On September 21, 2011 Electro Soft, Incorporated celebrated 25 Years in Electronics Contract Manufacturing. Customers, vendors, family and friends all joined us at the Talamore Country Club in Ambler, Pennsylvania for a cocktail party celebration. President James T. Wallace, Sr., regaled guests with the story of how Electro Soft started. While everyone knew it the [...]
Thanks to an energy grant from the State of Pennsylvania, Electro Soft, Incorporated will be upgrading our lighting fixtures. Currently we are using old 8 foot flurescent lighting fixtures that are over 10 years old (at least). While the current lights still work well, LED provides better coverage at a lower price. As you [...]
Wave soldering is a process in which many parts on a PC board assembly can be soldered at one time. It is a unique and interesting process that we use at Electro Soft, Incorporated for our through-hole PC Board assemblies. How Wave Soldering Works – In Layman’s Terms 1. The board is checked to [...]
My background is in Supply Chain Logistics. From time to time our projects swell to a point where I am asked to pitch in on the purchasing duties. Now that the industrial marketplace has caught up to the rest of the world, buying has never been easier. No more are the days of sending an [...]
Having been in business for over 25 years, ESI has introduced its services to countless companies. There were 10 areas in which all companies consistently focused on when it came to PCB assembly house selection. Here they are: 1. Proximity – Most companies who are starting a new project with a new company want a [...]
ESI President and CEO Jim Wallace was selected as one of the winners in the annual 2010 Minority Business Leaders Awards Program by Philadelphia Business Journal. Having started is business 23 years ago, Jim is considered a true success story. Growing up in Ambler, Pennsylvania, he was the eldest of 5 children. Academically talented in [...]
Foxconn, a contract manufacturing company located in Shenzhen, China has been all over the headlines lately. A cursory review or several news sources reviled that eleven employees have committed suicide at the world’s largest electronics contract manufacturing firm. The name Foxconn might not ring a bell, but I’m sure the companies Apple, Dell, Nokia and [...]
On the purchasing scene, I constantly see options for RoHS products. There is a slight shift towards contract manufacturers becoming RoHS compliant here in the US, so I decided to look at the nature behind this movement and to see whether or not it is something that Electro Soft, Incorporated should pursue. RoHS means Restriction [...]
Electrostatic Discharge or ESD You could be costing your company thousands of dollars in unnecessary rework and repair. By educating yourself in one of the most common issues in electronics you can avoid these common, yet costly defects. Is your company utilizing safe ESD practices? Static Lets start with some basic chemistry, everybody is made [...]
