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Actronix’s Newport facility is an innovative
partnership between private enterprise and the
Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC). ADC provided Actronix with a 22,000 square foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, in return for providing gainful employment for approximately 10% of the inmates at the MacPherson Unit, a women’s prison.

“The inmates love the jobs…They covet those jobs,” says Burl Scifres, who administers the program. “Since the inception of the program, there hasn’t been a single disciplinary write-up against any of the women who are working for Actronix. They don’t want to lose those jobs.”

The facility manufactures various assemblies for many customers, and works closely with Actronix’s main facility in Flippin to manage quality and customer satisfaction. The Newport facility received its ISO Certification in 2007.

Production Equipment
– 1 Megomat ASM 3001
– 4 AMP stripper/crimpers              
– 3 AMP G presses                               
– 6 AMP K presses
– 1 AMP Tapetronics                                 
– 3 Schleuniger wire cut/strip machines           
– 2 Panduit tie lock installers                    
– 9 Schleuniger wire strippers                     
– Various IDC crimp machines: AMP, Molex, etc.
– Various crimp dies: AMP, JST, Hirose,    Hollingsworth, Berg, T&B, Molex, Deutsch,    Positronics, etc.


Testing Equipment
– 4 Cirris testers                                         
– 3 Cable scanners                                     
– 1 Capacitance tester                                 
– 1 Digital VOM                                     
– 1 Digital crimp height micrometer                
– 1 Tensile strength tester
– Various specially-designed inspection,    measuring, and testing devices


Radio Frequency Equipment
– 3 HP Network analyzers, up to 6 GHz
– 1 PIM tester
– 2 MP 8015 strippers



 
 
 
Newport Plant – Fast Facts

22,000 Square Feet

65 Employees

QMS Certification
ISO 9001:2000

Aerospace Standard
AS9100 (in process)


Inmate Eligibility

– Two or more years remaining on
   their sentence

– GED or working towards one

– No major disciplinary actions