Electronics contract manufacturer Sanmina-SCI (NASDAQ: SANM) and TrueNorth Avionics, a supplier of aviation telecommunications systems for voice, Internet data and wireless applications, jointly announced that TrueNorth's in-cabin telecoms equipment for business aircraft will now be manufactured by Sanmina-SCI at its plant in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
"We are very impressed with Sanmina-SCI's depth of domain expertise in communications network products, wireless and product integration, plus its many years of experience serving the aerospace industry," comments Mark van Berkel, President and CEO of TrueNorth. He added, "Our customers are the world's leading aviation companies, and the products must meet incredibly high standards for reliability and safety. Sanmina-SCI has an outstanding reputation for quality and provides the level of manufacturing excellence we are looking for."
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TrueNorth says that its Simphone OpenCabin airborne telecommunications systems are used in leading commercial aircraft designs. The company says it proprietary software-centric system brings advanced reliability, operator control and communications capabilities to business avionics designs.
"Our Ottawa facility has achieved the latest certifications for quality and manufacturing excellence required for highly complex products like Simphone's OpenCabin systems," said Dave Dutkowsky, Executive Vice President of Sanmina-SCI's Communications Networks Division."This partnership also highlights our design engineering, NPI and product industrialization capabilities, which will help TrueNorth rapidly introduce new products and quickly deliver high reliability products."
Financial details of the partnership were not disclosed.
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