SMTC is a provider of end-to-end electronics manufacturing services (“EMS”),
including product design and engineering services, printed circuit board assembly
(“PCBA”), production, enclosure, cable assembly, precision metal
fabrication, systems integration and comprehensive testing services, configuration
to order (“CTO”), build to order (“BTO”) and direct
order fulfillment (“DOF”). SMTC’s services extend over the
entire electronic product life cycle from new product development and new product
introduction (“NPI”) through to growth, maturity and end of life
phases. SMTC offers fully integrated contract manufacturing services to global
original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), and technology companies
primarily within the industrial, networking and communications, power and energy
and medical market sectors.
SMTC has customer relationships with industry leading OEMs. We developed these
relationships by capitalizing on the continuing trend of OEMs to outsource non-core
manufacturing services, to consolidate their supplier base and to form long-term
strategic partnerships with select high quality EMS providers. We work closely
with and are highly responsive to our customers throughout the design, manufacturing
and distribution process, providing value-added services. We seek to grow our
business through the addition of new high quality customers, the expansion of
our share of business with existing customers, and participating in the growth
of existing customers.
We believe that fundamental to the key benefits we offer is our strategic approach
in working with customers premised upon gaining insight into their business
and bringing innovative solutions to enhance their competitiveness, time to
market and profitability. SMTC seeks to lower total cost of ownership, improve
product quality and reliability, accelerate new products to market, improve
service and DOF, reduce working capital requirements and capital expenditures,
all of which results in improvement of our customers’ overall margins
and end customer satisfaction.
Our Fremont, California facility operates in a ‘Copy-Exact’ lean
process environment specializing in NPI, PCBA, system integration, CTO services,
and is food and drug administration (“FDA”) and international traffic
in arms regulations (“ITAR”) registered.
Our Markham, Ontario (Toronto) site serves as the corporate office and as a
key center of excellence (“COE”), with particular emphasis on supporting
our global manufacturing locations in value engineering, transition management,
global supply chain management, financial and treasury services and information
technology. In addition, the COE works directly with customers on product design
projects of various scope and scale.
Our Chihuahua, Mexico facility serves as SMTC’s largest manufacturing
and assembly operation, offering customers high quality services in a cost effective
site. This facility operates in a ‘Copy-Exact’ lean process environment
located close to North American OEMs. Offering state of the art PCBA and a full
suite of system integration services, along with cable harness assembly and
enclosure. This facility operates computer numerical control machining and precision
sheet metal fabrication, this facility services those OEMs requiring the lowest
cost North American manufacturing solutions.
Our ChangAn (Dongguan), China location serves as a large scale manufacturing
facility and operates in a‘Copy-Exact’ lean process environment
enabling SMTC to capitalize on the strengths of operations by providing SMTC’s
current and prospective customers with highly efficient, low cost Asia-based
electronic manufacturing solutions. This facility offers a full suite of integrated
manufacturing services, including PCBA, testing, box build, final product integration,
world-wide customer logistics, and expanded supply chain capabilities through
our Hong Kong sourcing and procurement office.
Our vertically integrated manufacturing services include:
PCBA Services. We provide advanced product assembly and system level integration
and test services combined with advanced manufacturing equipment and processes.
Our flexible environment allows SMTC to support low, medium and high mix and
volume manufacturing requirements as well as to deliver a final product directly
to the end customer.
System Level Integration, Box-Build and Test. Our system and subsystem assembly
services involve combining a wide range of subassemblies, including PCBAs, cables
and harnesses, battery boxes and connector blocks, power supplies, backplanes
and thermal controls. Our test expertise encompasses the full array of technologies
present in today’s system level products, including high-speed digital,
radio frequency, precision analog, power, thermal and optical. We provide complete
electrical and mechanical testing for cables, harnesses, PCBAs, subassemblies
and systems to meet our customers’ requirements and specifications. Our
in-house expertise enables us to provide custom test development services to
our customers and to implement their product specific tests.
Enclosures and Precision Metal Fabrication. SMTC uses premium grade sheet steel,
stainless steel, and aluminum ensuring high quality. Technologically advanced
equipment and processes enable SMTC to produce medium to complex product enclosures
and metal parts while still achieving a low overall product cost. Our soft tooling
approach minimizes upfront costs and provides flexibility to respond quickly
to engineering changes.
Custom Interconnect. We are experienced in the design, development and manufacturing
of interconnect assemblies such as optical and electrical cable and harness
assemblies offering customers advanced expertise and low cost options.
Engineering Services. We provide services across the entire product life cycle
including product design, prototyping, qualification testing and sustaining
engineering through product end of life.
Global Procurement and Supply Chain Network. As an extension of our offering
of vertically integrated manufacturing services, SMTC’s Global Procurement
Group plays a fundamental role in our managing a portfolio of assets and relationships
in the most efficient manner. Our global procurement expertise includes outsourcing
based on market conditions and demand management criteria established with the
customer, building flexibility into the supply chain network, designing a supply
chain specific to individual customer needs, and having the ability to proactively
plan. SMTC’s supply chain management team is responsible for all aspects
of the Company’s supply network. This team works together with our customers
to establish customized inventory, logistics and distribution services to ensure
that any unique delivery requirements are met. Through the use of various management
tools, this team focuses on driving improved inventory turns, lowers excess
and obsolete inventory risk and seeks to reduce overall costs to SMTC customers.
Management Methods and Tools. SMTC has a web-based system through which it
can communicate, collaborate and plan throughout the entire supply chain in
real-time with its customers and suppliers. This system accelerates the timeliness
and effectiveness of decision making and the efficiency and flexibility with
which SMTC can respond to customers experiencing unexpected market fluctuations.
SMTC employs technologically advanced quality assurance systems, manufacturing
process planning and continuous improvement methodologies.
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