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Murray Percival Co. Brings Ersa Rework System to L3Harris
May 17, 2022 | Murray Percival CompanyEstimated reading time: Less than a minute

The Murray Percival Company, an award-winning leading supplier to the Midwest's electronics industry, is pleased to announce the sale of an Ersa HR600/2 rework system to L3Harris. The sale was facilitated by Murray Percival Company’s Rayne Lythjohan.
“L3Harris chose the Kurtz/Ersa HR 600/2 rework system because of the wide range of rework capabilities it offers,” commented Josh Morales, Senior Specialist Manufacturing Engineer, L3Harris. “We trust our sales rep, Rayne, with Murray Percival Co. to see what we have a need for and make recommendations on the latest and greatest technology.”
The HR 600/2 offers a highly accurate motor-driven axis system for component placement (+/- 0.025 mm) and highly efficient 800 W hybrid heating head. With the installation of the HR 600/2, Out of the Box benefits from guaranteed user independent reproducible repair results, as well as process control and documentation via the HRSoft operator software.
L3Harris provides fuzing and ordnance systems, precision electronic components, subsystems and systems for the Department of Defense and international allies, specializing in the design and manufacture of mechanical and electro-mechanical fuzes, electronic safe and arm devices (ESADs), ignition safety devices (ISDs) and height-of-burst (HOB) / proximity sensors.
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