Contract manufacturing

Contract manufacturing

The manufacturing of goods and products by one company under the label or brand of another. Contract manufacturing is a process in which one company outsources part or the entire manufacturing production to another company for such benefits as cost savings, improved quality, increased ROI, reduced safety risks, enhanced business focus, and faster speed.

Industry: Manufacturing

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Milling

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

A machining operation in which metal the work piece into contact with a horizontally or vertically mounted cutter.

Lead span

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

Distance between pins of radial or axial components, or spacing between pins of any pre-formed radial or axial components.

Microdeburring

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

The process of removing burrs from metal machined to subminiature dimensions.

Manufacturability

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

A term defines the ability of meeting manufacturing requirements.

Cut-and-clinch

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

Clinch is an operation bending leads in angle to avoid component pop-up during wave-soldering after parts are automatically inserted to a board. Cut-and-clinch is a standard operation of axial, ...

Direct numerical control (DNC)

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

The direct control of a number of separate CNC machine tools by a large central host computer; part programmes are downloaded directly into the memory of a CNC machine tool.

Convergence

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

From the laser's perspective, convergence refers to the laser growing smaller as it moves from point "a" to point "b." After the laser passes through the focus lens, the beam converges until it ...