Universal Instruments Corporation

This is not a "DRILL"! 😏   A truly diverse tool, this smart screwdriver in your Uflex™ flexible automation platform provides a level of speed and precision you're unable to replicate by manual application. Uflex offers investment protection versus custom cells designed for a single task, and can lower the cost per insertion by more than 95% versus manual assembly process while substantially improving quality and yields.   The flexibility of our smart torque screwdriver features: 🪛 Digital Torque Control: Precisely sets torque to avoid over/under-tightening. 🪛 Torque + Angle Measurement: Measures both to meet exact joint specs. 🪛 Data Logging: Captures torque, angle, time, and operator info for traceability. 🪛 Feedback Mechanisms: Beeps, lights, or vibrates when torque is correct. 🪛 Connectivity: Available Links to MES, PCs, or IoT systems (additional software required)    📲 Contact us today to learn how you can incorporate this into your line, to have more tools at your disposal and achieve optimal use of your machine.

We're not "LION!. Look who stopped by our Rochester Operations division today looking for some PCBA tips: "Purrfectly Crunchy Bits & Appetizers – PCBA: Engineered for Feline Functionality! #rawr   For context. This is not a real Mountain Lion. It is an AI-generated image. The illustrious cat has been on the loose in the Rochester, NY area for several days. To learn more about this, search for Rochester Mountain Lion on social media. 

🔎 Are you looking for a cost-effective method of training your electronics assembly equipment operators? One that will put a variety of course material at their fingertips without breaking the bank and disrupting your production schedule? Then check out training for the modern world through e-Learning: a modern training option that makes knowledge more accessible than ever - with over 25 options now available (with more to come!)   🌎 e-Learning was designed with you in mind because it can be accessed anytime, anywhere worldwide. Our initiative is to target operator onboarding training, customers with high turnover, and students with travel restrictions.    💯 Remember: practice makes perfect – and only trained and qualified employees can properly run and maintain your equipment, making it and them the most effective they can be!   🧾 Read here about our first-hand experience with e-Learning at UIC: https://lnkd.in/ggDyeTKs

At the International Microelectronics Assembly and Packaging Society (IMAPS) #CHIPcon2025, Yvonne Pham and Ulyses Wolfskill engaged in insightful and productive conversations with industry leaders. We had the pleasure of speaking with Jillian McNichol, journalist at 3D InCites, about how our team continues to deliver industry-leading throughput and precision in semiconductor applications. We also had the opportunity to explore new collaborative opportunities with IMAPS through a meaningful discussion with Bette Cooper, Special Projects Coordinator. With a shared focus on innovation and partnership, we’re excited about future initiatives aimed at strengthening our relationship with IMAPS and revitalizing the Silicon Valley chapter. 👏 Thank you to IMAPS for hosting such an outstanding event that supports continued innovation, collaboration, and education across the semiconductor and electronics manufacturing industries.

Today was a full day at CHIPcon 2025! In addition to a great technical agenda, the keynote "Semiconductor Outlook: Intersection of Company Leadership, Policy, and Innovation" was presented by M Morales, IDC. The IMAPS Silicon Valley Chapter had a great turnout at it's afternoon meeting. Participants networked and discussed plans to shape the future of this important chapter. The last session was a panel on "Chiplet vs Monolithic Architectures - Device Design and Packaging Considerations" was moderated by E. Jan Vardaman, TechSearch International. Panelists included M. Ashkan Seyedi, NVIDIA | Arvind Kumar, IBM | Jerry Tzou, AIchip | Ahmad Ansari, AMD ... And the day is now closing with a reception with exhibitors. The event continues July 9 and 10 in San Jose, CA ... https://lnkd.in/gs2KbRnA #Chiplets #HeterogeneousIntegration

Ready to take your electronics to the next level? Yvonne Pham and Ulyses Wolfskill are at International Microelectronics Assembly and Packaging Society (IMAPS) #CHIPcon2025 this week! Come by to discuss our innovative solutions to your semiconductor and electronics manufacturing needs.

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At Universal, we take pride in our American roots. For over a century, we've harnessed American ingenuity, skilled talent, and a rich engineering tradition to develop and deliver world-class electronics assembly technology. 🎆

❓"Do you have a safety pin on you?" A question you might not ask often, but you HAVE asked it many times in your life, right? Because we've all been there - a zipper breaks, a shirt clasp busts open, your drawstring gets lost in your athletic shorts, you need to create a makeshift fishing hook, you require something small & pointy to remove leftover garlic from a press. The uses are endless! Our company - originally founded in 1919 as Universal Instruments & Metal Company - and its inventors at the time would be thrilled for the multi-faceted uses of such a simple product, and all that it's lead to. 😏 That's right: our origin story starts as the manufacturer of safety pins! Over time, the company discontinued safety pin production & made a transition to a machining & tool-and-die business. As the United States entered World War II, our tool-and-die expertise became critical, particularly with small arms manufacturers who relied on precision tooling to meet production demands. 🪖 At the same time, we became involved in what was a groundbreaking technological frontier: 👨✈️flight simulation. We partnered with Link Aviation in the development of mechanical flight simulators, which enabled the safe & cost-effective training of military pilots. By the early 1950s, electronics were beginning to reshape manufacturing - and Universal was ready to evolve. 🧠 When approached for a solution to manage the increasing volume of axial leaded components, we delivered, designing a “Taping Machine” that automated the process of taping & prepping these components for insertion into printed circuit boards. This development earned us our first patent 📜 & marked a turning point: the beginning of our entry into the electronics assembly equipment industry. It launched Universal into a new era of technological leadership that would define the decades to come. Today, our machines handle components much smaller than a standard safety pin. Some of the tiniest parts we work with measure just 0.25 × 0.125 mm, roughly the size of a grain of sand. 🔬Our equipment not only picks up these microscopic components but places them on circuit boards with a level of speed and dexterity that far surpasses the delicate motion of a human hand. It's fitting, then, that our very first product was a safety pin. The same care and control required to pierce cloth, paper, or rubber with a pin is mirrored in the precision force our machines apply during component placement today. What began as a tool for fastening fabric has evolved into advanced systems capable of assembling the most complex electronics in the world—with finesse that still honors our roots in mechanical craftsmanship. 🧰 So the next time you reach for a safety pin—whether to fix a wardrobe malfunction or fish out a clove of garlic🧄 —remember precision, versatility, and problem-solving are timeless. It’s how we started, & it’s how we continue to shape the future of manufacturing, one component at a time.

👋 Keep an eye out for Yvonne Pham, our NorCal Business Development Manager, at International Microelectronics Assembly and Packaging Society (IMAPS) CHIPcon 2025 in San Jose, CA, starting July 7!