HTK/HONDA (Honda Tsushin Kogyo, a well-known Japanese connector manufacturing company) has long focused on providing high-performance connection solutions for automotive electronics, industrial automation, communication equipment, and other fields. Its products cover board-to-board, wire-to-board, I/O interfaces, waterproof connectors, and miniature coaxial series, with particular emphasis on reliable performance in insulation materials, electrical properties, and durability.
In practical applications, the connectionors from HTK/HONDA often face tight delivery schedules, especially when customer demands are concentrated, the degree of customization is high, or international logistics is involved, the risk of delivery schedules becomes more prominent. Therefore, the combination of domestic substitution and delivery schedule optimization technology is becoming the focus of attention for industry enterprises.
Challenges in delivery time optimization of domestic connectorsSupply chain complex
Imported brands' production bases and raw material supply chains are located overseas, which are affected by transportation cycles, customs clearance, and other factors, resulting in generally longer delivery times.
High customization requirements
Part of the customer projects require non-standard customized models, which often lead to delayed delivery periods in the traditional mode.
Production scheduling imbalance
Concentrated orders may lead to tension in production line resources, thereby causing delays in bulk delivery.
Technological Practice of Domesticization Delivery Time OptimizationStandardization and Modular Design
Through the modularization and standardized design of connector structures, domestic suppliers can quickly respond to different project requirements and greatly shorten the product development and production cycle.
Material domestic substitution
In terms of insulating materials, the use of domestically produced high-performance LCP (liquid crystal polymer resin), PBT, or PA66 engineering plastics not only meets UL flame retardant and insulation standards but also reduces dependence on imported raw materials, ensuring delivery stability.
Intelligent Manufacturing and Flexible Production Lines
Introducing automated pressing, precision molds, and flexible production lines to achieve a quick transition from small-scale trial production to large-scale delivery, enhancing the utilization rate of production capacity.
4. Digital Supply Chain Management
Real-time monitoring of order flow using ERP/MES systems, combined with intelligent production scheduling tools, optimizes production scheduling and inventory configuration, reducing the probability of sudden delays.
In a high-speed data transmission module project of a new energy vehicle manufacturer, the customer originally used HTK/HONDA's high-density PCB-to-PCB connector. Due to the long import cycle, the project debugging node was blocked. The domestic supplier completed the small batch trial production and delivery within 4 weeks by adopting modular design and domestic LCP insulating material, successfully helping the customer shorten the original 12-week delivery period to 6 weeks, ensuring the progress of the vehicle's electronic architecture development.
The optimization of lead time for domestic connectors is not an improvement of a single link, but covers the whole process of design, materials, technology, and supply chain management. The practice of domestic substitution for HTK/HONDA connectors shows that by making reasonable use of standardization, domestic materials, and intelligent manufacturing, it is possible to effectively alleviate lead time risks and bring more certainty to customer projects.
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