Small and Medium-Sized EMS Companies Rely on Viscom

Small and medium-sized companies are increasingly opting for AOI and AXI systems. They consider this decision for quality to be an investment in the future and often as a competitive advantage as well. Many of these small and medium-sized businesses specialize in low-volume high-mix production and produce only small lots, but often with a complex, challenging placement of equipment. Therefore, first-class product quality is a basic requirement for success. A high performing inspection system can safeguard the required quality and further optimize the SMT process, lowering production costs significantly.



This is further confirmed by Klaus Spiecker, Head of Series Production at Ritter Elektronik GmbH in Remscheid, Germany. The company has employed an AOI system from Viscom for years and has, among other things, drastically reduced the costs of ICT. Before AOI was introduced, an informed, timely optimization of the SMD process was not possible since visual inspection and ICT were employed at the end of the production, stated Spiecker. Thanks to AOI and the process optimization it enables, fewer boards fail during ICT, so time for repair and retests are omitted. This results in a significant cost reduction.



When deciding on the purchase of an inspection system, it is especially important to those responsible to ensure that in five or ten years' time, the systems will still be able to test all component parts in a trustworthy and economically efficient manner. This will only be guaranteed if the manufacturer constantly invests in research and development, and ensures optimal support and a long-term cooperation. In doing so, many of the smaller companies benefit from the wealth of experience that has been built by Viscom with and for its large customers.



Erik Rommens from Rommtech, a small EMS company with 35 employees, agrees: Apart from the technological advantages, the good reputation of Viscom in the market was an additional asset. If larger OEM companies opt for Viscom, this is of benefit for us too, e. g. in the form of new inspection patterns and software add-ons.



Additionally, the readiness of the system supplier to face up to the individual requirements at the customer's end is emphasized as especially important. Regardless of whether it is about the development of customer-specific software solutions or ideas for handling: At Viscom this is by virtue of the experience of almost 30 years in image processing a matter of course for a large spectrum of applications.



Viscom’s worldwide presence with professional competence is essential. The company has a very strong presence in the domestic market with technicians in Germany and many other European countries as well as an additional international dense and technically competent network of representatives.