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ECD Doubles Manufacturing Footprint to Meet Demand for SmartDRY® Intelligent Dry Storage Systems
Award-winning Dry Storage Cabinets Realize Sustained Year-Over-Year Growth, Production Capacity Expanded to Accommodate Unit Shipment Increases
November 18, 2024 – ECD announced today that it has increased production capacity by 100% to accommodate significant order growth for its SmartDRY® Intelligent Dry Storage portfolio. Over the last four years, the product line has experienced sustained, double-digit year-over-year growth.
Introduced to the market in 2015, SmartDRY quickly became the go-to solution for humidity-controlled storage of moisture-sensitive devices (MSDs) used in electronics assembly. Excessive moisture exposure reduces component floor life and can cause damage during processing if not tightly managed. SmartDRY revolutionized the market with an intuitive platform that delivers J-STD-033 standard-compliant parts access at intervals competitive systems cannot match. The user-friendliness, simple visual status indicators, and effectiveness of SmartDRY earned it several industry awards and propelled it to market-leading status.
ECD Electronics Division Manager Mark Waterman notes the impressive trajectory of SmartDRY, which has enjoyed an excellent reputation in the electronics manufacturing sector and adjacent markets like medical devices and 3D printing. “In its nearly 10-year history, SmartDRY has experienced consistent year-over-year unit shipment growth,” Waterman says. “Based on current volumes and near-term sales projections, investment in dedicated manufacturing space was necessary. The new production area has facilitated improved manufacturing flow and enables us to provide production-critical dry storage technology within relatively short lead times. This expansion will ensure we uphold our customer commitments and continue to proudly make our high-quality systems in the USA.”
The SmartDRY portfolio comprises six models in 10, 30, and 48 cubic-foot capacities. SmartDRY SD-10 is also available in a SmartBAKE™ version to enable component storage and bake-out in a single unit. For more information, visit SmartDRY – ECD.
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About ECD
Founded in 1964, ECD is recognized worldwide for its leadership and expertise in thermal monitoring and analysis technology and, more recently, for its development of intelligent dry storage systems. Based in Milwaukie, Oregon, the company is a pioneer in the design, development, and manufacture of advanced in-transit thermal profiling systems and software used to monitor and analyze process temperatures in various industries including electronics, solar and baking, among others. Well-known for its data-rich software expertise and robust hardware functionality, ECD leads the industry for innovative measurement and safeguarding systems. For more information on ECD and its products, visit www.ecd.com.
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