| 1/10/2012 | Bead Electronics Granted Patent for Hybrid Interconnect Pin
Bead Electronics was granted US patent no. 8,087,281 B2 for its innovative True Grip interconnect pin. Bead's True Grip pin is a hybrid design that combines the strength and reliability of through hole interconnects with the ease of surface mount processing. |
| 1/6/2011 | Bead Electronics Announces the Acquisition of Autoswage's Swaging Operation
Ken Bryant, CEO of Bead Industries, Inc. announced the purchase of the assets of Autoswage Products' tubular and square wire swaging operation on Thursday December 30, 2010. The acquisition will become part of the corporation's Bead Electronics Division based in Milford, CT. "This acquisition strengthens Bead's position in the very competitive electronics interconnect market", Mr. Bryant said. Ron Andreoli, President of Bead Electronics said, "The acquisition of these product lines expands our current swaging business, provides additional complementary technology and supplements Bead's organic growth strategy focused on new products and enhanced marketing. The integration is going smoothly and all orders will ship as scheduled. Our new customers can expect the innovative products and excellent customer service Bead Electronics is known for." |
| 6/24/2010 | Bead Electronics Tackles Tight Tolerances to Provide 100% Inspection of Interconnect Pins
Bead Electronics and a large automotive EMS in the Midwest collaborated several years ago to develop a high-performance interconnect pin for use in automotive actuator control systems. Manual inspection at periodic intervals was effective but impractical as volume requirements increased. Bead chose DALSA’s VA61 Vision Appliances, Genie cameras and Sherlock software to verify the diameter, thickness and length of the flange, and to measure the overall length of each pin as it came out of the die-set. Since installing the vision systems, Bead has achieved 100% inspection of each of the 50+ million pins produced to date, and the company has experienced no costly product returns. |
| 5/27/2010 | Bead Industries Receives ISO 9001:2008 Quality Assurance Certification
Bead Industries has demonstrated its Quality Management System to be compliant to ISO 9001: 2008 quality standards. ISO 9001:2008 is the fourth and latest edition of the ISO standard first published in 1987, which has become the international benchmark for providing high quality products and maintaining excellent customer satisfaction.
Ken Bryant, CEO of Bead Industries, commented: “We are delighted to attain this updated certification, and its recognition of our commitment to quality and to continuous improvement. Our success in achieving this goal is due to the tremendous dedication and teamwork of our employees.” |
