Solectron Corp.

777 Gibraltar Dr.
Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone: 408-957-8500
Fax: 408-957-6075 

http://www.solectron.com

More electronics makers select Solectron. Solectron is the world's provider of contract electronics manufacturing services; high-tech giants including Ericsson (13% of sales), Cisco Systems (12%), and IBM outsource production to Solectron to cut their own costs. Solectron builds electronic systems and subsystems for an array of applications in computers, consumer electronics, communications, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Its supply chain management services include product design, prototyping, warehousing, and distribution. Renowned for the quality of its products, it is the first company to have twice received the Malcolm Baldrige Award for manufacturing excellence.

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Celestica Inc.

844 Don Mills Rd.
M3C 1V7 North York, Ontario, Canada
Phone: 416-448-5800
Fax: 416-448-4810 

http://www.celestica.com

Celestica is a bright star in the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) sky. The company manufactures complex printed circuit assemblies and systems for electronics makers such as Cisco, IBM, and Hewlett-Packard. Celestica's products are used in computer servers, workstations, peripherals, and communications devices. Celestica also provides design, supply chain management, and distribution services. Formerly IBM's Toronto factory, Celestica has more than 30 facilities worldwide, and 60% of its sales are outside Canada. Canada-based services conglomerate Onex controls about 85% of the company's voting power.

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SCI Systems, Inc.

2101 W. Clinton Ave.
Huntsville, AL 35805
Phone: 256-882-4800
Fax: 256-882-4804 

http://www.sci.com

SCI contracts its services to companies such as Hewlett-Packard (32% of sales) and Nortel Networks (11%), providing subassemblies used in the computer, telecommunications, medical, industrial, consumer, and defense markets. SCI, which started as a contract manufacturer for the space program, also builds hundreds of finished products, including PCs, communications systems for air- and spacecraft, and Internet TV set-top boxes. As outsourced manufacturing grows, SCI is counting on its global reach and strengths in product development and engineering to attract customers. 

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Flextronics International Ltd.

514 Chai Chee Ln., Ste. 04-13
469029 Bedok Industrial Estate, Singapore
Phone: +65-449-5255
Fax: +65-448-6040 

http://www.flextronics.com

Flextronics International is flexing its muscle as a world leader in contract electronics manufacturing. It designs and manufactures products for makers of networking and telecommunications gear, computers, consumer electronics, and medical instruments. Customers include Ericsson (15% of sales), Philips (13%), and Cisco (12%). A series of huge boosts -- including the multibillion-dollar acquisition of rival the DII Group, a multi-year deal with Motorola worth about $30 billion, and the assumption of Ericsson's mobile phone manufacturing operations -- has launched Flextronics into the top ranks of contract manufacturers, behind industry leader Solectron and shoulder to shoulder with SCI Systems and Celestica.

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Sanmina Corp.

355 E. Trimble Rd.
San Jose, CA 95131
Phone: 408-954-5500
Fax: 408-943-1401 

http://www.sanmina.com

Sanmina is one lean, mean, electronic component manufacturing machine. The company is a contract manufacturer of electronic components, including multilayered printed circuit boards, backplanes, cables, and complete systems. Among Sanmina's customers are equipment manufacturers in the communications (about 70% of sales), industrial and medical instrumentation, and high-speed computer markets. More than three-fourths of Sanmina's sales are in the US, with Nortel Networks accounting for more than 10%. The company is using acquisitions, including its 2000 purchase of printed circuit board maker Hadco, to expand its services and global presence. French insurer AXA owns 14% of Sanmina.

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Jabil Circuit, Inc.

10800 Roosevelt Blvd.
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
Phone: 727-577-9749
Fax: 727-579-8529 

http://www.jabil.com

Jabil Circuit's circuits circle the globe. The company is one of the US's top contract manufacturers of printed circuit boards and other electronic components and systems. Parts made by Jabil are used in telecommunications products (44%), computers and computer peripherals (42% of sales), and cars. More than half of the company's customers use products originally designed by Jabil, including circuit boards and integrated circuits used in cellular phones, computers, and consumer appliances. US companies account for almost 60% of sales, with three customers, Cisco, Dell, and Hewlett-Packard, responsible for half of all sales. Chairman William Morean and his family own 32% of Jabil.

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Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

3000 Technology Dr.
Angleton, TX 77515
Phone: 409-849-6550
Fax: 409-848-5270 

http://www.bench.com

Benchmark Electronics is more than a hired solder gun. The company is a leading provider of contract manufacturing services to electronics makers. Benchmark produces complex printed circuit boards and other electronic subsystems for communications devices (about 40% of sales), computers, and medical and testing instruments. Its services include design engineering, circuit board and system assembly, and testing. Lucent and EMC (data storage products) together account for about a third of Benchmark's sales. Nearly three-fourths of sales come from customers in the Americas. Benchmark, which has facilities in Asia, Europe, and the Americas, is using acquisitions to speed its global expansion.

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Viasystems Group

101 S. Hanley Rd., Ste. 400
St. Louis, MO 63105
Phone: 314-727-2087
Fax: 314-746-2233

http://www.viasystems.com

Viva Viasystems Group! The company is a leading contract manufacturer of printed circuit boards (PCBs), backpanel assemblies used to connect PCBs, wire harnesses, and cable assemblies. Viasystems also makes multilayer PCBs used to connect semiconductors and integrated circuits in electronics. Customers include telecommunications and networking (55% of sales), computer, automotive, and consumer electronics manufacturers. Lucent Technologies accounts for about a third of sales, General Electric for nearly 10%. Investment firm Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst owns nearly 60% of Viasystems. The company is using acquisitions -- including units from Lucent and Marconi -- to expand in China and Europe.

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ACT Manufacturing, Inc.

2 Cobot Road
Hudson, MA 01749
Phone: 978-567-4000
Fax: 978-562-8395 

http://www.actmfg.com

ACT Manufacturing wants all the world to be its stage. The company, which has expanded globally through acquisitions, is a contract manufacturer of complex printed circuit board (PCB) assemblies (95% of sales), electrical cable and harness assemblies (custom devices that connect system components), electromechanical subassemblies, and total system assemblies. ACT's customers are mostly manufacturers of networking and telecommunications equipment (two-thirds of sales) and computer equipment. Nortel Networks and S3 account for 15% and 13% of sales, respectively. Chairman and CEO John Pino and his family own 29% of ACT.

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Plexus Corp.

55 Jewelers Park Dr.
Neenah, WI 54957-0156
Phone: 920-722-3451
Fax: 920-751-3234 

http://www.plexus.com

Plexus is looking to deliver a shot to the gut of its contract manufacturing competitors. The company develops and manufactures electronic products for companies in the telecommunications (about 35% of sales), medical, industrial, and computer markets. The company provides product design and engineering and assembles circuit boards, integrated circuits, test equipment, memory chips, and other electronic components. Customers include Lucent Technologies (nearly 25% of sales), and General Electric. Although nearly all sales come from within the US, the acquisitive company is expanding internationally, including the purchase of manufacturing facilities in Mexico and the UK.

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