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NAI, a manufacturer of end-to-end connectivity solutions for systems in industrial, telecom, data and medical industries, has established several new facilities within their plants in Hermosillo, Mexico and Suzhou, China. These operations are dedicated to the design, prototyping and testing of cable assemblies, harnesses, box builds, and panel builds.
Referred to as “Centers of Excellence” (CoEs) or as New Product Introduction departments (NPIs), these specialized operations include dedicated teams of engineers who design, analyze and qualify assemblies, as well as box or panel builds, before they go into production. The CoEs and NPIs employ more than 85 engineers, technicians, advanced sourcing experts and cost estimators. Additionally, the CoEs and NPIs use program management professionals to oversee NAI’s Product Development Process (PDP) and to ensure the product concept is successfully transferred to manufacturing through NAI’s standard Advanced...