Cirtronics Corporation and Sparton Corporation Team For Local Coverage of Electronics Manufacturing Services -- EMS -- Markets in Northeastern United States.Business Editors MILFORD, N.H. / JACKSON, Mich,--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 2000 With the addition of Cirtronics Corporation as its sixth alliance partner, Sparton Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SPA) expands its regional market coverage to fifteen facilities throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe, thus enabling the delivery of focused localized services to its growing list of customers in the Northeastern United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Cirtronics Corporation, a New Hampshire-based EMS provider, has linked its resources with Sparton to develop joint business opportunities for Northeastern United States and International markets. Located in Milford, New Hampshire Milford is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA, on the Souhegan River. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 13,575. It is the retail and manufacturing center of a six-town area known informally as the Souhegan Valley. , Cirtronics Corporation recently celebrated their 20th anniversary as an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002, full service, electronic &electromechanical The use of electricity to run moving parts. Disk drives, printers and motors are examples. Electromechanical systems must be designed for the eventual deterioration of moving components that wear over time. The first TVs were electromechanical systems (see video/TV history). contract manufacturer. Cirtronics' manufacturing solutions include electromechanical assemblies, printed circuit board assemblies, surface mount technology, and through hole technology. Utilizing &uot;Customer Driven Manufacturing&uot; principles and a unique culture that includes open, honest communication, participatory management Participatory management is the practice of empowering employees to participate in organizational decision making. This practice grew out of the human relations movement in the 1920s, and is based on some of the principles discovered by scholars doing research in management and and a flexible work environment; Cirtronics approaches business solutions in a very progressive manner. Other areas of Cirtronics' expertise include design for manufacturing (DFM DFM Design for Manufacturing (newsletter) DFM Design for Manufacturability DFM Dubai Financial Market DFM Delphi Form (computer filename extension) DFM Distinguished Flying Medal DFM Diesel Fuel Marine ) engineering, prototyping, manufacturing engineering Manufacturing engineering Engineering activities involved in the creation and operation of the technical and economic processes that convert raw materials, energy, and purchased items into components for sale to other manufacturers or into end products for reviews, in-house servicing of field returned product, flexible delivery options, Genrad incircuit testing??incircuit fixture and program generation, functional testing and fixture fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. . Gerardine Ferlins, President of Cirtronics Corporation further explains the benefit of this association. &uot;By teaming with Sparton, Cirtronics gains access to added resources to enable the exploration of new business opportunities. We can now offer our existing and new customers exceptional flexibility and depth as well as greater design, quick-turn prototyping, and production capacity.&uot; David W. Hockenbrocht, President of Sparton Corporation said &uot;As Sparton continues to create new opportunities through alliances, we have been impressed by our alliance partners' operations, facilities and business philosophies. The value provided by this alliance is that Cirtronics embodies a customer-centric management program. Cirtronics' combination of a flexible manufacturing process and a strong customer retention program is a valuable resource for Sparton.&uot; The alliance between Sparton Corporation and Cirtronics Corporation creates a strong design, manufacturing and marketing team, which utilizes the strengths of each company in providing EMS services to regional Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). By utilizing the resources and infrastructure of Sparton, Cirtronics will have access to larger volume opportunities. Using Cirtronics' strengths, Sparton will be able to provide local customers with front-end design and manufacturing capability. Sparton Corporation (NYSE:SPA), celebrating 100 consecutive years of service, provides high product mix, low to medium volume electronic manufacturing services. Sparton utilizes fifteen manufacturing service centers located in Florida, Michigan, New Mexico, Canada, Massachusetts, Scotland, Minnesota, Texas and now with an alliance partner in New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). . In addition to strong core manufacturing capabilities, Sparton provides a complete range of pre-manufacturing and post-manufacturing services. Sparton's focus is on rapid response, high mix, high value-added manufacturing services. A full-service provider, Sparton's capabilities range from product design and development through after-market support, specializing in total business solutions for the medical, telecommunication, industrial, governmental and avionics markets. For more information contact David W. Hockenbrocht, President of Sparton Corporation at (517) 787-8600 or Paula Papineau, Marketing Manager for Cirtronics Corporation at (603) 654-6125. Additional information is available at http://www.sparton.com or http://www.cirtronics.com. |
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