Automotive manufacturing is vastly different from many other types of manufacturing. While switches and sensors can be produced by just about any facility, the automotive industry demands an entirely different and higher set of standards. While these ideals support efficiency, they primarily support safety, so they can be applied with great benefit to the medical […]
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Driver Safety and Convenience is at the Heart of Automotive Innovation
Forget alternative fuels – driver safety and convenience remain at the heart of automotive innovation Electric, autonomous and semi-autonomous cars are making headlines lately, but let’s face it: the majority of cars on the road today – and for the foreseeable future – will be traditional vehicles, albeit cleaner and smarter than their predecessors. There’s […]
One Question with Steve Sanders, Director of Engineering
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 […]
One Question with Michael Desnoyers: What differentiates Etratech as an EMS provider?
I believe that what sets Etratech apart is the engineering and additional services we provide as a total turnkey approach. Unlike a traditional Electronics Manufacturing Service (EMS), we don’t just offer manufacturing – we have capabilities for complete design and development, too. Most EMS providers will claim to design for manufacturability (DFM). We do that […]
How Can You Tell if You’ve Gotten a High-Quality Printed Circuit Board Assembly?
Choosing a High-Quality Electronics Manufacturer People take electronics for granted. Unless you’re an engineer, electronics and printed circuit boards are just the magical things they stuff inside your favourite devices and appliances to make them work. You don’t care what’s inside the case, and why would you? You’re only concerned with functionality. You want your […]
FedDev Ontario Makes Investment to Help Boost Productivity for Burlington Manufacturer
BURLINGTON, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Aug. 5, 2016) – Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) Today, Karina Gould, Member of Parliament for Burlington, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for FedDev Ontario, announced an investment of up to $500,000 in Etratech Enterprises Inc. […]
Etratech Featured In Success Story on InvestInOntario.com
The Ontario Government’s site, InvestInOntario.com, currently features Etratech in its Success Story, What does it take to succeed in the world of automotive electronics? Here’s a quote from the article: Etratech president and CEO Michael Desnoyers agrees. His Burlington-based company makes control components for vehicles coming off the assembly lines at OEMs that include Toyota, […]
The Top 10 Reasons That Companies Reshore
More and more companies are beginning to reshore. Here’s why. What a difference a decade can make. Manufacturing jobs are returning to the U.S. at an ever increasing rate, due to a combination of reshoring and foreign direct investment, yet it wasn’t that long ago that the economy was hemorrhaging 220,000 manufacturing jobs per year […]
News from Japan: Etratech introduces Japanese-made automation equipment to its SMT line at the company’s head office plant
The following article about Etratech’s SMT line was published in The Chemical Daily in Japan. (Original article clipping below!) Etratech of Canada: Japanese-made automation equipment introduced to its SMT line at the company’s head office plant Etratech offers detail services to customers Trying to develop new business in medical/healthcare areas The medium-sized Canadian electronic manufacturing […]