We had a great time in San Diego– a couple of us on the APEX team stayed over the weekend to check out the local flavor. APEX is a great show for our industry, and we’re proud to be one of only 82 companies that have exhibited at APEX for 20 straight years! In this short video, you’ll get a picture of the APEX show, and some of the things that make San Diego in the winter such a magical place.
IPC APEX EXPO is the largest event for electronics manufacturing in North America attracting more than 9,000 professionals from 45 countries. From the industry’s leading technical conference and application-focused professional development courses, to the innovation-driven exhibit floor, IPC APEX EXPO 2020 will be packed with far-reaching ideas and insights.
BPM is celebrating 20 years exhibiting at APEX on our 35th anniversary as a company. It’s been a great show, perhaps a little slower than last year.
It’s not too late! Stop by our booth (1604) before 2pm February 6th. Come see the fastest-selling Automated Programmer in BPM’s history… the 3901.
If you got this message on a computer running our process software, please call our Inside Sales Team for information on our Windows 10 solution for BPWin. Read more about Microsoft’s decision to end support for Windows 7 here.
Corey Miles, Director of Device Support and Jon Bondurant, VP of Operations, help collect this year’s Toys for Tots donations.
We’d like to thank all the employees who contributed to another full box of toys this year! Toys for Tots is top-notch; one of the highest-rated in the country, with 97% of their funds (and 100% of toys) going directly back to the children. If you want more information: https://www.toysfortots.org/
BPM Microsystems manufactures device programmers (like copiers for microchips). Our mid-sized automated programmer, the 3910, can be configured with up to 4 of our programming sites, each of which can program up to 4 devices concurrently. The housing for the sites is a fabricated metal “cage”, which doesn’t allow for any custom configuration.
Enter the 3D printer…Our engineering and production teams experimented with 3D printing individual site chassis. They were able to rapidly iterate different prototypes (rapid as in overnight compared to 5-8 weeks); final pieces were printed in carbon fiber filament.
“I’m moving BPM’s manufacturing and rapid prototyping into 3D printing because it’s so fast and flexible,” says Jon Bondurant, Vice President of Operations at BPM. “The reduced turnaround times allow for fast iteration of continuous improvement cycles. 3D printing creates very little waste and uses recyclable materials making it a sustainable approach for replacing wasteful traditional manufacturing processes.”
3D printing enabled an existing platform to increase possible sites from 4 to 7 (a 75% increase in capacity) while reducing the cost of the site chassis from hundreds of dollars to a little over $10 in materials. Site chassis no longer need to be ordered in advance or pulled from existing inventory; they can be printed on-demand when the order comes in. We are looking into expanding into other areas, such as sockets and other parts that we previously machined on our CNC.
To see the 3928 go to www.bpmmicro.com/3928-
