In order to decide whether a low-volume production service is right for your production needs, it’s important to first understand exactly what low-volume production is. At the surface, the term is relatively self-explanatory. Low-volume production is a specialised service that offers mass-production quality parts in a small volume, generally limited to 100,000 parts or fewer – depending on the production technique used.

Although mass production is still the best choice for high-volume needs, low-volume production has become increasingly popular across a number of industries. Why is that? Well, low-volume production allows our customers to invest less time and money into tooling and materials, while also providing faster access to markets. Other advantages include more rapid response to shorter product life cycles, essentially acting as the critical step in between rapid prototyping and mass production.

It’s relatively easy to understand the basic definition low-volume production, but what are the benefits of this service? Let’s explore this question deeper in the following section.