Brief History of Calumet Electronics

Brief History
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History
The Village of Calumet, founded 1864, was once at the
center of the copper mining industry in the Upper
Peninsula of Michigan. With copper mining booming in
the late 1800 the mines employed over 100,000
workers. The copper mines were particularly rich,
producing more than half of the copper from
1871 through 1880.
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History
Loss of wartime demand caused the copper price to
drop following World War I. With the decreased
demand for copper, thousands left Calumet in the
1920s. During the Great Depression, almost all mines
were shut down. As a result, many miners and their
families left to find work. In 1950, the population of
Calumet dwindled until the mines were shut down
completely by a labor strike in 1968.
History
Fascinated by advances in semiconductors, a local
engineer was experimenting with fabrication of circuit
boards in his garage. As the mines closed, he saw and
opportunity to provide jobs if investors could be
found to convert his hobby into a company. Over 60
business owners, professionals, and merchants
answered his call, becoming the founding share
holders in a new venture.
History
In 1968, Calumet Electronics Corp. was incorporated.
Calumet Electronics set-up shop in an abandoned
church, their mission: provide long-term
employment to people living in Calumet and
surrounding communities. This largely remains
mission to this day. After a fire in the dead of
winter, Calumet purchased and set up operations in a
railroad round house.
History
Today, Calumet Electronics employs 190 people,
producing 100% of our field- PCBs in our
100,000 Sq. Ft. manufacturing facility located in
Calumet, Michigan, USA.
Calumet Electronics has zero debt, a 4A1 Dun &

Bradstreet rating, and we are one of only 14 PCB shops in
North America to be Nadcap accredited with Merit status.
We have been manufacturing PCBs for 46 years. Our

primary focus is industrial controls, power
infrastructure, medical devices, instrumentation, RF
microwave, communication, automotive, defense,
aerospace and commercial applications.
About Us
Brand
SAFE
Calumet Electronics offers a safe
harbor for your intellectual property.
SECURE
Calumet safeguards your product
integrity and mitigates risk. We are
in .
SUSTAINABLE
A healthy business and financial model
ensure disruption-free performance
and solutions for decades to come.
Mission
Calumet Electronics is committed to high velocity, high
performance printed circuit board engineering and fabrication
solutions in North America with a strong focus on aerospace,
medical, defense and industrial sectors.
Calumet Electronics is the leader in manufacturing safe, secure and

sustainable printed circuit boards for the aerospace, defense, medical,
industrial and commercial industries.
A champion for process efficiency and financial sustainability, Calumet rises

to meet the highest expectation of product quality, field reliability and on-
time performance.
Calumet is proud to be in and committed to North American

manufacturing.
Our mission focuses on velocity in all aspects of business, giving our

customers a competitive edge with time to market.
Vision
Best in class products
Continuous improvement
Faster turns
New capabilities
Employee growth
Best in class We intend to provide our customers with the highest quality and
most reliable PCBs that will stand up to demanding applications that require zero
field failures and zero downtime for the lifetime of their product.
Continuous improvement We obtain high levels of performance through

continually improving our manufacturing processes and through our
commitment to excellence in workmanship. We strive to continually improve
every aspect of our organization.
Faster turns We strive to reduce lead times in all aspects of our operations
resulting in faster quoting, faster customer response, faster solutions to
problems and greatly reduced lead times for customers.
New capabilities We are committed to continuously adding new engineering

and manufacturing capabilities. We invest in employee skills, new
manufacturing processes and capital equipment.
Employee growth We strive to serve our community by providing long-term

employment and opportunities for employees to grow and develop.
Core Values
Quality and Workmanship
We are committed to excellent workmanship in everything we do.
We are strongly focused on high-quality products free from defects.
We strive to continuously improve our processes, our procedures and ourselves.
Loyalty, Teamwork and Growth

We work as teams and communicate effectively.
We demonstrate positive attitudes and loyalty to the company and each other.
We strive to learn, grow, and better ourselves.
Work Ethic
We hold ourselves accountable to internal and external schedules and
deadlines.
We maintain and care for our machinery, equipment, tools and supplies.
We take pride in a neat, clean and organized work environment.
We operate within policies, procedures, and safety guidelines.
Company
46 Years Manufacturing PCBs
190 Employees
4A1 Dun & Bradstreet Rating (best score)
Zero Debt (we own facility & all equipment)
Industrial Controls, Power Infrastructure, Medical, Instrumentation,

