| If you plan to upgrade your workshop into an | | | | to lose business. |
| Authorized Service Center, this should guarantee | | | | • Reception Area – A proper reception |
| plenty of work and a secure future. Setting up | | | | area, neat and tidy workshop will reflect on them |
| from scratch as an Authorized Service Center is | | | | as well. First impression count a lot. |
| not an easy job. Your workshop needs to meet | | | | • Tools and Test Equipment – The variety |
| the manufacturers’ requirement first before | | | | of tools and test equipment available will be taken |
| they can appoint your company as an Authorized | | | | into account. An oscilloscope, frequency counter, |
| Service Center. | | | | SMD rework station is a certain requirement. The |
| • Good track record – Manufacturer | | | | work bench should be of decent size and comes |
| expect a company to have a good track record | | | | with a fluorescent lighting. |
| in the trade and have been around for a long | | | | • Employee – There must be enough of |
| time. | | | | employee to cope up with the work of repair. |
| • Accessibility – Easy for a manufacturer | | | | Prolong or continuous delay of repair will make |
| to deliver products to you for repair besides it | | | | them to reconsider of changing to another service |
| save time. | | | | center. |
| • Space – A company must have enough | | | | To run an Authorized Service Center needs total |
| space to store their product. A light industrial unit | | | | dedication, but it will bring you into contact with a |
| will be fine for them. | | | | lot of people, some of who can be quite influential. |
| • Security – An alarm system is essential, | | | | It can also widen the product range that comes |
| door and windows must be protected so they | | | | your way... |
| are difficult to force. Any break in will cause you | | | | |