Exception EMS "in the frame" with Cintel

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(2006), "Exception EMS "in the frame" with Cintel", Circuit World, Vol. 32 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/cw.2006.21732dab.007

Exception EMS "in the frame" with Cintel

Exception EMS “in the frame” with Cintel

Keywords: Computer hardware, Electronics components

Building on its growth in the media and entertainments sector, contract electronics manufacturer Exception EMS, has signed an agreement with Cintel International, to outsource the assembly of its latest film scanning product, diTTo. The contract is worth in the region of £1.1 million.

Cintel is a world leader in the design, marketing and distribution of post- production scanning equipment for the motion picture and broadcast industries. The Hertfordshire-based business offers film-scanning technology for transferring film into video or digital formats.

Having previously undertaken manufacture in-house, the increasing complexity of new product designs prompted Cintel to outsource the production of its systems, enabling it to concentrate on added-value functions such as design, marketing and after sales support.

As part of the contract, Exception EMS undertakes the complete build of the standalone diTTo system, which includes the assembly of metalwork, complex precision engineered parts and high technology printed circuit boards. Calne based Exception also undertakes alignment testing prior to delivery to Cintel.

diTTo is a super-2K pin-registered film scanner and produces the highest quality file outputs, very quickly, at low price. As a pin-registered model, diTTo is able to hold the film in place very precisely, creating a very high quality image.

Exception Group provides a complete PCB and electrical equipment manufacturing outsourcing service to original equipment manufacturers throughout Europe and the USA. The Group is comprised of three business units; Exception VAR (e-VAR), Exception PCB (e-PCB) and Exception EMS (e-EMS).

Exception EMS (e-EMS) is a leading-edge PCB assembly and equipment supplier for both fast track and production requirements. The business utilises its extensive testing and equipment build capabilities in support of OEMs' in-house and outsourced manufacturing needs. Based in Wiltshire, UK, e-EMS supplies complete technically demanding electronic equipment solutions to the aerospace, military, transport and telecommunications sectors.

Exception VAR (e-VAR) is recognised as a leading value-added reseller of PCBs and other bespoke components, including plastic mouldings, cable assemblies and metalwork. e-VAR excels in all aspects of supply chain management and provides outsourced solutions to a well established, blue chip global customer base from its premises in Wiltshire, UK and Maryland, USA.

Exception PCB (e-PCB) is based in Tewkesbury, UK and specialises in quick-turn, high density interconnection (HDI) solutions for a wide range of sectors including the aerospace, telecommunications, defence and semiconductor industries. e-PCB's highly experienced team of design engineers work closely with OEM customers and designers to develop HDI circuit boards with micro-via technology that increasingly incorporate the latest micro BGAs.

Employing over 450 people at sites in Tewkesbury and Calne, Exception Group has an annual turnover of approximately £52 million.