Short answer: A Finnish industrial automation company developing control and monitoring electronics needed to scale production, but its existing manufacturing partner could not keep up with delivery schedules and quality expectations. It chose Comtec Labs as a PCB assembly partner in Finland able to serve both current volumes and future growth. We started by understanding the product, its operating environment and long-term production goals, then ran detailed DFM reviews, optimised component selection for availability and standardised the production documentation. Production yield stabilised at approximately 99 %, lead times shortened significantly, and the customer now relies on Comtec Labs as its long-term contract manufacturing partner.
A Finnish industrial automation company developing control and monitoring electronics was facing growing pressure to scale production. After early customer success, demand increased rapidly, but their existing electronics manufacturing partner struggled to meet delivery schedules and quality expectations. This created uncertainty at a critical growth stage.
The company turned to Comtec Labs in search of a reliable PCB assembly partner in Finland who could support both current production needs and future scalability. From the start, Comtec Labs focused on understanding the product, its operating environment, and long-term production goals.
Together, the teams conducted detailed Design for Manufacturability (DFM) reviews, optimized component selection for availability, and established standardized production documentation. Clear communication and transparent production planning ensured confidence throughout the ramp-up phase.
Highlights
- Production yield stabilized at approximately 99%
- Lead times shortened significantly, supporting faster deliveries
Today, the customer relies on Comtec Labs as a long-term contract electronics manufacturing partner for industrial automation products.
Key facts
- Customer: a Finnish industrial automation company making control and monitoring electronics, under pressure to scale after early market success.
- Challenge: the previous manufacturing partner could not meet delivery schedules or quality expectations at a critical growth stage.
- Delivered: detailed DFM reviews, component selection optimised for availability, standardised production documentation and transparent production planning.
- Outcome: production yield stabilised at approximately 99 %, lead times shortened significantly, and a long-term partnership for series production.
Frequently asked questions
Can Comtec Labs take over PCB assembly from an existing manufacturer?
Yes. We start by understanding the product, its operating environment and production goals, then review the design for manufacturability and standardise the documentation before the first series run.
How does Comtec Labs stabilise production yield on a transferred product?
Through detailed DFM reviews, component choices that are available in volume and standardised production documentation; in this case yield settled at approximately 99 %.
Does Comtec Labs support both current volumes and future scaling?
Yes. The same team and lines serve current production needs and a growing series, with transparent production planning throughout the ramp-up.
Why choose a PCB assembly partner in Finland for industrial electronics?
Short communication lines, DFM feedback from the same engineers who build the boards, and reliable delivery schedules at a stage where growth depends on them.
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