A Costa Rican plant for advanced component manufacturing
Summary
Robotic technology has many advantages including increased productivity, faster throughput, lower costs, higher quality, and improved safety; all of which benefit customers and development partners. Smiths’ facility offers several different specialties such as high reliability testing and manufacturing services, thin and thick film wafer processing, plating, tape and reel, J-STD solder assembly and automation. The Smiths Interconnect Costa Rica plant is known for a producing a wide range of electronic components and is working towards the implementation of a successful semiconductor manufacturing and assembly capability. Assembles like the SpaceNXT QT series offer improved phase stability over a wide range of temperatures found in space environments while meeting all NASA/ESA outgassing specifications. Smiths’ in-house capabilities encompass design, development, manufacturing, and testing to anticipate market needs, respond quickly and accurately to customers and provide the most reliable connectivity solutions.