Means Engineering, Inc.

Product development engineering in medical, industrial, semiconductor equipment & military with a standard of excellence in form, function and design.


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Building Trust in Your Brand

August 7, 2020 By meiadmin

Every company wants to be successful. This is true for both start-ups and large corporations. Without consumer trust, your company simply won’t do very well. This is especially true for companies in competitive industries like electronics.

Consumers have high expectations when it comes to the quality, functionality, and reliability of new products. Companies looking to produce new products need to ensure they meet consumer expectations. Without proper testing and quality controls, organizations can lose a lot of business and develop a bad reputation. It’s important that organizations do all they can to ensure the quality and reliability of every product produced.

Outsourcing Reduces Costs and Time to Market

Partnering with an experienced contract manufacturer can help organizations bring new products to market faster. This may be especially beneficial for companies in the electronics industry. Technology changes at a rapid pace, and companies often find it difficult to keep up.

Unfortunately, by the time most companies finish designing, producing, and testing new electronic devices in-house, consumers have already moved on to the next best thing. Working with an experienced contract manufacturer could give these organizations the upper hand. The right CM has the tools, technology, people, and experience needed to keep up with changing consumer demands.

Expanding Into New Markets

Companies responsible for the production of electronic devices often worry about moving into new markets. The rules and regulations of certain industries like medical, aerospace, and defense prevent many companies from expanding. What many of these organizations do not realize is that partnering with a qualified contract manufacturer can allow them to meet industry standards, making it possible to grow their business and significantly increase their revenue opportunities.

Access to Raw Materials

Companies often find it difficult to access the raw materials needed to produce products in-house. This can cause delays in the time it takes to bring new products to market. Because of their experience, contract manufacturers typically have good relationships with raw material suppliers. This helps ensure they have everything they need to produce products on time and on budget.

Means Engineering offers a variety of contract manufacturing services to businesses of all shapes and sizes. Please contact us for information.

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Choosing an Electronic Contract Manufacturer for Medical Device Creation

July 31, 2020 By meiadmin

Creating devices for the medical industry requires extensive experience and knowledge of industry requirements. Medical devices are highly regulated for both quality and reliability. This is important, as many people rely on the safety and efficiency of medical devices. Perhaps more than any other industry, OEMs planning to produce products for the medical industry should partner with an experienced electronic contract manufacturer.

In addition to understanding how to comply with government regulations, an experienced ECM should meet the following requirements. This can help ensure a successful and mutually beneficial partnership.

Experienced Technical and Managerial Team

The more experienced the electronic contract manufacturer is, the more likely they can help when problems arise. ECMs with experience producing a wide range of devices can often locate problems and suggest viable solutions based on findings from previous projects. In addition to solving problems that arise during production, experienced ECMs can assist with design-for-manufacture review, saving OEMs a considerable amount of time and money on assembly.

Well Maintained Equipment

It’s not enough for an ECM to have quality equipment. They need to properly maintain it to ensure continuous and reliable operation. Calibration of machines and tools should take place at regular intervals.

Proper maintenance not only helps ensure on-time delivery of high quality products, it also allows the ECM to achieve the right tolerance. This is especially important as the medical device industry has stringent tolerance requirements.

Ability to Adjust to Meet Customer Changes

Needs and requirements can change. This is why it’s so important that OEMs select an agile, flexible, and highly responsive ECM to work with.

ISO 13485 Quality Management System

The international standard for a quality management system for the medical device industry, ISO 13485 is designed to be used throughout the entire lifecycle of the medical device. Using ISO 13485, organizations can develop a quality management system that ensures the quality of finished products and the effectiveness of manufacturing processes.

Means Engineering offers electronic manufacturing services for the medical device industry. Our extensive experience and quality management system allows our team to manage risk effectively and bring safe and effective products to market.

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Qualities to Look for When Selecting an Electronics Contract Manufacturer

July 24, 2020 By meiadmin

Outsourcing makes it possible for businesses to bring products to market faster and for less money than possible with in-house production. When OEMs partner with a quality electronics manufacturer they gain access to the tools, people, equipment, and technology needed to produce a wide range of products. This provides numerous benefits and can give the OEM a competitive advantage. However, it’s important that companies considering outsourcing take their time to learn as much as they can and locate an experienced ECM.

Design Services

A lot of time and effort goes into the creation of quality electronics. Although many OEMs develop their own design plans, it can be difficult to spot potential problems. Hiring a contract manufacturer during the design phase can help locate areas that could benefit from improvement. Often times, an ECM will point out ways to improve quality and/or reduce the costs involved with production. This can have significant benefits and help reduce the chance of costly recalls and repairs.

Even OEMs that design their electronics themselves may consider using an ECM to assist with the design of non-core electronics, enclosures, plastics, and other components.

Manufacturing Tooling Design

It’s important to make sure the ECM chosen can assist with every aspect of the new product launch. This may include manufacturing tooling, metal fabrication, and plastic injection molding.

