Manufacturing

Over the last decade, Sabertek has established itself as medium-volume manufacturer in South Africa, covering the following disciplines:

Surface mount manufacturing

Our plant consist of three pick-and-place lines with a combined placement rate of over 20 000 components per hour. The company has standardised on Siemens pick-and-place machines and the three production lines consist of five Siemens pick-and-place machines. The surface mount assembly

line can accommodate BGA, 0402 components, with an placement accuracy of 50 micron. The plant further consists of manual, semi-automatic and fully automatic paste machines, and
reflow facilities to accommodate lead-free soldering with Conceptronics and the latest Vitronics Soltex reflow ovens.

Conventional (THP) components

The THP production facility consist of three lines feeding two wave-soldering machines. These highly skilled workers cover the following aspects of manufacture:

Placement
Inspection
Hand soldering
Wave soldering
Dressing
Board washing
Conformal coating (semi-automatic conformal coating plant)
Potting
Serialising (e.g. bargraph stickers) and packaging

Industrialisation

The experienced manufacturing personnel and engineers will industrialise all projects completely to ensure build quality and consistency. This might include design and manufacturing of special jigs and fixtures.

Test department

Sabertek's fully equipped test and maintenance facility do 100% testing of all manufactured products before shipping. The staff of the test department also provides clients with a after-sales service for many years after initial delivery. The department also specialises in the development of automated test equipment.

Materials management

The materials management department in Sabertek provides clients with a procurement and expediting service, ensuring the best cost and delivery without sacrificing quality. Components are bought through reliable sources only, and are controlled and checked by a formal system.

Please contact us if you would like to discuss your requirements with us.