Quality Assurance

It is our aim to design and build to meet and where appropriate exceed our customer’s specifications. This includes ensuring that we meet and exceed any relevant industry-specific regulations or standards.

All employees are encouraged to take responsibility for the quality of their own workmanship and to work with their colleagues towards the goal of “zero defects”, a philosophy emphasised throughout the company, not just limited to those directly involved with manufacturing output. We have a dedicated on site Quality Manager who continuously reviews our practices and procedures to ensure that we maintain a high standard of product quality and we constantly look to improve our systems towards the goal of “zero defects”. Our Quality Manager is on hand to deal with any customer queries on a one to one basis.

The IPC (Association Connecting Electronic Industries) previously known as the Institute for Printed Circuits created the standards to ensure that the products built by electronics companies are manufactured to the highest standards.

The standards relate to the methods used to produce the products and to control the services that UK Electronics supplies to their customers ensuring they consistently receive a high-quality and first-class service every time. Adherence to this Quality System is mandatory throughout the Company.

The Quality Manual and Quality Assurance Procedures form the basis of UK Electronics commitment to both customer satisfaction and sound business practice. By following these procedures, strong relationships with customers and suppliers can be built upon clearly defined requirements and responsibilities thus ensuring that performance expectations are met.

The continuous review of our internal procedures and our detailed Quality Management System along with regularly improving our practices guarantees you can be certain you are getting the outstanding quality you rely on.

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At UK Electronics we are committed to the protection of the environment and to the promotion of sustainable development. All of our employees are encouraged to reduce, reuse and recycle as much waste as possible.

Over the past 15 years we have been working to reduce the number of potentially harmful chemicals we use in our production process, for example, we have changed to water based flux, water based conformal coating and to lead free and colophony solders. Additionally, we have been fully RoHS compliant since the directive came into place in 2006.

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This ISO 13485 manufacturing certification, means the manufacturer covers the regulatory requirements, and adheres to a broad set of rules and guidelines, regarding documenting, taking certain steps for medical device product development, manufacture, and PCB assembly, as well as incorporating basic medical device safety standards.

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RoHS compliant ensures that all electronic products/equipment purchased by UK Electronics are free from:

• Lead (Pb)
• Mercury (Hg)
• Hexavalent Chromium (Cr(Vi))
• Cadmium (Cd)
• Polybrominated Biphenyl Flame Retardants (PBB)
• Polybrominated Diphenyl Flame Retardants (PBDC)

Hazardous materials are prevented from entering landfill sites due to the RoHS directive, this significantly reduces the environmental issues that have previously occurred.

At UK Electronics all of our electronics waste is disposed/recycled by an external company in line with the WEEE directive (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment).

We are committed to the protection of the environment and the promotion of sustainable development.

As an organisation we will:

• Endeavour to prevent pollution, reduce waste, encourage recycling and reduce energy consumption.
• Monitor and examine our environmental performance and implement continuous improvement.
• Meet the requirements of all relevant environmental legislation.

All rubbish and debris is removed from UK Electronics premises and transported to a designated waste/recycling station. We have a facility for the disposal of all waste and in particular waste that is hazardous to the environment such as toxic waste, waste oil, etc. These items are disposed of in line with local environmental regulations.

We have separate on-site recycling facilities for:

• Waste paper / cardboard
• Polythene
• Used printer cartridges
• Fluorescent tubes
• Dross solder
• Stencil wipes and empty solder paste tubs
• SMD reels and trays

At UK Electronics we also recycle all our outdated electrical equipment and scrap circuit boards under the WEEE directive (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment).

UK Electronics have been working to reduce the number of potentially harmful chemicals it uses in the production of its customers products i.e. changing to water based flux, water based conformal coating and lead free and colophony solders.

This is an invitation only accreditation service for the Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space sectors and as such shows the quality and professionalism of JOSCAR accredited suppliers.

This accreditation mark is valued by some of the largest purchasers in the defence community and indicates that Blackburn Circuit Design have been through the process and have demonstrated commitment and appropriate credentials.

JOSCAR covers company capability, accreditations’, information security, corporate social responsibility, financial
history and ethical operations.

This cross-sector collaborative solution reduces the time, cost, resources and duplication currently needed to provide information.

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