Bell Microproducts Announces New Manufacturing Facility in San Jose.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 1996--Bell Microproducts (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BELM), a leading distributor of semiconductor and computer products that offers systems integration and contract manufacturing services through its Quadrus Division, announced today that it had executed a lease on a 141,000-square-foot manufacturing building at 2020 S. 10th St. in San Jose, Calif. The new facility gives the division the capacity it needs to accommodate increasing demand for its integration and manufacturing services. The division's state-of-the-art, automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. assembly systems, a programming center for semiconductor devices, and testing equipment were housed in three separate buildings. They will be consolidated in the new building, which will streamline processes and simplify production scheduling. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Jack Hullman, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Quadrus Division, the building's size allows them to handle much higher production volumes. He also said, "The new building will enable four-fold growth, which we should achieve within the next few years." Quadrus was acquired by Bell Microproducts in 1993 and has grown rapidly. In 1996, the company expects Contract Manufacturing and Systems Integration sales to exceed $100 million. In addition to these services, the company offers an extensive set of value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. services, including applications engineering, testing, kitting and programming. Bell Microproducts Inc. is a distributor of high technology products serving the industrial and commercial markets. The Company markets a wide range of semiconductor products including memory, logic, microprocessors This is a list of microprocessors. Intel
The Company also offers one of the industry's broadest selections of computer products including hard disk drives, optical drives, tape drives, PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. devices, subsystems and complete computer systems. In addition, Bell Microproducts offers an extensive set of value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. including systems integration, testing, kitting, and contract manufacturing of printed circuit boards and subsystems through its Quadrus Manufacturing Division. Further information about the Company's products and services can be obtained by visiting the Company's website at http://www.bellmicro.com . CONTACT: Bell Microproducts, Inc. W. Donald Bell, 408/451-9400 |
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