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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Contract manufacturing

net-list

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

An ASCII list describes logical connections between component pins. Generated from schematic capture systems for transferring logical connections to layout systems.

non-plated-through

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

A type of hole on circuit board generally used as mounting holes. The wall of these holes/slots are not plated thus no connection between layers.

optics

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

Any lens, prism or mirror used to direct light (as in an instrument)

outer lead bonding (OLB)

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

An advanced technology used to connect PCBs and large-scale integrated circuits with a large number of connectors.

oxide

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

A compound of oxygen with one or more metallic elements.

approved vendor list (AVL)

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

A listing of all approved sources, in addition to part descriptions and part numbers.

bill of materials (BOM)

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

A comprehensive listing of all components and subassemblies that go into a specific product, showing the quantity of each required to assemble the item.