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Your Electronic Contract Manufacturer
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You’ve got the idea.We get to the heart of it.
Every day, our teams in Switzerland, the US, China and Sri Lanka use
their best efforts to meet or exceed your high expectations for innova-
tion, quality, efficiency and sustainability. In doing so, we focus on one
question: which is the benefit that will mean the decisive competitive
edge for you?
Depending on your individual requirements, we manage the supply chain,
engineering, production of components and equipment or cable manufac-
turing. We strive to provide you with the best customer service.
Electronic system solutions are the center of our world. For more than 20 years, Variosystems has been committed to one goal: providing our customers all around the globe with “perfect electronic manufacturing services”. We do this on a local level – but with all the advantages the world market has to offer.
supply chain
electronics and software engineering
component and equipment construction
cable manufacturingcustomer service
competencies
The most important thing to us is focu-
sing on our customers’ needs. This attitude
defines who we are and what we do.
Norbert Bachstein
CEO, Variosystems AG
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Your advantages at a glance
Resilience and reliability•established and emerging market
segments •long-term partnerships with customers •no customer and supplier dependencies •local contacts
Security and efficiency •proprietary server infrastructure
for data integrity •cross-factory interconnectedness
ensures identical processes •production back-up among all sites •lean management, 5S methodology
Quality and transparency •traceability of processes and components•transparent business relationships, open
communication •NPI processes, inter-factory technology
transfer
Fairness and ethical conduct•fair business policy •compliance with ethical principles
Certificates:ISO 9001, EN 9100, ISO 13485,ISO 14001, OHAS 18001, TS 16949,UL certification
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Your advantages at a glance
• global purchasing strategy that includes supplier development
• all sites purchase from audited suppliers • one SAP system for sites to facilitate
transparency and quick cost reductions • product and component analysis (allocation, product discontinuation
announcements, PCN, last-time-buy solutions)
•product optimization: time-to-market, cost-to-market
•consistently monitored supply chain from supplier to customer
•customized logistics concepts also for international supply
• export and full customs clearing• electronic data interchange (EDI)
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Supply Chain. Global. Dynamic. Interconnected.
Perfection from the first to the last link in the value chain. This is the ultimate goal of our supply chain managers. We analyze and optimize the flow of goods and information across the entire supply chain and leverage the synergies to the benefit of all. We do this all around the world.
Which advantages in terms of cost, time and quality do you strive to
achieve? This is the critical question driving our purchasing and logi-
stics management. We see ourselves as part of your SCM and make
our flexible network of international partners available to you.
But it is not just about benefits in terms of cost. The goal is also to
ensure efficient transactions through lean and transparent procedures.
And – last but not least – we help ensure your products’ long-term
availability through obsolescence management.
material/obsolescencemanagement
global Sourcingcomponents/supplier selection
logistics processes
supply chain quality assurance
supplier/customer development
When it comes to cooperating with
Variosystems, we appreciate the Swiss principles
of reliability, commitment and the willingness to
jointly come to solutions. They were in evidence
through all stages across the supply chain.
We adhere to the same philosophy that made
Variosystems one of our key suppliers.
Josef Berger, V-ZUG AG
Head of Purchase
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Electronics and software engineering.New perspectives in product development.
In the digital age, new opportunities present themselves to our engineers nearly every day. Traditional fields of development such as electronics, mechanics and embedded systems increasingly interact with software and IT. “Connected products” are the outcome of all these synergies and part of our thinking.
However, the key to reliable and sustainable products is still an effective
design and clean layout. That’s why we design electronics and soft-
ware solutions in the industrial electronics sector and help you develop
functional products. We test and validate at each stage until the result
is system assemblies that are ready for serial production.
In doing so, we do not only rely on the know-how contributed by
proprietary design engineers but closely cooperate with a network of
specialists and universities in the respective region to ensure we can
directly access specialist expertise and make use of state-of-the-art
lab infrastructures.
project management
CE-conformity assessment
board design and layout
feasibility studies
electronics/software development
DFM and DFT analyses
tests (optical and electrical)
In our products’ overall structure,
electronics integration is a key factor. Our close
and successful cooperation with Variosystems
enables us to ensure the modules’ efficient
development and production.
Reto Hohl, Vectronix AG
System Engineer Electronics
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Your advantages at a glance
In terms of engineering• consistent “system engineering” approach•“think outside the box” philosophy• interconnected know-how with specialists
and universities as partners •access to specialized lab infrastructures •close physical proximity to production
facilities
In terms of outsourcing•near-term and dynamic availability
of capacities •effective use of human resources •focus on proprietary supply chains •faster project execution•increased efficiency through additional
know-how •targeted solution finding by specialized
personnel
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Your advantages at a glance
• construction of prototypes (NPI process) all the way through to serial production
•traceability for processes and components
•product optimization time-to-market, cost-to-market
•comprehensive terminal device testing for a wide range of different requirements
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Component and equipment construction. Quality is not a matter of price.
