subject: Product Assembly Service: It Is Cheaper To Outsource [print this page] How does the electronics company remain competitive while remaining innovative? Outsourcing the product assembly service is one solution.
In a rapidly progressing industry, designers are constantly striving to find the next big idea that provides the most cost effective and universal appealing solutions. Thanks to advancements in micro technology, we see products like the telephone and the PC becoming more and more compact and designers are utilised as modelmakers to help finish prototypes. Miniaturisation of printed circuit boards (PCBs), displays, and other such components allow for more gigabytes on memory sticks and more pixels on liquid crystals. However even with such state-of-the-art design , part of the business case for releasing new products has to include the prototyping and manufacturing costs which are seemingly under estimated.
To reduce costs, services such as modelmakers to produce prototypes can be outsourced. As can the product assembly service.
One example in micro-tech advancements is the shrinking of products. The intelligent enclosure of a products mechanics holds a lot of weight and can mean the difference between success and failure in such a competitive market. Were talking product enclosures. The plastic or metal boxes that cradle the workings of the products. Who designs the enclosures? Electronics design engineers soon find themselves out of their depths when designing enclosures, is it right they are tasked with such a specialist subject?
If you have indulged in the IPod, a seemingly must-have accessory, you will find its performance and operation comparable to that of any other good MP3 player on the market, yet thus far none has come to such acclaim or reached such a wide global demographic as the IPod. Undoubtedly, this success cannot be solely attributed to the products enclosure; nonetheless Apples elegant and widely-appealing design carries significant merit. The casing would have been designed by specialised modelmakers who key-skill is in product enclosures.
To add complication in a technology-orientated market, electronic product performance often suffers due to RFI (Radio Frequency Interference). To combat RFI, an EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) shield will be applied to the enclosure.
One such company that specialises in modelmaking and enclosure manufacturing is Iota Sigma. Based in Wales and serving the UK, they offer speciality services but at a price that is affordable to all business types small and large. They recognise that when working with companies to develop products that the consumer demands a prettier, safer, faster product but they most of all they want it cheap. Working with Iota Sigma with their specialist modelmakers and product assembly services, they are setup to help companies innovate.
