May 16, 2012
IKE Micro Receives Raytheon 5 Star Status
Representatives from IKE Micro were presented with Raytheon’s 5 Star Award at the annual Supplier Excellence Awards and Dinner Event on May 15th. The 5 Star Award is given to suppliers who meet a minimum purchase requirement with Raytheon and maintain 97% on time delivery and a 97% quality rating over a 12 month period. The supplier must also have an sustainable Operational Excellence program in place.
IKE Micro is one of only 19 suppliers, of the thousands of worldwide Raytheon suppliers, to receive the prestigious award from the defense contractor. IKE Micro supports the Patriot, Aegis, Above Water Systems and DSS and IDS internal operations for Raytheon.
April 17, 2012
IKE books encoder orders.
IKE Micro has received orders from two separate manufacturers of encoder based position detectors. IKE will perform automated surface mount assembly, automatic placement of die, automatic wire bonding and epoxy glob top of devices. The orders are for thousands of encoders with scheduled releases going into Q1 of 2013. IKE offers both turnkey and consignment solutions for these orders.
November 11, 2011
IKE adds world class automatic assembly equipment
IKE Micro has purchased and installed a Hesse and Knipps BJ 820 automatic wedge/ribbon bonder and a Datacon 2200 EVO automated die attach work cell. IKE has had very good success with the first H and K bonder purchased 3 years ago. It has enabled IKE to automate applications requiring .0007″ – .001″ wire, both aluminum and gold, and also .003″ and .005″ gold ribbon. The new BJ820 has improved capabilities and will help minimize machine change over as we add additional build to print products. The Datacon work cell has 3 different epoxy dispense methods, and can place die from wafer, waffle pack and gel pack with full pattern recognition, 360 die orientation, 10 micron accuracy and full touch down control. Coupled with the Palomar 8000 automatic ball bonder, IKE now has the most comprehensive built to print capability in the Northeast.
