FACTORY CALENDAR
Work resumed on 10 February 2022 after a break of nearly three weeks. The restart has an order to it, and that order decides when your units actually leave.
A restart is not a switch
On the first day back the line is staffed but not running at rate. Components that arrived before the break have to be counted back in, fixtures are checked, and the first units of the day are inspected more closely than usual. In practice the first two days produce fewer units than a normal day, and the third day is where the schedule returns to plan.
The order things come back
| Stage |
Timing after the restart |
| Incoming material check |
Day 1 |
| Line start and first-article inspection |
Day 1 to 2 |
| Full rate production |
Day 3 onward |
| Final test and ageing |
Day 3 onward |
| Packing and handover to forwarder |
Day 3 to 4 |
What this means for an order placed in January
An order confirmed before the break keeps its place in the queue, because the material was already allocated. For an industrial mini pc manufacturer the queue is set by material, not by labour. An order placed during the break joins it on the first working day, and its ship date depends on whether the panel and board are in stock or need to be bought in. That single question moves a date by two to four weeks.
How to use the calendar next year
◆ Confirm the order and the deposit before the break, not during it.
◆ Ask for the ship date in writing, with the stock position stated.
◆ Keep one spare unit per site for kiosk and counter rollouts rather than ordering exact quantities.
Check the range
The models discussed here are listed in our collections, from industrial panel PCs and kiosk hardware to retail pos hardware, with port maps and panel sizes on each product page.
◆ industrial panel PCs
◆ POS terminals
◆ self-service kiosks
If you need a drawing or a port list for a specific model, send the requirement and we will reply with the document rather than a brochure.
