Choose the right process for high-volume production

When you have prototyped your design and are ready to progress to production, it's important that your parts are manufactured as efficiently and close to spec as possible. Not only will you need to think about material properties, part tolerances, and lead times, you’ll also need to choose the right manufacturing process.

What is high-volume production?

Higher-volume or mass production involves the large-scale manufacture of standardized parts or products.  Higher-volume production usually involves production or assembly lines, which can be continuously active, 24 hours per day, seven days per week (this would be known as “continuous production”). This type of manufacturing is used to create a huge variety of parts intended for end-use from cars to smartphones – or anything else that is sold or used by the thousands (or even millions).