Latest in Manufacturing Equipment and Processes

Howell Instruments has superior production resources with the latest in manufacturing equipment and processes. Through our own fabrication capabilities, we manufacture a large percentage of the parts and components used in production, and complete all assembly, calibration, and testing.

Assembly

Custom, hand assembly of electrical/electronic instruments, test sets, accessories, wire looms, etc.

Inspecting Circuit Board

Printed Circuit Boards

  • Through-hole, custom hand assembled PCBs
  • Pick and Place Automated Assembly
  • DEK solder screen printer – controls and precisely applies solder

DEK solder screen printer.

DEK solder screen printer.

APS Novastar Pick & Place

  • Smaller components allow smaller PCBs (with airborne equipment this means less weight)
  • Rapid, uniform placement of components
  • Saves time and increases efficiency
  • Once a program is created, it is used multiple times

Pick and Place system.

Pick and Place system.

Solder Reflow Oven

  • Heats the solder paste to a precise temperature, affixes the components to the board simultaneously, and then cools the board
  • Solders all components at once: solders multiple boards at once

Solder Reflow Oven

Solder Reflow Oven

Glenbrook X-Ray Machine

  • Penetrates components and metal to reveal defects, solder bridges, and “voids” (air pockets) with a high-resolution, live-feed camera
  • Views PCB features such as traces at the right setting
  • Easily detects improperly placed or poorly reflowed solder
  • Analysis feature determines out-of-tolerance solder placement
  • Software provides image capture and the ability to record video

Glenbrook X-Ray Machine

Glenbrook X-Ray Machine

Fabrication, Machine Shop and Sheet Metal

  • Manual machining – Standard machining capabilities utilizing conventional lathes, vertical mills, gear hobs, screw machines, grinders, etc.
  • Manual metal forming – Standard sheet metal forming utilizing conventional punch presses, brakes, shears, etc.
  • Automated metal forming – Turret Press
  • Welding

Fabrication/Machine

Fabrication/Machine

CNC Lathe; Puma 240 MS High Performance Mill-Drill Turning Center with bar feeder

  • Streamlines the production of parts
  • Saves time and increases efficiency
  • 12 turret positions allow most tools to be loaded at once, reducing change-out time
  • Bar feeder speeds loading of raw material
  • Pieces can be programmed from scratch or imported from AutoCAD
  • Bores precise holes, turns down diameters, and shapes raw metal into exact required specifications
  • Custom programs are used as often as needed

CNC Lathe

CNC Lathe

CNC Machining Center (3 axis; adaptable to 4 axis); Doosan DMV 4020D Mill

  • Streamlines the production of parts
  • Saves time and increases efficiency
  • 24 slot positions allow most tools to be loaded at once, reducing change-out time
  • Pieces can be programmed from scratch or imported from AutoCAD
  • Bores precise holes, turns down diameters, and shapes raw metal into exact required specifications
  • Custom programs are used as often as needed

CNC Milling Center

Injection Molding

  • Extra 40-120 Demag Molding Machine
  • Fully programmable; optimizes all steps of the molding process
  • Low energy consumption; fast, harmonic movement
  • Screw produces a homogeneous, uniform melt with excellent color disbursement

Injection Molding Machine

Injection Molding Machine