Start-Ups

Start-Up Manufacturing

It is undeniable that innovation in nearly every industry is driven by the entrepreneurial spirit of start-ups. Identifying the right manufacturing partner with expertise, established global supply chain, and state-of-the-art facilities to convert concepts to a finished product can be challenging. Oftentimes, this indecision leads to start-ups attempting to manufacture their products in-house. While this can be a viable option, it is extremely costly and time-consuming to procure and program the appropriate equipment, determine the correct assembly, inspection and testing procedures not to mention hiring and training knowledgeable employees.

As a start-up, flexibility and the ability to adapt and adjust to various factors are especially important when selecting the right contract electronics manufacturer (CEM). You need a partner who is with you every step of your product development journey – from pilot builds to volume production and aftermarket support.

How August can help

We are your strategic business partner to transform your innovative concept into a manufactured product. We can help you identify your optimal pathway in production to scale-up from small batch prototypes to large volume production of your innovation.

We collaborate with you to identify the best and most economical production technologies for the various stages of your business’ growth. Our production and quality control processes ensure the premium quality and reliability of your products – because we realize that as a start-up your reputation is crucial to your success.

You benefit from our engineering expertise, leading-edge capabilities, strong supply chain management, and in-house manufacturing facility. We are equipped to support the full lifecycle of your product and this flexibility enables scalable growth of your start-up business.

Our start-up clients span across several industries such as consumer goods, mechanical assistance devices, monitoring systems and smart sensors.

Some of our capabilities that help start-ups reach their business goals and get their product to market include:

Board design and BOM review, analysis and optimization
First article inspections (FAI) of SMT and final assembly on pilot builds
Revision control, engineering change and process documentation
Design for manufacture (DFM) report includes:
- SMT production issues and solutions
- reflow profile analysis including x-ray images of before and after reflow
- 3D print SPI data
- board and/or mechanical assembly issues and solutions
- test results and test optimization
Consigned and full turn key material procurement
Inventory processing and management
Drop shipping to end users

Learn more about how we help start-up OEMs:

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TESTIMONIALS

Trusted partnerships.
Proven results.

"August Electronics is a leader among our manufacturing partners for value, quality, and service. They go the extra mile to make sure our projects are successful."

Curtis L.
Owner, Recreational Automotive Control Systems Manufacturer

"August Electronics has enabled us to streamline our manufacturing operations and focus on our core competencies. By providing us with turnkey contract manufacturing from board builds, assembling and direct ship to our end users, we rely on August to ship us quality products on time so that we can meet our customers’ needs."

Ian W.
Contract Manufacturer Coordinator, Oil Field Services Company

"Working with August Electronics has been a very positive experience—they’ve provided us with both populated PCBs and full-turnkey products. We highly recommend August Electronics and look forward to future business with them."

John B.
Purchasing Coordinator, Agriculture Management Solutions OEM

"It has been our pleasure to deal with August Electronics for the past 5 years. We have been extremely pleased with August’s responsiveness and flexibility. We continue to have full confidence in August’s ability to meet our manufacturing requirements now and in the future."

Len J.
President, Oilfield Production Monitoring Equipment Company

"August Electronics assembles, troubleshoots, and repairs a wide variety of products designed by our hardware team. They seamlessly handle all the behind-the-scenes details for us, so we can focus on product development, deployment, and servicing our customers at oil and gas drilling rigs. Whether it’s a fast-paced new product introduction or repairing products designed 15+ years ago, they demonstrate agility, flexibility, and high attention to quality in everything they do."

Daniel S.
Hardware Sustaining Manager, Oil Field Services Company

"August provides us with turnkey electronics manufacturing services. They are reliable, help us get quality products to our customers, and help us source parts and build our demo units."

Ian W.
Contract Manufacturer Coordinator, Oil Field Services Company

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