SMTC value engineering services enable our customers to optimize product manufacturability and quality performance.

We focus on every aspect of design and manufacturing processes – assessing all impacts on cost, function, program schedule and overall requirements.

SMTC works closely with our customers to find appropriate opportunities for cost reduction. We examine every element that doesn’t contribute to the value and performance of a product:

• Design-for-manufacturability (DFM) and design-for-test (DFT) target the labour portion of the total cost
• Design-for-supply chain (DFSC) focuses on the materials portion of the manufacturing cost

SMTC works collaboratively with our customers to identify, prioritize and implement opportunities for cost reduction – every step of the way.

Design reviews can uncover valuable opportunities to reduce costs, whether it’s related to new component and layout applications, new technologies or functional enhancements.

We also work shoulder to shoulder with our customers to develop future product plans and manufacturing strategies that save costs. Where it makes sense, SMTC provides a proven migration path to low-cost manufacturing solutions in Mexico or China.