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Manncorp Celebrates 50 Years of Service to the Electronics Industry
March 15, 2016 | ManncorpEstimated reading time: 2 minutes
From advancements in technology and production methods, to global shifts in markets and manufacturing economies, Manncorp founder and CEO, Henry Mann, has seen it all. The company he started from his parents’ home in suburban Philadelphia in 1966 is among a select few that, not only have survived, but also, continue to flourish as the electronics assembly industry has undergone the dramatic changes of the last half century.
“So many people don’t remember what the American electronics industry was like in its heyday,” says Mann. “In the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, every industrial park in the country was full of companies building their own circuit boards. I very quickly realized there was no possible way to visit them all.” Mann also noticed that, not only were companies in dire need of equipment and supplies, but, they needed them more quickly and efficiently than conventional distribution channels allowed. These observations led Mann to develop a customer-focused business model in which his printed catalogs, with published pricing for everything from hand tools to high-end capital equipment, were to become a staple of the industry. It wasn’t long before the company started designing and manufacturing its own brand of equipment, with component lead forming becoming an area of specialization.
Companies like Delco and Motorola sought Mann’s assistance in developing solutions for challenging applications like high-volume processing of transistors, while some of the earliest equipment to form flat-pack ICs for surface mounting was developed for Hughes Aircraft and TIMEX. At one point, Mann employed over 100 employees with more than half of them involved in manufacturing. Mann was also among the earliest subscribers of toll-free phone numbers where customers could call for immediate technical or sales assistance. “Streamlined communication and instantaneous feedback between the end user and the factory is something companies and customers still value today,” says Mann. “We’ve been doing this for decades.”
Today, Manncorp has two 18,000 square-foot facilities—its headquarters in Huntingdon Valley, PA, and its new San Diego location—as well as offices in Mexico, Brazil, and Shenzhen, China. Manncorp still employs over 30 full-time employees and its products are now produced in factories in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Although the company has grown and evolved from its humble beginnings, one thing that has never changed, however, is Henry Mann’s business model, even if it has been adapted for today’s equipment buyer and a global marketplace. Customers anywhere in the world, on either their mobile device or desktop, can obtain pricing and details on Manncorp’s extensive selection of equipment for SMT and mixed technology assembly at manncorp.com. They can even monitor the company’s latest news and activity via social media. While some companies that may claim to have been around as long as Manncorp are now virtually unrecognizable due to mergers and acquisitions, Manncorp continues to retain its youthful vitality and dynamism as it looks ahead to the next fifty years.
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