Custom Coil Cords that are-Designed-Manufactured-Delievered

April 25, 2011 - PRLog -- Anyone who has designed, purchased or used a CUSTOM COIL CORD has run into the problem from time to time.  There are two electronic assemblies and data or power needs to pass between them but nothing exists in stock that will work.  What to do?  The best solution is often a custom design.  But that is often costs too much, takes too long and is too difficult to design right?  It doesn’t have to be if the following pitfalls are avoided.

First, make sure the vendor can do the work.  I know this sounds simple but often it is overlooked for some reason.  Some great questions to ask are:

1.   Does the vendor extrude wire and cable?
2.   Is the vendor UL certified?  ISO certified?
3.   Does the vendor add connectors, over mold, ultrasonic weld, attach electromechanical assemblies?
4.   Can the vendor design the wire, cable, coil cord, connector, over mold, housings?
5.   Is the vendor’s engineering “in house”?
6.   Can the vendor perform advanced life testing?

Second, make sure the vendor can support your logistic needs.  Some questions to ask are:

1.   Does the vendor accept blanket orders?
2.   Can material be built ahead and warehoused?
3.   Does the vendor have multiple inventory locations?
4.   Is the vendor capable of shipping directly from the factory?

Third, make sure the vendor is cost sensitive.  Some questions to ask:

1.   Does the vendor provide free engineering design?
2.   Is warehousing a service or cost?
3.   Does the vendor operate in a low cost manufacturing environment?  Offshore?
4.   Does the vendor operate in multiple locations?  Countries?
5.   Can the vendor provide a complete assembly, or just the cable?

In summary there are 3 key questions to ask.  Can the vendor do ALL the work needed to make a complete product?  Does the vendor have sufficient support services to take care of ALL the needs you have?  Is the vendor positioned to make sure ALL costs are maintained?  These are just a few questions that should be asked of any potential vendor you will hire to make CUSTOM COIL CORD.

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Meridian Cable, http://www.meridiancable.com/, designs, manufactures and delivers custom coil cords, http://www.meridiancable.com/coil-cords/standard-coil-cords/, and cable assemblies worldwide. Meridian Cable's headquarters is in Glenview, Illinois and they have operations in China and Hong Kong.