MassMicroelectronics, LLC (MME) has had a long history of providing quality RF and Microwave components and subassemblies. Of particular pride, is our work with small companies, where we partner up with these firms to provide early stage design and manufacturing services with the understanding and commitment that we will help get their ideas to a marketable product in return for a manufacturing, inventory and fulfillment commitment.
In our Products Overview section are four product families where we have successfully helped design, procure materials, build the products, conduct all product tests, inventory the finished goods and ship to our customer’s customer on a fulfillment bases as required. It is truly a Win/Win situation for all involved.
Typically, the relationship works as follows:
· Customers come to us with their product idea and a design concept
- Prior to any face to face meeting or exchange of any information, a Non Disclosure Agreement is signed by both parties. This protects both parties.
- We then meet and review the information at hand and the prospects for the product.
- If we decide to move forward, there would need to be agreement in place that addresses on a going forward basis several factors, as follows:
- Before we commence, a Design/Manufacturing Agreement would be agreed to by both parties.
- MME would invest in the design, schematic capture, PCB layout and prototype procurement of the PCB itself at no cost to our customer.
- Customer would procure all other components through our component purchasing group at whatever the cost to MME is.
- MME would then get the prototype assembled and tested again at no cost to our customer
- We would do an additional iteration of the product to account for any process or manufacturing issues so that we can maximize throughput and yields.
- At that point both sides would sign off and approve the product for manufacture/distribution.
- At this point the relationship can go two ways:
- At an agreed price for the unit we would deliver the product to our customer for them to inventory and distribute the product to their customer base according to our agreement.
- MME would agree to build, inventory and ship the product on behalf of our customer according to our agreement.