Who we help and how
Mid-size machinery and equipment manufacturers need to streamline production, meet tight deadlines and guarantee functionality.
At Multi-Tek, we partner with companies like you to do just that.
Keep reading to learn about the problems we help you address and our process for solving them.
Problems we solve
You might be a fit if you…
- Have multiple cabling opportunities for ongoing equipment production
- Need custom cable assemblies for transportation, electronics, industrial, communication or commercial applications
- Don’t have the time or resources to finalize your cable assembly design, or lack cable and wire assembly expertise internally
- Want to order complex cabling without being forced to request high volumes
- Face short lead times and require a partner that can meet tight turnarounds
- Are frustrated with suppliers that lack quality, transparent communications
- Must eliminate risk of product failure
If any or all of these statements resonate with your business, we can help resolve them. Here’s how we do it.
What it’s like to work with Multi-Tek
Your first stop is a cabling expert
Expect a response from a real person (no bouncing around customer service lines or sending out unanswered web inquiries) within an hour or two during normal business hours to begin the cable assembly quoting process.
Depending on your number of cables and their complexity, a quote can be delivered as quickly as the same day or take up to a week; we typically aim for a three day turnaround.
A cabling expert will communicate with you over email or phone, whichever you prefer, to ask clarifying questions about your project — all before other providers even respond.
Reasonable minimum order quantities
Most suppliers won’t even look at your RFQ unless it’s for thousands of cables. At Multi-Tek, we support your need for low volume orders without sacrificing on price or quality. We can also work with your team to provide scheduled deliveries over a designated period of time.
100 pieces is our standard MOQ, but we may be able to support smaller orders for certain types of assemblies.
Finally, as a custom wire and assembly manufacturer, we don’t distribute bulk wire and cable.
Service
Easier to work with than the other guys
Our team can quote from a set of specifications, but unlike other cabling providers, we don’t require a completed drawing to quote.
In fact, seeing the drawing before it’s finalized allows our cabling experts to catch potential instances of overengineering, point out obsolete components, suggest alternative materials to meet pricing, lead time, testing and performance goals and improve overall manufacturability.
The basic information we need is:
01
Application
Provide a short description that includes any environmental and atmospheric conditions.
02
Circuits
Just let us know how many are required.
03
Size
Any limitations? Make a note of them.
04
Signal or power
If it’s a signal or power application, that’s important information to note.
05
Shielding or ampacity requirements
For signal applications, tell us whether shielding is required. And for power applications, provide us with the overall ampacity requirement.
Performance
100% functionality and rigorous quality control
Multi-Tek is UL certified and ISO 9001 registered. Our assemblers are IPC/WHMA-A-620 certified and use equipment from industry leaders such as Komax, Schleuniger, Autosplice, 3M, and Molex to meet stringent standards.
Quality control engineers inspect all cables with Cirris test equipment to guarantee 100% functionality, as opposed to using sample-based testing programs.
Of the hundreds of thousands of cables we ship, returns due to quality are negligible.
If a product failure is reported, we’ll place other builds of that same cable on hold, ship the product back to our facility and put the returned cables to the head of our production schedule to rework or replace them.
A root cause analysis is also performed and you’ll be informed of the changes implemented to prevent a recurrence — protecting quality every step of the way.
Speed
99.8% on-time delivery
An efficient turnaround for a custom cabling project is so important to your business. It’s as important to us, too.
CableTracker, our proprietary software, allows us to see the exact stage and status of your order instantly (which is great if you need us to implement any last-minute order alterations). When your order is ready, you’ll get a shipping notice from CableTracker with a tracking number.
We can ship worldwide using your preferred carrier, and delivery by courier is possible if you’re local to the Portland area.
The result? 99.8% documented on-time delivery.
And if you need an order faster than our standard lead time of three to four weeks, delivery of prototypes and partial delivery of production orders within one week is a possibility.
Start the quoting process
We respond to all business inquiries within hours. Then, we can provide you with a fast quote (standard time is three days, can be as quick as same-day) and recommend manufacturability improvements.
Get a quote for custom cable assemblies.
