By Example

56% savings per project!

And that's just average. The numbers are not unusual when you consider the mass of mediocrity in various commodity groups. These posted results are due to market data as it applies to specific customer needs and not general trends.

Highlighted items link to case studies for detail.

$51,605 (15%) Bill of Material
Annual savings for printed circuit board BOM based on strategic bidding of turnkey assembly.

$246,000 (53%) Circuit Boards
Annual savings for small diode array circuit boards used for x-ray detection.

$246,000 (53%) Circuit Boards (large version)
Annual savings for large diode array circuit boards. Revenues of the original supplier/competitor were cut by nearly $1 million a year.

$12,840 (41%) Enclosures
Annual savings for custom metal enclosures. 10 bids from 104 sources within US.

$105,000 (42%) Photoelectrics
Annual savings for alternate source photoelectric sensors compatible with original make and model. See case study.

$21,000 (66%) Cable Assemblies, Mechanical
Annual savings for custom mechanical cable assemblies, with superior seamless shank balls. See case study.

$5,550 (63%) Optics
Annual savings for a rhomboid prism assembly. 11 quotes from 65 sources.

$55,000 (85%) Integrated Circuits
Annual savings for EPLDs. The ICs were obsolete. By considering an architectural change to a new chip, circuit redesign was avoided, quality and availability improved, and total cost reduced.

$106,363 (40%) Plastic Tiles (metric model)
Annual savings for composite tiles used in vibration controlled optical tables. See case study.

$128,030 (41%) Plastic Tiles (English model)
Annual savings for composite tiles used in vibration controlled optical tables. See case study.

$3,118 (16%) Power Supplies
Annual savings for +24VDC desktop power supply. 19 bids from 107 US sources.

$97,000 (34%) Resistors
Annual savings for surface mount resistors by saving only 13 cents apiece. A subcontractor installed items in PCBAs. See case study.

$106,000 (71%) Diaphragms
Annual savings for fabric reinforced rubber diaphragms. Strategic sourcing among 67 manufactures produced a 63% response and three bids. See case study.