Successfully Outsourcing Electronic Product Design

Choose the right design partner for your new product development (NPD) and you’ll reap the rewards of their additional resource and expertise, increase the likelihood of on-time project delivery with high-quality results, and achieve careful cost-control for what is often a high-expenditure (and therefore also high-risk) undertaking. The team at Corintech discuss how to successfully outsource electronic product design… There are many reasons for a company to consider outsourcing a design project or even their entire NPD process. Here are just three to consider: ●     In-house resource limitations are preventing

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Successfully Outsourcing Electronics Manufacture

When implemented carefully, outsourcing manufacture offers Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) a considerable range of potential business benefits. Conversely, if the subcontracting process goes wrong, the results can lead towards significant damage to an OEM’s business operations and reputation. Benefits of Outsourcing The electronics industry is fast-moving, with component packages getting ever smaller and more complex, and designs becoming increasingly densely packed. The equipment required to manufacture printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) is highly complex and requires significant capital expenditure. Using a Contract Electronics Manufacturer (CEM) can buffer an OEM from

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AS9100 and Electronics Manufacturing

As an electronics manufacturer supplying aerospace and defence industries, we recently underwent an interim audit and are proud to have passed the inspection with flying colours. What Does AS9100 Mean to You? AS9100 is essentially proof that Corintech has a tight and controlled quality management system in place in each and all of its processes. It requires an additional 80 requirements and 18 amplifications on top of other quality management standards such as ISO 9001, specific to aerospace business operations. This, in turn, means the company is more likely to

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Six Design Considerations for Successful PCB Production and Assembly

Designers need to consider many aspects throughout the electronic product design process. As an electronics manufacturer, we often come across cases where production factors have been left to last and occasionally not considered at all. We thought that it would be helpful to pick our engineer’s brains for advice on PCB design for production and assembly. Here are six top tips to help you get it right first time. Well designed component footprints reduce problems during solder assembly. Where possible use nominal density IPC-7351B/C compliant footprints. Do not ignore placement

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AS9100 in Electronic Manufacturing

As an electronics manufacturer supplying to aerospace and defence industries, Corintech is proud of the fact that that we have achieved and maintained the coveted AS9100 accreditation, the international aerospace quality standard. What does this mean to you? AS9100 compliments Corintech’s ISO 9001 certification and highlights our focus for adhering to and supporting the stringent requirements of the aerospace and defence industries. AS9100’s aerospace standard provides an additional 80 requirements and 18 amplifications, on top of the ISO 9001 quality management standard, specific to aerospace business operations. Those additional requirements

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