Manufacturing Matters Blog

Softworks Development Corporation: The start of our journey. Every company has a story, and GMI is no different. Here is an overview of the path that brought us to become the world class outsourced assembly and test company we are today.

DfM: A Simple Solution. This particular product is extremely complex assembly work with cable routing and panel termination that takes place close to the cabinet bottom. This part of the assembly process alone takes multiple days of work which...

About 90% of the worlds global trade is transported by ship, so when the worldwide pandemic, Covid-19 struck in the beginning of 2020, the continuous manufacturing flow of raw materials, parts, and consumer goods was put to a temporary stand still.

Raw material, component and transit cost increases cause dramatic price spike. Memos announcing price increases have been arriving regularly from many of our component and materials suppliers, and at a historic cadence.

Our motto is “Manufacturing What Matters”. It sounds meaningful to me. But what does it mean for you?Manufacturing what matters to me means to manufacture assemblies and turnkey products that are complex and critical to the end...

Everyone knew - early on - that as the economy rose, demand for durable goods and capital equipment would get back on track. The post-pandemic supply chain, however, keeps taking punches from a variety of unusual sources, including stuck ships...

While there is a lot of discussion revolving around the differences between DfM, DfA and Value Engineering, they share many traits. Value Engineering is a process — originally developed and named by GE — that is considered by many to be applicable...

Good news, bad news: faster-than-expected increases in demand causing supply chain issues.

Shipping costs have increased significantly and are predicted to rise further in 2021 & beyond. Trans-Pacific shipping rates just popped to new all-time high. The entire domestic shipping and logistics industry is strained.

Since we work with OEMs all over the world, we get to be involved in manufacturing some pretty cool things. The MARC, a product of MūL Technologies, is a validated example of a cool thing we help manufacture.

In today’s competitive landscape, contract manufacturers (CMs) need to do more than just fill orders that meet product specs. Top-tier CMs work with their OEM partners to ensure that everyone is on the same page

Things continue to be tricky. Wisconsin now has a face mask mandate, but GMI was prepared and has already put preventative measures in place to keep our team - and product supply - safe.