Circuits Assembly Online Magazine - Photocircuits Reorganizes to Accommodate Growth

Photocircuits Corp. (Glen Clove, NY) has announced the realignment of its tooling and manufacturing operations to accommodate rapid growth in its high mix and quick turn business that will increase from $50 million sales in 2002 to an expected $100 million this year. The growth in number of customers to nearly 500, with concomitant increase in part numbers and layers processed, has driven significant changes in the front-end and operational structure of Photocircuits' business.

The company has opened its second offshore tooling center, established to support the increase in tools required by growth in high mix, quick turn business. This newest Tooling group, located in the Philippines, joins the ranks of the groups operating in New York and Costa Rica. All three groups will continue to work under the direction of the Pre-Production Engineering staff in New York and Georgia.

By transferring much of its high-volume backlog to its Peachtree City, GA, operation, the company has made available in Glen Cove substantial manufacturing capacity and the focused technical resources needed to satisfy demands of the high mix, rapid-response marketplace. With the recent installation of new imaging and laser drilling equipment, Photocircuits has increased capacity for conventional and HDI multilayer products.

John Endee, president of Photocircuits Corp., has also announced the promotion of Mike Fuggini to the newly created position of director of operations. Fuggini has been with the company for more than 20 years, most recently responsible for managing the company's process engineering staff and environmental compliance activities.

Fuggini's promotion is an organizational change necessitated by the mushrooming growth in Photocircuits' high mix and quick turn business. He will focus on operational enhancements of the Glen Cove factory producing low volume, quick turn and high technology parts. Fuggini will refine the manufacturing systems to minimize work in progress, continually reduce set-up times and enhance manufacturing capabilities within each process center.

The company has also promoted Steve Graves to the position of national sales director. Graves is a 19-year veteran of Photocircuits' sales organization, most recently managing selling efforts in eastern North America, the Caribbean and Europe.

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