{"id":990180,"date":"2026-09-30T14:23:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T14:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/technic-in-process-parts-semiconductor-photonics-assembly"},"modified":"2026-09-30T14:26:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T14:26:42","slug":"in-process-parts-semiconductor-photonics-assembly","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/technic-enterprise.com\/en\/in-process-parts-semiconductor-photonics-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"In-Process Parts for Semiconductor &#038; Photonics Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700;800&#038;family=Noto+Sans+Thai:wght@400;600;700&#038;display=swap\">\n<style>\n:root{\n  --bg:#F5F7FA; --surface:#FFFFFF; --fg:#0F1E33; --muted:#4B5A6E;\n  --navy:#0B3C6E; --navy-ink:#FFFFFF; --cyan:#2AA7E0; --line:#D7DEE8; --tint:#E7F3FB;\n  --font-body:'Inter','Noto Sans 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Precision-machined in Thailand to \u00b10.005 mm, with \u00b10.002 mm where the process demands it. Quotation within 3 working days.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stats\">\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>\u00b10.002 mm<\/b><span>wire EDM \u00b7 grinding \u00b7 Swiss-turn<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>Ra 0.4<\/b><span>surface finish<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>25+ years<\/b><span>supplying global manufacturers<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>ISO 9001:2015<\/b><span>certified since 2000<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hero-figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/wire-cut-part-caliper.jpg\" alt=\"Wire EDM cut stainless steel in-process part next to a digital caliper jaw, showing a part a few millimetres long\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1120\"><figcaption style=\"color:inherit;opacity:.8\">A wire-cut stainless part beside a caliper jaw. Most in-process parts are this size.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p><main class=\"wrap\"><\/p>\n<nav class=\"toc\" aria-label=\"Contents\">\n    <a href=\"#what\">What are in-process parts<\/a><br \/>\n    <a href=\"#die-attach\">Die attach<\/a><br \/>\n    <a href=\"#wire-bond\">Wire bonding<\/a><br \/>\n    <a href=\"#hot-bar\">Hot-bar reflow<\/a><br \/>\n    <a href=\"#alignment\">Fiber &#038; lens alignment<\/a><br \/>\n    <a href=\"#package\">Package &#038; sealing<\/a><br \/>\n    <a href=\"#test\">Test &#038; burn-in<\/a><br \/>\n    <a href=\"#automation\">Automation<\/a><br \/>\n    <a href=\"#spec\">Materials &#038; tolerances<\/a><br \/>\n    <a href=\"#faq\">FAQ<\/a><br \/>\n  <\/nav>\n<section class=\"section\" id=\"what\">\n<h2>What are in-process parts, and why they decide your yield<\/h2>\n<p>In-process parts (also called indirect materials, MRO tooling or consumable tooling) are the components on a production line that handle the product without becoming part of it. A pick-up nozzle lifts a laser diode die a few hundred microns wide. A window clamp holds a lead frame flat while gold wire is bonded. A V-groove fixture holds a 125 \u00b5m optical fiber still while it is aligned to a lens to sub-micron accuracy. None of these ship inside the transceiver, but every one of them touches the product on every cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Because they wear, they are re-ordered continuously. Because they hold the product, their tolerance and surface condition set the yield of the step they serve. A nozzle tip that is 5 \u00b5m out of square tilts every die it places. A burr on a clamp scratches every substrate. This is why equipment engineers, process engineers and indirect procurement teams at semiconductor and photonics plants keep a short list of machine shops who can hold these tolerances repeatably, deliver in weeks, and document every lot.<\/p>\n<p>Technic Enterprise has machined this class of part for hard-disk-drive, semiconductor and automation lines in Thailand since 2000. Below is the range we manufacture to your drawing, organised by the process step each part serves.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section\" id=\"die-attach\">\n<div class=\"stage\">\n<h3>Die attach and die handling<\/h3>\n<p class=\"why\">After dicing, each die is pushed up from the dicing tape by an ejector needle, lifted by a vacuum nozzle or collet, and placed onto a substrate, header or carrier. Tip flatness, hole concentricity and edge condition decide whether the die arrives level and uncracked.<\/p>\n<div class=\"parts\">\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Pick-up nozzle \/ die collet<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Vacuum tip that lifts the die. Tip face ground flat and square to the bore; small vacuum bore; wear-resistant material for millions of cycles.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">Tungsten carbide \u00b7 SUS440C \u00b7 PEEK tip<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Ejector pin \/ ejector needle<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Fine hardened needle that pushes the die off the tape from below. Tip radius and surface finish control cracking of thin dies.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">SUS440C hardened \u00b7 Tungsten carbide<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Ejector cap \/ needle holder<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Cap and holder that carry one or several needles in a precise pattern under the tape.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">SUS303 \u00b7 SUS304<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Die attach boat \/ carrier \/ nest<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Multi-cavity carrier that locates substrates or headers through dispensing, placement and oven cure. Cavity position held to \u00b10.005 mm.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">Aluminium A6061 \u00b7 Stainless steel<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Vacuum chuck \/ vacuum plate<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Flat plate with arrays of small vacuum holes holding wafers, substrates or trays. Flatness and hole pattern by micro-drilling.