Many types including:
Nickel
Silver
Copper
Gold
Platinum
Rhodium
For the top layer, often nickel (a certain type), silver, gold, platinum or rhodium are used.
One stop shopping – full component sourcing and fabrication from prototype to production including:
Services:
Sourcing
Machining
Brazing
Assembly
Testing
Kitting
Products:
Metallized ceramic
Machined components
Copper tungsten
Brazed components
Yes.
Yes.
Under normal circumstances - no. A small fee is generally incurred.
Lead times vary. Allow at least two to three weeks for manufacturing components from scratch in most cases.
Very competitive. When sending your RFQ please indicate a target price or project budget and INTA will do everything within its power to meet your target price.
Same day. Expedite service costs extra, be sure to ask Jerry for more information jerry@intatech.com
Partial list:
Copper
Steel
Copper tungsten
Graphite
Aluminum
Ceramic
Plastic
Molybdenum
Titanium
Zirconia
Kovar
Quartz
MACOR
Inconel
Alloys
Quartz
Yes, ISO 9001:2008 certified.
Quality
On-time delivery
Yes, INTA has successfully plated hundreds of thousands of implantable medical devices and continues to do so.
Although INTA Technologies Corp. is not captive to one industry, medical applications are a large part of INTA’s business. INTA is diversified across many industries and no single industry contains an overwhelming percentage of INTA revenues.
There are various methods used to determine the adhesion and durability of a coating including:
Tape test
Scratch test
Bend test
Salt spray
Bake test
Visual - microscope
Other
Tape, scratch, visual and bake test are a few of the most popular.
Various tests can be performed including bend tests and salt spray tests. For salt spray tests, ASTM B-117 “Standard Practice for Operating Salt Spray [Fog] Apperatus” is recommended. Various coating thicknesses, pre-treatments, undercoats and material types can be methodically tested before production begins to quantify durability and long term attributes.
Yes, INTA supplies gold plated wire. Some restrictions apply, not all materials and sizes are available. Contact INTA to discuss your wire needs. The wire can be cut to length and selectively plated. Cutting and selective plating adds cost to the process which is reflected in the quoted price.
Mirror finish.
Various types of plating are used including:
Silver
Gold
Platinum
Rhodium
Nickel
Yes, assembly services are provided. Typical assemblies consist of brazed or soldered components. Especially popular are ceramic and metal assemblies. Also popular are feedthru assemblies consisting of materials such as glass, ceramic and metal. Contact our sales office for more information sales@intatech.com
INTA was founded in 1978.
George Baltazar
408-748-9955 x123
Before joining INTA Technologies in 2007, George worked with several well known companies in the industry. George has a black belt in six sigma processes.
Yes, site audits are encouraged.
Yes, INTA Technologies welcomes visitors at its two Santa Clara facilities. An NDA may be required before a tour is allowed. contact@intatech.com
Yes, compliance is crucial to the success of our business. We comply with all regulations without exception.
Yes, INTA recently purchased a new and larger furnace. The furnace will help meet increasing demand for the following:
Metallized ceramic products
Metallizing services
Plating
Heat treating
Brazing
Assembly
INTA is also adding staff to help reduce backlog and speed deliveries.
Yes, many of INTA Technologies’ customers are very well known. INTA does not publish a list of customers. Some of INTA’s customers include government agencies and large multi-national corporations. Other customers are small start-up companies. We strive to provide quality products and services to all customers regardless of size and/or prestige.
Yes, INTA provides solutions for customers needing shielding for electro-magnetic applications. Copper plating is a popular choice.
The exact bond strength varies according to substrate material, undercoat and finish. For specific information, please send the material type, undercoat, finish information and project details for review contact@intatech.com
INTA plates and assembles components used inside the human body. We are ready to assist you, contact us today.
The lifetime varies according to the specifications and requirements of the specific application. We recommend testing to determine lifetimes. Destructive testing such as salt spray, bend, compression and other tests are helpful. The tests should be performed according to the relevant ASME standards. INTA offers testing services, some in-house, others farmed out to independent laboratories.
Yes, ceramics are widely used and considered safe for many medical applications.
Yes, INTA manufactures made-to-order stainless steel components. We generally work from customer supplied drawings and specifications.
Yes, INTA manufactures cold rolled steel components and many other types of metal and ceramic components.
Yes, INTA offers brazing and bonding services.
Yes, INTA owns a large array of calibrated testing equipment and has enough highly trained staff to perform testing in-house. Some testing is done by third party laboratories, such as salt spray testing and cross-section SEM analysis.
INTA uses state of the art equipment from vendors such as Oxford Instruments (XRF equipment) to determine and document coating thicknesses. In some cases, coupons and plating rates are used due to automated equipment limitations (generally for exotic substrates or very thick coatings). INTA stores inspection records for further review electronically.
Yes, INTA inspects all material to verify it meets INTA standards and customer supplied specifications before shipping. CoC’s are standard with shipments.
INTA uses a QMS (quality management system) to ensure customer supplied material is identified and properly cared for. Customer supplied material (CSM) is logged and entered into inventory. Travelers are issued to accompany CSM throughout processing. Line associates enter work details on paper copies and electronically. Materials are thoroughly inspected at incoming and before shipping. INTA performs quarterly internal quality audits and holds daily and weekly meetings to address continual improvement, NCs and CARs. For further information contact INTA Technologies Corp. Quality Manager, George Baltazar (gbaltazar@intatech.com).
http://www.intatech.com/files/medapp.pdf
Further information detailing INTA’s medical application experience and projects.
http://www.devicelink.com/mddi/
Interesting monthly publication entitled Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry. A decent resource for all medical manufacturing professionals.
New publication focusing on bio optics. Interesting short articles and information. First edition printed Jan 2008.
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