Nov 12, 2013 
ACD today announced that it was awarded a 2013 Global Technology Award in the category of Contact Services < $25 million for its Single Source Contract Manufacturing Services. The award was presented to ACD’s President & CEO Scott Fillebrown during a Tuesday, November 12, 2013 ceremony that took place at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre in Munich, Germany during Productronica. ACD is the technology leader for prototypes and low- to mid-volume production in the Southwest.
The company has agreements with multiple offshore EMS providers, giving ACD the ability to compete in the worldwide market. ACD is unique in that the company has the infrastructure and offering of a tier-one EMS company, yet maintains its regional-style customer service. Originally, the company focused on services that supported engineers and new product development, but over time that focus grew to becoming the single source for all matters related to full hardware development, manufacturing, testing and logistics.
ACD’s assembly business model is geared toward supporting high-mix, high-technology layout services and assembly from prototypes through low-to-mid volume production in the US and high volume in the Philippines. With a focus on high-end technology, ACD is staffed with two shifts to respond to a variety of products, markets, and deliveries. For more almost 30 years, ACD has supported the printed circuit board (PCB) industry in a variety of ways; from design to laser photoplotting, to supporting engineering software, to final test. ACD offers the support required to get products to market as quickly as possible. For more information about ACD’s design and contract assembly services, or the company’s world-class quality management system, visit www.ACDUSA.com.
Established in 2005, the Global Technology Awards program from Global SMT & Packaging magazine is an annual celebration of product excellence in electronics surface mount assembly. Premier products based on the finest examples of creative advancement in technology are chosen by a distinguished panel of industry experts. For more information, visit www.globalsmt.net/awards.
Founded in 1984, ACD is an AS9100 and ISO 13485 certified full service EMS company. The company’s services comprise complete board layout, DFM/DFA capability, printed circuit fabrication, component procurement, thru-hole, SMT and part-on-part mixed technology assembly, box build, rework, flying probe, functional and JTAG test, and development.
For more information, visit www.ACDUSA.com.
