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Investment In New ESD Facility Opens Up £2m Of
New Opportunities For PP Control & Automation
O
ne of the UK’s leading providers
of strategic manufacturing
outsourcing services has invested
over £100,000 into creating a new
Electrostatic Discharge manufacturing
facility.
PRODUCTIVITY 1000
PP Control & Automation, which works
with 25 of the world’s largest machinery
builders, is now targeting up to £2m of
new opportunities where this dedicated
and controlled environment will help it
take on more complex and delicate builds
encompassing high-end PCB assemblies
and box builds.
“It is a decision that is already paying off,”
explained Garry Myatt, Sales Director at
PP Control & Automation.
“A number of our existing clients were
asking us for this additional capability,
so we decided that the time was right
to make the investment and bring this
service into our offering.”
He continued: “This meant developing an
environment that met the needs of our
customers and legal compliance to the
recognised standards and involved special
flooring, benches and test equipment - all
grounded to earth to ensure that life of
the electronics is protected from potential
electrostatic discharge.
“Five people are now employed in this
area and all have undergone specific
training to ensure compliance. We
estimate that there is £2m of new
opportunities in the pipeline and, if these
come to fruition, this manufacturing cell
will increase in capacity and we’ll need to
recruit more staff.”
As a strategic outsourcer with its core
competency being ‘box build and system
integration’, populated printed circuit
boards are handled just like another
material line item by PP Control &
Automation and the requirement is
managed accordingly through an
approved vendor process.
With 80% of customers on a kanban
supply agreement, implementing the right
processes and key partnerships from the
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start is key, with robust planning and lean
manufacturing operations, backed by a
skilled workforce of electro-mechanical
technicians, ensuring that the business is
currently operating >98.50% ‘on time in
full (OTIF)’ service.
PP Control & Automation is also
ideally positioned to offer ‘Design for
Manufacture and Assembly’ (DFMA) in
conceptual development of ideas as well
as in basic consulting.
Garry concluded: “We’ve got a lot of
exciting diversification plans, some of
which focus on making the most of the
ESD manufacturing facility with both
existing and new clients.
“With 2019 being a record year, securing
over £3m of new orders from the
healthcare, food and drink and packaging
sectors, we anticipate further growth in
2020 from this new manufacturing service.
“Many companies continue to develop a
product design that leads to unnecessary
costs, requires an inflexible supply chain
and suffers from inefficient manufacturing
processes,” pointed out Garry, who has
more than 25 years’ experience in sales. “A spin-out from Aston University is
already tapping into this area where we
are offering a full turnkey service, from
material sourcing through to testing.
Volumes are increasing monthly and the
expectation is there that this will be a
service that PP will take globally on behalf
of the client.”
“This is why our Engineering, Operations
and Supply Chain are integrated at the
earliest possible stage to help optimise a
design that’s efficient to manufacture and
have parts readily available to ensure a
quicker time to market.” Backed by Canadian investment
company Ardenton Capital, PP Control &
Automation is exploring the possibility of
a joint venture or an acquisition in North
America.
PP C&A’s outsourcing partnerships
provides machine builders with better
production flexibility, reduced lead times
and greater control over their supply
chain and costs.
For further information, please
visit www.ppcanda.com or follow
@ppcanda on twitter
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