To us, lean manufacturing is not an empty phrase but the culture that characterizes our entire company. Making use of the opportunities that advanced technologies provide, we continually optimize even established manufacturing processes over and over again.
Apart from highly productive, computer-controlled machinery, this
also includes the use of the latest information technologies and inter-
connectedness across all systems and plants. However, this alone
is not what creates the decisive competitive edge. Rather, it is the
result of the system‘s overall consistency.
Our production strategy is aligned to creating both subcomponents
and complete products – from modules all the way to packed equip-
ment that is ready to be shipped. Just in time, of course.
construction of prototypes (NPI process)
service and repair works
batch or serial production
quality assurance through the zero-defects principle
equipment manufacturing and system integration
test center
We can look back on almost 13 years
of successful and close cooperation.
Variosystems is the perfect partner for us –
not least because of its committed employees
who make customers feel valued.
Reto Tscharner, Supply Chain Manager
Hamilton Bonaduz AG
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Cable manufacture. Convincing connections.
No matter how revolutionary electronic systems are – without perfect connections they won’t function properly. And since we leave nothing to chance, we assemble customized cables according to the highest quality standards.
Renowned players from the industrial, aviation, military, medical enginee-
ring and transportation sector rely on our expertise when it comes to
customized cable connections for sensitive electronic applications.
The cables will be manufactured with high precision and in accordance
with your specifications or jointly developed solutions. Continuously -
from design and assembly all the way to documented quality tests.
dvice and service
life-cycle management
production of cable harnesses and mechanical components
engineering and drawing service for cable applications
customized cable manufacture/ product optimization
test engineering, test adapter construction and testing
Full and semi-automatic processing
machines as well as thoroughly trained staff
underpin our corporate zero-defects principle.
This approach also enables us to produce
for industries with special regulations and
requirements
Thomas Weber, Variosystems AG
Process Engineer Cable Assembly
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Your advantages at a glance
•individual customized manufacturing•ideal set-up of cables and connectors •life-cycle management•complete solutions from cable assembly
to full-fledged modules and equipment •profound expertise in all manufacturing
technologies •traceability
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Your advantages at a glance
•feasibility studies•testing and analysis of customer data •prior acquisition of long lead time items •secured access for customers to our
online components catalog •process analyses and machinery
qualification•advance testing of new technologies
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Our customer service. Smart and individualized.
We all agree: smart service is the end goal. What does “smart service” mean? Is it merely automatic surveillance to anticipate issues and expose information deficiencies? We believe it is far more than that!
Variosystems does not restrict their customer service to technology.
Our staff know their individual tasks and requirements very well and
can flexibly respond and react to them at any time. We consider
continuous traceability just as essential as perfect life-cycle manage-
ment. Interconnection via EDI gives you access to our systems.
Our staff are your direct contacts and ensure your orders are
processed smoothly. They are only happy when you are…
spare parts management and modification
maintenance and service repairs as service
warranty obligation
life-cycle management
For far more than 20 years,
Variosystems has been my reliable partner.
As their long-term customer, I highly
appreciate their support and care.
Leo Muff, Komax AG
Procurement Logistics
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Steinach, Switzerland
Southlake, USA
Badalgama, Sri Lanka
Suzhou, China
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Our sites.Connected all over the world. Embedded locally.
At four sites, Variosystems gets to the heart of your ideas. With state-of-the-art production systems, leading supply-chain procedures and more than 1200 qualified employees, we guarantee globally consistent standards.
At our four production sites in Switzerland, the US, China and Sri
Lanka, you are taken care of by site directors who have worked at our
Steinach headquarters for years. They can thus handle cultural diffe-
rences at our factories with ease, thereby ensuring perfect customer
service.
In terms of quality, efficiency and environmental sustainability too all
our production sites meet the highest expectations. This is how we
get to the heart of our shared values.
Badalgama, Sri Lanka
Suzhou, China
Steinach, Switzerland
Southlake, USA
Our culture and values are characterized
by our will to understand markets better in
order to make the most of opportunities.
Roger Bieri, Variosystems AG
Deputy Manager USA
variosystems.ch
SWITZERLANDVariosystems AG
Ampèrestrasse 5
9323 Steinach
P +41 71 447 87 00
CHINAVariosystems Co., Ltd
No.43, Tian’er Dang Road, Yuexi
Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215104
P +86 512 695 52001
USAVariosystems Inc.
901 S. Kimball Ave.
Southlake, TX 76092
P +1 817 416 7535
SRI LANKAVariosystems (Pvt.) Ltd.
Nelumwatta, Kotadeniyawa Road
11538 Badalgama
P +94 31 203 0300