Many manufacturing companies in the DACH region have done a great job optimizing their factories for high-volume, standardized production. But at the same time, they are forced to interrupt these optimized lines to handle high-mix, low-volume orders.
Each time a core production line is stopped to run a small batch of customized assemblies, overall factory performance drops. Expensive equipment and highly skilled engineers are pulled away from what they do best: producing your high-margin, core products.
These frequent changeovers reduce Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), increase indirect costs, and create unnecessary work-in-progress and slow-moving inventory. In practice, this means lower throughput, longer lead times, and limited capacity to scale your most profitable product lines.
The problem is not HMLV orders themselves. The problem is producing them on the same lines that should be dedicated to high-volume output.
The solution is smart high-mix, low-volume outsourcing.
By moving complex, low-volume assemblies to a specialized contract manufacturer like IMA Technik, you protect your core production flow while still serving your customers with custom products.
IMA Technik is designed for high-mix, low-volume contract manufacturing, including:
- Mechanical and electro-mechanical assembly
- Small and medium batch production
- Complex, manual-intensive processes
- Frequent engineering changes and product variants
This allows your factory to focus on volume, speed, and margin, while we handle the complexity and variability.
The result?
Higher OEE, faster time-to-market for your main products, lower internal disruption, and a scalable way to handle your long tail of custom orders.
If you want to increase production capacity without investing in new machines, start by moving the complexity out of your core lines.
Let’s identify which product families should be outsourced to unlock your factory’s full potential. Book your free consultation with our expert today.