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">Aluminium A6061 \u00b7 Stainless steel<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Epoxy stamping pin \/ dispense needle holder<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Pins that transfer a controlled dot of die-attach epoxy, and holders for dispensing needles.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">SUS303 \u00b7 Tungsten carbide<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/nozzles-pins-fixture.jpg\" alt=\"Precision machined stainless steel nozzle tips in graduated sizes, dispensing needle, ejector pins and an aluminium locating fixture with dowel pins\" width=\"1400\" height=\"934\"><figcaption>Nozzle tips in graduated sizes, dispensing needle, pins and a locating fixture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section\" id=\"wire-bond\">\n<div class=\"stage\">\n<h3>Wire bonding<\/h3>\n<p class=\"why\">The lead frame or substrate is clamped against a heated stage while gold or copper wire is bonded. The clamp window, heater block insert and work holder must be flat, burr-free and hard enough to survive years of clamping.<\/p>\n<div class=\"parts\">\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Window clamp \/ clamp plate<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Hardened plate with a precisely cut window that presses the lead frame flat around the bond pads. Sharp, burr-free window edges by wire EDM.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">SKD11 hardened \u00b7 Tungsten carbide<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Heater block insert \/ bond stage insert<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Insert under the substrate that carries heat and supports the bond. Flatness and parallelism by surface grinding.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">Hardened tool steel \u00b7 Tungsten carbide<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Bonding work holder \/ jig<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Fixture that indexes packages or strips under the bond head, with locating pins to \u00b10.005 mm.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">SUS304 \u00b7 Aluminium A6061<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section\" id=\"hot-bar\">\n<div class=\"stage\">\n<h3>Hot-bar reflow soldering<\/h3>\n<p class=\"why\">Flex circuits are soldered to the module or head by a heated tip that presses the joint and reflows the solder in one pulse. The tip carries an embedded thermocouple so the controller can hold the pulse profile; tip flatness and the position of the thermocouple decide joint quality.<\/p>\n<div class=\"parts\">\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Reflow tip \/ solder tip with thermocouple<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Heated pressing tip with a thermocouple embedded next to the working face. Working face ground flat and parallel; supplied assembled with lead wires and plug.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">Copper alloy \u00b7 Hardened tool steel \u00b7 PEEK (insulating versions)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Thermode holder \/ heater bar<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Copper-alloy bar that carries current and heat to the tip, with the mounting features of the bonding head.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">Copper alloy<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Reflow nest \/ flex locating jig<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Fixture that holds the flex circuit and module in register under the tip.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">Aluminium A6061 \u00b7 PEEK<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/reflow-tips-gripper-fingers.jpg\" alt=\"Hot-bar reflow solder tips with embedded thermocouples and plugs, copper alloy thermode bars, and matched pairs of hardened stainless steel gripper fingers\" width=\"1400\" height=\"934\"><figcaption>Reflow tips supplied assembled with thermocouples, thermode bars, and matched gripper finger pairs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section\" id=\"alignment\">\n<div class=\"stage\">\n<h3>Fiber and lens alignment (photonics)<\/h3>\n<p class=\"why\">In an optical transceiver or optical sub-assembly (TOSA \/ ROSA), a laser, a lens and a single-mode fiber must be aligned to within a fraction of a micron, then fixed by UV-cure epoxy or laser welding. The fixtures that hold each element during active alignment are the most demanding in-process parts on the line.<\/p>\n<div class=\"parts\">\n<div class=\"part\"><b>V-groove fiber fixture \/ fiber holder<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Hardened block with a V-groove that seats a 125 \u00b5m fiber on two lines of contact. Groove position and angle cut by fine-wire EDM and finished by grinding.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">SUS440C hardened \u00b7 Tungsten carbide<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Fiber ribbon clamp \/ fiber array clamp<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Clamp that holds a 4- to 16-fiber ribbon flat and parallel during array alignment.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">Stainless steel \u00b7 PEEK<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Ferrule holder \/ sleeve fixture<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Holder for \u00d81.25 mm (LC) or \u00d82.5 mm (SC\/FC) ceramic ferrules. Bore concentricity held on the Swiss-type lathe.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">SUS303 \u00b7 Copper alloy \u00b7 PEEK<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Lens gripper tip \/ lens nest<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Soft-jawed tip or nest that holds a 0.5\u20133 mm lens during active alignment without marking the surface.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">PEEK \u00b7 Stainless steel<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Active-alignment gripper finger<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Hardened finger pair on the multi-axis alignment stage that grips the sub-assembly. Our most-requested part type; jaw geometry held to \u00b10.002 mm.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">SUS440C hardened \u00b7 Tungsten carbide<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>UV-cure fixture \/ epoxy cure nest<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Nest that keeps the aligned assembly fixed while the adhesive cures under UV. Black-anodised aluminium on request.