Quality

With many of the products we assemble at Allendale Electronics destined for use in some very demanding situations, we cannot overstate the importance of maintaining the highest levels of quality in all of our assemblies. We have a dedicated Quality Assurance Manager on staff, and all of our assembly technicians are certified to IPC 610 D and J-STD-001. Our inspectors are certified to IPC 610 D. In addition, we have two certified trainers who are fully qualified to recertify staff and train new employees. By training our staff in-house, we can ensure a consistent level of quality performance from all of our employees.

ISO 9000

We at Allendale Electronics have undergone ISO 9000 auditing and will be registered with ISO 9000 by the autumn of 2010.

ESD Prevention

• We ensure ESD (electrostatic discharge) awareness and training for all personnel working with ESD sensitive materials or in an ESD sensitive area. At Allendale Electronics we are in the practice of handling ALL materials as if they are ESD sensitive. All board storage and assembly areas are grounded, and all workstation desktops are covered with ESD resistant mats and fitted with a grounding attachment.
• All staff must wear a grounding wrist strap whenever handling ESD sensitive items and all staff are required to test their wrist straps at the start of their shift and log the result. Any failed wrist straps are replaced and diagnosed. The test log is audited daily.
• We ensure that access to protected areas and ESD sensitive items is limited to staff who are ESD- safe.
• All ESD-safe packaging and handling procedures are carefully followed.
• We maintain work instructions, drawings, and other documentation for ESD cautions, markings, and precautionary procedures.