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SCS Achieves Nadcap Accreditation for Conformal Coating of Electronics - Printed Board Assemblies
December 20, 2022 | SCSEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Specialty Coating Systems’ (SCS) Indianapolis coating facility has achieved Nadcap accreditation for conformal coating of electronics – printed board assemblies, demonstrating their continued commitment to quality.
The Nadcap audit, conducted by industry experts, is a rigorous technical assessment and demands the highest standards of critical process control and validation. SCS Indianapolis achieved the elite Nadcap accreditation as a result of the company’s efforts and investment in meeting stringent industry and customer requirements.
“SCS is dedicated to offering our customers world-class coating services and technologies, and our recent Nadcap accreditation is in line with our strategic initiatives to ensure industry standards and customer needs are met,” said President and CEO Tim Bender. “I am extremely proud of our Indianapolis coating center and their dedication to achieve this goal as well as our global teams who are all committed to ensuring the highest quality standards are met at SCS.”
Created in 1990 by SAE International, Nadcap is an unprecedented, industry-managed supply chain oversight program that improves quality, while reducing costs, by assessing process capability for compliance to industry standards and customer requirements. Nadcap is administered by the not-for-profit Performance Review Institute® (PRI), a global provider of customer-focused solutions designed to improve processes and product quality.
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