Our manufacturing processes

Our workshops extend over more than 3 500m²


Printing shop

 

Plate making/dye preparation:

  • an area dedicated to colour research and definition by spectrometric analysis. Colours based on colour chart references (Pantone, RAL, NCS...) or a customer's sample;
  • an area for producing screening frames with tensioning of the silks, direct coating or application on a capillary film, plotting, then screen reclamation after use. This gives us total control of the entire process.

Degreasing/varnishing (for metal supports only):

  • 2 degreasing lines, one with a built-in brushing process for max. forms 700 mm wide (550 mm for brushing);
  • 2 varnishing machines for applying coloured varnish or substrates for screening ink.


Silk-screen printing:

  • 2 continuous printing machines (material on rollers), one for printing conductive inks, the other for production of decors. Drying in thermal ovens or UV is directly incorporated in each machine.
  • 3 sheet silk-screen printing tables are used to work with metal and plastics before drying on-line or in ovens.

 Cutting/deformation:

  • 4 die-cutting machines equipped with bladed tools for cutting plastics (adhesives, polyester, polycarbonate) into thicknesses of less than 1 mm;
  • various step by step and/or band feed mechanical presses equipped with matrix-punch tools used to cut metal sheets or strips;
  • 2 embossing machines and a thermoforming press to provide attractive relief, 3D form or tactile sensation on a polyester and polycarbonate base;
  • a hydraulic stamping press;
  • a folding press.

 


 

Lamination/assembly:

  • a material laminating and cutting machining used to complex up to 3 different materials simultaneously and output the end result in the desired format.
  • semi-automatic laminating tables developed exclusively for PIM Industrie. Guaranteed repeatability and faultless binding quality between the different layers making up our keyboards;
  • highly dextrous operators for all manual offset operations (sheet stop, sheet reinforcement...) or assembly of very small parts.

 

 

 


 Component transfer:

  • fully automatic operation;
  • machine stock allowing great flexibility in production organization;
  • 1 SMD component transfer robot;
  • 1 dome switch transfer robot;
  • 1 mixed robot (dome switch and SMD components);
  • more than 4 million dome switches and 2 million LEDS removed per year.

 

 

 

 


 Electrical test and final inspection:

  • final inspections of all parts despatched (functional testing of buttons and LEDS, loop resistance, short-circuit...),
  • manual or automatic tester.
  • production of particular test template and cable according to part specifics;
  • visual inspection of 100% of parts before shipment.

 

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