Electronics manufacturing is an exhaustive process and hence most original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) focus primarily on product design and revenue generation. They often outsource supply chain and manufacturing to Electronics Manufacturing Service (EMS) partners. OEMs own intellectual property rights as they work on design innovations and product development. EMS partners offer multiple value-added services like testing, repair, and shipment along with PCB fabrication and assembly services. They are specialized in different production environments like high-mix low volume and low-mix bulk manufacturing. If you are an OEM and looking for a suitable EMS partner in the USA, then this article will provide you with key checkpoints to pick the top service provider for your consumer electronics.
Electronic OEMs can range from a small startup to a large product company. They can deliver products in diverse domains like consumer electronics, the healthcare sector, automotive, aerospace applications, etc. The OEMs have to go through a complete product development lifecycle starting from concept evaluations using prototypes to customer deployment with mass productions.
Multiple driving factors are also influencing the OEM market. For instance, technological trends like 5G, and high-end audio-video solutions have boosted consumer electronics significantly. On the contrary, a shortage of semiconductors has delayed product delivery with long lead times for ICs and other electronic components. So, choosing the right EMS partner is crucial to building successful electronic products and staying ahead in the race.
OEMs generally sell high-volume electronic products to their customers and look for EMS partners offering mass production at reasonable rates. But the OEM product development must go through different phases of its lifecycle and requires EMS support accordingly.
Based on the requirements, OEMs can pick a suitable EMS partner and collaborate. Before interacting with any contract EMS partner, OEMs need to summarize their product specifications, generate a competitive timeline, and make a baseline budget for their project. There are many service providers available in the USA. Identifying the right partner depends on certain key factors. We shall discuss these checkpoints in the following section of the article.
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Consumer electronics is one of the rapidly growing sectors in the electronics industry. An EMS partner must support bulk manufacturing to meet this demand. OEMs have to evaluate the process quality, domain expertise, pricing, timelines, etc. This article provides all the key drivers and assists in selecting the right EMS partner for your successful product build.
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