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Elcoteq's Monterrey, Mexico Facility Increases Capacity by 43 Percent
June 17, 2004 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
Irving, Texas — Elcoteq Network Corp. has added three surface mount manufacturing production lines at Elcoteq America's facility in Monterrey, Mexico.
The addition is a result of increased orders to manufacture mobile phones and similar wireless communications products. This brings the number of lines to 10 and increases capacity by 43 percent. Elcoteq will be expanding its work force by 200 employees. The majority of the new equipment will be purchased from Siemens and Panasonic, in keeping with Elcoteq's strategy to equip all its manufacturing plants with similar equipment so process transfer and supply chain management are facilitated and optimized within the company and for Elcoteq's customers. Plants are located in Europe, Asia, Mexico and the United States.Elcoteq's Monterrey plant was established in 1999 and has a production area of 18,300 sq m and approximately 1,200 employees who manufacture electronic and electro-mechanical assemblies. The Monterrey facility has ISO 9002, ISO 14001, QS 9000, ISO/TS 16949 and BS7799 (Information Security Management system) certificates. The facility practices Six Sigma methodology and presently has 11 black belts. The facility has achieved World-Class Quality Level status based on GE Quality Assessment guidelines, and was awarded the 2003 Quality Award by the government of the state of Nuevo Leon, Mexico.Elcoteq Network Corp. is a global electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company that focuses on communications technology products. For more information, visit www.elcoteq.com.