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CBC Connect to Initiate Operations in Saltillo
In addition to product, CBC Connect offers electrical design services, and build-to-print contract assembly capabilities to its clientele. The company's engineering and administrative headquarters is located in Miamisburg, OH. The Offshore Group currently provides outsourced manufacturing support, or "shelter," services to 37 manufacturing firms, employing 11,000+ direct labor workers in the automotive, aerospace, electronics, optics and medical device industries at three Mexican locations.
ChemResearch to Open Guaymas Plating Facility
According to company president, Richard Burge, "our decision to locate a facility in Northern Mexico was predicated upon research that demonstrates a significant unmet demand for the services that we offer. This fact, combined with the absence of a Nadcap certified firm in Sonora, provides ChemResearch with an incredible 'first mover's' opportunity". ChemResearch was founded in Los Angeles, California in 1956. During its history it has developed intellectual property that has been utilized by world-class manufacturers such as McDonnell Douglas, United Technologies and Honeywell. To learn more about more about the company, visit the ChemResearch website.
Powerbrace to Begin Saltillo Production
According to Powerbrace president and general manager, Mike Weber, "the new Saltillo location will enable us to effectively service the railcar market throughout North America through competitive cost dynamics and a continued commitment to customer satisfaction and building quality products". Powerbrace Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Miner Enterprises, Inc. with world headquarters in Geneva, Illinois. Miner has been a supplier to the railroad industry since 1894.
International Logistic Solutions Welcomes First Tenant 
EscoMex is the first tenant establish residence at International Logistic Solutions'(ILS) recently inaugurated Supplier Mall. The Supplier Mall is located in The Offshore Group's Bella Vista Industrial Park in Empalme, Sonora, Mexico. Bella Vista is home to 28 manufacturing operations in the automotive, aerospace, electronics, optics and medical device industries that employ over 10,000 direct labor workers. The ILS Supplier Mall is a consignment warehouse. A consignment warehouse is one which is maintained by supplier or a service provider at the premises of the customer, with stocks largely being held to allow for future production requirements. In such warehouses, the supplier keeps agreed volumes of products at a contractually defined minimum level. Until they are consumed by the customer, the products remain the property of the supplier. Consignment warehouses can be effective tools that enable manufacturers to reach their goal of just-in-time (JIT) delivery and zero-stock, which benefits them in man-power savings, cost reduction, and financial management. ILS is also considering requests for space at its Supplier Mall from providers of packaging, resins, metals and labeling solutions. EscoMex, a full-service provider of inventory and e-commerce solutions to electronics indusry maquiladoras, will make its comprehensive supply of components available to Offshore Group client firms. The ILS Company a member of The Offshore Group of Companies is a single source supply chain solutions provider to companies that manufacture in Mexico. For more information on The ILS Company, and its Supplier Mall, contact: Juan Carlos Seldner.
Quality of Offshore Group Industrial Parks Recognized Mexico's Economics Ministry has recognized the world-class quality of the infrastructure that serves The Offshore Group's manufacturing firm clientele in the country's states of Sonora and Coahuila. All three of the group's industrial parks have been certified under Mexico's Normas Oficiales, or Official Norms.
The Mexican Government evaluates and certifies industrial parks located in its national territory for the purpose of enhancing the competitiveness of the country's economy, as well as to advise potential investors of the quality of investment options that are available to them.
Major Industry Players Attend Technology Conference
The program's keynote address was delivered by Rocio Ruiz-Chavez, Mexico's Undersecretary of its Ministry of the Economy. Executives from Offshore Group client companies such as Smith West, The Intec Group, GS Precision, and others, made presentations and participated in panel discussions. 
Date Set for 10th Annual Manufacturing in Mexico Summit
In addition to providing its client companies' ranking executive personnel with an overview of developments pertinent to maintaining their current operations, parties that are new to Mexico can learn the basics thorugh a program content that is specifically designed for them. Perhaps more valuable than informative presentations, however, is the unique forum that the Manufacturing Summit provides to glean valuable insight and experience from executives of prestigious firms with manufacturing operations that are already in production. Offshore Group client company personnel, as well as staff from companies planning Mexico manufacturing projects can pre-register for the event at: www.offshoregroup.com/summit.asp
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Little Rock, Arkansas-based CBC Connect has signed a contractual agreement to initiate operations in Saltillo, Coahuila at The Offshore Group's Manufacturas Zapalinamé. The firm is a division of the Carlton Bates Company, and is a manufacturer of value-added electrical products that are utilized in the construction, agriculture and transportation equipment industries. CBC will occupy 13,000 square feet in the La Angostura industrial park. A June start-up date is planned. 
Phoenix, Arizona-based ChemResearch has finalized an agreement with The Offshore Group that will enable it to commence operations in 8,900 square feet of industrial space at The Bellavista Industrial Park in Empalme, Sonora, Mexico. The Phoenix firm provides metal finishing services to companies in the electronics and aerospace industries such as anodizing, electroless nickel, electrolytic nickel, copper, silver and hard chromium plating, in addition to precision grinding, plating and a number of corrosion conversion processes.
Powerbrace Corporation of Kenosha, Wisconsin has signed an agreement for build-to-suit construction, as well as for the provision of services, in Mexico with The Offshore Group of Tucson, Arizona. Powerbrace will occupy 70,000 sq. ft. of new construction in the La Angostura Industrial Park in Saltillo, Coahuila. The firm will produce brake beams and outlet gates for use in the North American railroad industry, as well as for global export.
The evaluation that led to the certification of the Bellavista, Roca Fuerte, and the La Angostura industrial parks was concluded on April 20, 2004 by CIEN Consulting, an independent firm contracted by Mexico's federal government. The Ministry of economics has afforded similar recognition to only five additional industrial parks in the country.
During the month of April, executives from major aerospace industry firms gathered at The Offshore Group's Sonora manufacturing location for the purpose of familiarizing themselves with the developing industry cluster in the cities of Guaymas and Empalme. Among the attendees at the Technology Takes Flight in Guaymas Conference were top executive personnel from leading industry manufacturers such as Rolls-Royce, Goodrich, BAE, Honeywell, GE Aircraft Engines, BE Aerospace, Parker Hannifin and Hamilton Sundstrandt. 
An important means by which The Offshore Group keeps its existing and prospective clients current on issues that are critical to manufacturing in Mexico under its ISO 9001:2000 certified Shelter Program is through its annual "Manufacturing in Mexico Summit". The 2004 event will take place on October 21-24 at the San Carlos Plaza Hotel in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico. Over 300 are expected to attend.
As a part of ongoing efforts to promote an atmosphere of continuous improvement, The Offshore Group has established a permanent email account to which client firms and their personnel may directly address their complaints, comments, and suggestions. The purpose of establishing this direct and convenient line of communication is to enable The Offshore Group to determine and respond to its shelter plan client's requirements and expectations with greater speed and efficiency.|
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