The last several years have ushered in record-breaking recalls for the automotive industry, peaking at nearly 60 million cars recalled in 2014. Attention to quality should be a key factor in outsourced manufacturing no matter the industry, especially when defects can...
At ALTEX Wire and Cable, we know the saying “prevention is better than cure” to be true. Take health care for example. The CDC estimates that 75 percent of health care spending is for treating chronic diseases that could be prevented. Preventing diseases rather than...
It’s a fact of life that humans make mistakes. Many mistakes help us learn and grow as individuals, and some say mistakes even make us who we are. But when it comes to manufacturing, mistakes can mean frustration, high cost and the wasting of time and valuable...
Last updated: September 2017 Until the development of the IPC/WHMA A-620 standard, a universally recognized workmanship standard did not exist within the wire harness industry. This lack of standardization has often led to conflicting views about what is “acceptable...
Want to know what beer and ALTEX have in common? At ALTEX, we consider ourselves lucky to work with a wide range of customers in various industries, from security systems to tanning beds to automotive. We bring customized manufacturing solutions to a vast array of...
