Protection of Intellectual Property

How Evermuch Safeguards Client Intellectual Property

For international brands, intellectual property (IP) is often their most valuable asset. At Evermuch, we understand that protecting our clients’ IP is not only a legal responsibility but also crucial for fostering lasting partnerships. When partnering with Evermuch for contract manufacturing, clients can be assured that their IP, know-how, and unique concepts remain securely theirs throughout the process.

Commitment to IP Protection

Unfortunately, the industry has witnessed numerous cases where contract manufacturers have blatantly copied clients’ products, either launching them under a different brand or offering them to grey or black-market resellers. Evermuch strongly condemns such practices and has implemented robust policies and procedures to ensure our clients’ trust and confidence always remain unwavering.

Our Approach

Our IP protection framework is founded on trust, structure, and discipline. We adopted the following rigorous measures to safeguard our clients’ intellectual property:

• Clear contractual protections – Client IP ownership is explicitly defined, including designs, tooling, formulations, and improvements
• Strict confidentiality & NDAs – Binding obligations for Evermuch and our employees, suppliers, and subcontractors
• Purpose-limited use of IP – Client IP is used exclusively to manufacture for that client—never for others
• Access controls & data security – Role-based access to designs, files, and systems
• Physical security measures – Controlled factory access, secured tooling, and segregated production lines where required
• Employee training & accountability – Regular IP protection training and clear consequences for violations
• Audit transparency – Willingness to support audits and compliance checks
• No reverse engineering or reuse – Explicit prohibition across operations

Integrity and Exclusivity

To sum up, Evermuch operates with absolute honesty and transparency. With more than 30 years in contract manufacturing, it is our life blood, we do not own any brands ourselves and never engage in direct retail sales. To further demonstrate our integrity, we maintain a policy against manufacturing competing products for multiple clients in the same market sector, ensuring our clients’ interests are always protected.

Engineering Support & Design for Manufacturability

Engineering Collaboration for Risk Reduction, Cost Efficiency, and Timely Market Delivery

Successful contract manufacturing is rooted in processes that commence well before production begins. At Evermuch, our engineering support team applies a wealth of experience and robust “Design for Manufacturing” (DFM) methodologies to proactively identify challenges and potential risks at the earliest stages of every project. This proactive approach enhances manufacturability and facilitates a seamless transition from prototype development to full-scale mass production.

Our engineers partner closely with customer teams, transforming concepts and preliminary designs into products that are reliable, cost-effective, and consistently reproducible.

Structured Design Reviews to Identify Issues Prior to Production

For each new project, ranging from straightforward cable assemblies to complex PCBAs or intricate multi-part plastic injection mouldings, our manufacturing engineering team conducts a comprehensive and critical design review. These assessments are centred on manufacturability, assembly processes, and testability. Key aspects under examination include:

• PCB layout and stack-up
• Component selection and placement
• Soldering and assembly constraints
• Mechanical fit, tensile strength and tolerance considerations
• Material selection

Providing early feedback through these reviews helps avert costly reworks, minimises yield loss, and prevents delays in production.

Bill of Material Optimisation

To achieve the optimal balance among performance, material availability, and cost, Evermuch reviews bills of materials from a manufacturing perspective. This process ensures:

• Identification of supply chain risks, including potential obsolescence and components with long lead times
• Recommendation of approved substitutes and alternative sources
• Cost efficiency improvements without sacrificing performance or reliability
• Suggestions of alternative materials for reduced cost and streamlined manufacturing
• Alignment of components with assembly and testing procedures

Such optimisation is especially critical in environments with high product mix and during periods of component end-of-life or supply shortages.

Prototype Feedback Loops: Refining Designs for Production

Prototypes are more than mere validation units—they serve as crucial learning tools. Evermuch systematically captures and communicates:

• Assembly challenges and process limitations
• Yield data and trends in defects
• Testing outcomes and failure analyses
• Recommendations for design improvements

This closed-loop feedback process accelerates refinement of the design, ensuring a smooth scale-up to volume manufacturing.

Scalable Engineering Support Tailored to Client Needs

Whether facilitating new product development or preparing for mass production, Evermuch’s collaborative engineering process delivers practical, manufacturing-focused assistance at every stage. The result is superior design, fewer unexpected issues, and more predictable, successful outcomes.

Comprehensive Box Build Assembly Service

End-to-End Box Build Solutions

Evermuch can also provide clients with a complete assembly service, delivering turnkey manufacturing solutions that integrate every aspect of product assembly. Commonly referred to as full box build or turnkey assembly, this process involves taking fully populated printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) and installing them into plastic injection moulded enclosures. The integration process may include the incorporation of sub-assemblies or modules, fitting of custom cable harnesses, and additional mechanical components, ensuring all elements are expertly combined for a robust finished product.

Packaging, Labelling, Warehousing, and Distribution

Ou box build assembly service extends beyond assembly to include packaging and labelling, and distribution to a client’s nominated Distribution Centre. This vertically integrated approach reduces the risk of delays and interruptions, providing a seamless transition from production to market.

Complete Systems Built by One Trusted Partner

Evermuch’s end-to-end box build and systems integration services is ideally suited to clients seeking reliable, scalable, and well-controlled manufacturing solutions. From sub-assemblies to fully tested, market-ready products, our services are designed to simplify complexity and reduce risk. We integrate seamlessly with our cable, plastics and PCBA production, providing clients with a single point of accountability for both individual components and complete systems. For components such as metal frames or other non-core parts, we partner with trusted local suppliers who align with our manufacturing philosophy and commitment to quality.

Quality, Testing, and Risk Management

Quality assurance is embedded throughout our box build process and can be tailored to meet specific client requirements. As an ISO certified company, Evermuch’s quality control procedures include incoming material inspection, in-process quality monitoring, functional and system-level testing, burn-in and stress testing, as well as product-level serialisation and traceability. All systems are designed to meet international expectations while always remaining practical and production focused. Evermuch’s involvement begins at the design stage of a product’s PCBA, cable and housing assembly and continues through to the box build itself, allowing our expert team to fully understand the requirements and maintain the highest quality standards throughout the process.

Intellectual Property Protection

Evermuch operates strictly as a contract manufacturer and does not design or sell competing end products, ensuring intellectual property rights are fully protected at all times.

Scalable, Flexible Partnership

From new product introduction (NPI) and pilot builds through to volume production, Evermuch scales with a client’s business needs. Our team collaborates closely with client engineering and supply chain teams to enhance manufacturability, resilience, and long-term product performance.

Your Product – Built Right

For companies seeking a dependable box build partner with deep electronics, mechanical, expertise with a strong focus on trust, Evermuch is ready to support your next project – talk to us about your requirements.