• Project Management of third party design partners
• Design for Manufacture, Test and Procurement
  • Computer Aided Design (CAD)
  • Product Evaluation
• Supply Chain Management
• New Product Introduction Management
• Product Manufacturing
  • Printed Circuit Assembly
  • Box Build
  • System Build and Configuration
• Product Test
  • Test Strategy
  • In-circuit test
  • Functional Test
  • Automatic Optical Inspection (AOI)
• Logistics Services
  • Build to Order
  • Pick & Pack
  • Scheduling Services
• Product Repair, upgrades, field service and warranty
• End of Life Management

In our aim to provide the best possible service we constantly review and develop our existing product and service offerings, often developing bespoke manufacturing solutions in response to ever-changing customer needs.



TECHNOLOGY

With a company culture of continuous investment in people and new manufacturing technology we are able to provide a broad number of process and turnkey capabilities in addition to flexibility, market responsiveness and a commitment to total quality and customer satisfaction.

Surface Mount Technology
With ten fully automated high speed surface mount lines with placement capabilities ranging from 0201 chip components to 74mm square fine pitched (0.3mm) QFPs, CSPs and BGA devices, using grey scale vision processing systems and fiducial correction control cameras. SMT processes use:

• High speed placement and glue machines
• Screen printers with in process control
• Forced convection and IR reflow ovens

Pin In Hole
Complimentary to hand insertion and assembly work our automated Pin-in-Hole equipment includes:

• DIP Inserters
• Sequencers
• Axial Inserters
• Radial Inserters

Flow Solder
The automated flow solder lines use:

• Dual wave flow solder machines
• Foam and Spray Fluxing
• No clean process and aqueous wash facilities

ENGINEERING

Our design for manufacture and project management teams work closely with our customers to ensure that new designs are released smoothly into production and delivered to schedule.

Design for Manufacture
Our multi-disciplined engineers will offer you advice and improvement on existing product designs as well as information on optimising quality, manufacture and test of new designs.

PCB Design and Layout
Our design and layout facilities enable us to manage your product right from the start. Not only can we make sure that your product is best prepared for manufacture with our Design for Manufacture (DFM) service, but we can also offer specialised assistance in Computer Aided Design (CAD) to take your product from concept right through to final assembly.

Prototyping
Rapid prototyping for unique customer requirements utilises production line processes to ensure a fast turnaround service and verification of product manufacturability.

QUALITY ACCREDITATIONS

Total Quality Management (TQM) is at the centre of our continuous improvement strategy in order to achieve zero defects in our manufacturing and to eliminate opportunities for error in all business processes.

Company Approvals:

• BS EN ISO 9000: 2000 Quality Systems Management
• BS EN ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems
• BSI kite mark - IPC-A-610D (class 3)
• Investors In People

Telecommunications Manufacturing Facilities Approval:

• BABT - British Approvals Board for Telecommunications
• CSA - Canadian Standards Approval
• UL - Underwriters Laboratories
• TUV - German Standard (UL Approval)

Automotive Facilities Approval:

• Automotive standard ISO/TS16949:2002

With a continuous investment programme, TTems Ltd prides itself on providing its customers, who, in the main, are leading edge technology users, with quality products and a service tailor-made to their requirements.

Key market sectors currently served by TTems Ltd are communications, networking, defence, leisure, consumer RF products, automotive, utilities and industrial electronics.

ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND MATERIALS

TT electronics' companies manufacture one of the widest range of passive components and Hybrid Microcircuits found worldwide. The passive components include fixed and variable resistors, specialist resistor networks incorporating capacitors, diodes and inductors, a full range of magnetic components and a specialised range of units for the automotive market. Hybrid Microcircuits include thick and thin film styles with a wide range of added components and encapsulation technologies.