Customers in the SMT and overall EMS market know all too well how time-consuming and outright frustrating it can be when projects are passed around from company to company. When time and costs rise, turn to manufacturers that utilize electromechanical assembly services.
This level of automation leads to fewer outside vendors, minimized risks, and shorter lead times, all of which aim to rid companies of the headaches that come with SMT projects. SMTNW explores the topic of assembly service while highlighting key points along the way.
How Electromechanical Assembly Leads to Fewer Outside Vendors
Electromechanical assembly is a form of automation that aids and enhances the rate of production. Manufacturers of PCBs and other electronic builds that use this technology can do entire builds under one roof. This includes putting together PCBs, harnesses, and enclosures, firmware loading, and final testing in one complete operation.
This eliminates the need for separate vendors to perform each individual step, saving both time and money. Additionally, for SMT companies such as SMTNW, it allows for more control over component sourcing, assembly, packaging, and shipping. This further eliminates the need for outside vendors, again saving customers both time and money.
Lastly, because electromechanical assembly reduces the need for outside vendors, customers can experience an improvement in procurement, scheduling, and communication with their manufacturers, as everything is performed under one roof.
How Risk is Minimized
When manufacturers utilize electromechanical assembly as part of their standard services, not only are they reducing their customers’ need for outside vendors, they’re also minimizing risk.
By removing outside vendors, design support, including DFM and DFT review, is centralized. One team of employees is constantly reviewing aspects of the project. All the services on a given project are performed by one manufacturer with intricate knowledge of the design and expectations, which greatly reduces variables such as standards, processes, tooling, and logistics when more companies are involved.
Why Lead Times are Shortened Through Electromechanical Assembly
Electromechanical assembly services also help to shorten lead times, a benefit to both manufacturers and customers. Manufacturers are able to run multiple aspects of a project simultaneously, such as ordering components while boards are being fabricated. They can also handle pre-build subassemblies while aligning testing and packaging protocols — all without having to wait for outside vendor handoffs.
As companies have established supply chains and proper supply chain management practices, materials are more readily available and builds aren’t waiting for materials, which greatly impacts the rate at which products hit the market.
Additionally, companies that are responsible for logistics can consolidate their operations and ultimately remove unnecessary waits for both customers and themselves.
Contact SMTNW for Your Electromechanical Assembly Needs
SMTNW is a trusted, experienced, and practical manufacturer of electromechanical assembly operations. With this advanced level of technology, we’re able to have faster quote times and turnaround times for your orders. While it increases the speed at which we operate, we don’t skimp on quality and are ISO compliant with every build that leaves our Portland, Oregon, facility.
Electromechanical assembly services are just one part of our operation. Ready to have your products created faster at a cost-effective rate? Contact us today, and let’s get started on building something together.