History

MAIR Elektronik GmbH is celebrating its 40th anniversary and looks back on a strong success story. Since its founding in 1986, the company has become a recognized specialist in Electronics Manufacturing Services, employing around 100 people at two locations and supporting customers across the entire value chain.
A key milestone this year is the generational change in management: Gerald Suckel, who has been with the company for over 20 years, will become the new Managing Director. As former Head of Production, he has significantly shaped MAIR with his technical expertise and forward-thinking approach and will continue to lead the company into the future.
For 40 years, MAIR Elektronik has maintained strict quality standards. The successful recertification according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 once again confirms its effective quality management system.

At the beginning of the year, we once again participated in the job fair in Erding and were pleased to welcome numerous interested visitors, especially those interested in apprenticeships in the field of microtechnology. In September, Roland Mair won the FileMaker Award for "Best Enterprise Software." This award recognizes the ERP software, developed specifically for our company, for its technical excellence, innovation, and quality. In October, we launched our apprenticeship program for industrial business management assistants. By training apprentices in-house, we ensure a long-term supply of our own qualified specialists. After 39 years as Managing Director, Roland Mair is leaving the company. As the founder, he built Mair Elektronik with foresight, shaped it with vision, and consistently demonstrated a strong spirit of innovation. He was both an inspiration and a guide, and always treated his employees with respect and appreciation. We are deeply grateful to him for this.

To expand our soldering capacity, we have commissioned another state-of-the-art vapor phase soldering system in our cleanroom. This additional VP 1000-66 from ASSCON allows us to select linear or ramp profiles depending on product requirements. We are also increasing our printing capacity with an EKRA Series 4000, whose inspection capabilities and high degree of automation represent a valuable measure for quality assurance, especially for increasingly finer structures. On September 1st, we welcomed another new apprentice in the field of microtechnology. This ensures our own supply of skilled workers, who will become increasingly important in the coming years. In November, we were once again represented at electronica in Munich with RAWE and Tefag, where we had many valuable discussions, strengthened long-standing partnerships, and established new relationships.

We received a strong response to our presence at the Erding job fair for the recruitment of trainees and specialists. We continued to expand our inspection capabilities with the new AOI Zenith Alpha from Koh-Young and the EFA Inspection system for first article inspection. We also invested in additional dry storage cabinets to increase the storage of MSL-sensitive components.  In spring, we passed the ISO certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001-2015 at both our Eisleben and Schwaig sites with flying colors. In 2023, we were also able to celebrate another graduation as a microtechnologist and successful further training as a technician.

Our online reach was extended through our own Instagram channel  https://instagram.com/mair_elektronik_gmbh/ . In the middle of the year, our two apprentices successfully completed their training as a microtechnologist and industrial clerk. We are delighted that both will continue to support Mair Elektronik in technology, quality assurance and purchasing. At the electronica 2022 trade fair, we presented ourselves together with RAWE Electronic for the first time as an exhibitor and excellent mutual addition for the EMS market.

RAWE Electronic GmbH acquires 100% of the shares in MAIR Elektronik GmbH. With its focus on small batch sizes and high technological standards, MAIR Elektronik is a perfect addition to RAWE. Mr. Roland Mair, together with the 2nd Managing Director, Mr. Martin Schwaiger, continues to work for the company as Managing Director.

Expansion of the Eisleben site: additional vapor phase Asscon VP1000-66, second EKRA printer Serio 4000. Fully automatic printing cycle, integrated cleaning and 2 1/2-D inspection for state-of-the-art SMD printing. Now 2 SMT lines, each with 1 fully automatic printer, 2 placement machines and 1 vapor phase soldering system. Fully automatic component counter OC-SCAN CCX for real-time stock levels.

