Quality is critical to our success: it is integral to and underpins all our processes. We manage our activities and associated resources as a series of planned processes to produce the right assembly, at the right time and with minimum wastage.
Our individual processes are structured into a documented quality management system (QMS), known as our business management system (BMS), which meets the requirements for BS EN 9001:2015 and BS EN ISO 13485:2016. We are committed to the continuous improvement of the products and services we provide, whilst also driving forward the effectiveness of our BMS.
Our management team drives compliance with all statutory, regulatory, legislative and contractual requirements — and we provide an internal environment in which our people are fully involved in achieving our Quality Objectives and support by our Quality Policy.
IPC standards provide customers with a clear benchmark for acceptability of Electronic Assemblies, broken down into classes. As standard, EMS produces all assemblies to Class 2 —with Class 3 available on demand to suit customer requirements.
EMS staff members are trained as Certified IPC Specialists.
As part of EMS’ commitment to continuous improvement and quality, we certify staff to IPC-A-610 (Acceptability of Electronics Assemblies). This standard provides:
As part of EMS’ commitment to continuous improvement and quality, EMS certifies staff to IPC J-STD-001 (Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies). This standard provides:
In addition, if your company uses J-STD-001 — or is considering its adoption — you can use the certification program to address the standard’s training requirement.
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Controls
Electrostatic Discharge is the rapid movement of a charge from one object to another. When this occurs, it is known as an ESD event.
Without the correct controls to protect sensitive electronics, an ESD event can cause significant damage — which may not be seen or discovered until weeks or months after the event.
EMS has two internal ESD Coordinators who are trained in accordance with ESD S20:20 & BS-EN-61340 standards. Support and training are carried out by the quality department which:
All of EMS’ employees are trained by the quality department, with the audit programme being reviewed and developed to reflect the evolving and developing setup of EMS.
