ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURING

Patton Electronics is equipped with state-of-the-art SMT manufacturing lines to deliver CM Services using the latest Advanced Manufacturing technology offering speed, and reliability. This capability encompasses a wide spectrum of turnkey electronic manufacturing capabilities with plasticity in volume, assembly, and processes.

Features

• Through Hole PCB Assembly
• Surface Mount (SMT) PCB Assembly
• Mixed or Complex SMT and Through Hole PCB Assembly
• PBGA (Plastic Ball Grid Array), FBGA (Fine Pitch Ball Grid Array), Micro-BGA, CSP, Ultra-fine pitch QFP and QFN
• Fine Pitch (0201) components
• High-Mix, Low, Medium and High Volume
• Through Hole to SMT conversion
• Conformal Coating & Epoxy Potting
• Rapid Prototyping
• Box Build/Final assembly
• Turnkey Manufacturing
• Wire and Cable Harnessing
• Board Level or System Level Testing
• Lead-Free, RoHS Compliant, and Non-RoHS Process
• Inline Quality Control

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE DESIGN & ENGINEERING SERVICES

Time-to-market, cost, and quality define the success of any product. Patton delivers end-to-end Design Engineering services from concept to rapid prototyping to mass production efficiently. Patton’s team works effectively at any or every stage of the product design cycle to ensure project success. Patton Electronics works with its customers on technology decisions, feasibility, cost analysis, project planning, resource management, definition, architecture development and hardware plus software development.

Features

• Feasibility and cost analysis
• Product definition and Project planning
• Resource management
• Electronic System Design & Engineering
• Hardware Schematic Design
• Hardware Platform Selection
• Embedded Software Development
• ECAD- PCB Design
• Rapid Prototyping
• Design For Manufacturability
• Regulatory Compliance
• Testing & Certification
• Mechanical Design & Engineering
• Design verification, validation, commissioning, and acceptance
• Tool Development
• Manufacturing
• Logistics and product support services

PROTOTYPING, ALPHA AND BETA TESTING

Prototyping improves time to market by enabling design refinement, optimization, and validation before entering mass production. Small batch prototypes provide the opportunity to test and validate, while Alpha and Beta testing engages customers at the tail end of the design process. These activities enhance product quality and performance, mitigate design issues and allows failure mode analysis to refine product reliability. Customer engagement during the design process shortens the time to revenue.

Features

• Component Sourcing
• Quick Turn PCB fabrication
• Strategic QML, Vendor and Parts Management
• Metal Parts Fabrication
• Plastic Parts Prototyping
• Low Quantity PCB Assembly
• Analysis and Review
• Test Development
• Product Assembly

VALUE ENGINEERING

Value Engineering helps to reduce the material cost and improve manufacturing processes to enhance competitiveness. Similarly, Value Engineering can improve product function or performance in order to command a higher price in the market. We provide services to reduce the BoM cost, labor costs, enhance product performance, quality, and esthetic product appeal to improve value.

Features

• BOM Analysis
• Cost reduction through Alternate Material Selection
• Cost Reduction through Alternate Vendor Selection
• Cost Reduction through Alternate Component Selection and Sourcing
• Custom Made LCDs, Capacitive Touch Panels, Cables, Parts, Components and Assembly Development
• Metal enclosure to Plastic conversion to enhance Look and achieve Cost Reduction
• Strategic Component & Vendor Selection and Qualification
• Alternate Design/ Design Modifications
• Component Obsolesce Resolution
• Incorporating New Technology Options
• Through Hole PCB to SMT PCB Conversion
• Manufacturing Process Improvement
• Software or Firmware Enhancement
• Develop Software Hook to empower Eco-System engagement

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT & LOGISTICS

The driving factors for CM project success includes quality, cost, delivery, and full service logistics. Patton has consignment and other programs in place with the largest electronic component distributors enabling material flows to be tuned to demand. Patton Electronics supply chain strategies, management, and logistics services delivery customer satisfaction by ensuring the right product is available, at the right price, in time, delivered to the right place.

Features

• Forecasting
• Materials Planning
• Production Planning
• Delivery Planning and Traceability
• Delivery Acknowledgment
• Purchase Ordering
• Cost Reduction through Negotiation & Alternate Part or Vendor Development
• Quality Improvement through Process Refinement at Vendor's place
• Lead Time Reduction through Vendor Process Analysis and Vendor Managed Inventory
• Incoming Quality Check and Quality Plan
• Cost Reduction through Shipment Consolidation
• Inventory Management
• Small Batch Procurement and Production for Prototypes and Pilot Run
• Supply Chain Risk Analysis

About Contract Electronics Development and Manufacturing

What is Contract Engineering?
Contract Engineering, Contract Develop or Outsourced Engineering involves contracting with a specialized company teams of hardware and/or software engineering professionals that can develop or further develop products on behalf of another company. A Contract Engineering company can enter during any phase of a product development. Companies that provide both hardware and software design services can accelerate product realization and time-to-market because the teams can use efficient methodologies of teamwork. This is a significant advantage over firms that specialize only in creating the electronics for a device.

• Research and Development
• CAD and Drafting
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Document Management
• Consulting
• Schematic Design
• PCB Layout
• Prototyping, Assembly and Testing
• Certification and Compliance Services
• Design for Manufacturing
• Firmware Development
• Board Support Packages (BSPs);
• Kernel-level Programming
• Driver Development
• Real-time Operating System (RTOS) Development.

What is a Contract Manufacturer?
A Contract Manufacturer (or Contract Manufacturing) is a form of outsourcing. A contract manufacturer produces parts, components, assemblies or finished products on behalf of a customer. The manufactured products are sold or used by the company. Contract manufacturers are usually third parties working to support product needs of their customers. By outsourcing the actual product, companies are able to focus on their business, brand, marketing and sales. Electronic contract manufacturing is an example of contract manufacturing. In recent decades many American and other western countries have relied on Asian Contract Manufacturers because of its low-cost labor force. However, the current trend is bringing manufacturing back home.

What is Electronic Contract Manufacturer?
An Electronic Contract Manufacturer (or Electronic Contract Manufacturing (ECM)), also called Electronics Manufacturing Service (EMS) are companies that offer services that can include design engineering services, PCB fabrication, subassembly production, turnkey manufacturing, production and testing of electronic products. Often these services extend to logistics, distribution, and order fulfillment. These services are used to supplement or replace company-owned manufacturing operations.

• Electro-Mechanical Assembly
• Cable Assembly
• Printed Circuit Board Fabrication
• Sub-Assembly Manufacturing
• Turnkey Electronic Manufacturing

What are the Benefits of Outsource Engineering and Manufacturing Services?
Outsourcing product development and manufacturing to specialized firms dramatically reduces capital expenditure, operating and supply chain costs. Freeing up internal development cost and manufacturing facilities saves valuable company resources that can be used for other productive business purposes. Most modern technology companies outsource services to allow focus on internal operations and customer facing activity.