MAIR Elektronik in Schwaig and MAIR Produktion in Eisleben merge to form MAIR Elektronik. Modernization in the clean room: ASSCIN VP1000-66 vapour phase soldering system. New test system from Konrad Technologies. Exhibitor at electronica in Munich. New EKRA printers at both sites: X5 Professional, SERIO 4000. Delivery of the first two Juki RS-1 placement machines in Europe

Quality management: Certification according to new ISO 9001:2015. Fully automatic component counter OC-Scan CCX. MSL goods do not need to be unpacked for recording. Components up to the current size 01005 can be counted with an accuracy of 99.9 %. New compressed air system in Schwaig: energy-saving compressor with frequency control

30 years of MAIR Elektronik GmbH. New SMT stencil printer EKRA X5 Professional. New X-ray system Nikon XT V 160 for optimum assessment of concealed solder joints. Training company for microtechnologists for 15 years. Exhibitor at the electronica in Munich

Investments in machinery: Clean room at the main plant in Schwaig: 3 new JUKI KE-2080 placement machines with a total placement capacity of over 50,000 components per hour (in accordance with IPC-9850). Nitrogen wave soldering system Power Wave from Seho for THT production in Plant 2, Lutherstadt Eisleben

Completion and occupation of the new building in Lutherstadt Eisleben with approx. 1,200 square meters of production space. Short distances ensure perfect interlinking of the production steps - for an optimal workflow in electronics production.

The Lutherstadt Eisleben site is equipped with the PCBA Analyzer X-ray machine from Phoenix X-Ray. This means that our Plant 2 is just as perfectly equipped as our main plant in Schwaig with inspection options for concealed solder joints, for incoming PCBs and for analyzing assemblies.

Expansion of the existing DIN EN ISO 9001 system to include an environmental management system. Exhibitor at electronica in Munich. ISO certification. Introduction of paperless production documentation (via PPS software COX me): Description of all product-relevant processes and activities and chronological adjustment per product

25 years of MAIR Elektronik. Certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2008. 10 years of training microtechnologists. Exhibitor at the Berufsfit 2011. Automatic optical inspection: Expansion of the inspection field (Viscom type S3088-III and type S2088-III). High quality standard 160923

Exhibitor at electronica in Munich. Expansion of THT soldering capacity. Investment in new wave soldering system (ERSA Powerflow) and vapor phase technology: Asscon vapor phase soldering system VP 1000-66 of the latest generation for lead-free soldering installed. Certification according to ISO 9001:2008

Relocation to the new company building in Schwaig (area 1,600 sqm, over 40 employees): 150 sqm clean room for SMT production. Expansion of the placement line in the clean room with fully automatic solder paste printer type DEK ELA 02 and placement machine type Juki KE-2060 RL. Fully automated for maximum process speed. Comprehensive analytics through grinding laboratory, X-Ray and AOI system. Aerospace-certified cleaning. Climate test. Optimized PPS and ERP system

Exhibitor at electronica in Munich. Construction of a new production hall in Schwaig

Acquisition of fully automatic machines for SMT assembly: Juki KE-2050 and KE2060 - all common component geometries and housing types can be assembled.

20 years of MAIR Elektronik GmbH. Entry into X-Ray inspection. With the Phoenix X-Ray PCBA analyzer, PCBs can be checked for quality in the incoming goods department or the company's own soldering process can be evaluated on concealed solder joints, e.g. on BGA designs. Participation in productronica

Expansion of SMT production to 4 fully automatic SMT machines from JUKI. Total assembly capacity 45,000 components. Acquisition of a soldering system of the latest generation: Asscon Systemtechnik. Expansion of THT production by investing in a modern selective soldering system

Conversion to lead-free production in compliance with the RoHS regulation. Acquisition of a rework system from the market leader Finetech with a semi-automatic, PC-controlled workstation for reworking complex components such as BGA / CSP or QFP

Expansion of the Lutherstadt Eisleben site with its own company building. Training offensive in the commercial sector. Establishment of a cutting laboratory for analytical testing and quality assurance. Conversion to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000. Acquisition of an automatic optical inspection (AOI) for the reproducibility of defects for quality assurance.

Establishment of a sales department. Two trainees as microtechnologists specializing in microsystems technology

Investment in fully automatic SMT machines. Re-audit of ISO 9002 certification

Opening of the second production site in Lutherstadt Eisleben with simultaneous expansion of the production area at the Neufahrn near Freising site

Entry into BGA technology with a vapor phase soldering system. Expansion of SMT capacity with a stencil printer

Certification according to DIN EN ISO 9002. Expansion of production capacities in SMT manufacturing

Introduction to SMT technology. Placement of fine-pitch components

Completion of the company building in Neufahrn near Freising. Expansion of THT assembly

Foundation of MAIR Elektronik by Roland Mair as a one-man company