In the quest for driving growth, several recent surveys of key decision makers within top global electronic OEM and EMS companies pinpointed a handful of critical elements necessary for gaining market share. Key among them: real-time access to information; an accelerated innovation cycle; shortened time-to-market; high first-time manufacturing yields; and lower total costs to produce. The most important of these elements, real-time access to information, is particularly critical as it facilitates all the others.

First among them is a library of over two hundred and eighty engineered components, designed specifically for today’s electronics device form factors. These components address miniature applications with micro-mechanical: cold-formed fasteners, rivets, inserts, press nuts, and standoffs. The online catalog also covers precision CNC, cosmetic finishes, performance coatings, micro-stampings, tools and automation systems.

Complementing this feature is an online “Try it, Test it, Customize it” portal to engage a global applications engineering team to customize designs, request samples, and secure rapid proto-types and testing support.  The catalogue provides 24-hour real-time access to 3D models, 2D drawings, animations and design guide materials.

Selecting the right components and assembly solutions early in the development phase enables companies of all sizes to bring products to market faster by helping design engineers achieve a sound product that performs to testing requirements the first time out.