Mexico Manufacturing Information

As the aerospace industry ramps up to fulfill pent-up demand, the Guaymas and Empalme, Sonora region of Mexico is emerging as the site of a leading cluster of suppliers and service providers.

Choosing an EMS service provider in Mexico, or in any other country, is a process that should be conducted with care. Karla Osorno, of EE Technologies, Inc., provides 10 critical questions that OEM’s should ask.

Charlie Barnhart & Associates is a firm that offers strategic consulting, research and training programs targeted at addressing issues at the intersection of the electronics OEM and its outsourced manufacturing providers. The firm has recently published a report entitled, “China v. Mexico: An Objective Comparison for Midmarket Electronics OEMs.” Over the next several weeks, The [...]

Rogan Owens Engineering Manager (former plant manager of EE Tech’s Mexico facility) EE Technologies, Inc., Reno, Nevada Receiving an offer to be a Mexico Plant Manager invoked many feelings including anticipation, excitement, and curiosity. The invitation for me came 2 ½ years ago. Reflecting on this brings to mind many lessons learned as an American [...]

Rogan Owens Engineering Manager (former plant manager of EE Tech’s Mexico facility) EE Technologies, Inc., Reno, Nevada Visitors to the Bella Vista Industrial Park in Empalme, Sonora, Mexico will encounter some plant managers who are expats from the United States and other plant managers who are native to  Mexico. The success of a manufacturing plant in [...]

Charlie Barnhart & Associates is a firm that offers strategic consulting, research and training programs targeted at addressing issues at the intersection of the electronics OEM and its outsourced manufacturing providers. The firm has recently published a report entitled China v. Mexico: An Objective Comparison for Midmarket Electronics OEMs. Over the next several weeks, The [...]

Charlie Barnhart & Associates is a  firm that offers strategic consulting, research and training programs targeted at addressing issues at the intersection of the electronics OEM and its outsourced manufacturing providers.   The firm has recently published a report entitled China v. Mexico: An Objective Comparison for Midmarket Electronics OEMs. Over the next several weeks, The [...]

Charlie Barnhart & Associates is a  firm that offers strategic consulting, research and training programs targeted at addressing issues at the intersection of the electronics OEM and its outsourced manufacturing providers.   The firm has recently published a report entitled China v. Mexico: An Objective Comparison for Midmarket Electronics OEMs. Over the next several weeks, The [...]

The West Mexico State of Sonora is the source of 18.4% the aerospace parts manufactured in the country. The state is home to one of the fastest growing aerospace industry clusters in the Mexican Republic, is the source of $110 million export dollars in annual revenue and has created more than eight thousand private sector [...]

Mexico, like many countries, has a baseline legal benefits regime that is often codified in national labor law.  A basic overview of legally prescribed benefits in the Mexican workplace includes: Vacation time – Under Mexican labor law workers that have one year of permanence with the company for whom they render services are eligible to [...]