Since April 2011 CML EurAsia, as deputy of the CML Group, is registered as member of the IPC Process Capability, Quality and Relative Reliability (PCQR2) Benchmark Database. IPC PCQR2 Database is an innovative supply chain management resource developed by IPC and CAT for designers, purchasers, assemblers and manufacturers of PCBs. It is based on statistical data collected from industry-developed test patterns that quantify the capability, quality and reliability demonstrated by global PCB manufacturers. For more information, visit www.cat-test.info.

CML Group submitted an IPC-6R-E test panel, produced by main production partners Gainbase, Onpress and Techwise, according to IPC specifications. The IPC PCQR2 test results provide detailed information about the process capability and reliability of PCBs. Furthermore, these results serve as benchmark within the IPC PCQR2 Database members. We have already received the first test results of the submitted test panels of our partners Gainbase and Onpress. The results of the evaluated criteria rank in the top performance level of the IPC PCQR2 benchmark.

The results illustrate the strengths and weaknesses of the CML Group. We are able to identify areas for improvement faster and together with our production partner we can work on the continuous process optimizations. The IPC PCQR2 membership with the statistical process capability and the PCB reliability testing is a further milestone of our zero-defect strategy.

Furthermore, we are very pleased that our employee, Catherine Dinnissen, is certified as IPC Trainer and is able to support our partner factories during the process optimization.

For more information, visit www.cml.ag.