Gary A. Tanel, CEO & President, Circuitronics Inc.
Gary A. Tanel, CEO & President, Circuitronics Inc.
Last November I accepted a position to lead a mature, profitable, and small EMS company to the next level in its evolution. After 28 years in the industry, I still feel energized and confident in the future.
At Circuitronics, we have recently added capital, hired senior employees, purchased a new ERP system, and adopted lean manufacturing techniques to make a good company even better.
One of the secrets to success in the EMS business is partnering with the right OEM customers to carry each other through the hard times that build character. I have a positive attitude and enthusiastically offer turn-key solutions that make it easier for the customers to do business with us.
Texas seems to be doing a great job of attracting new business and employment. Follow the models of what is working. I see OEM executives growing weary of all the front-end logistics in low to medium volume builds that are half way around the world. Logistics and automation lesson the effects of labor cost differences.
We can find creative ways to encourage growth through confidence and ingenuity. We are blessed in this great country of ours by having a culture that overcomes challenges and makes discoveries.
I am optimistic about growing the niche manufacturing in the U.S. I am a problem solver by nature and excited about our company’s and country’s prospect for the future. We as a nation cannot win a head-to-head labor cost battle, but we can win the agility and responsiveness battle. Find your niche, engage, and be the best.
March 18, 2010 Gary A. Tanel, CEO & President, Circuitronics Inc. Last November I accepted a position to lead a mature, profitable, and small EMS company to the next level in its evolution. After 28 years in the industry, I still feel energized and confident in the future. At Circuitronics, we have recently added capital, hired senior employees, purchased a new ERP system, and adopted ...
March 10, 2010 A. James McLenaghan, President, Creyr Innovation So far, we have no reason for pessimism at Creyr Innovation. As a matter of fact, we see cautious optimism with almost all of our customer's forecasts. A very different and pleasant outlook from what we saw going into 2009. However, the business climate is tougher than ever. We can only hope that investors will allow companies to bolster their infrastructure and product portfolio ...
March 8, 2010 Mark Brawley, National Sales Manager Americas, DEK The actions needed to prepare for 2010, and the much anticipated upturn, were taken in 2009. These included improving lines of communication with customers and channel responsiveness. Experience shows that agility is essential in an upturn. Manufacturers tend to ramp up faster than they scaled down, and they typically want even greater value. Which is why we also took the initiative to invest in our core printer platforms ...
March 5, 2010 Daniel F. Baldwin, Ph.D., Founder, Engent 2010 promises to be a strong year with respect to next generation packaging solutions for small form factor electronics systems as a result of prior years development efforts. With the improving economy, semiconductor companies are showing positive returns and are beginning to turn on the capital funding faucet once again. Military and Homeland Defense budgets are defined and beginning to solidify ...
March 4, 2010 Scott Wischoffer, Marketing Manager, Fuji America Corporation The first few months of the New Year will be slower than we'd like but much better than it has been. Consumer confidence in the economy is still very negative and the high unemployment rate has most everyone afraid to spend money keeping any manufacturing expansion to the minimum. Machine sales will increase but production capacity will not. New capital equipment purchases will be mainly niche markets, equipment ...
Last November I accepted a position to lead a mature, profitable, and small EMS company to the next level in its evolution. After 28 years in the industry, I still feel energized and confident in the future. At Circuitronics, we have recently added capital, hired senior employees, purchased a new ERP system, and adopted ... 
So far, we have no reason for pessimism at Creyr Innovation. As a matter of fact, we see cautious optimism with almost all of our customer's forecasts. A very different and pleasant outlook from what we saw going into 2009. However, the business climate is tougher than ever. We can only hope that investors will allow companies to bolster their infrastructure and product portfolio ... 
The actions needed to prepare for 2010, and the much anticipated upturn, were taken in 2009. These included improving lines of communication with customers and channel responsiveness. Experience shows that agility is essential in an upturn. Manufacturers tend to ramp up faster than they scaled down, and they typically want even greater value. Which is why we also took the initiative to invest in our core printer platforms ... 
2010 promises to be a strong year with respect to next generation packaging solutions for small form factor electronics systems as a result of prior years development efforts. With the improving economy, semiconductor companies are showing positive returns and are beginning to turn on the capital funding faucet once again. Military and Homeland Defense budgets are defined and beginning to solidify ... 
The first few months of the New Year will be slower than we'd like but much better than it has been. Consumer confidence in the economy is still very negative and the high unemployment rate has most everyone afraid to spend money keeping any manufacturing expansion to the minimum. Machine sales will increase but production capacity will not. New capital equipment purchases will be mainly niche markets, equipment ... 