Archived Press Release
ESS Manufacturing Hosts Annual Supplier Conference
North American EMS provider explores the future of The Cloud
MELBOURNE, FL, May 17, 2013: ESS Manufacturing, Inc. held its fourth annual Supplier Conference in Barrie, Ontario earlier this month. “ESS took a leadership position in the electronics supply chain four years ago when we started this conference,” said Bill McKenna, ESS Manufacturing’ Director of Supply Chain, “Our conference brings together our suppliers, distributors, and customers in a forum that bolsters communication and encourages discussions that strengthen our businesses.”
This year’s theme, Moving Forward with Our Heads in the Cloud, focused on how new technologies and virtual office applications enhance operational effectiveness in the electronics industry. Speakers included Louis Copley, District Manager at Avnet, who discussed how his company uses the Cloud to support intricate business to business interactions on a daily basis. “In its new incarnation the Cloud allows companies like Avnet to provide collaborative tools that were impossible to imagine five years ago. Using tools like M2M data transfer has increased our collective efficiency and improved the way we do business together.”
Later in the afternoon attendees including ESS customers had an opportunity to participate in interactive panel discussions moderated by Susan Badgio, Plant Manager of ESS’s Barrie operations. “This year’s conference was an excellent platform to discuss how we can improve our methods of communicating with both external and internal stakeholders in all of our organizations,” said Susan Badgio, “We’re already looking forward to what next year’s conference will bring.”
During the day’s events many participants chose to join ESS in making donations to local charities -- Daily Bread Soup Kitchen and Second Harvest Food Bank. Daily Bread serves meals to between 200 and 250 people daily in the Melbourne community. Second Harvest is a warehouse that collects food that supplies over 500 nonprofit feeding programs in the Brevard county area. The day’s events culminated in the presentation of a check to Daily Bread for $2,151 and over 1,300 pounds of food to Second Harvest Food Bank. “We are proud to have such generous partners and we thank everyone for their support. Giving back to the community is important to us and we’re overwhelmed by the support from our suppliers, customers, and employees” said Susan Badgio.
ESS Manufacturing extends our gratitude to the following organizations for helping to sponsor the event:
Sponsors Co-Sponsors
Arrow Electronics NXP
Avnet Electronics Vishay
Future Electronics Mega Technologies
Digi-Key Corporation Semitronics Associates
Heilind Electronics Arrow -- IPS
Sager Electronics
TTI, Inc.
ABOUT MACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
ESS Manufacturing is a leading provider of complex electronic manufacturing services including printed circuit board assembly, electro-mechanical assembly, and complete system integration. ESS provides contract manufacturing solutions for original equipment manufacturers in the defense and aerospace, medical device, industrial control, energy, and communications and networking industries. Headquartered in Cambridge, Ontario the company also operates facilities in Barrie, Ontario and Brampton, Ontario.
For further information, please visit http://www.essmanufacturing.com.