Specialist EMS manufacturer HCD celebrates 15 years of rapid growth - New contract wins mean full order book into 2012

Specialising in fast turn-around, flexible production, HCD ensures high-quality products through a policy of continuous investment in new equipment and employing only highly-skilled professional PCB designers and production engineers. A significant milestone was its decision to move into assembly in 2001, building one-off prototypes. The company structured itself to respond to the market’s requirement for fast turnaround, no minimum order quantity production, recognising that many established CEMs are set up to provide mid and high-volume orders. HCD were very successful at serving the gap in the market for the design engineer needing a one-off board quickly in order to demonstrate a prototype. However, the number of units that some clients began ordering increased significantly from 10s to over 500. Recognising the need to develop with its customers and meet their volume requirements, HCD expanded once again and added a new, separate volume production line to its capabilities in July 2010, investing in new pick-and-place and AOI equipment to speed work flow without compromising quality.