DESIGN
Single Point of Coordination
Communication, we have found, can either be a great asset or a painstaking liability. All of our customers know exactly who their Strategic Account Manager is, and can rely on them to help - whether it is an engineering question or an accounting issue.

Product Consistency
Over the years of Granite's industrial computer experience, we have developed the most comprehensive program for product management available. Our OEM partners always maintain control, via our ECR/ECN process, and will be aware of any changes to the solution well ahead of the industry average - and have time to pre-test the proposed changes and make a seamless transition. Products in the computer industry will always change - and Granite has systems to protect you from the implications of those changes. We take on the component challenges for you - every day, with every product.

System Design & Integration
Granite has the expertise and experience to give you premier design services to bring your solution to market. Your organization has a lot to do - your engineers can be kept plenty busy. We truly want to be a partner with our OEM customers, and allow your internal resources to spend time where it's best for your continued success ­ on your core competencies.

HW/SW Engineering Services
Granite's internal team has some of the most extensive experience designing computer-based solutions available. Need an enclosure with extensive EMI ratings? No problem. Need a proprietary interface card to convert communications? No problem. Need to design extra longevity into your product? No problem. Granite has experience with every aspect of computer based solutions - from component choices to complete perfect fit solutions designed from the ground up.

Test Engineering
Product testing at Granite is taken to a whole new level. We design real-world testing specific to your product with extensive, automated testing to assure that all aspects of each system are working right - exactly right - on each and every unit that goes through our tightly controlled manufacturing process. Even proprietary testing with real world equipment can be simulated in our facility, guaranteeing a whole new level of out-of-box satisfaction for you and your customers.

Online Build Instruction
Granite has developed several tools to control the consistency of our OEM's solutions. At the center of this system is our Online Build Instructions. Every detail of every system is documented, from jumper settings to wire routing, so that you can have a piece of mind that the system you install will act the same, every time. Any changes to our Online Build Instructions will be pre-approved by you, so you will always be in control of what's going on with your solution.

Integration services
In today's world - where outsourcing has been proven to save business money - it pays to consolidate vendors. Granite is the vendor of choice for integration services that wrap around our industrial computer solutions. We have a long record of success with assisting our OEM customers with varying levels of integration services ­ from integrating components into a computer system to integrating the system into their final product.

Pilot Production
Forethought. That's what Granite offers that most 'system integrators' do not. Granite has an understanding of the industrial computer that allows us to design quality in to your solution initially, saving time and money later. We are experts at choosing or designing the right components and balancing overall economics and functionality. There's more to pilot production than building a system, and Granite's experience can get you a faster return on your investment.

Agency Approvals / Environmental Testing
Granite will handle the original certification and maintenance of systems with third party labs for you. We are especially adept at;
… CE
… UL 1950 / UL 2601 / UL 60950
… CISPR 22, CISPR 24
… FCC, ESD, EMI, NEMA
… Others on request

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"Granite's mission is to be a world-class quality computer-based solutions supplier offering engineering, manufacturing, service and support to our OEM customers while promoting an environment which challenges and rewards our associates."

- Daniel P. Armbrust, CEO, Granite Microsystems