SEVEN GREAT REASONS TO USE OKW’S ASSEMBLY SERVICE

WORK SMARTER: OUTSOURCE ASSEMBLY OF ENCLOSURES

Outsourcing elements of your electronics assembly work can help you to streamline production by addressing pain points such as labour costs, operational inefficiencies and scalability challenges.

Subcontracting the assembly of your electronics offers considerable benefits – but it’s important to choose the right partner. Here are seven ways in which OKW’s assembly service can help you to capitalise on the opportunities available…

1. BRING IN FRESH IDEAS TO OVERCOME PAIN POINTS

An experienced assembly partner like OKW will suggest ways to improve your product – with specialist advice on the development of parts and components. We can help you to plan the installation in the most effective way. You will benefit from a more integrated approach in which the enclosure design and electronics assembly are more closely aligned. This ensures that the enclosures are perfect for your specific components and configurations.

2. DEAL WITH SPIKES IN DEMAND

One of the primary advantages of outsourcing assembly to a dedicated enclosures manufacturer is the ability to scale production quickly and efficiently. At OKW, we have the infrastructure, workforce and supply chain management capabilities to help you ramp up production volumes at short notice.

Bringing in third-party assemblers enables you to tackle surges in orders. You can take on extra work that would otherwise have been difficult or impossible to complete with your existing resources.

3. AVOID THE DISRUPTION CAUSED BY RUSH JOBS

Everything is urgent, everybody needs it now or yesterday – and there’s no sign of the pace slowing down anytime soon. Anyone with experience of rush jobs (and that’s everyone) knows all too well what a disproportionate impact they can have on all your other activities.

Outsourcing urgent work to assemblers gives you the capacity you need to cope with demanding customers. We’re well-versed in handling high-pressure situations and tight deadlines. This expertise can help you to avoid the pitfalls associated with overburdening your in-house team.

4. GET TO MARKET FASTER

Well planned outsourcing saves time, enabling you to beat your competitors to market. As enclosure manufacturers, we can integrate the assembly of electronic components into the production of the housings.

Our expertise enables us to foresee potential issues and address them proactively. This streamlines the enclosure customisation process. Our ability to manage assembly tasks effectively can shorten the production cycle – reducing what would have been a longer lead time had the assembly work been carried out afterwards.

Exporters in particular can benefit by using assembly and packaging services based in their customers’ countries. OKW has operations in the UK, USA, Germany, France, Switzerland, Czechia, South Korea, Brazil and Australia.

5. OUTSOURCE NON-CORE OR LEGACY PRODUCTS

Outsourcing the assembly of older or non-core products frees up time and resources – which you can then dedicate to your flagship products and cutting-edge innovations. Don’t let yesterday’s products – however good they may be – stop you from inventing the future.

By outsourcing the assembly of non-core or legacy products, you can reallocate internal resources – such as skilled labour, manufacturing space and capital – towards the development and production of core products that define your brand and drive your primary revenue. This focused approach can enhance productivity and innovation in your main lines.

6. DON’T LET FINISHING TOUCHES CAUSE DELAYS

It’s now more cost-effective than ever before to specify standard enclosures and get them machined, lacquered and printed ready for your PCBs. So why not go a stage further and order them with cable glands and assembly mountings fitted too? You’ll save time and money.

7. DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF

Smart manufacturers move up the supply chain by focusing on R&D – otherwise they risk being undercut by global competitors based in countries with low wages, low taxes and less regulation. Focus on the big picture and leave the minor details to your trusted third-party assemblers.

HOW OUR ASSEMBLY SERVICE CAN HELP YOU

As an enclosures manufacturer, much of the assembly work we do centres around the installation of cable glands, extra fasteners, threaded bushes, bolts, spacers, mounting pillars and screws.

We can also assemble displays – or fit accessories (such as the tilt foot bar  for SOFT-CASE). Our team can also add type plates, or apply the photo-quality decor foils that make your enclosure stand out from the rest. Work also includes mounting assemblies and installing components. We can carry out all the assembly and packaging work to your exact specifications.

OKW offers a complete assembly and installation service. Simply provide us with your components or keypads and we will assemble, package and ship your products to your customers. We have decades of experience and are extremely serious about quality. Our engineers guarantee full ESD protection to prevent electrostatic discharge.

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OTHER CUSTOMISATION SERVICES

Assembly is just one of many enclosure customisation services offered by OKW. Others include machining, lacquering (now with an even wider choice of colours), printing of legends, logos and graphics, laser marking (including sequential numbering, barcodes, QR and DataMatrix codes), decor foils, special materials and EMC shielding.

We carry out the work in-house to ensure quality and provide complete accountability from start to finish. This saves you time, money and administration. It’s also better for the environment because the enclosures don’t have to be shipped between different suppliers.

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GET EXPERT ADVICE ON OUR ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY SERVICE

Contact OKW for technical advice on specifying our enclosures fully assembled. Don’t forget to request a sample and/or register for 3D models  (X_T, STP, SAT files).