TIJUANA, MEXICO -- Flex has opened a 530,000 sq. ft. medical device manufacturing facility and Center of Excellence here, calling it the "showcase" location for the EMS company's medical operations.

The site is located 10 minutes from San Diego, and employs 2,400 workers. The site will produce diagnostic and treatment devices for everything from cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, to hearing impairment, neurological diseases and skin ailments.

"Tijuana is an ideal location for our medical Center of Excellence as it has a highly trained local workforce, strong local universities and a geographic location that makes it highly accessible and convenient for our customers," said Javier Gonzales, Flex vice president of operations and general manager in Tijuana. "Our operations provide a wide array of design through manufacturing capabilities and a management team that has guided countless customers through the stringent regulatory and compliance environment."

The new facility is dedicated exclusively to medical device manufacturing and includes over 120,000 sq. ft. of class 7 and class 8 level clean room space, with plans for additional expansion.

Flex has been in in Mexico for 17 years and employs more than 20,000 workers in Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, Aguascalientes, Reynosa and Guadalajara.

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