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How smart integration of remote monitoring and testing can improve efficiency, increase productivity and protect the bottom line.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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In this blog Telexsus directors Nick Hardy and John Barnard candidly discuss the benefits of remote monitoring of data for an industry sector that has often relied heavily on legacy systems and processes to produce high value electronic components and products. This in itself creates potential risks to test and production processes, and ultimately business continuity.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” bottom_padding=”3%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Telexsus <\/a>have been supporting companies developing & manufacturing electronic hardware and systems in the UK and Ireland for over 10 years. The company, that has recently become a distributor for WATS<\/u><\/a>, selects their range of specialist development, verification and test products bench-marked against industry-leading capabilities and the advantages they provide to clients. Their customers are across a spectrum of high value manufacturing sectors including: Aerospace, Telecoms, Semiconductor, Defense, and Scientific Instrumentation.<\/p>\n

Driving down costs and boosting efficiency<\/h2>\n

Established in 2010, the company\u2019s engineering background provides an in-depth knowledge of all the products it provides and can fully explore and understand clients\u2019 technical requirements. This allows the team to deploy the appropriate tools and methodologies, and introduce new approaches and technologies which enable better product design, verification, and testing.<\/p>\n

The company is now offering WATS as an integral part of testing protocols for a range of design, manufacturing and contract manufacturing clients, a solution that also plays a significant role in helping to drive down costs and boost efficiency, even in the high value and complex electronics hardware sectors such as satellites, aerospace and defense.<\/p>\n

Establishing domestic resilience<\/h2>\n

The high value electronic manufacturing industry has not just weathered the economic uncertainty ushered in by the pandemic, but in the case of the semiconductor sector, has experienced massive hikes in demand, outstripping supply and consequently inflating costs across the supply chain. Political considerations have added to the volatility of the sector and shaken up the traditional centers of global manufacturing.<\/p>\n

Against that backdrop, manufacturers in the UK and Ireland, alongside Europe, North America and Japan are establishing domestic resilience through supply chains embracing contract manufacturers and OEMs, closer to home. Just focusing on one sector, the UK\u2019s space industry has seen unprecedented growth. With more than 80 leading space companies, headquartered across Scotland alone, focusing largely on satellite technology – \u00a0the value of the sector is expected to rocket across the next 12 months, and exceed \u00a34 billion by 2030.<\/p>\n

So, how does this big picture affect individual manufacturers? What has that got to do with testing and product quality?<\/p>\n

With increased opportunities, together with innovations in manufacturing including digitization, automation, IOT and 3-D printing, the need to understand processes and monitor data, even for low volume batches is paramount.<\/p>\n

The days of ring binders have thankfully mostly been left behind, but it is staggering to see how many test and production engineers still rely on spreadsheets, and hard to access disparate records.<\/p>\n

Businesses that fail to understand this rarely get a second chance<\/h2>\n

Conventional wisdom, in some low volume, high value sectors \u2013 for example, satellites or aerospace \u2013 provides a false sense of security. The logic dictates that low volume, \u00a0complex assemblies are front-loaded with testing in-situ in the lab. The assumption being the prototype becomes the production model and therefore the quality template, with little or no need to worry about defects or errors. Apparently, one board in one hundred is an acceptable loss.<\/p>\n

This thinking on the face of it may be understandable. However, it is hugely flawed and poses a potential threat to the electronics manufacturer. For example, they may not track analog measurements or drift, which would help them track gradual changes in their processes. Future-proofing, resilience and agility are not \u2018nice to have\u2019 concepts but real and pressing demands for a successful manufacturer. Businesses that fail to understand this rarely get a second chance.<\/p>\n

Immediate access to data<\/h2>\n

A system such as WATS, provides traceability, and when you think of the stringent requirements of high value products from defense to medical devices, you then begin to understand that the old ways of working are no longer fit for purpose. Moreover, they potentially pose a threat to product integrity and customer confidence. Is it really worth the risk?<\/p>\n

In modern electronics manufacturing, the processes at play are incredibly dynamic such as:<\/p>\n