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STI Electronics, Inc. announces that it has been awarded a 2014 Circuits Assembly Service Excellence Award for its outstanding customer ratings, as judged by its own customers. STI was selected for dependability and on time delivery of the category of EMS Revenues under $20 million.
 
Circuits Assembly Editor-in-Chief, Mike Buetow presented the award to David Raby, STI’s President & CEO, during a Tuesday, March 25, 2014 ceremony that took place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
 
Sponsored by Circuits Assembly, the Service Excellence Awards (SEAs) for Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) providers and electronics assembly suppliers honor companies excelling in the crucial area of customer service. The program, now in its 22nd year, functions as a way for participants to see how they compare to peers in customer satisfaction.
 
STI Electronics is a full service organization providing training services, electronic and industrial distribution, analytical and failure analysis, prototyping, and small- to medium-volume PCB assembly. For more information, visit www.stielectronicsinc.com.    

STI Electronics, Inc., a full service organization providing training services, electronic and industrial distribution, analytical and failure analysis, prototyping, and small- to medium-volume PCB assembly, announces Bobby Inman’s 10-year anniversary.

Inman has worn many hats in STI’s manufacturing area. He now primarily runs the lower volume SMT line and performs several other tasks in manufacturing as needed. Inman plays important roles on the company’s engineering, scheduling, quality and pricing teams.
 

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“A lot has changed over the past 10 years but we have always been able to count on Bobby to do a great job wherever he was needed,” said David Raby, STI’s President &CEO. “I also like that he is one of our biggest Auburn fans.”

Bobby’s 10th anniversary was celebrated with cake and all of his colleagues at STI.  David Raby presented Bobby with a check to be used for a vacation of his choice.

STI Electronics, Inc., a full service organization providing training services, electronic and industrial distribution, analytical and failure analysis, prototyping, and small- to medium-volume PCB assembly, is pleased to announce that Mel Parrish will be leading the Product Assurance Committee at IPC APEX EXPO on Monday, March 24, 2014 from 8AM-9AM at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.
 
Parrish will be joined by Mike Hill, Quality Manager at Viasystems Group, Inc.  The meeting is for planning purposes, and all task group and subcommittee leaders of the Product Assurance Committee will be in attendance.
 
For more information, or to register, please visit www.ipcapexexpo.org.

STI Electronics, Inc., a full service organization providing training services, electronic and industrial distribution, analytical and failure analysis, prototyping, and small- to medium-volume PCB assembly, today announced the schedule for its upcoming IPC classes in Warner Robins, GA. Upcoming classes that are scheduled to take place in Georgia include:
 

• IPC-A-610 Certificed IPC Application Specialist (CIS) Certification/Recertification Course

February 24-26, 2014
Cost: $600.00 per person
 

• J-STD-001 CIS Certification Course

March 17-21, 2014
Cost: $1,000.00 per person
 

• IPC/WHMA-A-620 CIS Certification/Recertification Course

May 28-30, 2014
Cost: $600.00 per person
 
STI’s Training Services division develops customized training courses to fit specific training needs. Typically, STI builds these classes around company-specific standards and specifications. STI is an IPC authorized training center for J-STD-001, IPC-A-610, IPC/WHMA-A-620, IPC-A-600 and IPC7711/7721, and provides both Certified IPC Application Specialist (CIS) and Certified IPC Trainer (CIT) courses. For more information or to register for a class, visit www.stielectronicsinc.com.

STI Electronics, Inc., a full service organization providing training services, electronic and industrial distribution, analytical and failure analysis, prototyping, and small- to medium-volume PCB assembly, announces that it will host Metcal’s Rework Workshop on February, 20, 2014 at its facility in Madison, AL. The workshop will provide tips to unlock the challenges of rework.
 
The workshop will include a 30-minute multi-media presentation, two hours of hands-on demonstrations and instruction, and a Q&A session to conclude. Rework Approaches Covered will include PoP, QFN/QFP, 0201/0402, LED and PTH.
Limited space is available and the registration fee is $49 per person. Click here to register today. The first 20 registrants will be admitted FREE! For more information about STI Electronics, contact sales at 1-800-858-0604 or sales@stielectronicsinc.com.

