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News Release from: Tecan
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 23 August 2004
Bourke takes charge of finishing
Tecan has appointed Seamus Bourke as Business Manager of its ultramodern precision metal finishing facility.
Tecan has appointed Seamus Bourke as Business Manager of its ultramodern precision metal finishing facility The appointment is designed to augment and reinforce the company's market-leading position while pursuing next-generation solutions for high-performance OEM applications across a wide range of industries
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 12 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Tecan has an outstanding reputation for the provision of high-tech and high-spec finishing solutions, it is my intention to harmonise these with my own extensive experience to deliver a new level of service to the industry", said Seamus Bourke, Business Manager, Tecan.
"I have been in the electroplating and finishing world for 25 years and have gleaned a great deal from working, essentially in the midlands, with the UK's foremost automotive manufacturers and first-tear suppliers, particularly in finishing processes, R and D and QA".
"I hope to initiate next-level process procedures to further enhance the increasingly appreciated range of critical benefits on offer to our expanding customer base".
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Detailed precision parts with critical tolerances
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The company has established a well-earned reputation for delivering the most demanding precision metal finishing solutions, within the most aggressive lead-time requirements.
The purpose-built, high-specification finishing facility, delivers an extremely wide range of finishes, with the full technical backup of an on-site laboratory.
Atomic absorption control and nondestructive X-ray fluorescence testing are conducted under the supervision of a qualified chemist to ensure total process control.
This commitment to quality has resulted in Tecan being awarded supplier approval by most major electronic, automotive and aerospace manufacturers.
The company is also working towards achieving NADCAP and TS16949:2000 standards.
Rigorous inspection is automatically carried out on all finished parts before they are allowed to leave the facility.
Furthermore, bespoke quality assurance programmes can also be developed to suit individual statistical process control requirements, with traceability reports generated as necessary.
The company also appreciates that finishing can sometimes be a "pinch-point" in lead-time commitments and is therefore fully-configured to respond to the most urgent of requirements.
Lead-times are always kept as short as possible, but where necessary a rapid turnaround service is made available, which is complemented, both locally and nationally, by a door-to-door delivery service.
Finishes available include acid gold, pure gold, silver, bright tin, 60/40 tin lead, 90/10 tin lead, sulphamate nickel, electroless nickel, copper, type 1 sulphuric anodising and type 3 hard anodising on aluminium and titanium (colours to specification), stainless steel passivating, alochrome 1200 and chemical blacking.
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