Electronics Forum | Sat Mar 31 14:38:24 EST 2001 | scott
JAX Is right. ROI. How much will it cost to subcontract your assembly for the next 3 years vs. buying your own equipment AND staffing (ie: Process Eng, Maintenance, Skilled operators, etc.). Then, ask how much will it cost you to buy new equipment
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 20 07:59:04 EST 1999 | Wolfgang Busko
Hi Mike, many questions and there is no simple answer. How did you manufacture your add-on-boards ? Do you think you can handle the processes that go along with assembling SMT- and THT-Boards ? Before you start determine what you gonna do: - How man
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 24 17:06:00 EST 2002 | MA/NY DDave
Hi, Lots of good answers and I am sure questions in the above. I have too many questions to really know whether your idea is a good one, as it could be, or one that will cause you more problems. Based on the size of the PWB that you will buy and t
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 16 16:45:49 EDT 1999 | Scott Cook
| We have a design on which there is an ASIC that will not be produced anymore in the future. As we want to make this design over the next 10 years we are evaluating the possibility to buy the necessary ASICs for the next 10 years. This will give us
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 15 18:42:35 EST 1999 | Dean
| | Are stencils universal from one printer to another? We are looking into the possibility of going from Solderprint 1414 manual printer to a more automated printer. We are also considering bringing some boards we currently outsource in house. I
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 29 10:11:09 EST 1998 | Scott Cook
| | Does anyone know of any software programs that will verify a Pick & Place program to the Bill of Materials (BOM)? Verify meaning the Part # and Ref. Des. matching of the two files. | | We use GCPlace to merge our BOM with X/Y file | but ocas
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 29 08:28:05 EDT 2002 | pjc
Start killing DEK now, on the ELA. All DEK 248 semi-auto printers have been built in China for quite some time (years). Its shipped to the UK from China. All DEK ELA models are now built in China, since 01 some time. Thats the fact Jack. All MPM mod
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 23 08:42:25 EDT 2002 | bdoyle
I have performed many insourcing vs. outsourcing analyses. The following are the key issues that are normally evaluated: Cycle time requirements for product development and manufacturing Cost of manufacturing (in-house vs. subcontracted) Inve
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 25 21:08:39 EDT 2004 | joe
We will be outsourcing all of our PCBAs and would > like to know if other companies perform DVT > testing, ESD, Emissions on all of your boards or > only on main boards? Our shipping deadline is > near and I would like to determine the risk in >
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 12 12:32:18 EDT 2004 | Simon UK
Lets face it guys, its happening and its all related to greedy profit merchants, other companies are simply following suit to stay in business. For 1 UK worker i can get 3 workers in Italy at the same price. If i choose to outsource to China, i get
