Increased Capacity and Local Responsiveness Brings Back Jobs from Asia.

FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Sonic Manufacturing Technologies today announced the opening of its second facility serving the Silicon Valley high-tech community and the electronics OEMs of the San Francisco Bay Area (SFBA). The new facility increases Sonic's capacity to over 100,000 s/f of manufacturing space and 10 high-speed automated production lines.

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With the costs of global outsourcing rising, Sonic is successfully bringing jobs back to the United States. The new facility extends Sonic's reputation for rapid-response, high service manufacturing into full support of these higher-volume cost-sensitive commercial and consumer products.

Ken Raab, CEO of Sonic stated, "We are pleased to offer this additional manufacturing capability to our customers; including the option for them to 'backshore'.  With the rising costs in Asia and the declining dollar, we are now competing head-to-head and winning. And with 10 Fuji surface mount lines, all product mixes and volumes can be considered for local manufacturing."

The Changing Market

With end customers demanding ever more agile and adaptable product availability, many OEMs are increasingly squeezed by rising overseas labor and transportation costs; and the inherent time delays of offshore manufacturing.  OEMs are therefore reevaluating production costs on a total-cost basis. Sonic is often able to eliminate these international logistic costs, while responding to unexpected changes in customer demand in days or weeks instead of months. This makes our customers supply chain more agile; reducing inventory, lead time, lost sales opportunities and postponed revenue.

About Sonic Manufacturing Technologies

Established in 1996, Sonic Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) supporting the Electronic OEMs of the San Francisco Bay Area (SFBA) and Silicon Valley. Sonic established its reputation on quick-turn low-to-medium volume, high-complexity production for small and emerging companies; and has grown over the years to offer the same level of support on volume production, international logistics and retail fulfillment. With manufacturing facilities in two adjacent buildings in Fremont California, USA , we are one of the largest EMS providers on the west coast. Sonic is privately owned & operated by its executive management team. For more information go to www.sonicmfg.com

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Media Contact: Manmeet Wirk, Sonic Manufacturing Technologies, 510-580-8500, mwirk@sonicmfg.com

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