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">Aluminium A6061 \u00b7 Stainless steel<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Laser-weld clamp \/ weld fixture<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Clamp that holds the TOSA\/ROSA housing and fiber sleeve during laser welding; copper alloy versions for heat sinking.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">SUS304 \u00b7 Copper alloy<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Reference dowel \/ locating pin<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Precision pins that reference every fixture to the machine datum.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">SUS440C hardened \u00b7 Tungsten carbide<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pick-arms-holders-guide-plates.jpg\" alt=\"Hardened steel gripper pick arms with pivot bores and locating pins, twin-bore nozzle holders, guide plates and clamp plates for an assembly machine\" width=\"1400\" height=\"934\"><figcaption>Pick arms, nozzle holders, guide plates and clamp plates, hardened and finished.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section\" id=\"package\">\n<div class=\"stage\">\n<h3>Package assembly and sealing<\/h3>\n<p class=\"why\">Once aligned, the assembly goes into a TO-can, butterfly or surface-mount package. Fixtures locate lid and base for sealing; dies trim and form the package leads.<\/p>\n<div class=\"parts\">\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Seal fixture \/ lid nest<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Nest that holds base and lid in register during seam sealing or adhesive sealing.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">SUS304 \u00b7 Aluminium A6061<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Trim and form die (TO-can leads)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Punch and die set that trims and bends TO-46 \/ TO-56 header leads. Cutting edges by wire EDM to \u00b10.002 mm.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">Tungsten carbide \u00b7 SKD11<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Lid forming punch \/ pressing die<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Tooling for forming thin metal lids and frames.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">SKD11 \u00b7 Tungsten carbide<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section\" id=\"test\">\n<div class=\"stage\">\n<h3>Test and burn-in<\/h3>\n<p class=\"why\">Every finished device is electrically and optically tested, and many are burned in at temperature. Sockets and carriers must locate the part repeatably thousands of times without wearing the leads or the optics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"parts\">\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Test socket body \/ socket insert<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Engineering-plastic socket that locates a TO-can or TOSA for probing. Cavity position \u00b10.01 mm; PEEK for temperature and dimensional stability.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">PEEK \u00b7 Aluminium A6061<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Pogo-pin holder \/ contact plate<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Plate with arrays of small precision holes carrying spring probes. Hole pattern by micro-drilling.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">PEEK \u00b7 Copper alloy<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Burn-in carrier \/ board fixture<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Multi-position carrier that holds devices through burn-in ovens.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">Aluminium A6061 \u00b7 PEEK<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Optical adapter block<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Block that receives LC \/ MPO connectors on the optical test station in fixed alignment.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">Aluminium A6061 \u00b7 Stainless steel<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Thermal block \/ heat-sink clamp<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Copper-alloy block that holds the device at test temperature.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">Copper alloy \u00b7 Aluminium A6061<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Fiber cleaver blade holder \/ polishing fixture<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Holders for cleaver blades and ferrule end-face polishing jigs.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">SUS440C hardened \u00b7 SKD11<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section\" id=\"automation\">\n<div class=\"stage\">\n<h3>Automation and material handling<\/h3>\n<p class=\"why\">Between stations, robots and conveyors move trays, strips and modules. End-of-arm tooling and locators wear and are replaced on schedule.<\/p>\n<div class=\"parts\">\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Robot gripper finger (EOAT)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Custom fingers for parallel grippers handling modules, trays or strips.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">Aluminium A6061 \u00b7 Stainless steel \u00b7 PEEK<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Tray locator \/ tray nest<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Nest that registers JEDEC trays to the machine datum.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">Aluminium A6061<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Precision stopper \/ locating block<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Hardened blocks and stops that set position on conveyors and indexers.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">SUS440C hardened<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"part\"><b>Feeder guide \/ tape guide<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Guides and blades for tape-and-reel and strip feeders.