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SINGLE SOURCE SOLUTIONS FOR OEMs MECHANICAL, PNEUMATIC, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY
OUTSOURCING
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> HIGH LEVEL MACHINE ASSEMBLY AT PP CONTROL & AUTOMATION
Introducing the Manufacturing Assembly Network
Between the unique collective, it has over 50 years’ experience of managing outsourced production for global names in many diverse industries, including automotive, electronics, food and drink, packaging, printing, renewables and telecommunications.
A commitment to investment in new technology and its people has seen The MAN Group work with some of the world’s largest manufacturers, delivering cost, time and capacity benefits running into tens of millions of pounds every year.
Our OEM cluster is driven by Mec Com, PP Control & Automation and SMT Developments, supported by other group members offering castings, CNC machining, design, forging, injection moulding and high volume precision pressings.
A group of eight world class sub-contract manufacturers and a specialist engineering design house
Richard Bunce (MD)
t +44 (0)1889 272 147 e [email protected] mec-com.co.uk mec_com_ltd
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MAN’s Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) cluster features industry leaders in fabrication, electronics and electrical assembly, who have worked together on a number of projects to deliver outsourcing solutions to OEMs across the world.
By sharing its resources, knowledge and expertise, the cluster provides unique access to a manufacturing service that reduces lead times, increases capacity, solves complex production issues and cuts costs.
Find out more about the companies behind the OEM cluster.
With shared knowledge, you get a greater return on
your outsourcing investment
Established: 2000
Turnover: £14m
Workforce: 200
Factory: 550,000 sq ft facility in Staffordshire and a 350,000 sq ft operation in Romania.
Services provided: Sheet metal fabrication, coil winding, electronic and electromechanical assembly and test.
Industries served: Power distribution, food processing, medical, renewable energy and machine tool.
Technology: nNew generation fibre laser with full automation
nLatest punch press technology, incorporating automated load unload capacity
nDedicated in process and final assembly testing cells
Countries exported to: Australia, France, Germany, India, Poland, Tunisia and USA.
Did you know? In order to support further outsourcing by new and existing customers, Mec Com is committed to the acquisition of Auto panel bending and robotic welding capabilities.
Operating from two state-of-the-art manufacturing sites in the UK and Europe, Mec Com offers a total manufacturing solution to a growing global customer base.
Investment in new technology and the skills of its workforce has seen it become a strategic partner for clients looking for sheet metal fabrication, coil winding, electronic and electromechanical assembly and test.
Tony Hague (MD)
t +44 (0)1922 419 109 e [email protected] ppcanda.com ppcanda
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Established: 1967
Turnover: £20m
Workforce: 200
Factory: 40,000 sq ft in Walsall (with a further extension in build currently of an additional 12,500 sq ft) plus a German sales operation based in Stuttgart.
Services provided: Machine build, electro mechanical assemblies, electrical control panels, electrical/electronic assemblies, cable harnesses and pneumatic assembly.
Industries served: Food and Drink, Machine Tools, Medical, Packaging, Printing, Scientific and Semi-Conductor.
Technology: nAutomated cable preparation and crimp force monitoring
nFully automated testing
nLean/Six Sigma production environment
Countries exported to: Europe, North America & Asia.
Accreditations: ISO9001 and UL508A.
Did you know? Use a mobile phone? Chances are PP has been involved in its technology or assembly. It could be the production of the microprocessor, the screen printing of the pcba, or the conformal coating protecting it from the rain.
PP is a global automation and controls specialist, providing unrivalled expertise in electrical control systems, cable harnesses and sub-contract manufacturing solutions.
It’s become a first choice outsourcing partner for many of the world’s largest machinery builders and has invested over £1 million in state-of-the-art cable automation to ensure optimum quality to their customers into its own global headquarters in the West Midlands.
One of the UK’s leading electronics manufacturers, SMT Developments provides bespoke PCB and electronic assembly across a wide range of industries. It is set up to deliver 10s, 100s or 1000s of electronic assemblies per batch, utilising highly automated production lines.
Clients benefit from SMT’s key company ethos of ‘working in partnership’, which leads to customised service offerings, reduction in stock levels and the delivery of value added services.
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Established: 2000
Employees: 35
Turnover: £4m
Factory: 18,000 sq ft world class facility in Warwickshire.
Services provided: PCB design, PCB manufacturing and assembly, electronic device assembly, sub assembly, conformal coating and x-ray inspection.
Industries served: Automotive after-market, autosport, data transmission, environmental, fluid measurement, LED lighting, machine builders, photonics, power electronics, robotics, spectroscopy and surveillance.
Technology: n 3 pick and place machines giving approximately 30,000 placements per hr
n Automated selective soldering, extensive ultra-vision inspection capability
n Selective conformal coating
n X-ray inspection
n Sub-assembly factory
Countries exported to: Mainly UK, but products are then sold globally.
Accreditations: ISO9001 & IPC.
