Canby, OR – March 31st, 2009 – Screaming Circuits is introducing its new Short-Run/Small Lot Production service at the Embedded Systems Conference in Booth 235. This service is tailored to the needs of companies with low volume, hard-to-source production requirements.
“We surveyed our customer base and found that over 30% were purchasing quickturn prototyping services to support their low volume/short-run needs. We developed Screaming Circuits Short-Run to provide a lower cost alternative on projects which didn’t require the fast turn time associated with prototypes.” said Duane Benson, Screaming Circuits’ marketing manager.
The new service is focused on products with short lifecycles or annual quantities of a few hundred or few thousand. Embedded systems is a fertile market because specialized robotics or industrial control applications may have short run requirements either for beta testing of a new product or because of a short-term contract.
“Companies are looking for a supplier who is fast and flexible, and willing to support a project which might have a six month or less commitment. The volumes in these projects typically don’t support extensive tooling or non-recurring engineering (NRE) cost. The majority of these projects don’t fit well in traditional electronics manufacturing services (EMS) business models because of the combination of the need for speed and short project length. On flip side, these projects may also involve technology or support not found in small job shops that we can easily support through the Milwaukee Electronics Companies (MEC) family of companies,” added Benson.
Screaming Circuits Short-Run customers are able to use the web or phone-based rapid quotation, ordering and production execution infrastructure developed for the Company’s quickturn prototype customers. There are no NRE or setup charges, no volume commitments or contracts and customers select their delivery dates, which can be as short as a 10-day turn. Faster turns are handled through the Company’s quickturn prototype service. If a project’s volume grows to the point where it fits a traditional EMS business model, it can easily be migrated to sister company, MEC.
About Screaming Circuits
Screaming Circuits issues quotes and takes and processes online quick-turn prototype pc board assembly orders for customers nationwide at www.screamingcircuits.com. We assemble kitted, turn-key and RoHS designs. With automated ordering, live phone support, an on-time guarantee and a 10% first-order discount, Screaming Circuits is a full-service Internet-based prototype specialist.
Screaming Circuits was formed in 2003 as a quick-turn prototype division of MEC, a privately held ISO 9001-certified contract manufacturer, offering design and turnkey production volume assembly services to blue chip OEMs. For more information, visit Screaming Circuits on the web at www.screamingcircuits.com or the company blog at blog.screamingcircuits.com.
