As we come to the end of 2006, we'd like to share some of the
exciting events and activities that we have enjoyed as a company
during the last year. Last year was a banner year for the
company in the 21 years that we have been in business. We will eclipse that
this year and we are forecasting an even better
year for 2007. You can see relevant information breakdowns for
Services, Industries and Sales in the following Figures One, Two
and Three, respectively:
Figure One: Services Breakdown
Figure Two: Top Industries Breakdown
Figure Three: Sales Graph
We attribute our success largely to the strong
relationships that we enjoy with our customers, which have been
developed by our excellent staff and bolstered through the acquisition of several new pieces of
equipment. This allows us to grow with our customers as their
demand for additional capacity and capabilities increases. Some
of the customer trends that we have seen in the past year have included
an increase in lead-free production, more ball grid arrays and 0402 component packages. There has been an
increased emphasis on product prototyping for design qualification prior to production
and customers have been moving more towards implementing
functional and electrical testing as they require ship-to-stock
certification of their products.
On the purchasing side, we have developed
strategic relationships with two overseas suppliers in China for
our printed circuit board fabrications, which has allowed us to
cut our board fabrication costs by as much as half for
production volumes. We will continue to work with our domestic
board fabrication suppliers, especially those that supply us
with quick turn prototypes who have been invaluable in this
area.
Some additional highlights from this past year
(please refer to the applicable press release for further
information on each item) that we would like to
illustrate include:
- New website rollout with the help of Unifusion Design
Studios
- Completion of Workplace Systems Workstation Installations
- Implementation of the uniPoint Quality Toolkit Software
- Acquisition of a Mirtec MV-2HL Automatic Optical
Inspection System
- Addition of a fifth Contact Systems 3AVX pick and place
machine
In the upcoming year for 2007, we will participate in at
least four tradeshows (two national and two local). We are
currently looking into adding additional equipment and tooling
to supplement our current inventory and will add to our staff to
accommodate the increase in sales so that we can maintain or
elevate the level of communication, responsiveness and
flexibility that we are known for. Our new website was designed
in part to allow for better visibility and ease of access to
company information. We expect to use and come to rely on the
website much more in order to facilitate communication to the
electronics community.
The President's Letter is an excellent way to stay connected
and communicate with customers, suppliers and the community with
respect to activities at the company. We will update the
President's Letter on a quarterly basis, so please visit this
page often for the latest information on the company. Our doors
are always open, so please feel free to contact us if you have any
questions regarding the President's Letter.
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