Lean and efficient is the way companies like to describe their operations. For large industries, this often means removing in-house production. They then contract out this work to other industries. These are contract manufacturers. Their job is to provide the products, components or services to their customer.
Description
A contract manufacturer or “jobber” operates a “job shop.” The name derives from the source of their work. They take on jobs for other industries or shops. This jobbing is the source of their income. The customer may request standard products typical for mass-production. Customers may also work with a contract manufacturer to produce custom designs.
Jobbers may undertake to perform one specific task. This could include:
* Research
* Design development
* Prototype construction and modeling
* Assessment and reconfiguration
* Testing
* Production
* Assembly
Shops may also become involved in the entire process from start to finish.
Military Contract Manufacturers
The growth in military spending increases the need for more components. This rapid expanse in high-tech items results in an upsurge of various specialty manufacturers. Among them, contract shops hold a special position. They can provide a workforce with great depth in the essential areas the military projects require. They have the qualities essential to handling such complex and unique manufacturing work: expertise, experience, and skill. They also have the facilities, the technology and a staff trained in subtractive and additive manufacturing.
Contract Manufacturers
Various industries, including the military, require the services of manufacturing concerns to produce components, including electronic devices. In order to ensure a successful outcome, the military industrial companies hire a contract manufacturer. With the emphasis on specialization, modern technology and exacting specifications, contract manufacturers perform the work with exactitude, quickly and efficiently to ensure they can meet the deadlines and establish themselves in a positive light, thus, putting themselves in a position to receive more contract work for the same source.
