EMS companies evolve into solution partners beyond assembly process 🤝🏻
In the past, the role of electronic manufacturing services (EMS) companies in the electronics manufacturing market was clear. Once the customer delivered the design drawings and parts, they were faithful to the role of a “factory” to assemble them accurately within a set time limit. However, in today’s world, EMS companies are pushing the boundaries.
Now, EMS companies are becoming strategic solution partners that consider the success or failure of customers’ businesses beyond just outsourcing production.
💡A shift from a passive work environment to a more active one
The key to this shift is that it is deeply involved throughout the life cycle of the product. Previously, manufacturing reviews were conducted only after the design was completed, but now EMS partners participate from the very beginning of the design. We propose the so-called Design for Manufacturing (DFM) consulting to help you prevent any defects that may occur in the mass production process and optimize production costs. Before your ideas are released into the world, they refine them into the most efficient and robust form.
💡It’s important to take the lead in a solid supply chain
In an era when global supply chain crises have become commonplace, EMS’ capabilities shine more outside assembly lines. In the electronics industry, where tens of thousands of parts are intertwined, a lack of even a single element stops the entire process. Leading EMS companies leverage a worldwide network of parts to ensure optimal supply and demand paths and to proactively manage risks.
While customers focus on product marketing and innovative R&D, EMS specialists should be a strong shield to ensure manufacturing stability out of sight as partners.
💡Establishment of value-sharing relationships in systems that entrust manufacturing and production
Can we solve our technical difficulties together? Do we have the infrastructure to respond to changing market conditions?
Now, the standard for general companies to choose an EMS company is not just a ‘low unit price’. Qualitative value like the sentence above became the core. In the end, the evolution of EMS companies means an essential change in partnership. It is not just a subcontract relationship that exchanges work, it is about sharing goals as a team and building an ecosystem of the EMS industry that grows together.
The electronic manufacturing scene is changing fiercely every day. At the center of this change, our EMS specialist is no longer just the sound of factories, but rather the strongest partner to make customers’ imaginations a reality through data, technology, and optimized supply chain strategies.