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The latest moves include the hiring of three domestic sales representatives, a regional sales engineer and installing a 45-press manufacturing line.
The enhanced manufacturing capacity, including a custom-designed press department, focuses on demand for the Slot-Lok line of board level shields, and will increase custom application volumes.
Similar capabilities are being developed for Leader Tech’s standard and custom precision beryllium copper shielding products.
The firm plans to add substantial technical sales staff. Technical sales representatives have recently been named, including Harthun Associates for the Rocky Mountain region; Win-Cor Electronic Sales for the NJ/NY Metro region, and Admor Sales for Southern CA.
Additionally, Eric Arroyo was hired as a regional sales engineer for the Midwest region.
He replaces Bernd Hackmann, who left the company at the end of 2008.
Bretthauer has broad experience in sales and marketing of industrial equipment, having previously worked at AEG, as chief marketing officer for DB Reise & Touristik and as CEO and managing director of Joh. Heinr. Bornemann GmbH.
Sales were up 7.1% from November, however.
MERIDIAN, ID -- Computrol Inc. has purchased fellow EMS provider Wolf Electronix for an undisclosed amount. The combined company will have 350 workers across its three factories.
WASHINGTON -- Industry business leaders are calling on Congress to renew the depreciation laws tied to the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, which allowed companies to reduce the time it take to recoup outlays for capital equipment.
"A strong manufacturing sector is critical to a rapid economic recovery," wrote Matthew Holzmann, president of Christopher Associates, in one letter. "It would seem from the headlines that only certain industries would benefit from many of the proposals in Congress at present. Reinstatement of accelerated depreciation, especially as written in H.R. 5150, will help all industries and is a real, tangible tool for keeping America strong."
