Benchmark Electronics Inc is an
EMS,
ODM, and
OEM
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company based in
Tempe, Arizona
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in the
Phoenix metropolitan area
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.
[Benchmark Electronics, Inc.]
zacks.com, January 14, 2010 It provides
contract manufacturing
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services.
History
Initially a subsidiary of Intermedics, a medical implant manufacturer, Benchmark was sold to Electronic Investors Corporation in 1986.
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The company made an ]IPO
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in 1990.[
In 2007 Benchmark Electronics acquired Pemstar Inc, another ]contract manufacturer
A contract manufacturer (CM) is a manufacturer that contracts with a firm for components or products (in which case it is a turnkey supplier). It is a form of outsourcing. A contract manufacturer performing packaging operations is called copacker ...
.[
In December 2011, founder and chairman Cary Fu promoted Gayla Delly to CEO in December 2011.
On September 16, 2016, Benchmark named Paul J. Tufano president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. He replaced Gayla Delly, who had been with Benchmark since 1996.
Tufano stepped down from his position as president and CEO on March 18, 2019 and is replaced by Jeff Benck.
Benchmark ranked as the 18th largest EMS/ODM company worldwide in the CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY Top 50 for 2019.
In June 2020, the company announced plans to shutter its factory in Angleton, TX.
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Customers
Benchmark Electronics's customers have included Sun Microsystems, Medtronic, EMC Corporation
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, iRobot
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, and Silicon Graphics
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.
Services
While basic computing-related products made up the majority of its earlier product lines, the company also manufactures telecommunications equipment
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and medical device
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s.[ Benchmark has also expanded its business into precision technologies, providing extensive precision mechanical manufacturing capabilities.
]
Production bases and facilities
Benchmark Electronics has operations in eight countries and has 24 sites.
The company has production bases in Almelo, Netherlands;[ ]Angleton, TX
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;[ ]Bangkok, Thailand
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;[ Brasov, Romania;][ ]Guadalajara, Mexico
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;[ ]Tempe, Arizona
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;[ ; ]Huntsville, AL
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;[ ]Penang, Malaysia
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; Nashua, NH
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Benchmark Electronics Official Site Singapore
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;[ Suzhou, China.;][Worldwide Locations]
Benchmark Electronics Official Site and Winona & Rochester
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, MN.
References
External links
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