Defense/Aerospace, Commercial
High Product Mix, Medium Volume Production

& Prototyping and Quick Turns
NADCAP (1 of 14 in USA), AS9100, ISO9001,

MIL-PRF-31032, MIL-PRF-55110, ITAR Facility, UL
Producing 24/5 @ 20,000 Panels/Month
GE Healthcare, Allen Bradley, Rockwell Automation, Plexus, SEL, Crown Lifts,

Siemens, L3, Stryker Medical, Covidien, Raytheon, John Deere, Curtis Wright, etc.
Quality Policy
Calumet Electronics is committed to exceeding customer
expectations and to continual quality improvement.
We believe that a simple and concise quality policy is most effective,

memorable, and powerful; that our quality practices should be intrinsic and
inherent in everything we do; and that our quality goals must encompass all
aspects of our business and business relationships.
The words in our policy not only refers to employees

critical to the manufacturing, inspection, and testing of our products, and the
supervisor, facility, and management teams, but also to our suppliers,
vendors, and contractors. We expect and require organizations that work
with Calumet Electronics to meet, and help us exceed, our quality standards.
The words customer indicates that we are

committed to providing high-quality product to our customers by meeting or
exceeding their specifications, including testing, certification, materials, and
other intangibles. This statement also acknowledges each manufacturing
commitment to view downstream workgroups as their customer,
moving product forward on schedule, with excellent workmanship, and
meeting all quality criteria.
The words quality acknowledges our commitment

to constantly improving our own quality standards, measures, systems,
process controls, and capabilities.
Certifications
Nadcap accreditation is not easy: it is one of the
ways in which the aerospace industry identifies those who
excel at manufacturing quality product through superior
special processes. Companies such as Calumet Electronics go
above and beyond achieving Nadcap accreditation to obtain
Merit status and they should be justifiably proud of it.
Benefitting from a less frequent audit schedule reduces

audit costs and associated pressures and demonstrates the
trust that the aerospace industry has in Calumet Electronics,
based on their past performance in Nadcap audits. PRI is
proud to support continual improvement in the aerospace
industry by helping companies such as Calumet Electronics
be successful and we look forward to continuing to assist the
industry moving forward.
Joe Pinto
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Performance Review Institute
Nadcap with Merit MIL-PRF-55110
AS9100:2009 ITAR
ISO9001:2008 UL
MIL-PRF-31032
Executive Team
Capabilities
FEATURE 2015 2016 2017
Circuit Layers 0 - 30 30+ 30+
Circuit Trace/Space .003"/.003" .002"/.002" < .002"/.002"
Minimum Thickness .014" .014" .014"
Minimum Finished Core Thickness .003" .002" .002"
Min Drilled Hole Thickness (Mechanical) .0079" (.0059") .0059" .0059"
Blind Vias / Micro Vias Yes Yes Yes
Microvia Aspect 1:1 1:1 1:1
Sequential Lamination/Buried Vias Yes Yes Yes
Copper Weight (Inner) 0.5 - 4oz Foil 0.5 - 4oz Foil 0.5 - 4oz Foil
Copper Weight (Outer) 0.25 - 3oz Foil 0.25-3oz Foil 0.25-3oz Foil
Copper Weight (Finished) Up to 5oz Plated Up to 5oz Plated Up to 5oz Plated
Hole Aspect Ratio 14:1 16:1 16:1
BGA Pitch 0.4mm 0.4mm < 0.4mm
Capabilities
FEATURE 2015 2016 2017
Tin/Lead Solder Finish 63/37 SnPb 63/37 SnPb 63/37 SnPb
Lead-Free Solder Finish SN100C HASL SN100C HASL SN100C HASL
Immersion Gold Finish IPC-4552 IPC-4552 IPC-4552
Immersion Silver Finish IPC-4553 (Thick) IPC-4553 (Thick) IPC-4553 (Thick)
Carbon Ink Yes Yes Yes
Gold Fingers Yes Yes Yes
Controlled Impedance Yes Yes Yes
Largest Panel Size (usable) 19.5" x 22.5" 19.5" x 22.5" 19.5" x 22.5"
Via Hole Plugging Yes Yes Yes
Via Planarization /Via in Pad Yes Yes Yes
Castellation/Edge Plating Yes Yes Yes
Cap Lamination Yes Yes Yes
RF/Mixed Builds Yes Yes Yes
Aluminum Bonded Copper Yes Yes Yes
Materials
Isola Rogers Panasonic
FR402 4003 Megtron 6 (R&D)
FR406 40350
408HR Family 4450
FR408, 408HR, IS415, I-Speed 4385
370HR Family
Bergquist
IS400, FR-254, HP-850, HP-870, FR-250HR, Ventec
FR-185
VT-47, VT-47TC
IS410, IS410BC
VT-481, VT-481TC
185HR
VT-575, VT-585
P96 (polyimide)
VT-4A1 Al and Cu metal base laminate
G-200 (BT/Epoxy)
IS811 (Asian)
IS420 (Asian)
Iteq
Itera (R&D) IT-180ATC
I-Astra (R&D) IT-158TC
Nelco MP
N4105-2, N4105-7 HT (Al and Cu metal base laminate)
N4205-6N, N4205-6FC
N4105-11-, N4105-29-
N4203-13-, N4203-13EP Taconic
N5105##, N5205## (BT/Epoxy)
TLY-5
N8105##, N8205## (Cyanate Ester Epoxy)
N7105-2 (polyimide)
Capital Investments
$2,500,000.00
$2,168,103.00
$2,000,000.00
$1,500,000.00
$1,258,081.00
$1,060,660.00
$964,430.00
$1,000,000.00
$573,254.00
$500,000.00
$-
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Capital Equipment
8% Avg of Sales
Equipment Sets
Best equipment set in the industry
30+ Million in Capital Equipment
8-10% annual capital improvement (about 1 million per year)
Equipment Highlights Engineering Software/Tools

