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QA procedures are built
into each stage of the
assembly process
The company is now with manufacturers of connectors and
assembling well over 8.5 million accessories, including Amphenol, ITT
connectors a year covering some Interconnect Solutions (Cannon and VEAM),
56,000 different part numbers, Polamco and Glenair.
the vast majority of which are
For example, PEI-Genesis recently set up two
complex multi-pin circular
new dedicated MIL-DTL-38999 assembly lines at
connectors. PEI-Genesis is
its Southampton facility and was able to
completely geared up to dealing
accomplish this quickly because it had already
with a large number of relatively
established a supply-chain partnership with the
small-volume orders, so there
connector manufacturer, Amphenol. Close
are no MOQs on any of the
collaboration between the two companies meant
products. Indeed, around two- PEI’s proprietary
contact gl
uing mach
ine that they were able to share their
thirds of the annual output is
knowledge of MIL-DTL-38999
built for customer orders of ten
assembly techniques and tooling,
pieces or less. Where customers
ensuring that only the most
have ongoing contracts, the company offers
efficient processes were used.
the facility for holding a buffer stock of say one
As well as handling Amphenol’s
month’s requirement of piece-parts, ready for
MIL-DTL-38999 Series I, II and III
assembly and despatch within 48 hours.
connectors, the new assembly lines
Quality assurance is a vital consideration at
will also produce 38999 derivative
PEI-Genesis, and all assembly work is carried
products, such as the Amphe-Lite
out under its ISO 9001:2000 quality system.
range of composite circular
Rather than simply building a product and
connectors and the Amphe-EX
testing it at the end, the company has
series of ATEX-approved
introduced QA procedures into each stage of
hazardous-area connectors.
the assembly process. The result is that there
PEI stocks ITT D-sub
miniature connectors
In effect, connector assembly
are few rejections by the time the
specialists such as PEI-Genesis
connector arrives at final inspection
and test. At this stage, each product is
combine the roles of manufacturer
subjected to a visual inspection of
and distributor: using the ‘raw material’ of
workmanship and, depending on the
connector piece-parts, they produce
type of product, various additional
finished and tested connectors to meet
testing procedures, such as leak testing
customers’ exact requirements and
or MIL-STD Group A testing. The
deliver them in the shortest possible
company pursues a programme of
time. Like manufacturers, they are
continual improvement and constantly
concerned with issues such as
evaluates its processes to eliminate
production efficiency and product
bottlenecks.
quality, and, like all good distributors,
they are focused on providing the
highest levels of service to their
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Genesis business model are the close
working relationships the company enjoys www.peigenesis.co.uk
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