CATALYST MANUFACTURING SERVICES ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF ITS CABLE AND HARNESS OPERTIONS

Catalyst Manufacturing Services is pleased to announce that it has expanded the capabilities and services offered at its Tijuana, Mexico operation. In addition to board and system level assembly and test, the new facility will also offer turnkey cable and wire harness manufacturing.

�We now have two locations for cable and harness manufacturing� stated Randy Lainhart, VP of Sales & Marketing. �The decision to expand our capabilities was driven in large part by demand from our existing customer base. Vertically increasing our portfolio of capabilities allows us to increase the services offered to existing customers as well as help attract new customers. It is a strategic component to our long-term business development strategy.�

Bob Weber, VP West Coast Operations stated �we did this the right way by investing in all new state-of-the-art equipment and an experienced and dedicated team for this manufacturing arena. We are manufacturing Class III cables and harnesses and have all of the operators certified to IPC/WHMA-A-620 standard.�

Catalyst Manufacturing is an ISO certified full service contract manufacturer with locations in Endicott, NY, Raleigh, NC, and Tijuana, Mexico. Catalyst's offerings include product design assistance, documentation development, PCB assembly and test, box build, cable & harness manufacturing, order fulfillment/logistics, and depot repair services, all within a standardized equipment and systems platform.

For further information, please see http://www.catalystems.com.