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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5927 Geiger Court, Carlsbad, CA 92008-7305

Expanding Into New Markets

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Expanding Into New Markets

The manufacturing industry can be extremely unpredictable. What works today might not be relevant tomorrow. Relying on one company or sector to keep your business afloat can put your business in serious jeopardy. The best way to protect your business from risk is to expand into new markets.

Protect Your Business from Risk

Building your business across several markets helps protect against unexpected circumstances. While losing a large customer can have a major impact on any business, it won’t completely disable your operations if you have other markets to fall back on.

When trying to determine which sectors to move into, it’s a good idea to look at what your competitors are doing. If certain sectors are being underserved, these are the areas you should pursue. If you are able to gain trust and successfully fill a demand, you’ll not only gain new customers, you’ll also prevent your competitors from being able to do the same.

How Contract Manufacturing Can Help

Companies responsible for the production of products often have difficulty expanding into new markets. These companies can benefit from hiring an experienced contract manufacturer.

Everyday, contract manufacturers help businesses bring new products to market. By using a contract manufacturer, businesses can experiment in new markets without having to worry about enormous start-up costs. If the venture successful, the business has been able to penetrate the market with relatively low risk.

A qualified contract manufacturer can help businesses provide high quality products for a variety of industries. This helps increase trust in your brand, which is crucial for market expansion. Businesses that make contract manufacturing a part of their long-term strategy outperform their competition time and time again.

Contract manufacturers can help with the design, production, and testing of new products. Contract manufacturers reduce time-to-market and increase the quality of products produced.

When choosing a contract manufacturer to work with, it’s important to ensure that the company you choose has experience with a variety of industries. You will also want to make sure that they have taken the time and effort necessary to achieve ISO certification. This helps ensure the production of consistent, high quality products.

Top Industries That Benefit From Contract Manufacturing

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Top Industries That Benefit From Contract Manufacturing

Contract manufacturing benefits businesses in a wide range of industries. A qualified contract manufacturer helps businesses design, produce and test a variety of products. This is ideal for small businesses and start-ups as well as businesses in industries with strict regulations.

Although contract manufacturing can help businesses of all shapes and sizes, there are some industries that benefit most from outsourcing.

Medical Industry

People all around the world use medical devices. These important devices help diagnose, treat and monitor millions of people everyday. It’s no surprise that companies creating medical devices must follow extremely strict regulations. Using a contract manufacturer helps reduce costs and ensure the creation of high quality medical devices.

ISO 13485 certified contract manufacturers are committed to providing high quality devices that meet or exceed regulations and requirements.

Defense Industry

In the defense industry, electronic devices are used for communication, navigation and the collection of important data. Proper operation of these devices is crucial. Manufacturers designing products for the defense industry must focus their efforts on increasing quality, while reducing power consumption and costs.

An AS9100 certified contract manufacturer helps companies create high quality, reliable products for the defense industry. A qualified contract manufacturer should be able to design, produce and fully test a wide range of products.

Aerospace Industry

When designing devices to be used in space, care must be taken to ensure that they are able to withstand extreme forces. These devices must be fully tested before use.

Companies working in the aerospace industry often utilize the help of a contract manufacturer to create their products. These products are carefully designed to resist damage or malfunction when placed under extreme forces.

Working With a Contract Manufacturer

There are many benefits to working with a contract manufacturer. Companies in the previously mentioned industries often hire contract manufacturers to design, build and test products or the parts of a product. Contract manufacturing can also be used for new product development and to fill orders during times of high demand. Using a contract manufacturer allows companies to create new products without having to obtain new technology or equipment.

Industries That Can Benefit From A Contract Manufacturer

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Industries That Can Benefit From A Contract Manufacturer

Businesses across a wide range of industries can benefit from hiring a contract manufacturer. Contract manufacturers help businesses produce more products, increase their product line and reduce costs and time to market.

A contract manufacturer can be used for all parts of production including design, manufacture and testing. Using a contract manufacturer can help increase the quality and consistency of products produced. A contract manufacturer can help businesses find ways to make production more efficient.

The following industries can benefit from working with a quality contract manufacturer.

Medical Industry

Products produced for the medical industry need to be high quality and reliable. Many medical devices are responsible for keeping patients alive. Any defect or error in design can be catastrophic.

The contract manufacturer you work with should be experienced with medical devices. They should have strict quality control measures in place, with testing occurring throughout the manufacturing process. The company you choose should be ISO 13485 certified.

Aerospace Industry

Aerospace products must be reliable, high quality and thoroughly tested for safety. Products used by the aerospace industry must withstand extreme conditions. Any failure in operation can have serious consequences.

A contract manufacturer can help companies in the aerospace industry design, manufacture and test a variety of products. To ensure the quality of products produced, always work with an AS9100 certified contract manufacturer.

Defense Industry

Contract manufacturers producing products for the defense industry must maintain extremely high standards to prevent mistakes that could lead to product failure.

The contract manufacturer you choose to work with to produce these products should be up-to-date with the latest technologies and techniques. They should have experience working with the defense industry. They should be able to help keep costs low while increasing the efficiency and reliability of products produced.

Means Engineering, Inc. provides contract manufacturing services to a wide range of industries. We have experience working with the medical, aerospace and defense industries. Our team members are committed to providing high quality service to our valued clients. We are a proud to be an AS9100 and ISO 13485 certified company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

How an Integrated Management System Can Help Your Business

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How an Integrated Management System Can Help Your Business

There are many benefits to an integrated management system. The greatest benefits include increased efficiency and the reduction of costs and disruptions caused by external audits. An IMS shows that an organization has an unwavering commitment to employee and customer satisfaction as well as continuous improvement.

What is an Integrated Management System?

An integrated management system (IMS) is a single system specially designed to manage multiple aspects of an organization’s operations. Integrated management can benefit any organization, regardless of their size or sector. An IMS makes it possible to integrate two or more management systems into one cohesive system with a complete set of documentation, policies, procedures and processes.

How an IMS Improves Efficiency

Many businesses run multiple systems to manage different aspects of their business such as health and safety, environment, quality and HR. An IMS enables the integration of organizational structures, decision-making, resource allocation and auditing processes into one robust system.

An IMS significantly improves the process and service quality of a company, leading to increased efficiency within the system.

Integrated systems provide a clear picture of all aspects of an organization including how they affect each other and all associated risks. This results in less duplication and easier adoption of new systems in the future.

Seamless Integration of Management Systems

Companies can choose between conversion and consolidation when integrating management systems. Conversion involves adding new processes to an existing management system and revising documents to cover all management system requirements. Consolidation involves merging two systems and integrating other systems during formalization. This method allows organizations to merge documentation when it supports the same process.

Any combination of management systems can be integrated. Means Engineering, Inc. integrates our Quality Management System (certified to ISO 9001, AS9100, and ISO 13485), our Environmental Management System (certified to ISO 14001) and our other business processes (including Health and Safety, Information Security, Business Continuity, and Ethics). With one efficient system, we are able to better meet the needs of our customers.

 

ABOUT US

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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