Electronic Manufacturing Services – how to find the ideal EMS provider

The term Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) refers to a whole industry segment and also to a specific group of companies. EMS is often used in conjunction with the more general term of contract manufacturing (CM). In short, EMS companies provide a wide range of value-added engineering and manufacturing outsourcing services to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that enable them to improve operational efficiencies and focus on core activities, such as research and development (R&D). An experienced EMS service provider offers you end-to-end contract manufacturing for electronic assemblies and equipment. You provide your technical documents, such as parts lists and drawings, and the EMS provider does the rest, ideally delivering everything from a single source. In this white paper you will learn more about the driving factors of EMS, applications, challenges, and what you should consider when outsourcing your product manufacturing.