How is Etratech better-suited to serve the medical industry from an engineering standpoint? Etratech is one of the few electronics companies in Canada to have an ISO 13485 certification for designing and manufacturing medical devices, in addition to a TS 16949 certification for automotive. The TS certification is among the most stringent; automotive components are […]
7 Reasons to Bring Your Manufacturing to Canada (or Keep It Here)
The Seven Strengths of Canadian Manufacturers The Canadian economy took a pounding in 2015 with the global commodities collapse, but don’t tell that to exporters in the nation’s high-tech industrial base. According to Statistics Canada, exports in industrial machinery, electrical and electronic products, motor vehicles and parts, consumer goods, and aircraft and transportation equipment saw […]
“It’s Always Cheaper in China” and Other Outsourcing Myths – Busted
By Michael Desnoyers, President and CEO, Etratech Inc., originally published in Electronics Sourcing. A well-known North American white goods company makes the decision to work with a Chinese manufacturing partner. It is a carefully researched and planned business decision, and everything goes smoothly – until the final product is delivered. While everything looks fine, there […]
What’s the Reasoning Behind Reshoring?
In an increasingly global economy, there is an interesting trend right now creating a lot of buzz – it’s called re-shoring. This is essentially a reversal of off-shoring, a movement that many business and manufacturers have taken advantage of for several reasons – among them are cheaper labor costs, a global business presence, 24-hour customer […]
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