In today’s electronics manufacturing environment, speed alone does not keep a line running.
Predictability does.
Most SMT manufacturers operate with lean, tightly controlled materials inventory. Excess stock ties up cash, increases risk, and hides inefficiencies. Lean only works when critical consumables are available exactly when they are needed.
That is where same-day shipping stops being a convenience and becomes a requirement.
Same-day shipping works because it aligns with how modern SMT lines actually plan logistics.
When SMT splice tools and splice tape ship same day from a domestic manufacturer, ground freight is anticipated, budgeted, and predictable. Procurement knows the cost. Operations knows the delivery window. Finance does not get surprised.
This is fundamentally different from import-based supply chains.
When an imported splice product is unavailable locally, the line is already at risk. Ground shipping is no longer an option. The only choice left is overnight or early-morning air freight.
That cost is not planned. It is recovered after the fact. And it often doubles the cost the buyer was trying to save by choosing the import in the first place.
It adds up.
SMT lines rarely stop because of catastrophic failures. They stop because a small, critical material is missing.
In a 99.9% OEE environment:
When splice tape or splice tools are unavailable:
Splice products may be small on the BOM, but they are availability-critical materials.
Sierra Electronics is the only U.S. manufacturer of SMT splice tapes and splice tools.
Same-day shipping is not a warehouse trick. It is the outcome of manufacturing control.
Local manufacturing allows direct control over:
Because production is domestic, Sierra Electronics maintains inventory specifically to support same-day shipping
across standard SMT splice tools, splice tape sizes, double splice tape, and brass splice clips.
When demand spikes or consumption runs ahead of forecast, orders ship the same day instead of waiting for the
next container.
Imported splice products often appear less expensive at the unit level. That price advantage disappears the
moment supply tightens.
What follows instead:
By the time the product arrives, the savings are gone. The invoice tells the real story.
Same-day shipping prevents this cycle by keeping logistics planned instead of reactive.
Sierra Electronics splice tools and splice tapes are engineered for real production conditions, not ideal handling
scenarios. They tolerate:
If a splice system only works under perfect conditions, it does not belong on a production line.
At 99.9% OEE, there is no buffer for:
Same-day shipping backed by local manufacturing is what allows SMT manufacturers to run lean without risking uptime.
Sierra Electronics manufactures in the USA so electronics manufacturers never have to explain why a production line stopped over a missing splice.
Same-day shipping protects cost. Predictable freight protects margins. Local manufacturing protects the line.
Built for 99.9% OEE: American-made SMT splicing solutions shipped same day when the line can’t wait.
