Electronics contract manufacturer for PCB assembly, cable assembly, coil winding and device wiring from a quantity of 1
M. Richter GmbH & Co. KG
Engelsbrand-Salmbach (Pforzheim)New on Amplifa
Electronics contract manufacturing since 1975
M. Richter is an EMS provider (Electronic Manufacturing Services) founded in 1975, based in Engelsbrand-Salmbach near Pforzheim. The company manufactures electronic assemblies as prototypes and in small series from lot size 1: SMD, THT and THR assembly of printed circuit boards, also in panels and on maxi boards, including wave, dip, reflow (full convection), vapour phase and hand soldering with separate lines for lead-free and leaded soldering. In addition, cable assembly (round, flat ribbon, coax, HF, LF, low-noise, data and special cables), coil and transformer winding including air coils and special coils, as well as assembly and wiring of complete electronic devices are offered. The service spectrum also includes worldwide material procurement, engineering support and redesign, test equipment development and construction, functional testing, and delivery just in time or via KanBan. Customers come from medical electronics, the automotive industry, metrology, engineering offices as well as science and research. Quality management is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015; ESD protection is implemented throughout the entire plant.
- Site
- Engelsbrand
- Processes
- SMD assembly (SMT assembly), THT assembly (through-hole technology), THR assembly, Panel assembly (PCBs in panels), Wave soldering / dip soldering, Reflow soldering (full-convection reflow), Vapour phase soldering, Hand soldering / special soldering work
- Materials
- Printed circuit boards (PCBs), also maxi boards, Cables and wires (round cables, flat ribbon, coax, HF, LF, low-noise, data cables etc.), Strands and wires, Lead-free solder, Leaded solder, Round, flat ribbon, coax, HF, LF, low-noise, data and special cables, Coils and winding goods (special coils, air coils, PCB transformers, RM
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ESD protection (ESD-compliant production)
- Founded
- 1975
- Industries
- Electronics/EMS, Medical electronics, Automotive industry, Metrology/Industrial measuring instruments, Engineering offices, Science and research
- 01
Material procurement (electronic, optical, mechanical components,
- 02
Engineering support / redesign
- 03
SMD, THT and THR assembly
- 04
Soldering (wave, dip, reflow, vapour phase, hand soldering)
- 05
Cable assembly and coil winding
- 06
Device assembly and wiring
- 07
Functional test and inspection
- 08
Packaging and shipping (also just in time / KanBan)
Materials and processes
Printed circuit boards (PCBs), also maxi boards
Base material of assembly manufacturing in SMD, THT and mixed assembly.
Lead-free solder
Used on the company's own line for THT soldering in accordance with RoHS compliance.
Leaded solder
Own line for customer groups not subject to RoHS compliance, e.g. medical electronics.
Round, flat ribbon, coax, HF, LF, low-noise, data and special cables
Assembly into cable harnesses and special cables up into the teraohm range.
Coils and winding goods (special coils, air coils, PCB transformers, RM
Machine winding from a quantity of 1; air coils are chemically bonded.
Locations
Engelsbrand-Salmbach
DEProduction and administration
- Lot size
- from 1 piece to a few 100 panels; machine SMD production from approx. 4 pieces
- Materials
- Printed circuit boards, cables and wires, winding goods, lead-free and leaded solder
- 2 SMD placement machines Mydata
- Mydata Agilis feeders
- Placement machine Heeb
- Chained small-series assembly line (loading station Pacha Automation, stencil-free jet paste printer, placement machine from package size 0201, inspection line,
- Vapour phase soldering system (large-format)
- Wave/dip soldering system
- Separate THT soldering lines for lead-free and leaded soldering
- Computer-controlled coil winding machines
- Station for chemical bonding of air coils
- Wire stripping, cutting and crimping machines as well as presses
Components and products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMD assembly (SMT assembly)Assembly | – | – | from approx. 4 pieces (island | 1 piece – a few 100 / from approx. 25 on chained | Printed circuit boards (PCBs) |
| THT assembly (through-hole technology)Assembly | – | – | – | 1 piece | Printed circuit boards (PCBs) |
| THR assemblyAssembly | – | – | – | – | Printed circuit boards (PCBs) |
| Panel assembly (PCBs in panels)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Printed circuit boards (PCBs) |
| Wave soldering / dip solderingJoining | – | – | – | – | Printed circuit boards (PCBs) |
| Reflow soldering (full-convection reflow)Joining | – | – | – | – | Printed circuit boards (PCBs) |
| Vapour phase solderingJoining | – | – | – | – | Printed circuit boards (PCBs) |
