INNOVATIVE HEADLINES
Innovative Circuits Completes Installation Of New Water Treatment Plant
ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA - DEC 23, 2011 Innovative Circuits, Inc. recently completed the installation of a new water treatment plant. The new system will insure water quality moving into the future and allow ICI to move forward with its laser formed via program which is scheduled to be completed by January 2013
Innovative Circuits Founding Principle Lyons Wilder Retires
ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA - OCT 1, 2011 Lyons Wilder, one of the principles who started Innovative in 1998, retired on October 1st, 2011. In Innovative's early years Lyons influence on the company was profound in almost every area. In the later years, Lyons focus was mainly in business development. As Lyons moves on to the next chapter of his life (retiring in Florida) we at Innovative Circuits wish him all the best. Both Innovative and all of us who have had the pleasure of working with Lyons for over the past 13 years are richer for the experience
Innovative Circuits Adds State of the Art Via Fill and Planarization Equipment
ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA - OCT 12, 2010 Innovative Circuits, Inc. has acquired new via fill and planarization equipment to expand their in house capability and hole filling quality. This Mass equipment is state of the art and moves Innovative Circuits another step up the technology ladder.
This equipment is essential for void free hole filling with both conductive and non-conductive fillers. As via filling and via in pad become the standard, Innovative Circuits is ready to provide the highest quality via filling and planarization available.
Innovative Circuits Adds a High Temperature, Vacuum Press
ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA - JUN 28, 2010 Innovative Circuits, Inc. has added a large, high temperature, vacuum press to their facility near Atlanta, Georgia. This special thermal fluid heating press offers superior temperature control for more accurate prepreg flow control and minimal warp and twist in the finished product. This press not only adds needed capacity but it also improves Innovative Circuits the capability to manufacture multilayer Teflon boards. Customer demand for the high speed performance of Teflon is increasing and Innovative Circuits continues to invest to keep up with all the advancing technologies.
Innovative Circuits has simultaneously expanded and upgraded the press room. Access points, conveyors and loaders have been added to improve material handling and safety. We spare no effort in providing high quality product, on time and at competitive prices.
Innovative Circuits Welcomes Paul Dang as Our New Manager of Methods Engineering
ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA - JUN 14, 2010 Innovative circuits welcomes Paul Dang as our new Manager of Methods Engineering. This critical position will be well served by Paul's 25 years of experience with all aspects of the engineering and manufacturing of printed circuit boards. Paul's considerable skills will be valuable as we progress into manufacturing high speed Teflon PCBs and other advancing technologies. Innovative Circuits continues to seek out talented engineers and manufacturing expertise as key to our success and growth.
Innovative Circuits Welcomes Dave Cullens to the Sales Engineering Team
ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA - JUN 07, 2010 Innovative Circuits, Inc. is pleased to announce that Dave Cullens has joined us to provide dedicated engineering support for the sales team. Dave has over 18 years experience with printed circuit board manufacturing. He will analyze electronic data and thoroughly review the customer's requirements. Based on his assessment the sales team will be able to quote more accurately and promptly. Fast response and quality service are essential in the "quick turn" market that Innovative Circuits excels in.
Innovative Circuits, Inc. Adds Second Plasma Machine
ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA - APR 10, 2010 Innovative Circuits has added a second plasma chamber with additional gas ports to be used forTEFLON® processing. In addition it will provide redundancy and added capacity to their facility near Atlanta, Georgia. This addition will ensure that we can continue to meet customer demand to manufacture complex multilayer rigid boards and rigid-flex circuits in 3-5 days.
Innovative Circuits Adds a TDR Impedance Tester
ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA - DEC 07, 2009 Innovative Circuits, Inc. has installed a new TDR tester to meet increasing customer demand for impedance verification. Controlled impedance is now the norm in printed circuit boards. In house TDR testing is essential to meet the quick turn requirements and accurate impedance control demanded by our customers.
More Expansion for Innovative Circuits, Inc.
ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA - MAR 20, 2009 Innovative Circuits, Inc has initiated the second major expansion of their manufacturing capacity at its Alpharetta, Georgia facility. This addition will increase its facility’s total space by 67%.
Most of the expansion will house additional equipment and processes, thereby significantly increasing our manufacturing capacity. This is the second facility expansion for Innovative Circuits, Inc in the last three years. “This expansion is another milestone which has been driven by continuing growth and investment in the future” says George Schudy, President of Innovative Circuits, Inc.
Innovative Circuits Adds an Orbotech LDI System
ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA - MAR 16, 2009 Innovative Circuits continues to invest in leading technology. The Atlanta, Georgia-area flex maker recently installed an Orbotech 8800Hm Laser Direct Imaging (LDI) system. This system will replace the Silver Writer Photoplotter and the Colight Exposure System. The LDI System provides powerful capability for the production of “state of the art” HDI, Flex and Rigid-Flex Circuits.
The 8800Hm LDI System has an accuracy of +/- 12um (.0005”) for complex HDI and rigid-flex designs. Process control and traceability are enhanced by panel tracking and distortion feedback along with serialization “on the fly”. The Depth-of-Focus (DoF) is up to +/- 300um (.012”) which will overcome the most challenging surface topography. This single span for rigid-flex allows uniform imaging over the entire panel, a major improvement over conventional technology.
An additional feature of the 8800Hm LDI System is the Ease-of-Use. It uses conventional resist with no need for any special LDI type resist. Innovative Circuits, Inc continues to demonstrate their aggressive approach to keeping up with today’s increasing demand for finer features in printed circuits.
Innovative Circuits, Inc. Receives ISO Certification From NQA
ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA - FEB 2, 2009 Innovative Circuits, Inc received ISO9001:2008 certification from the National Quality Association (NQA) Register. This certifies that Innovative Circuits, Inc has achieved the standard and management commitment for defining quality policies and objectives, responsibilities and documentation control, planning, training, and process control. Further, the company also understands the importance of meeting customer expectations and quality standards and equips the company’s operations to consistently meet the expectations of its customers.
Alpharetta, GA based Innovative Circuits, Inc. serves a broad spectrum of customers including the computer, military, aerospace, medical, telecommunications, instrumentation, satellite, and avionics industries. Their primary area of service is in the design and fabrication of “quick turn” prototype and small volume printed circuit boards (PCBs) both rigid and flexible. ICI has experienced an average growth over 30% each year since 2004.
PCB Maker Continues Facility Upgrade
ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA - DEC 9, 2008 Innovative Circuits, Inc, a leading provider of printed circuit boards for the Military and Innovative Commercial markets announces the completion of another major upgrade to their Alpharetta manufacturing facility. "Keeping ahead of today’s ever-changing technology requires major investments in world class equipment" says George Schudy, President of Innovative Circuits Inc.
The completed upgrade includes the installation of a HMS Hollmuller Tin Strip System with Tsunami Fluid Heads, two Hitachi Model ND-1S213E Modular Drill Single (160K RPM) Spindle Machines with Vision Systems, and three Hitachi Model NR-1S213E PCB Modular Router Machines also with Vision Systems.
Quality Assurance and measurement tools that have been added as part of the facility upgrade are a Microcraft EMMA ELX6146 Flying Probe Tester and an OXFORD CMI900 XRF X-Ray Fluorescence System. Installation of this new equipment significantly improves product throughput, precision, and accuracy of "small hole" technology. These facility upgrades are another milestone scheduled by Innovative Circuits Inc to meet today’s advancements in technology.