Orbotech Paragon 16W Laser Direct Imager (LDI) Schmid Develop-Etch-Strips (DES) Frontline InPlan (specs mgr., builds, modeling)
Orbotech 4W Laser Direct Imagers (LDI) Schmid Strip-Etch-Strip (SES) Frontline InSite PCB (data analysis
OLEC AccuTray AT30 Auto Align Imagers Pola & Massa Deburr automation)
Orbotech Laser Plotter 8-Camera Post-Etch-Punch Frontline Genesis 2000 (CAM DFM)
Orbotech Discovery AOI Electroless Metallization XACT PCB Gemini-X Linear+ (registration)
Pluritec X-Ray Drill Machines Eclipse Metallization FASTechnologies SmartParts (feeds & speeds)
Hitachi Drill Machines PAL Automated Plating Lines UniPoint (enterprise quality manager)
Accu Systems Scoring Machines Sprint Legend Printers TrueLogic TrueChem (SPC & capability)
OPTEK VideoMic2 Penta HASL/LFSL with WISE Pre/Post Clean Paradigm ERP
OPTEK InnerVision Microcraft EMMA Flying Probe Testers Polar Impedance Solver
CO2/UV Dual-Head Laser Drill ANPS Double-Density Fixture Testers Eagle PCB Designer
Schmid Alternative Oxide Line Custom Tools (written in house)
Sales Rep Network
Why Calumet?
Demanding Applications
Calumet circuit boards are found in applications demanding zero failures and zero downtime. Our
customers design and manufacture systems for industrial controls, power grid management, life
support, medical diagnostics, RF microwave, avionics, aerospace, and the military. high-
performance PCBs are found at the heart of equipment designed and manufactured to provide a
lifetime of reliable performance.
Intelligent Engineering
Calumet performs comprehensive analysis of customer data. Our highly experienced in-house team of
engineers provides a full suite of engineering services leveraging powerful software tools and
automation. In addition to performing typical Design for Manufacturing (DFM) checks, our engineers
discover and evaluate potential manufacturing issues and engage customers to suggest
improvements that may improve yields and reduce cost.
Advanced Equipment & Smart Systems

Calumet circuit boards are produced using some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment
and technologies available, including Laser Direct Imaging, 8-Camera Multilayer Punch, X-Ray Drilling,
and XACT PCB Gemini-X Linear+ software. These systems are integrated and work together to build
databases of predictive knowledge, panel-by-panel optimization for imaging and drilling, and provide
critical data feedback to engineers for continual improvement of signal layer registration.
Why Calumet?
Quality Through Process Control
Calumet believes that highly reliable manufacturing processes are the key to producing
very consistent product. We monitor hundreds of key process characteristics critical to
product quality. We strive to maintain each characteristic at or above a Cpk value of 1.33.
Our strategically placed in-process inspections, final inspections, and automated
electrical and mechanical verification steps assure our customers that Calumet circuit
boards can be received and placed directly into their stock without additional incoming
inspection.
Calumet Electronics is one of only fourteen printed circuit board manufacturers in North
America to achieve Nadcap accreditation. In addition to our existing ISO 9001 and
AS9100 certifications, Nadcap provides a significant pre-qualification status to attract
and retain customers in aerospace, defense and other sectors where high reliability is
required. Nadcap represents an unprecedented cooperative industry effort to improve
quality, while simultaneously reducing cost and improving efficiencies.
More than Just Circuit Boards

