Automotive electronics manufacturer installs latest circuit board assembly machines

4 October 2006 News

CI Shurlok, a division of Control Instruments, recently installed the latest circuit board assembly machines on offer from Yamaha.

Yamaha is represented in South Africa by McCarthy Limited T/A Hawker Richardson.

CI Shurlok is a manufacturer of automotive electronic components for some of the world's leading motor vehicle manufacturers, which include BMW, Daimler Chrysler, Lotus, Bentley, and Toyota, amongst others.

The new machines, which can place electronic devices onto printed circuit boards at speeds of 40 000 placements per hour, are part of an ongoing programme by CI Shurlok to keep it on the forefront of automotive electronics assembly. The company's list of International Standards includes ISO 9001, QS 9000, VDA 6, ISO 14001 and ISO/TS 16949, making it a world-class operation.

During a recent visit by Brand Pretorius, McCarthy Limited CEO, the new YG 200 and YG 88 Yamaha assembly machines were already fully up to speed, having only been installed a few days prior. This was due to the fact that operator training had been conducted prior to the machines' arrival from Japan and that the installation took place over a weekend, without disrupting production.

Upon review of the products that CI Shurlok manufactures and in particular, its OEM components, Pretorius committed to a further meeting with Control Instruments' management to investigate mutually-beneficial business opportunities between the McCarthy Group and Control Instruments.

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