Full-System Assembly    Northstar offers complete vertical integration through its full-systems assembly services. By making—not buying—a host of materials, including connectors, PCBAs, plastics, and cable assemblies, Northstar can dramatically reduce the lead time for product release, and significantly reduce a customer's production costs. With Northstar's full-systems assembly service, the customer assigns a single part number to the top assembly produced entirely by Northstar. This means that Northstar eliminates the cost and risk typically associated with material management. For full-systems assembly, Northstar offers a wide range of services, from low and high volume assembly to order fulfillment and shipping.     Low- to high-volume assembly Complex system assembly and system integration Electro-mechanical sub-assemblies and assemblies Ultrasonic welding Custom product configuration EEPROM programming and firmware installation OEM documentation and media replication including diskette/personalized software pre-load/documentation reprograph Full range of systems testing Pick and pack Product packaging Order fulfillment and shipping