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mat\">Stainless steel \u00b7 Tungsten carbide<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section\" id=\"spec\">\n<h2>Materials and tolerances we hold<\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/micro-parts-needle-fixture.jpg\" alt=\"Miniature stainless steel ejector needle, wire-cut contact finger and a micro locating fixture with three pins\" width=\"1400\" height=\"934\"><figcaption>Ejector needle, wire-cut contact finger and a micro locating fixture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"tablewrap\">\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>Capability<\/th>\n<th>Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Standard tolerance<\/td>\n<td><b>\u00b10.005 mm<\/b><\/td>\n<td>In the specified process<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Process-level tolerance<\/td>\n<td><b>\u00b10.002 mm<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Wire EDM, surface grinding, 6-axis Swiss-type turning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Surface finish<\/td>\n<td><b>Ra 0.4<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Ground and finished surfaces<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Smallest EDM wire<\/td>\n<td><b>\u00d80.1 mm<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Fine-wire cutting for narrow slots and V-grooves<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Materials<\/td>\n<td>Tungsten carbide, hardened tool steel (SKD11, S45C), stainless (SUS303, SUS440C), beryllium copper, copper alloy, aluminium A6061, Haynes 230 superalloy, PEEK and engineering plastics<\/td>\n<td>Material supplied by us or free-issued by you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Processes<\/td>\n<td>Turning (incl. 6-axis Swiss), milling, wire EDM, sinker EDM, grinding, micro-drilling<\/td>\n<td>All six in-house, one factory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Inspection<\/td>\n<td>Non-contact video measuring system, 0.5 \u00b5m resolution<\/td>\n<td>100% inspection with report on request; 80 calibrated instruments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Quality system<\/td>\n<td>ISO 9001:2015<\/td>\n<td>Certified since 2000 (URS \/ UKAS)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section\">\n<h2>What to specify on the drawing<\/h2>\n<p>Three details on your drawing shorten the quote cycle and prevent the failures we see most often on in-process parts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"spec3\">\n<div><b>Edge condition<\/b><\/p>\n<p>State &#8220;burr-free&#8221; and the maximum edge break on any surface that touches the die, fiber or substrate. We deburr under magnification and can supply edge photos with the lot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><b>Datum and flatness<\/b><\/p>\n<p>For nozzle tips, clamp faces and heater inserts, call out flatness and squareness to the bore or datum face. These are ground, not just milled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><b>Cleanliness and packing<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Tell us if the part enters a clean assembly area. We ultrasonic-clean, dry and bag individually so no cutting fluid reaches your line.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section\">\n<h2>How to order<\/h2>\n<div class=\"steps\">\n<div>\n<p>Send the drawing (PDF or STEP) with quantity and target delivery to the address below. NDA on request before you send.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>We return a quotation within 3 working days, with any suggestion that reduces cost without changing function.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>First article ships with a full dimensional report from the video measuring system. Standard lead time 2\u20134 weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>For repeat parts, our Buffer Stock Program holds finished stock against your blanket order and ships in 1\u20132 days on call-off.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section\" id=\"faq\">\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<details>\n<summary>Do you machine tungsten carbide nozzles and collets?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes. Carbide tips and collets are produced by EDM and grinding in-house, with tip faces ground flat and square to the vacuum bore.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What is the smallest feature you can cut by wire EDM?<\/summary>\n<p>We run wire down to \u00d80.1 mm for narrow slots, clamp windows and V-grooves, holding \u00b10.002 mm on the wire-cut features.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Can you supply PEEK test sockets and fixtures?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes. PEEK and other engineering plastics are machined regularly for test sockets, pogo-pin holders, burn-in carriers and lens nests.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Do you provide inspection reports?<\/summary>\n<p>Every first article ships with a dimensional report from our non-contact video measuring system (0.5 \u00b5m resolution). 100% inspection with per-piece reports is available on request.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What quantities do you take?<\/summary>\n<p>From prototype quantities of a few pieces to repeat production lots. For consumable parts re-ordered every month, the Buffer Stock Program keeps finished parts on our shelf against your forecast.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Where are you located?<\/summary>\n<p>Samut Prakan, next to Bangkok, Thailand. We ship to plants in Thailand and export to Singapore, China and Mexico.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/section>\n<aside class=\"cta\">\n<div class=\"cta-text\">\n<p class=\"cta-kicker\">Request a quotation<\/p>\n<h2>Send one drawing.<br \/>Get a quote in 3 working days.<\/h2>\n<p>PDF, with quantity and target delivery. NDA available before you send.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"cta-action\">\n      <a class=\"cta-btn\" href=\"mailto:tec_enter@hotmail.com?subject=Quotation%20request%20%E2%80%93%20in-process%20parts\">Send a drawing by email<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"cta-note\">First article ships with a full dimensional report \u00b7 Standard lead time 2\u20134 weeks<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"foot\">Part names above are generic process terms. 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