Becktronic and Brückmann Elektronik

EMS service providers are currently facing many challenges: Ubiquitous component shortages with resulting supply bottlenecks. Demand for industrial and precious metals is rising, while prices are skyrocketing. Technical requirements are growing, while the complexity of electronic assemblies is increasing at the same time. How do companies have to set the course now in order to position themselves competitively for the future?

The answer is collaboration. It is not only an investment in future viability, it is the key to success. As Henry Ford knew, "Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, working together is success." The well-established partnership between Becktronic GmbH and Brückmann Elektronik GmbH proves just that. The professional manufacturer of laser-cut SMD stencils and the innovative system supplier for high-quality electronics solutions have been treading common paths for many years.

Long-standing business relationship: Professional. Precise. Personal.
And always in partnership.

The starting point for joint projects is always different. This is mainly due to the diverse market segments, which always demand new product innovations in more and more industrial and living areas. The electronic assemblies of Brückmann Elektronik GmbH are used, among others, in the optical industry, in measurement technology, in motion control systems, in aviation, in high frequency technology as well as in the audio & high-end sector. The high-precision SMD stencils from Becktronic GmbH are important tools in the solder paste printing production step.

"We are particularly proud that during the Corona pandemic we can also support companies in the medical technology sector," said Michael Groß, head of SMD production at Brückmann Elektronik GmbH, and Thomas Schulte-Brinker, managing director of Becktronic GmbH.

Reliable processes even with tight timings

Customers approach the cooperation partners with a wide variety of problems. In addition to the increased technical demands, process reliability plays an overriding role - even with increased time pressure. Becktronic and Brückmann Elektronik are ideally equipped for such situations. For Brückmann Elektronik, for example, it is important to have suppliers who can solve the given challenges, however great they may be, even in difficult situations. Maintaining continuity and quality standards in time-critical projects is no problem for Becktronic GmbH as a reliable partner.

"Highest product quality is our top priority at Becktronic. With DIN EN ISO 9001, we have imposed very strict standards on ourselves in this regard," says Thomas Schulte-Brinker. The high quality standards are guaranteed by the consistent reduction of disruptive factors within the processes as well as the internal feasibility analysis for each project. For ongoing process and product optimization, the two premium partners use a continuously maintained database in which all anomalies are documented.

Throughout the entire process, from ordering to production to delivery, Becktronic repeatedly demonstrates the necessary ability to think outside the box. For example, when special solutions are required in the production of adhesive stencils or close coordination is needed in the production process with step stencils.

Joint process and product optimization for top quality

Special attention is paid to the problem with which almost all EMS service providers have to struggle: to produce consistently good assemblies with data from different layouters and CAD programs.

Here, Becktronic supports Brückmann GmbH by providing advice and implementing modifications to the template data. These optimizations are stored in customer-specific standards, continuously updated and adapted to changes in the production process of Brückmann GmbH. In this way, soldering defects such as tombstone effect, non-soldered contacts, solder bridges and solder beads have already been successfully virtually eliminated or prevented in advance.

Becktronic also provides advice on adapting the data to the new footprint when new component and housing shapes are assembled for the first time, and makes adjustments to the cutting data with µm precision in order to ensure optimum results right from the start.

The flexible implementation of even time-critical projects is particularly emphasized at Becktronic GmbH by a decisive advantage that Brückmann Elektronik GmbH, as a premium partner, greatly appreciates: fast delivery times. At Becktronic, these are within one day in the standard service. However, fast response times and a very well-equipped laser park with corresponding production capacities enable order throughput times of only four hours if the stencil ordered is really urgently needed.

Deliveries via express delivery or direct pick-up at Becktronic's premises are also part of the all-round carefree service offered by the reliable partner for laser-cut SMD stencils.

"Along the entire value chain, we know that Becktronic GmbH is an absolutely reliable partner at our side. The fact that we have not received any complaints since the beginning of the cooperation proves that we can rely on the team, even with tight timings," says Martin Reuter, Head of Materials Management at Brückmann Elektronik GmbH.

It is these reliable processes that have equipped Becktronic GmbH and Brückmann Elektronik GmbH for the future. "As specialized manufacturers in the electronics industry, we work together as equals without losing sight of what is important: our products, our customers and our shared vision," says Thomas Schulte-Brinker, summarizing the cooperative partnership.