WHY Outsource Your Custom Project to an Expert Engineering and Design Partner

Businesses have become increasingly customer-oriented, and custom engineering is a key differentiator that set a supplier apart from its rivals. With today’s goals, pain points, and other challenges, getting a product to market can only happen with a fully dedicated team and the latest equipment and knowledge to get the job done.

Customers have increased demands, and the path from new product development to market is anything but straightforward. Every detail of a custom or semi-custom design is created based on the application’s exact specifications. The compatibility of the solution guarantees safety and the best possible performance.

However, many successful businesses discover certain projects require a specific skill or additional technology that doesn’t directly fit within their core competency. Add tight deadlines, and these barriers may be preventing you from competing for the next project. If you don’t have the necessary technology or in-house expertise, flexible custom engineering services can expand your opportunities.

Accelerate Time to Market

Employing an outsourced engineering and design partner enables your business to reach new customers with fresh and innovative solutions and services, no matter the size or complexity of the project. Companies need engineering teams equipped with the latest technology and expertise to handle all the challenges that come their way, and with budget and staff restraints, fully funding internal projects can be costly. However, time is money, and when internal resources are tight, having the ability to scale up your development capacity or offload a portion of a project that requires specific engineering expertise makes sense.

Whether you need access to people with specific skills to accelerate production or to strengthen your internal team for a unique project, consider looking outside your organization. Outsourcing your needs to a leading engineering and design partner with expertise, flexibility, and high-performance standards can promote a ramp-up in production while delivering quality results.

Keep your in-house staff available to focus on other priority projects. Here are the five reasons why you want a turnkey engineering solution: 

This is What We Do

Businesses know what they want but might not know the full scope of what is needed, from concept to product delivery. Deliberate focus and the ability to drill down into customers’ specific needs and capture all growth opportunities are critical. A custom engineering team should educate and help its customers identify their needs. The value provided is a product that is faster to market with fewer mistakes and less overall cost.

Economies of Scale 

Just as you wouldn’t buy a shrimp boat because you enjoy a good shrimp cocktail on a night out, you probably don’t do enough manufacturing engineering design to justify the cost of that either. Recognize that by partnering and building a relationship with an outside team who has your best interests in mind, you can scale up or down with market demand.

Customer-Focused Approach Ensures Meaningful Results 

Experience drives design. Custom engineering should offer customers design services with expertise across a range of engineering disciplines – mechanical, electrical, and software development. Highly skilled engineers and designers should be able to seamlessly collaborate with the customer’s team and together, exercise a united approach. This customer-centric methodology provides the most effective and efficient design solution.

Quick Turnaround

Hiring internal engineers involves significant startup costs and additional ramp-up lead time before even touching your time-sensitive project. However, on the other hand, a seasoned engineering design partner can handle your project requirements, big or small. Additionally, they can turn it around quickly because they have the knowledge and experience.

Emphasis Stays on Core Business Drivers

Outsourcing lets you get much-needed engineering support quickly while leaving your key personnel free to focus on other time-sensitive projects. Additionally, with the extra assistance that comes with outsourcing, your business will have increased flexibility, which enables you to engage in more engineering projects and expand your customer base.

No matter where you are with your project, whether you have an initial idea or an existing solution that needs to be modified, outsourcing can ensure your application requirements are met with the highest quality, reliability, and accuracy. A committed partner is dedicated to your success and will enable your team to stay focused on company growth.

About Hine Automation

From initial concept to design to delivery, Hine builds and automates with precision and passion. Its team has been developing robotic and automated wafer handling solutions for more than 30 years. Contact us today or visit us at HineAutomation.com to learn more.