| Hand soldering / special soldering workJoining | – | – | – | 1 piece | Printed circuit boards (PCBs) |
| Lead-free THT soldering (own line)Joining | – | – | – | – | Printed circuit boards (PCBs) |
| Leaded THT soldering (own line)Joining | – | – | – | – | Printed circuit boards (PCBs) |
| Stencil-free paste printing (jet process)Assembly | high precision (not quantified) | – | – | – | Printed circuit boards (PCBs) |
| Coil winding (special coils, air coils)Assembly | – | – | maximum a few 100 pieces | 1 piece – a few 100 | Coils/winding goods |
| Transformer winding (PCB transformers, RM transformers, shell-core coils)Assembly | – | – | – | 1 piece | Coils/winding goods |
| Chemical bonding (air coils)Surface | – | – | – | – | Air coils |
| Cable assembly (round cables, harnesses, flat ribbon cables, strands, coax/HF lines,Assembly | – | – | – | 1 piece (single pieces) | Round cables, Flat or flat ribbon cables, Flat round cables, Strands, Wires, HF lines, Coax or coaxial cables, Low-noise cables, LF lines, Control lines, Data cables, Connection cables, Special cables, Y-cables |
| Assembly and wiring of electronic devicesAssembly | – | – | – | 1 piece | electronic devices, housings |
| Detailed testing / functional test of assemblies (with own or customer test facilities)Testing | – | – | – | – | electronic assemblies |
| Test equipment development and constructionTesting | – | – | – | – | electronic assemblies |
| Layout and unrouting work / support for production-oriented design / redesignsEngineering | – | – | – | – | electronic assemblies |
| Material procurement (electronic, optical and mechanical components) worldwideEngineering | – | – | – | 1 piece | electronic components, optical components, mechanical components |
| Handling of frame orders, delivery just in time / KanBanEngineering | – | – | – | – | electronic assemblies |
| Contract manufacturing of coils in larger quantities via 2 partner companies (with final inspectionAssembly | – | – | – | – | Coils/winding goods |
| Procurement/contracting of production-to-drawing work (e.g. mechanical parts)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
14 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMD placement machine | Mydata | 2 | – | um Jahrtau | Pforzheim |
| Agilis feeder (intelligent feeding systems) | Mydata Agilis | – | – | – | Pforzheim |
| Placement machine | Heeb | 1 | – | – | Pforzheim |
| Placement tables / manual workstations for SMD assembly | – | 5 | – | – | Pforzheim |
| Infrared oven | – | 1 | – | – | Pforzheim |
| Vapour phase soldering system (large-format) | – | 1 | – | um Jahrtau | Pforzheim |
| Chained small-series assembly line (loading station, stencil-free paste printer jet process, | Loading station: Pacha Automation | 1 | – | 2011 | Pforzheim |
| Loading station (loader) with chain transport | Pacha Automation | 1 | – | 2010 | Pforzheim |
| Wave/dip soldering system | – | – | – | – | Pforzheim |
| Coil winding machine | – | 2 | – | – | Pforzheim |
| Computer-controlled coil winding machine | – | 1 | – | 2012 | Pforzheim |
| Station for chemical bonding (air coils) | – | 1 | – | 2012 | Pforzheim |
| Wire stripping, cutting and crimping machines | – | – | – | – | Pforzheim |
| Presses (cable assembly) | – | – | – | – | Pforzheim |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and certification
Quality management is fully certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 (mdc, registration no. D1259700013). ESD protection is implemented throughout the plant; the scope of testing and test specifications are coordinated with the customer on a product-specific basis and documented.
| Evidence | Engelsbrand-Salmbach |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 14001 | |
| ESD protection (ESD-compliant production) |
Company history
- 1975
Founded by Manfred Richter in Eutingen (today Pforzheim); THT assembly, wave soldering, hand soldering work, device assembly
- ca. 1980
Purchase of 2 coil winding machines and start of cable assembly
- 1980er
Start of SMD assembly with 5 manual workstations and an infrared oven, later a placement machine from Heeb
- 1999
Handover from Manfred Richter to Volkmar Stichweh; small-series production becomes the company philosophy
- um 2000
Expansion of SMD assembly: 2 Mydata machines, large-format vapour phase soldering system, Agilis feeders
- 2010
Loading station (loader) with chain transport from Pacha Automation commissioned for small-series production
- 2011
Set-up of a chained small-series assembly line with stencil-free jet paste printer, placement machine from package size 0201 and full-convection reflow
- 2012
New computer-controlled coil winding machine; 1st place in the flexibility category at the BestEMS competition
- 2013
Once again 1st place in flexibility at the BestEMS competition
- 2018
Membership in FED e.V.; recognition of Farnell GmbH as part of the Packaging Reuse Initiative
- 2020
Martin Hanus becomes managing director