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NOVEMBER 2018 I SMT007 MAGAZINE 19 ations for Vexos. Vexo is a full service, high- mix, low- to mid-volume mid-tier electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider, oper- ating in focus market sectors such as: medi- cal, industrial, semiconductor, automotive, safety, security and industrial internet of things (IIoT) markets. Vexos has a global manufac- turing presence with two manufacturing sites in China, Shenzhen and Dongguan along with its North American sites in Markham, Ontario, and LaGrange, Ohio. All sites are ISO-9001 and ISO 13485 certified. We have more than 25 years' experience in providing a high-level of electronic manufacturing services, value engineering solutions and global supply chain management services that supports all our sites. We are deeply involved with provisioning highly complex, fine-pitch electronics assem- blies, electromechanical assemblies, full turn- key solutions and custom mechanical parts. The medical and life sciences sector is about 15–20% of our business and we currently specialize in manufacturing a number of differ- ence products such as; visual aid, monitoring systems, diagnostics and connectivity-type products. As we grow in this market sector, we continue to meet the needs of our custom- ers through a range of offerings in manufac- turing and engineering services. Apart from our electronic services, which include printed circuit board assembly (PCBA), sub-system assemblies, and full box-build product. Our engineer- ing services include design for supply chain (DFSC), design for fabrication (DFF), design for manufacturabil- ity (DFM), design for test (DFT), and complementary development services. It's important to mention we work very closely with our customers and partners and some of the companies are world-renowned corporations, who rely on these high-level services. We also worked with smaller, localized companies to help develop and bring their products to market. As I mentioned, we work very closely with customers and provide them with value engineering support in the early stages of product development, from quick- turn prototyping to new product introduction, right through to full mass production, whether that be localized within one of our North American facilities or one of our China facili- ties for a more low-cost, high-volume region. These facilities also give our customers the opportunity to launch products into the market as well. Kaspars Fricbergs: I am the VP of quality for Vexos. I'm based in the Toronto facility, and I'm responsible for the coordination of the quality functions across the various Vexos locations. I've been with the organization and its prede- cessors for about 17 years now. I have a long background in quality in electronics and elec- tromechanical devices, including experience in the medical realm as well. We're ISO-13485 registered at all our manufacturing facilities, as well as ISO 9001 certified. In China, we are IATF 16949 registered in one of our facilities; and both of our facilities have ISO-14001 and OSHAS 18001 registrations as well. Las Marias: Earlier on, Despina was telling us about her problems and challenges when it comes to the lab on a PCB. From your perspec- Figure 1: Dr. Despina Moschou's work would shrink a roomful of laboratory diagnostics systems into a compact module.