Problem: "We had to integrate single board computers (SBC's), LCD panels and assemble the machines ourselves, but found that the quantities we needed were too small to justify the cost of in-house manufacturing. This is a high-end, low-volume product. Setting up our own manufacturing line for the sub-assemblies did not make sense.  We could not have achieved any manufacturing cost economies-of-scale because of the low volumes."

Solution: "We hired WIN to handle machine control subassembly, the SBC and LCD integration of the embedded PCs for two of our systems. One system is a small-format (biscuit PC) motherboard complete with memory, CPU and hard floppy disk drive."

"WIN assembled this with an LCD display mounted on a sheet metal subassembly and tested all components as a unit. Then we attached this subassembly to our blood analysis instrument. The second system is a small-format (slot PC) motherboard with a passive backplane, CPU, floppy and hard disk drives. Each of these units was embedded into our medical instruments, incorporated PC boards and software we designed."

"WIN offers extensive technical support and guidance to help us select and integrate the most cost-effective LCD and embedded PC components. They also provided subassemblies produced in a quality controlled environment to meet our standards and satisfy FDA requirements."