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to our customers and base the business on what they’ re doing,” he concludes.“ We remain close to them and stay flexible, enabling us to react quickly at any given moment. Looking
to the next five years, our focus will continue to be our people. We run apprenticeships, graduate programs and PhD sponsorships – of roughly 227 people on site, 80 percent are in training or professional development. We’ ve been awarded Investors in People recently and more focus will be on staff development and training. We’ ve also just completed a deal with global ATE company Chroma, installing two large Chroma test systems in our OSAT facility. This opens the door to UK, European and Scandinavian‘ fabless’ customers needing full characterization of die, packaged devices, and full turnkey production testing.” ■
cil-uk. co. uk biomedical devices that can’ t exceed 170 ° C. This increase in OSAT / EMS customers has seen our surface mount capability grow to eight SMT lines, with a ninth arriving in October 2026. We place one million surface mount components a day and customers increasingly ask us to handle full product build alongside their discrete device and PCBA manufacturing. There’ s nothing else quite like it in the UK, or Europe for that matter.” Full vertical integration is an essential part of CIL’ s customer experience.“ For one customer we package 300mm Silicon wafers into individual devices, mount them alongside other components on a very large and complex PCB, test it, integrate RF amplifiers, and ship a complete 1U 19-inch rack satcom system,” adds John.“ They bring us bare die on a wafer and take away a finished product.”
As CIL proudly marks 40 years in business, John reveals the number one factor in its longevity: ability to change quickly. Customer relations are also crucial.“ We listen intently
CONGRATULATIONS TO CUSTOM INTERCONNECT
ON 40 YEARS IN BUSINESS
We are proud to support you with our jet printing and placement technologies.
Reaching this important milestone reflects four decades of expertise, innovation and commitment to customers. Custom Interconnect has continued to push the boundaries of electronics manufacturing while developing a comprehensive range of solutions for its customers.
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We wish you continued success for many years to come.
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