RoHS COMPLIANCE
New SMT machinery
Anti Static

 
 
A message from HETECH 's GM: Mark Steiner

Welcome
Firstly, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you, our customers, for your ongoing support and valuable feedback that allows us to continually improve our products and services.

As another year comes to an end, HETECH is proud to say we have achieved many exciting goals. We have made substantial investments in new machinery and a factory upgrade. HETECH has responded to the world wide lead free debate by reviewing and upgrading designs, machinery and processes to accommodate lead free product manufacturing. In addition, our manufacturing environment and processes have now incorporated stringent measures to avoid accidental damage to sensitive electronics products.

Other exciting news is the launch of a new division of HETECH, TecHome. TecHome is the result of HETECH's strategy of addressing the market's growing demand for wireless home automation and remote control products. TecHome's products are currently distributed nationally by Nesco electrical distributors. The TecHome website is worth a visit to see what it is all about.

And finally, I would like to invite you to visit our new streamlined HETECH website and download our Fact Sheets Please do not hesitate to contact me on (07) 3847 1400 or sales@hetech.com.au for any more information or advice.

Regards,
Mark Steiner
General Manager
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Product Safety Update

HETECH is continually reviewing and updating safety procedures in order to protect HETECH staff, customers and end users of our products. We recognise that a high standard of safety requires frequent review, improvement and communication. These procedures include:

Correct labelling including 240v warning stickers
Regular staff training
Improving manuals & instructions
Encouraging & following up on customer feedback
Ongoing design review
Customer communication

Communicating product safety procedures to our customers is a high priority at HETECH. Therefore, we will shortly be mailing a detailed letter to all customers explaining how to maintain relevant HETECH product safety measures once our products have been delivered. In the meantime, if you have any queries regarding product safety please do not hesitate to contact us

Anti Static & Factory Upgrade

HETECH has invested in equipment and upgraded the factory to make our manufacturing environment safer and to comply with ANS/EDS S20.20 2007 ESD anti static standards.
Staff wear anti static coats, wrist bands and shoe straps to ensure that sensitive electronics components are not damaged by static discharge during the manufacturing process.
Once boards are tested they are packed in special anti static bags. The customer can continue protecting the circuit boards from static damage by storing them in an appropriate environment in their protective anti static bags.
If you require any more information regarding anti static storage and handling please do not hesitate to contact us
Lead Free Manufacturing & Environmental Awareness
In 2006, the Europe Union banned lead in electronics manufacturing (RoHS compliance). In the meantime, China, Japan, USA, Canada, Korea, Taiwan and Australia have, or are in the process of, adopting RoHS compliance.

As the world becomes more environmentally savvy and the media reports daily on the climate change crisis, customers are demanding environmentally friendly products. There is no doubt that products containing heavy polluting agents such as lead cause irreparable damage to our fragile world and human health

In response, effective 1 January 2007, HETECH introduced the following procedures:
All new boards are purchased lead free
New boards (lead free) are blue for better identification
Components available in lead free will be purchased
Components not yet available lead free will be hand soldered until they are available in lead free
Fully RoHS compliant (lead free) products will be accordingly labelled
HETECH's machinery stock is being fully upgraded to ensure lead free processing
HETECH's commitment:
Although not yet required by law in Australia, HETECH has voluntarily invested significantly in lead free manufacturing. We are proud to be part of the growing number manufacturers worldwide who realise the long-term benefits in being environmentally proactive rather than wait for legislation to impose restrictions.
New SMT Manufacturing Line Machinery

HETECH has invested significantly in new machinery over the past 18 months. The acquisition of a SMT (Surface Mount) machine, a EcoSelect 250 selective soldering system (lead free) and a multi zone convection reflow oven has enabled us to build an efficient and reliable Samsung SMT manufacturing line. The result is a more efficient and reliable manufacturing process that produces high quality and cost effective circuit boards.

Volumes greater than 100 units per month make SMT manufacturing more cost effective than through-hole manufacturing. As a result, most of our products have been redesigned and updated. However, we have discovered some SMT products, for example capacitors, are not well suited for power applications and remain through-hole.