Although a small business, Sechan Electronics is one of the most respected electronics assembly companies in the United States.
May 1, 2013
Sechan’s services include circuit board assembly, wiring harness assembly and final assembly. In addition, Sechan can act quickly to change the configuration of any product in terms of how it will be used in the field.
EVANSVILLE, IN—Systems integrator Evana Automation recently shipped a custom-built depaneling cell to a leading Tier 1 automotive supplier. The fully automatic cell loads circuit board panels from standard magazines and depanels them using servo-driven router heads. The individual boards are then loaded into trays, which are automatically stacked.
MEMPHIS, TN—Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. has opened a new, $200 million assembly plant here. The facility currently employs 65 people and is expected to employ 275 at full production.
DURHAM, NC—Defense contractor Nuvotronics plans to open a 40,000-square-foot assembly plant here, including 10,000 more square feet of clean room space.
WESTFORD, MA—Bluestone Energy Services has helped contract manufacturer Mack Technologies substantially reduce energy consumption in its assembly plant here with a comprehensive LED lighting retrofit.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA—Canon Virginia Inc., a manufacturer of cartridges for printers and copiers, has become the first OEM to be certified in responsible electronics recycling practices.
SHENZHEN, China—Foxconn, which was plagued by worker suicides a few years ago, has denied a report that a female employee jumped from the roof of one of its assembly plants here last week.
Worldwide, sales of smart phones and tablet computers have skyrocketed. A report by Credit Suisse predicts annual sales of smart phones will cross the 1 billion mark in 2014, driven by the launch of lower-end handsets and increasing demand from China. Tablet computers are also experiencing rapid growth. Forrester Research projects sales of tablet computers to grow from 56 million in 2011 to 375 million in 2017, a compound annual growth rate of 46 percent.