HCD adds cable assembly service

Fast turn around; flexible service

Letchworth, February 2010…HCD, the Letchworth-based contract electronics manufacturer, has recently extended its services to cover cable assembly. The company, which began life as a PCB design consultancy then moved into contract manufacture at the request of key customers, is continuing a policy of providing what the market requires – ensuring that local facilities exist to support new product development.

Explains founder MD, Gene Holmes: “We firmly believe that companies shouldn’t have to go to Eastern Europe, let alone Asia to find suppliers capable of supporting their needs. When a designer is prototyping a new product he needs samples quickly. It is also likely that a product design will evolve, resulting in multiple iterations, which demands a fast, flexible manufacturing resource. And when a product goes into full production, the customer still needs to know that his supplier will be able to ramp up – or down – yet retain product quality.”

The addition of a cable assembly facility is, therefore, a logical step for HCD, enabling it to offer a fuller range of manufacturing services. The company has built all types of all types of cable assemblies, from simple crimped wires to complex harnesses. Customers include the medical, traffic and entertainment industries and assemblies are produced to various international and customer-specific standards.

About HCD

HCD (Holmes Circuit Design) was founded in 1996 and is now headquartered in Letchworth, Herts. The company began as a PCB design consultancy and gradually moved first into contact manufacturing, then cable assembly and most-recently, box build as the needs of its customer base developed. From PCB design through to final product assembly, HCD has developed by investing in plant and personnel, and now offers a complete in-house solution for electronics prototyping and assembly.

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