Grote Electronics Expands
Oct 25, 2007 2:41 PM
Grote Electronics, a division of Grote Industries, officially dedicated its new 40,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, marking the third time the electronics assembly plant has grown since it opened in 1991.
The state-of-the-art, high-volume manufacturing facility is where Grote's light emitting diode (LED) circuit boards and electronic-based specialty products are assembled. It also houses the Grote Electronics' team of experienced electrical, mechanical and manufacturing engineers who work closely with Grote's supply chain and end users to create viable, practical lighting solutions.
The division's growth, Grote Industries President and Chief Operating Officer Eric Morris explained, is due to the vision of Grote Industries Chairman and CEO Bill Grote, who anticipated the future of LED technology in the late 1980s.
"Bill Grote accurately predicted how LEDs, which are more energy efficient, last longer, and could better withstand vibration, would improve safety, worker productivity, and simply save money on the bottom line," Morris said.
Using modern, linearized surface mount and through-hole assembly technology, the facility manufactures LED circuit board products for military, passenger car and heavy-duty trucking applications.
Grote Electronics, an ISO/TS16949:2002 facility joins other Grote Industries' North American operations in the United States and Monterey, Mexico.
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