FAQ’s

We constantly invest in our teams and our equipment to make sure we offer a complete CEM service to our customers.  Listed below is our current 'kit list':

Surface Mount (3 lines) 

- Speed Print - SZ-Z10AVI
- DEX Horizon - 03ix
- Hand Printer
- I-Pulse M10
- I-Pulse M20-1
- I-Pulse M20-2
- I-Pulse M20-3
- IBL Vacuum Vapour Phase
- Essemtec RO400FC
- Iemme Plus 14 (M10-20)
- Iemme Plus 14 (M20)

Conventional

- Ecoselect-1 Selective Soldering System
- Mascot
- Component Pre-Forming
- Cropmatic 1
- Cropmatic 2
- Easy Cut Nibbler
- Easy Cut Depaneller
- Metcal MX-5200
- Metcal Handheld Convection Tool
- Metcal Bvx-200 Fume Extraction

Conformal Coating

- PVA2000 Selective Coating System
- Hand-held DCA200H in a clean extracted booth

Inspection

- Mantis Elites x4
- ERSASCOPE M & M Plus
- AOI FX-940
- AOI Systems
- Inspex HD 1080p x2
- BGA Rework Station

Misc

- X-Treme Dry Cabinets
- System 2000 Aqueous PCB cleaning machine x 2

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Absolutely! We welcome factory tours from customers and perspective customers alike because they get to understand our culture and processes, see where their products are made and meet the team making them. We also welcome customer audits, and we'll support any of your own requirements such as UL or SIRA audits.

We don’t suit those who are looking for high volume at the lowest possible price. Why? Because we don’t offshore our manufacturing, and we pay stringent attention to quality and counterfeit avoidance. Our service is best suited to those who need high performance.

We hold ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and COSHH certification, but that's just the beginning of our quest to ensure you always receive the highest quality products. You can download our certificates here.

Often shortened to CEM or EMS (Electronic Manufacturing Service), this term categorises companies that provide a range of services to support the manufacturing of electronic products. The scope of these services could range from design to procurement, manufacturing, testing, distribution and repair of electronic components and assemblies for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).

Your assessment of your manufacturing requirement is your own decision, and depends on the scope and objectives of your business, but there are several advantages to working with a CEM. It allows you to focus on your core capabilities, shorten your supply chain, improve cost controls, and provide access to the latest electronic manufacturing and test technologies without significant capital investment.

DFM is a critical stage in the design process where the objectives of the design are matched against the practicalities of manufacturing, to ensure a more robust product that is easy and cost-effective to make. During design for manufacture we consider production processes, materials, tolerances, obsolescence planning and potential supply chain.

FermionX has extensive experience in a broad range of industry sectors including marine, oil and gas, and measurement instrumentation. We've manufactured extremely sensitive products - for measuring flow and pressure, and detecting leaks - for one of the world’s leading explosion-proofing companies for over 20 years. Read more about our Atex product capabilities here.

e-maCs, designed for us by Surestead, is our proprietary manufacturing control software solution. It tracks orders and work - from quotation through to assembly, delivery and finally to payments.

Yes - this service provides many of our customers with greater flexibility and stock control. At the outset we discuss your requirements; reviewing EAUs, purchasing trends, critical components and test requirements to establish a call-off plan that fits both companies. In many cases we can use this approach to leverage better component pricing and terms with our own suppliers, and extend those savings on to you.