Testing Capabilities

Different industries have different requirements when it comes to electronic devices. OEMs should choose an ECM with a variety of testing capabilities. ECMs should be able to test device functionality and reliability even in harsh conditions. This is especially important for companies creating devices for the aerospace, medical, and defense industries.

New Product Introduction

Organizations should look for an electronics contract manufacturer with the experience, capabilities, and business processes in place to introduce and ramp-up production as needed.

Production Issue Resolution

When creating a new product, it’s not uncommon for production issues to arise. It’s crucial that the CM has the ability and experience to address the OEMs specific problems or concerns.

Means Engineering offers electronics contract manufacturing services for organizations across a wide range of industries. We work directly with each of our clients from concept to completion. Please contact us for information about our contract manufacturing services.

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Staying Competitive in Today’s Market

July 17, 2020 By meiadmin

Recent events have led business owners scrambling for ways to recover lost revenue and business. For many OEMs, staff reductions and reduced income has significantly decreased production capacity. Unfortunately, organizations wishing to remain competitive and recover lost revenue need to ensure consistent market presence.

OEMs looking to bring new products to market require experienced staff, state-of-the-art equipment and technology, and the space needed to store raw materials and finished products. They also need the right connections to ensure they can acquire the materials and components they need, when they need them. This is especially challenging in today’s market as many of the producers of raw materials are also attempting to increase production.

Outsourcing Provides Numerous Benefits

Partnering with a qualified contract manufacturer allows OEMs to access the tools, people, equipment, and technology needed to produce high quality products without the overhead of handling production in-house. CMs often have years of experience working with a wide range of industries. This not only ensures the quality and consistency of products produced, it also allows for future growth and expansion into new markets.

In addition to reducing costs and time to market, contract manufacturers typically have close relationships with raw material and component suppliers. This helps ensure continuous accessibility, even during uncertain times.

Outsourcing During the Design Phase Helps Catch Issues Sooner

Organizations looking create new products could benefit from outsourcing during the design process. An experienced contract manufacturer serves as a second set of eyes for design plans. In addition to spotting areas that might cause a problem, they may also suggest changes that reduce cost, simplify the manufacturing process, and increase quality.

Perhaps the greatest benefit of partnering with a CM is that it frees up time, allowing OEMs to focus on other important aspects of their business. This might be just what is needed to improve the chance of success during these uncertain times.

Southern California Contract Manufacturer

Means Engineering provides contract manufacturing services to organizations across a wide range of industries. Our turnkey solutions provide peace of mind and enable OEMs to gain a competitive edge.

Please contact us for information about our contract manufacturing services.

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What is Contract Manufacturing?

July 10, 2020 By meiadmin

Entrepreneurs and companies often turn to outside partners to design and produce their products. Farming out production provides numerous benefits. In addition to costing less than producing products in-house, using an outside firm provides access to people with years of experience building a wide range of products. Although the process of outsourcing might be called by several different names, most know it as contract manufacturing.

Benefits of Contract Manufacturing

Using a contract manufacturer allows small companies to produce high quality products without having to invest in the people, equipment, machinery, technology, and space needed to handle production in-house. The contract manufacturer completes production based on the specifications and requirements of the company under the label or brand of the company that hires them.

Contract manufacturing enables entrepreneurs and start-ups to build their brand and provide high quality products, without spending a large amount of money up front. Large corporations often use contract manufacturers to help fulfill periods of high demand. Companies can utilize contract manufacturers for all parts of production from design to testing. This saves time, money, and ensures the quality and consistency of every product produced.

Perhaps the biggest benefit of contract manufacturing, outsourcing allows companies to focus on other important areas of their business. Companies that utilize the help of an experienced contract manufacturer tend to spend more money and time focusing on marketing and growing their business. This could mean the difference between success and failure in today’s competitive marketplace.

Contract Manufacturing Services

Contract manufacturers offer a variety of services each designed to add value to the production process. When utilized during the design phase, contract manufacturers serve as a second set of eyes for design plans. This can help locate areas of that could benefit from improvement.

Most commonly, companies utilize contract manufacturers to help with the actual production process of parts, components, or entire products. Contract manufacturers have access to the best tools, equipment, and technology and have the people needed to complete even the most complex projects.

Companies may also utilize the help of a contract manufacturer to ensure finished products perform as intended. Using state of the art tools and equipment, contract manufacturers can perform all necessary testing.

Means Engineering provides contract manufacturing services to companies across a wide range of industries. Please contact us for information about our services.

 

 

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MEI features depth of experience in medical, industrial, semiconductor equipment and military products. All product development efforts start with a unique set of requirements, yet we deliver results that share a common standard of excellence in form, function and design.

Our turn-key capabilities provide smart, simple solutions to cumbersome outsourcing issues, and provide our clients with an intelligent route from concept to market.

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