Does Sparton participate in industry standards development through consortiums or associations?
HOUGHTALING: Sparton has been an active member of the Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) and IPC Association Connecting Electronics Industries for many years, as well as several other associations within the electronics arena. Information sharing within the industry can only continue to legitimize the EMS industry as a separate market. By being open to participation and sharing in the EMS sector, the industry as a whole will become stronger. Our customers will have to become truly “world class” in their prospective markets. A strong focus on new product introduction will be where they make investments. This puts the burden on the EMS provider to offer a world-class solution to manufacture their product while decreasing their time to market. SMT: How would you characterize business today? HOUGHTALING: Business today is very demanding and increasingly more competitive. As companies have been forced to downsize, they also have concentrated on becoming truly “lean and mean.” Custo
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