Tips on Hiring an Electronic Contract Manufacturing Company
Posted by Marc Damman on June 1st, 2015
Contract manufacturing can help your business save money and time whenever you need to design and build a new product or create a prototype. A reputable electronic contract manufacturing company can provide electronic design, engineering, and manufacturing, rapid prototyping, and printed circuit board assembly services. They can offer comprehensive solutions, so you don’t need to go elsewhere.
When assessing an electronic contract manufacturing company, be sure to check how many years they have been in business. Make sure that they have years of experience in providing circuit board assembly and electronic design services to a wide variety of industries. For example, a leading electronic contract manufacturer in Rochester Hills, Michigan has been serving the medical, automotive, industrial, military, aerospace, and telecommunications markets for more than 30 years. This extensive experience makes them more capable of understanding the unique needs of every client. As a result, they can provide better customer service and deliver the highest-quality results.
Consider the location of the electronic contract manufacturer before you hire them. Get in touch with a local company or a contract manufacturer that you can easily visit or get in touch with. This allows you not only to receive your product prototypes and electronic assemblies promptly but also gives you the freedom to easily check the project’s progress. Make sure that the company you hire has its manufacturing facility and that they use state of the art equipment.
Choose an electronic contract manufacturing company that can perform low to medium volume assemblies and testing, with advanced capabilities such as Flex-SMT lines with in-line automated 3D optical inspection, automated selective soldering, an automated stockroom, and BGA x-ray. Check their test resources, which must include environmental test equipment, flying probe testing, and in-circuit test.
Look for a company with its engineering staff that is capable of developing and building custom functional test equipment. Their engineers should be able to work with your in-house engineering staff, too. Reputable electronic contract manufacturers may recommend full-service development and design partners for your project in case it requires additional manpower.
The personnel must be trained to IPC-A610 class 2 &3, and IPC J-STD-001 class 2 & 3, and the company must be TS 16949 and ISO 9001 certified. Make sure that the company is compliant with ISO 134585 and AS 9100, too. Be sure to get in touch with the electronic contract manufacturing company to discuss your requirements and request an estimate before you hire them.
About the Company:
ADCO Circuits offers electronic design and circuit board assembly services to aerospace/military, telecommunications, automotive, industrial/commercial, wireless and medical equipment markets. They provide electronic designing, contract manufacturing, rapid prototyping & PCB assembly services in Michigan. They are an ISO 9001 and TS 16949 certified and compliant to AS 9100 and ISO 13485.