Calumet believes in developing long-term relationships with customers who share the
same commitment to manufacturing excellence. Because we believe in total customer
satisfaction, our customer service, engineering, and quality assurance teams always work
to make customer needs a priority. Our policy is to exceed customer expectations and
continually improve.
Why Calumet?
Committed to North American Manufacturing
Calumet PCBs are found all over the globe, but each and every board is
manufactured in North America. Calumet Electronics was founded in 1968 with
the mission of creating jobs in Northern Michigan. Today, as a world leader in
manufacturing high-performance PCBs, Calumet Electronics remains committed
to North American manufacturing. We live here, work here, and play here.
Inventory Management
inventory management programs greatly benefit medium to large
volume customers by reducing carrying costs, reducing lead-time (to transit
time), and reducing supply chain variability and risk.
EDI Capable
Calumet's Internet-based electronic transactions use standard electronic data
interface (EDI) templates that integrate supply-chain management systems to
increase productivity throughout the organization. Integrated systems provide
increased flexibility to balance supply with demand with inventory management
programs that drive down the cost of inventory and reduce lead times to as short
as transit time.
A Few Photos
Imaging
Orbotech Paragon 16W Laser
Direct Imaging (LDI), one of
three LDI units. Calumet also
employees and OLEC
AccuTray film expose units, with
a Orbotech laser plotter.
Develop-Etch-Strip (DES)
Schmid DES Line (inner layers)
Automated Optical Inspection
Orbotech Discovery AOI Units
Post Etch Punch

Bacher OptiFlex 8-Camera PEP
Alternative Oxide
Schmid Alt Ox Line
Layup & Lamination
TMP Automated Press
Drill/Route/Score/Fab
Hitachi & Excelon Drill Machines
X-Ray Drill
Pluritec X-Ray Drill Machine
Optec InnerVision X-Ray Machine
Laser Drill
Excellon Cobra CO2/UV Laser Drill
Hole Preparation
Pola & Massa Deburr Line
Metallization
Circuit Chemistry Desmear/Electroless Cu Line
Orlandi Eclipse Direct Metallization Line
Copper Plating Strip-Etch-Strip
PAL Automated Plating Lines Schmid SES Line
Soldermask & Legend
IS Pumice Scrubber
Circuit Automation DP1500 Coaters
OLEC AccuTray Imaging Units
Orbotech Sprint Legend Printers
Circuit Automation TC150 Tack Cure Oven
Circuit Automation TC160 Final Cure Oven
Surface Finish
Penta HASL & LFSL Line
IPS ENIG & SILVER Line
Rout/Score/Fab
Excellon & Hitachi Rout Machines
AccuScore Labs Score Machines
Electrical Test
Final Inspection
Packaging/Shipping
Electrical Testing
TTI Fixture Testers
ANPS Double-Density Tester
EMA Flying Probe Testers
Mechanical Verification
OPTEC VideoMic
Final Inspection
Customer Inventory
Visit Us
www.CalumetElectronics.com
Thank You
C A LU M E T E L E C T R O N I C S CO R P.

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SAFE SECURE SUSTAINABLE :: NADCAP | ISO9001 | AS9100 | MIL-PRF-31032 | MIL-PRF-55110 | ITAR | UL

Calumet Electronics has zero debt, a 4A1 Dun &

We have been manufacturing PCBs for 46 years. Our

Calumet Electronics is the leader in manufacturing safe, secure and

A champion for process efficiency and financial sustainability, Calumet rises

Calumet is proud to be in and committed to North American

Our mission focuses on velocity in all aspects of business, giving our

Continuous improvement We obtain high levels of performance through

New capabilities We are committed to continuously adding new engineering

Employee growth We strive to serve our community by providing long-term

Loyalty, Teamwork and Growth

4A1 Dun & Bradstreet Rating (best score)

Zero Debt (we own facility & all equipment)

Industrial Controls, Power Infrastructure, Medical, Instrumentation,

High Product Mix, Medium Volume Production

NADCAP (1 of 14 in USA), AS9100, ISO9001,

Producing 24/5 @ 20,000 Panels/Month

GE Healthcare, Allen Bradley, Rockwell Automation, Plexus, SEL, Crown Lifts,

We believe that a simple and concise quality policy is most effective,

The words in our policy not only refers to employees

The words customer indicates that we are

The words quality acknowledges our commitment

Benefitting from a less frequent audit schedule reduces

Nadcap with Merit MIL-PRF-55110

Equipment Highlights Engineering Software/Tools

Schmid Alternative Oxide Line Custom Tools (written in house)

Advanced Equipment & Smart Systems

More than Just Circuit Boards

Post Etch Punch

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