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· Improved Real-Time Quality
· Ease of Shipment and Integration
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| Traditionally, our wipers were purchased and then assembled at our customers' facility to a rotor or mounting arm of some kind. While in-house assembly was traditionally seen as a more cost effective approach, some customers began to approach Micro Contacts with the idea of providing an assembly with the contact already mounted. It meant that they could eliminate a cost area while receiving a qualified part ready for assembly into their units. But, it only made sense it if was cost competitive. |
| Micro Contacts realized both the need for quality parts and a reasonable price. However, at the time insert molding was viewed as the most effective solution for assembling contacts and there is little room for improvement with this technology as the assembly time is always limited by the molding cycle. Micro Contacts took a different approach. We set out to perfect the "alternative" methods and today have leveled the playing field. We use a variety of mechanical assembly techniques that provide not only substantially reduced costs by greatly increasing throughput, but also allow for superior closed-loop feedback and correction in real-time. Included in this innovation is our attention to delivery methods. Through mechanical assembly, we can automatically load the tested parts into custom tubes that further reduce cost and facilitate nitration into our customers' assembly lines. |
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