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Hunter Technology on Design Operations and Business Strategies
March 23, 2015 | Kelly Dack, I-Connect007Estimated reading time: 9 minutes
Dack: Something I emphasized to designers during the CID course is to get out and shake hands with your suppliers, your bare-board fabricators, and your assemblers. That's one of the reasons I'm here today: to shake your hand and to take a look at what you've got to offer and learn your processes.
Grover: Right, and we do tours as well.
Dack: Tell us about the tours.
Grover: We basically reach out to our fab shops that we're selling. Remember, our design team gets boots on the ground early on in these engagements. Really, a lot of times it's not the fab shop that's telling the customer where to go to build their boards. Our designers are saying, "Hey, I've got a design and we've got a good relationship with this fab shop. We're just going to send the files over there for a quote." That's how it really operates. It's very important that early on, all of my designers take tours of these fab shops so they kind of know the technology and know what's going to happen. We can basically pick and choose from a design that comes forward and say, "I know where I'm going to send this design based on the tours I've taken at fab shops."
Dack: Another great reason to do business locally is you can drive over and take tours. Well, Ian, and Chris, it's been a pleasure talking to you both.
Grover: Thank you, Kelly.
Alessio: Thanks, Kelly.
About Hunter Technology: Founded in 1968 to meet the growing needs of Silicon Valley, Hunter Technology is the industry's premier supplier of trusted and reliable Electronic Contract Manufacturing Services. From day one, Hunter has been dedicated to complete customer satisfaction through high quality service, professional communication and on-time delivery.
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California Congressman Mike Honda Discusses American Manufacturing
Barry Matties, Publisher of I-Connect007, sat down with Congressman Honda, who represents District 17 in the Silicon Valley, and talked with him about American manufacturing, infrastructure, education and some of the current thinking in America. According to Honda, "The policies we pass and the things we do in D.C. that negatively impact our economy...a lot of those guys who don’t support some of the positive things we want to see happen don’t really understand that it impacts their districts, their social services, health and business."
Hunter Welcomes Rep. Mike Honda to CA Facility
"I'd like to thank Rep. Honda for his visit to Hunter Technology today, as well as his steadfast support and leadership to ensure passage of the RAMI Act," said Joe O'Neil, president and CEO of Hunter Technology and vice chairman of IPC's Board of Directors. "Rep. Honda has shown his deep appreciation of the manufacturing industry and interest in continuing its success through innovation and collaboration."
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