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History<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
Home<\/a><\/span> \"\" About Iftest<\/a><\/span> \"\" History<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The history of Iftest \u2013 sustainable development from an engineering office to an international EMS provider<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Iftest was founded by five test engineers in 1982 as an engineering agency for test equipment. The business quickly established itself as the leading service provider in the test engineering field. In the years that followed, Iftest flourished to become a global EMS service provider, in part thanks to the continuous and systematic expansion of its field of expertise and a solid market presence. The company currently has 240 employees at two locations: Wettingen in Switzerland and Jaklovce in Slovakia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1982<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Founding of Iftest AG as an engineering firm specializing in test facilities<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1984<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Start of hardware and software development activities<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1986<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Getting Started in the EMS Business<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1986<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Getting Started with PCB Design<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1994<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Initial ISO 9001 Certification<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2002<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Initial Certification
ISO 14001<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2005<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Commissioning of
three new soldering systems
and transition
to RoHS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2005<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Initial Certification
ISO 13485:2003
Recertification according to SN
EN ISO 9001:2000 and
SN EN ISO 14001:2004<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Expansion of
sales activities
in Germany<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2008<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Introduction of AOI
and expansion of
production space
by 1,000 m\u00b2 to 4,400 m\u00b2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2008<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Recertification according to
SN EN ISO 9001:2000,
ISO 13485:2003, and
SN EN ISO 14001:2004<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2010<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Expansion of the
production area to
6,000 m\u00b2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2011<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Recertification according to
SN EN ISO 9001:2008,
ISO 13485:2003, and
SN EN ISO 14001:2004<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2011<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Registration
UL ZPVI2 – E348980:Z111<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2013<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Opening of an
office at
Technopark Zurich<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2013<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Establishment of the subsidiary
QESS s.r.o.
with a production facility in eastern Slovakia
initially employing 20 people.
Initial certification
of QESS to ISO
9001:2008 and EN ISO 13485:2012 +
AC:2012<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2014<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Introduction to Lean
Management and
Lean Production
at the Wettingen site<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2014<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Recertification according to
SN EN ISO 9001:2008,
ISO 13485:2012, and
SN EN ISO 14001:2004<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2015<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Expansion of QESS
to 60 employees<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2016<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Recertification of QESS
to ISO 9001:2008
and EN ISO 13485:2012 +
AC:2012<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2017<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Introduction of a new 3D AOI system and
recertification to ISO 9001:2015,
EN ISO 13485:2016, and ISO 14001:2015
at the Wettingen site. Introduction of new
wave soldering systems at both sites.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2018<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Recertification of QESS
to ISO 9001:2015 and
EN ISO 13485:2016<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2018<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Investments in a new
X-ray microscope and
a new SMT line at the
Wettingen site<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Investments in a new 3D AOI
system at QESS, as well as a new selective
wave soldering system and a flying
probe test system at the
Wettingen site<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

IFS Implementation
Recertification to
ISO 9001:2015,
EN ISO 13485:2016
and ISO 14001:2015<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Recertification of QESS
to ISO 9001:2015 and
EN ISO 13485:2016<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Upgrade
Solder paste printer
and
Installation of 2nd SPI<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

New Selective
Coating System<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Recertification according to
ISO 9001:2015,
EN ISO 13485:2016
and ISO 14001:2015<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

IFTEST
40th Anniversary<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We are here for you and happy to answer your questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Massimiliano D’Amore
<\/strong>Sales & Marketing Manager, Executive Management
massimiliano.damore@iftest.ch<\/a>
+41 56 437 37 49<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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