The ‘virtually unsinkable’ that sank, the one tiny “O-ring” failure that led to tragedy, and the Olympic snowflake malfunction that embarrassed a host country. Little thought or time is given to preparing for obstacles and failures. The builders of the Titanic did not plan to hit an iceberg causing her to buckle inward and open… Read More
In the closing ceremonies, the rings came full circle. During the beginning moments of the closing ceremonies, performers followed a choreographed routine to create a giant set of Olympic rings — but deliberately left one ring as a small, disconnected circle. It was a clear nod to the embarrassing mistake from the opening ceremony. Acknowledging… Read More
Meets the latest Mil Std. 750 1071.10 and 883 1014.14 Industry leading Radiflo Mark VI Pressurization Unit Both flat top & well crystals to accommodate a wide range of products Trained and certified production team Superior, fast, & accurate capability for testing hermetically sealed packages Test chamber pressure: Up to 110 psia maximum Test chamber… Read More
In an industry first, and major innovation to emulating the Chip Shooter lines prevalent in the Surface Mount Technology ( SMT ) industry, NATEL has developed and installed a STEALTH-LINE for Chip and Wire Assemblies. The line incorporates epoxy dispense/stamping, die placement equipment with eutectic die attach capability, automatic wire bonders, ribbon bonders and cure… Read More
Carson City, NV NATEL announced today that it has received a 2012 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance. NATEL maintained a Silver composite performance rating for each month of the 12-month performance period, from Oct. 1, 2011, to Sept. 30, 2012…. Read More
On March 14, 2012 Twenty five employees participated in fire extinguisher training with the Los Angeles Fire Department. The program combined classroom and hands-on instructional elements. Trainees left the program with knowledge of the sources of fire, classes of fire and their corresponding fire extinguishers, how to identify an extinguisher, how to assess a fire… Read More
In 2009, NATEL switched to the Epicor ERP system. As most companies have experienced, changing ERP systems is a major undertaking that can negatively impact productivity and profit. EPICOR and NATEL working together minimized the issues associated with the transition by following a well laid-out, step by step plan for data movement and personnel training…. Read More
After considerable reviews and evaluations, Natel decided to procure a new ERP system to better serve our customers and allow for expansion to accommodate business growth. For many years, Natel used MANMAN but both the hardware and software support were waning, making system reliability an issue. Natel evaluated a numbers of ERP systems offered by… Read More
To provide a one stop shop to our customers for all their substrate requirements in Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC), High Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (HTCC), Aluminum Nitride (AlN), Thick film and Be0, Natel has consolidated these capabilities under one roof in Carlsbad, CA. Equipment and personnel from our Oceanside CA, Costa Mesa, CA and White… Read More
Natel Engineering is pleased to announce the acquisition of equipment and related assets associated with the manufacturing of certain microwave integrated circuits (MICs) from the Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) unit of Raytheon Company located in El Segundo, California. The MICs are used in SAS Tactical Radar and Electronic Warfare products. Concurrent with the acquisition, Natel and… Read More