Manufacturing

Build-to-spec assembly means the build follows a released work instruction and drawing package, and a change to it goes through document control before the floor sees it — a revision, not a verbal correction at the bench. First-article inspection is the gate: one unit is built and verified to the drawing, and only after it signs off does the balance of the lot run, each unit stamped with a serial that ties back to the traveler it was built from.

For small-lot production runs where a full contract-manufacturing relationship isn't justified, we scale the same process down without cutting the quality steps: work instructions, first-article sign-off and test records still travel with every unit.

Panel builds — control panels, power-distribution assemblies, custom enclosures — carry their own risk profile: point-to-point wiring, torque specs on lugs, and dielectric or continuity testing that a generic assembly house treats as an afterthought. We treat it as the deliverable.

Wiring is built to print, terminations are torqued to spec, and every panel is tested before it ships — so what arrives on site energizes the way the drawing says it should, without a punch list waiting at the other end.

Quality is documented, not asserted. First-article inspection gates the lot, in-process checks catch drift before it multiplies, and the workmanship class your drawing calls out — for example IPC-A-610 Class 2 or 3 — is the standard the build is inspected against.

The records leave with the hardware: build travelers, inspection sign-offs and, for panels, torque and continuity/dielectric data, so your receiving and quality teams reconcile against paperwork instead of taking the build on faith.

Sourcing closes out before the floor needs parts. The bill of materials is cleared line by line — country of origin and TAA designation settled at procurement, NDAA §889-covered items screened out, and long-lead items ordered early enough that the build starts with a complete kit rather than a partial one. The compliance answer is resolved up front, so a lot doesn't halt at first-article because a part cleared incoming that never should have.

Finished units are packaged and kitted to your program's receiving requirements — labeled, manifested and staged so what lands on your dock matches what the purchase order and the install plan expect.