Assembly in Action: Custom Components Reduce R&D Costs
Luminex Corp. manufactures machines that are used to analyze nucleic acids and proteins in the life sciences market. The company's open-architecture xMAP technology makes it possible for researchers to conduct and analyze a large number of biological tests, or bioassays, quickly, cost-effectively and accurately.
Since its incorporation in 1995, one of the company's most daunting challenges has been the cost of the components used in the prototype units that it creates as part of its ongoing research and development efforts. However, beginning in 2005, the company found that it could reduce these costs dramatically by purchasing linear shafts, linear bushings, timing pulleys and belts from MISUMI USA (Schaumburg, IL).