Did you know? SMT has made electronics for some of the fastest production and race cars ever produced. Our technology has also touched the fringes of space and been sunk to the ocean floor.
John Rowley (MD)
t +44 (0)1926 453 050 e [email protected] smtdevelopments.co.uk SMTDevelopments
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Things to consider when carrying out your outsourcing review
Are you an OEM that’s already outsourcing?
CAPABILITY Can your existing supplier combine different and complimentary engineering and production disciplines in order to offer an added value solution?
SECURITY Consider financial standing, ownership and succession planning of your supplier. Is this sufficiently robust to support the plans for your business?
SIZE Is your supplier well matched to meet your growing needs? Too often outsourcing partners are initially chosen due to locality and first build, then you could quickly start to outgrow them.
RISK Does your supplier manage risk well? What percentage of their business is with you? If it is too high, this could be potentially damaging to you both.
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Can your supplier take a proactive approach to supply chain management, or are you having to do this costly exercise? Handling lots of free issue parts is a big hidden cost.
COST LEVERAGE Can your supplier offer you increased capability in reducing material costs through combined purchasing strength?
TECHNICAL INNOVATION Can your supplier offer you innovative solutions, learnt over many years through working in diverse industries?
QUALITY Can your supplier offer you state-of-the- art automation that is guaranteed to improve quality and reduce machine downtime and costly warranty failures?
LOCATION UK, Europe, Asia? Consider location, look at total cost of acquisition, not just direct or landed costs. The trend for re-shoring is growing as many OEMs begin to realise the true cost associated with managing complex supply chains that are situated in supposed low cost regions.
Already taken the decision that outsourcing is right for you? If so, are you happy with your current supplier?
It is sensible business practice to regularly review your outsourcing objectives and the capabilities of your chosen suppliers.
With ever increasing technology and process developments – coupled with your changing needs – what may have been a good ‘fit’ originally may now be failing to deliver the solutions for shortening lead times, increasing capacity and reducing costs.
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OEMs delegating non-core competences to organisations that specialise in those processes allows them to focus on their core activities, such as product innovation, R&D, sales and marketing, whilst delivering products/process in an efficient and financially astute manner.
The key benefits of outsourcing with MAN are:
n reduced costs and overheads associated with production
n reduction in total manufacturing costs
n elimination of unnecessary stock and reductions of Work In Progress (WIP)
n improved cash-flow and manufacturing lead times
n capacity to secure more orders
n flexible and responsive production suited to manufacturing ‘peaks and troughs’
n reduction in costly sub-contract labour at busy times
n improves management of risk
The benefits of OEM outsourcing with MAN
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Case studies
The clientGlobal leader in screen printing technology for the electronics industry.
The outsourcing opportunity To create flexible production capacity in a market, which is typified by variable demand and short lead times.
The MAN solution PP, who is responsible for building wired machine base frames and a wide variety of electrical modules, pneumatics and cable harnesses, developed a standard base machine build with configurable options.
Mec Com assisted this process by providing fabrication services to PP and electrical assembly direct to the customer.
The result The strategic outsourcing process developed helped the client reduce machine build time from several weeks to typically less than 5 days, a level of unrivalled production agility.
PP and Mec Com are now established as critical partners to its manufacturing sites in both the UK and Asia.
The clientSupplier of advanced machinery and technology to the aerospace and industrial turbine sectors.
The outsourcing opportunity To achieve greater supply chain security, improve quality and reduce production lead times.
The MAN solution PP manufacture complete electrical control systems and associated assemblies, some of which are to UL508A standards. These are typically used for the critical control of the client’s advanced technology machines. SMT Developments is a partner with PP, providing PCBA design and manufacture for use in the associated control systems.
The result Using this collective expertise, MAN has delivered a supply chain solution that has given the company greater production flexibility, optimum quality and reduced manufacturing costs.
The clientFruit labeling equipment specialist.
The outsourcing opportunity To engage with specialist partners to develop innovative new print and application technology.
The MAN solution PP manufacture electrical control systems and cable harnesses for use on the produce labeling machinery, with control systems all designed in accordance to UL508a standards. More recently, the company has also been involved in the electrical control design for the client’s innovative new ‘print and application’ technology. Mec Com also play a critical role in the outsourcing process, manufacturing the critical labelling applicators that run at high speeds and accuracy.
Both companies support the customer’s UK and North American manufacturing operations.
The result A proven and robust supply chain has been created to support global operations, as well as MAN helping with new design challenges and playing a key role in innovation and growth.
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9 manufacturing specialisms, one single
source solution
£5m annual spend on new technology
15 factories across three continents
Export to more than 35 countries
800+ skilled employees
10 quality approvals, including TS16949, UL 508,
AS9100 and ISO 14001
6 REASONS to work with MAN
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Control & AutomationComplete manufacturing solutions
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INTRODUCING THE MAN GROUP
MEMBERS.
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“ Whilst the benefits of outsourcing are significant, the cost of getting it wrong can be damaging.
Therefore, taking the time to choose the right partner is critical to your business.”
