PROTOTRON CIRCUITS: 2 Sites, 1 Vision

摘要

Sometimes two are better than one. Take Prototron Circuits. The 30-plus-years-old board fabricator operates two factories in the Western US, and while they are hours apart by air, insofar as how the company sees them, they might as well be on the same campus. In May, PCD&F visited the printed circuit board fabricator at its facility in Redmond, WA. The plant, which doubles as the company headquarters, is about 1,500 miles northwest of its other site in Tucson, AZ. But in the minds of the staff, the two plants act as complementary standalone facilities, serving thousands of customers each year. "They do things we don't do, and we do things they don't do," said Mark Thompson, engineering support, who gave the factory tour. He and Lee Salazar, Western Washington sales, answered questions before walking PCD&F staff through the 25,000 sq. ft. plant. (The Tucson facility is 20,000 square feet.)