GMI: Behind the Build
In this candid panel discussion, GMI's Hans Dittmar, Kyle Doyle, Chellie Steinmetz, and Spencer Strand come together to break down what makes GMI Solutions the right manufacturing partner for medical OEM companies looking to bring complex surgical and medical cart products to market.
From the earliest stages of design review to full production handoff, the GMI NPI team brings a unique blend of expertise, spanning electromechanical systems, PCBs, metal fabrication, and strategic sourcing, all under one roof and dedicated exclusively to new product introduction.
The panel covers the questions medical OEMs care about most:
- Why engage early? Bringing the NPI team in at the beginning of a development cycle, even before manufacturing begins, allows for DFM (Design for Manufacturing) contributions that optimize the product plan for both the customer and GMI.
- How does GMI maintain transparency? Every project starts with shared goals. Weekly calls track progress toward those goals, while the team proactively raises issues and implications before they become bottlenecks.
- What makes GMI different from a traditional contract manufacturer? Unlike large-volume contract manufacturers, GMI is structured around high-mix, low-volume complexity. Every unit goes through final inspection — and the NPI team becomes a true extension of the customer's own team.
- What drives lasting value? The people and the processes. The NPI team's tribal knowledge — accumulated across dozens of complex product launches — is applied to every new project, allowing lessons learned to be immediately leveraged across programs.
Whether you're a medical OEM evaluating your first outsourcing partner or looking to improve an existing launch process, this conversation is packed with real-world insights from the people who do this work every day.
