EMS (Electronics Manufacturing Services) also known as CMS (Contract Manufacturing Services) is the main driver of the electronics industry in the world. Today we are in a scenario where demand is continuously growing. Driven by innovation in many industries, demand is extremely perverse among all sectors of the economy from retail to automobiles and more!
While mass production of electronics is generally located in Asia, the Western world also plays a key role in the so-called "High Mix Low Volume" manufacturing, i.e. with a growing number of orders but decreasing production quantities. This is Why EMS is becoming so prevalent. Thanks to gain in terms of efficiency (time, cost, risk of error) and thanks to digitalization and Smart Manufacturing, EMS is something electronics consumers and manufacturers can’t ignore.
EMS and Its Clients
Digitalization or Smart Manufacturing allows Electronics Manufacturing Services to reinforce their added value to their customers and suppliers by creating the digital twin of the entire process and thus protect margins, better react to hazards, benefit from optimal traceability while reducing cycle times and benefiting from impeccable quality the first time.
The challenges facing EMS are therefore to meet the quality, certification, cost and flexibility requirements imposed by the market. Thanks to Smart Manufacturing, EMS can quickly adapt to these constraints and transform them into a competitive weapon to differentiate this type of manufacturing.
To achieve this level of excellence, contract electronics manufacturing services can optimize your investments, streamline asset management by adding software solutions tailored to each specific situation to improve manufacturing processes.
High Mix Low Volume Production
High mix low volume manufacturing is one of the main challenges in the market today. The need to configure and introduce new versions & configurations to the market is strategic to position oneself as a leader. Mass production becomes mass customization. To do this, electronic manufacturing needs digitalization.
Data preparation tasks such as importing CAD, BOMs, blanking and part data management allow the creation of a digital twin of the PCB assemble to meet all the needs of the manufacturing process.