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Engineering Solutions

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your application.

From LED indication and display interfaces to switches and integrated assemblies, Lumex helps OEM teams evaluate design options and develop application-specific solutions.

Start with a standard component, adapt an existing design, or discuss a custom solution for your optical, mechanical and electrical requirements.

Discuss Your Design

Start with the design challenge

What does your application need?

What must the user see or operate?Indication, illumination, information or control.

How must it fit and connect?Mechanical envelope, mounting, PCB and interface.

What must it withstand?Operating environment, usage and validation needs.

A standard component may be the right answer. Customization begins where your requirements call for it.

Engineering capabilities What we deliver Injection molding Project roadmap

What can we engineer?

Connect the component to the application.

Define the optical, mechanical and electrical details together, with a clear scope for the component or assembly you need.

LED Indication & Optics

Evaluate brightness, color, viewing angle and light routing. Match LEDs, light pipes, backlighting and indicator geometry to the panel and viewing requirements.

Bring to the discussionVisible area, LED-to-panel distance, available space and ambient-light conditions.

LCD/TFT & Embedded Displays

Match the display to the information, viewing conditions and host system. Review the module size, mounting, power and supported communication interface.

Bring to the discussionScreen size, content, host interface, power budget and software integration needs.

Switches & Rugged Inputs

Review actuator geometry, operating characteristics, mounting and electrical connections. Discuss modifications to an existing switch or an application-specific input.

Bring to the discussionPanel geometry, operating force, expected use and environmental requirements.

Custom Assemblies & Integration

Explore how components, PCBs, wiring and mechanical features come together. Project scope may include CAD support, PCB layout, SMT and wiring integration.

Bring to the discussionAssembly drawing, connection requirements, supplied scope and production expectations.

Interface support and any application-specific firmware work are scoped separately. Capabilities, validation requirements and the responsible operation are confirmed for each project.

What can we deliver?

The right level of customization.

Choose the approach around your requirements, development effort and assembly needs.

Select

Standard component

An existing product selected against your optical, mechanical and electrical requirements.

Adapt

Modified component

An existing design with agreed changes to suit your application.

Develop

Custom component

A component developed around application-specific geometry, function or integration requirements.

Integrate

Defined subassembly

A combination of components supplied as an assembly, with agreed interfaces and acceptance criteria.

Injection molding & assembly

Molded features.
A functional purpose.

A molding discussion starts with what the part needs to do: guide light, transmit an input, locate components or simplify assembly.

Materials, tooling, assembly methods and validation requirements are established for your part during the project review.

Optical geometry

Discuss how light-entry features, routing and the visible output relate to the LED and panel.

Actuator geometry

Review the shape, travel and mechanical interfaces needed to operate an input.

Sealing & mounting interfaces

Define mating surfaces, locating features and mounting requirements for the application.

Assembly reduction

Evaluate opportunities to combine functions, reduce separate parts or simplify assembly steps.

How does a project proceed?

A clear path from requirements to release.

Use these stages to discuss project scope, decision points and expected deliverables. The development and approval plan is agreed for the individual program.

Requirements

Define function, fit, environment, volume and timing.

Feasibility

Review design options, constraints and the proposed scope.

Prototype

Evaluate samples against the agreed design priorities.

Validation

Review testing against defined methods and acceptance criteria.

Customer approval

Confirm the product specification and approval requirements.

Production

Release the approved configuration and manufacturing plan.

Who performs the work?

Defined responsibilities. An agreed production scope.

Define design, tooling, sourcing, assembly and quality responsibilities with Lumex at the start of your project. The agreed scope identifies the teams responsible for each activity.

Capability review

Establish whether the required process, materials, tooling and testing are available for the proposed design.

Production release

Confirm the product revision, selected manufacturing location, acceptance criteria and required customer approvals.

Available capability does not make every manufacturing location an approved source for every product. Alternative sources require program-specific review and any applicable approval.

Start the conversation

Tell us what your design needs to do.

Share the application, key challenge, relevant drawing or specification, expected volume and target timing.