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Laird Technologies MMP April 2008 Slide 2 The Laird Group PLC Overview Founded in mid 1800s Headquartered in London, UK Quoted on the London Stock Exchange (symbol LARD) and a member of the FTSE 250 index Employer of 10,000+ people in North America, Europe and Asia 2006 revenue of approximately $1200 million Slide 3 Laird Technologies Founded in mid 1990s Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, USA Annual revenue almost $1B dollars Over 10,000 employees globally in engineering, manufacturing and sales Industry Business Units: Handset Automotive Datacom I&I Consumer Slide 4 Worldwide Locations 50 sites around the world 10,000 employees Not all sites are represented in this graphic. Some sites are close together Slide 5 199619982000200420022006 Magnes Family Tree Slide 6 The Laird Technologies Mission To be the leader in design and supply of customized performance-critical products for wireless and other advanced electronics applications. Slide 7 Revenue Distribution Revenue by Origin Revenue by Destination Slide 8 Revenue Splits - 2007 Slide 9 global solutions: local support Technology leadership in all products offered Direct support for global and large OEM programs Broad market coverage Broad product line within business units Local manufacturing and engineering Low cost producer of high volume products Add complementary product lines Strategy Slide 10 Core Competencies Bias for action speed of response Global footprint Key customer access and relationships Broad product line to same customers Ability to bundle technology convergence products RF design Identifying, buying, integrating niche segments of high margin, customized electronics components and systems Slide 11 Serving a Diverse Range of Leading Global Companies Slide 12 Topics Today MMP (Mobile Metal Products) Handset Products Technologies Manufacturing Sites Program Support Structure Slide 13 MMP Mobile Metal Products Board Level Shielding Combo Products Decorative / Visual Metals MAP (Hinges) Slide 14 Technical Characteristics Board Level Shielding Surface Mount Shield Options 2 Piece pre-assembled frame and cover (Tin Plate CRS not available as cover will reflow to frame) 2 Piece system surface mount frame with manually installed cover Multi-Compartmental Shields replace multiple single shields 1 Piece Surface Mount Shields Formed and Drawn technologies 1 Piece Shield w/ Tear-Away Feature (EZ Peel / Pop-Top) Surface Mount Clips with BLS and MIP shield (EcE and TPE types) Slide 15 Materials used for BLS Tin Plated Cold Rolled Steel (CRS) Cheapest option Nickel Silver Stainless Steel Tin Plated Tin Plate Phos bronze ALL materials used are RoHs compliant Slide 16 Cellular Handsets Board Interface contacts Shielding of various functions Slide 17 EMI Product Portfolio Surface Mount Contact (SMC) Standard or Custom Designs Standard Contacts Packaged in Tape and Reel for Automatic Placement on SMT Lines FEA of Design Custom Contacts Packaged in Tape and Reel for Automatic Placement on SMT Lines Custom Contacts Slide 18 Match system productivity to program size Implement Technologies that maximize yields In-line and In-Die secondary operations Technologies to reduce material usages Real-time Quality Assurance and Quality Control Match tool life to program size (15m to 100m) BLS Manufacturing Technology Objectives -Deliver High Quality Parts at the Lowest Cost Slide 19 System Approach Feeder Press Washer Labeling Inspection Packaging Other automated operations Laser welding Tapping Pin insertion Assembly Slide 20 In-die and In-Line Assembly In-die Assy. 100-300 pieces/min. High die Cost Carbide technology 8-12 week tool lead-time >98% yield >50m die life In-line Assy. 100-180 pieces/min. Low die cost Modular 4 week tool lead-time >96% yield >15m die life Slide 21 100% Automated