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News Release from: Photonic Products | Subject: Subassembly manufacturing service
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 18 July 2006
Save time and money with new service
Versatile and cost-effective subassembly manufacturing service from laser diode and optoelectronic component specialist, Photonic Products .
Electro-Optical Subassembly Machining and Manufacturing OEMs and system integrators can now make big savings in time and money by using the versatile and cost-effective subassembly manufacturing service from laser diode and optoelectronic component specialist, Photonic Products Combining design and manufacturing expertise, Photonic Products now offers customers a full subassembly design and manufacture service and one-stop source for precision milling, turning and CNC multi-axis sliding head milling and turning in a state-of-the-art 14,000 square foot manufacturing facility, backed with skills gained over many years and a team highly qualified in the machining of difficult materials
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 3 Dec 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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OEMs using the sophisticated and highly automated service no longer have to order and stock the many different parts making up an assembly - instead, a single part number covers the whole assembly, which is delivered complete and, where relevant, tested, and ready for immediate use.
In modern production processes, this outsourcing of component manufacturing and subassembly has become a necessity and has transformed the cooperation between OEMs and component suppliers.
While its customers concentrate increasingly on their core areas, Photonic Products , as a high-performance, value-added system supplier, takes responsibility for development of the manufacturing and assembly systems required to deliver complex assemblies to the market cost-effectively.
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Photonic Products has developed sophisticated processes for high volume and custom designed electro-optical component and subassembly manufacturing.
Types of work include machining, drilling, boring, fixtures, gauges and subassemblies and materials machined include steel (all alloys), stainless (most alloys), tool steels (mild, hot worked), aluminium (all alloys), copper (most alloys) and plastics (all types).
Photonic Products also offers a custom manufacturing service for electro-mechanical subassemblies and precision engineered components created to individual requirements.
These can be designed and manufactured to suit almost any application, and as with all Photonic Products' high performance products, the company's custom assemblies are backed by comprehensive technical support, with expert advice on the best and most cost-effective solution for particular applications always readily available.
Photonic Products' Citizen M32 CNC machining centre enables both increased flexibility and fast turnaround from prototype to full production of custom-designed electro-optical sub-assemblies and components such as heatsinks, laser diode clamps, housings, enclosures, lens holders, optical mounts, pillars and posts.
Any work requiring quality prototype or small batch production through to high volumes can be easily handled on its extensive CNC machining facilities.
The latest 3D computer aided design and manufacture techniques allow bespoke designs to be manufactured at competitive prices, comparable to the cost of buying and modifying off the shelf cast units.
Machine control programmes can be produced from customer drawings or using extensive CAD/CAM facilities.
Automated design and CNC interfaces provide the most accurate and cost-effective channel from customer specification to production process with little or no lost time.
The CNC sliding head machining centre was originally conceived for the automatic production of intricate parts for the watch industry.
Sliding head machines are now used extensively in a wide variety of industrial applications.
Nowadays any turned part up to 32 mm diameter from bar stock can be made on a Citizen machine.
Cycle times match those of bar fed fixed head and traditional cam machines.
Photonic Products offers both short run and high volume sub contract machining services to a wide range of industries including automotive, medical and dental, aerospace and defence, optical equipment and commercial products.
Types of precision CNC machined products include micro parts machining, thread machining, precision parts manufacturing, screw machine products and custom turned parts.
Said managing director, Tony Pope: 'We have invested heavily in creating a high quality service around the very latest multi-axis mill/turning and machining centre technology.
The ability to produce complex components in one single operation, without the need for secondary operations, enables us to offer our customers quick turnaround from prototype to production. Request a free brochure from Photonic Products ...
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