STI Electronics, Inc., a full service organization providing training services, electronic and industrial distribution, analytical and failure analysis, prototyping, and small- to medium-volume PCB assembly, produced a sales video for its new J-STD-001 Inspection Kit (part number STI-INSP-001-E1). The video can be viewed or downloaded at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3xXJC9KcRo.

The training kit was designed by the Master IPC Trainers (MITs) at STI Electronics to assist MITs and Certified IPC Trainers (CITs) that need an easy way to administer the physical inspection requirements of Module 5 of the IPC-J-STD-001 training program.
 
These materials also can be used for other training programs that reference the IPC J-STD-001 criteria. To place an order, contact sales at 1-800-858-0604 or sales@stielectronicsinc.com.

STI Electronics, Inc., a full service organization providing training services, electronic and industrial distribution, analytical and failure analysis, prototyping, and small- to medium-volume PCB assembly, announces that it celebrated Julia Adamczyk’s 10-year anniversary on January 13, 2014. David Raby, STI’s President & CEO, presented Julia with a certificate commemorating her anniversary as well as $1,000.
Julia started with STI 10 years ago as a Customer Service Representative in Inside Sales for STI’s Electronic Assembly & Solder Supplies group.  Julia currently serves as the buyer and Logistics Coordinator for the same group.  “Julia is extremely customer focused and conscientious.  As a result she is an integral part of STI’s success and we look forward to continued success with Julia by our side,” says David Raby, President/CEO. 

STI Electronics, Inc., a full service organization providing training services, electronic and industrial distribution, analytical and failure analysis, prototyping, and small- to medium-volume PCB assembly, has partnered with ITM to offer a series of courses. Phil Zarrow, Joe Belmonte and James Hall will present the first course, entitled “Understanding and Implementing Best Practices in Electronic Assembly Processes,” will take place March 4-5, 2014 at STI’s facility in Madison, AL.

You have the responsibility and resources to improve the productivity of an assembly operation….what do you do? This course will drive awareness and offer solutions for the adverse impact that non-optimal assembly practices and processes have on the product quality and financial success of electronic assembly businesses. A comprehensive perspective on problem issues has been developed for the most current critical electronic assembly processes, materials (both existing and emerging), equipment, procedures and methods. Most importantly, practical solutions will be presented. Key issues that consistently result in assembly problems and low yields will be identified and resolved.
 
This seminar is intended for anyone involved in directing, developing, managing and/or executing assembly line operations including managers, line supervisors and line engineers involved in manufacturing, design and quality engineering. For more information or to register for an upcoming course, visit www.stielectronicsinc.com.

STI Electronics, Inc., a full service organization providing training services, electronic and industrial distribution, analytical and failure analysis, prototyping, and small- to medium-volume PCB assembly, opened its new IPC approved training center in Houston, TX on January 1, 2014. The training center is located at 9920 W. Sam Houston Parkway S., Suite 420.
 
“We are very fortunate to have an outstanding customer base,” said David Raby, President & CEO. “We want to thank all of our customers for the support they have given us throughout the years.  We appreciate each of our customers and look forward to mutual growth in 2014 and beyond.”
 
The training center will have one hands-on classroom that will be fully equipped to conduct basic soldering courses, J-STD-001 certification courses and rework and repair courses, along with two lecture classrooms to conduct IPC-A-610, IPC/WHMA-A-620, and more.
 

STI Electronics, Inc., a full service organization providing training services, electronic and industrial distribution, analytical and failure analysis, prototyping, and small- to medium-volume PCB assembly, is pleased to announce that it has released the training schedule for 2014. The company’s Training Services division will offer more than 70 courses at its facility in Madison, AL and various places across the US including GA and TX..
 
STI’s Training Services division develops customized training courses to fit specific training needs. Typically, STI builds these classes around company-specific standards and specifications. STI is an IPC authorized training center for J-STD-001, IPC-A-610, IPC/WHMA-A-620, IPC-A-600 and IPC7711/7721, and provides both Certified IPC Application Specialist (CIS) and Certified IPC Trainer (CIT) courses.
 
Most courses can be customized to meet a specific need or requirement and can be conducted at a customers’ site or STI’s facility in Madison, AL. For more information or to register for an upcoming course, visit www.stielectronicsinc.com.