Co-planarity Inspection PEG AOI Slide 22 Combo Products LT has the internal ability to produce complex metal stampings and insert molded parts. Molding can be TPE or EcE Combo (MCS) Drawn Frames with Molding [TPE or Conductive Silicone] Simulation of Draw Forming Drawn Part Molded Part Slide 23 Location Capabilities Slide 24 San Jose, CA (Business Development) Chicago, IL. (Business Development) Stockholm, Sweden (Business Development) Liberec, Czech Republic (Manufacturing) Tianjin, China (Manufacturing BLS and Combo) Shanghai, China (Business Development, Manufacturing) Chennai, India (BLS Manufacturing) Shenzhen, China (Business Development, Manufacturing Decorative Metals) Reynosa, Mexico Slide 25 DECORATIVE METALS Slide 26 What is a decorative metal? Exterior metals to a customer application. Typically has a class 1 finish. May be plated, colored, etch, etc. Provides ASTHETIC appeal to end customer product Can also be an enclosure for the application Slide 27 Areas of Technology Development Metal Bases SS stamping/drawing Al stamping/drawing Electroforming Ti stamping/drawing Die casting Extrusions Decorative Finishing Technologies Laser decoration Electro-polish Anodizing Diamond cutting Plasma Vapor Deposition of metals and finishes Electro-deposition Chrome, Gold, other platings Painting Ni/Cr free coatings ALL Possible either internal or through supply Slide 28 Core Tech. Stainless Steel Aluminum Titanium Mg Die-cast Laser decoration Electro deposition PVD MAM Polishing Anodizing Electro-polish Key LT- Current LT - Vendor LT- Planned 2008 Painting Core Decoration Tech. Mesh forming Diamond cutting Hairline brush Simple Decoration Gold plating Chrome plating Photo Etch Silver plating Laser welding Teflon coating Visual Metals Sand Blast PVD Painting Anodizing Painting Slide 29 Visual Metal & Hinge Market Roadmap 1H08 Handset Network Infrastructure Digital Imaging 2H08 Computing Platforms 1H092H10 Slide 30 New Clean Room Layout for Decorative Metals (LT- Shenzhen) Painting Line 1 Slide 31 Process: Al 6061, stamping, polishing, anodizing, bright surface cutting. Slide 32 Process: SUS304 BA, stamping, electro polishing, selective Hairline. Slide 33 Process: SUS304 BA, stamping, polishing, Hairline, PVD, Laser marking. Slide 34 Process: SUS304 BA, stamping, electro polishing, selective Hairline. Slide 35 Process: SUS304 BA, stamping, 3 coatings, soft touch. Slide 36 Decorative Metals Laser Coloring on Stainless Steel Slide 37 Decorative Metals Complex Forming Electro Polishing Slide 38 Additional colors Process: Sus304 BA, stamping, polishing, PVD (Black, Silver, golden) Slide 39 Decorative Metals LCD Flip Retainer Part is: Stamped from stainless steel Electro polished Selectively colored electro coated (selectivity allows for surface conductivity of grounding finger). back side Slide 40 Mg die casting + Passivation + Cu plating + Powder coating Slide 41 Mg die casting + Passivation + Cu plating + bright Cr plating + PVD Slide 42 Mg die casting + Passivation + Cu plating + dull Cr plating + PVD Slide 43 Speaker mesh Wire mesh plus Chrome plating Slide 44 Photo Etching, secondary forming, electro polishing Speaker Details Slide 45 Speaker mesh Wire mesh plus Chrome plating Slide 46 SIM Tray Stamping + ED coating + laser etching Slide 47 Camera Bezel Process: SUS316L,stamping, Photo Etching, stamping, electro polishing, Etch. Slide 48 Display Bezel Process: Sus304 BA, stamping, polishing, PVD (Black), Laser. Slide 49 MAP (Hinges) Slide 50 MAP Mechanical Actuated Products Hinges provides handheld devices the ability to fold, rotate or slide to allow access to screens or keypads. These capabilities are key aspects to allow these devices to become smaller now and in the future MAP comes from 2007 Acquisition of M2Sys, a Korean company. Slide 51 Locations Slide 52 R&D Hinges Slide 53 R&D Slide 54 Questions