Contact Systems Product History

1970		Contact Systems introduces the first vertical, open-frame, semi-automatic wire wrapping machine. Over the years many have tried to improve the elegantly simple design but none has succeeded. The CS-100 has proven to be the most imitated and popular wire wrapping machine on the market.

1983		Contact Systems delivered the first CS-400A Cut & Clinch machine.

1984		Contact Systems launches the ergonomically designed CS-400B Cut and Clinch machine with mechanically adjustable lead length and clinch angle.

1985		Contact Systems introduces its first CS-302 series automatic Dip inserter.

1988		Contact Systems introduces the CS-400C, through hole component cut & clinch insertion machine. The CS-400C provides a new cutter design with a miniature footprint. The 400C also included a built-in projection microscope and automatic skew correction.

1989		Contact Systems enters the Surface Mount arena with its first machine the CS-500.

1990		Contact Systems introduces the CS-400D. The 400D through hole component insertion machine is the first Contact machine to include our ultra clinch mechanism with an all new, re-designed cut and clinch mechanism. Also during 1990 Contact launches our optional component verifier.

1992		Contact Systems introduces the CS-400E, through hole component insertion machine. The added color touch screen monitor provides the operator with ease of programming. The 400E today is still one of our top selling machines.

1993		Contact Systems introduces the Contact 3, the first low cost machine Surface Mount placement machine that offered 100% vision centering.

1995		Contact Systems introduces the CS-3S & CS-3AV, SMT machines . Both machines built on the 3 platform with the addition of backlighting and smart feeders. The 3-AV offered a closed loop high-speed DC servo drive positioning system which added extreme accuracy required for Ultra Fine Pitch placements.

1997		Contact Systems releases the SMT Placement machines CS-3SX & CS-3AVX. The major differences between the previous two models was a re-design of the covers and CE compatible (European Safety Standards)

1999		Contact Systems releases the SMT Placement Machine CS-3Z. The CS-3Z was the first machine in its class to offer use of linear motors on the “X” axis and AC servo on the “Y” axis. The Z also offered an independent servo driven “Z” axis. Both axes used non-contact linear encoders.

2005		Contact Systems introduces our newest SMT platform. The C5 platform has been designed to provide our customers a single machine solution with the flexibility to place the entire range of component types and sizes

2007		Contact Systems launches our advanced C5 Series Pick and Place line. The advanced line includes four models and 10 configurations to cover a vast range of SMT manufacturing requirements. All models are built on the same platform with rugged construction you have come to expect from our Contact Systems.