PDM Report Uncovers Inefficiencies in SMT Electronics Manufacturing Sector and Offers Solution

Bliss Industries, Inc., a leading provider of cart-based productivity tools for the electronics assembly industry, today published Profit-Driven Manufacturing(TM) (PDM), a white paper (http://www.blissindustries.com/whitepaper) detailing the PDM process of improving SMT line throughput by up to 40%. The white paper exposes a fundamental inefficiency among many of today's electronics assembly lines (downtime on the bottleneck) and spells out the solution. Further covered in the white paper is a simple worksheet for OEMs and EMS providers to determine the degree at which this is a problem at their assembly facilities. The impact of implementing PDM translates directly to shorter lead times, competitive pricing advantages and additional earnings-per-share.

The process of Profit-Driven Manufacturing is simple. It forces the bottleneck of the SMT manufacturing line to be positioned on the pick and place machine(s). The second step of PDM is to build processes that categorically ensure the productivity of that bottleneck is maximized.

"Implementation of Profit-Driven Manufacturing delivers an immediate bottom-line impact," states Ken Bliss, CEO of Bliss Industries. "The ability to ship more components with less overhead and fewer defects is a competitive advantage in today's market."

About Bliss Industries, Inc.

Serving the electronics assembly industry for over 20 years, Bliss Industries, Inc. has developed PROFIT-DRIVEN MANUFACTURING (PDM(TM)), a cart-based process and integration service developed to increase PC board SMT-line throughput and capacity by up to 40%. Hundreds of customers worldwide, including dozens of the top OEMs and EMS providers have reported "dramatic" increases in throughput and capacity as a result of PDM. Bliss Industries prides itself on a no-surprises approach to management and iis renowned for its commitment to quality, integrity and customer service. For more information, please visit http://www.blissindustries.com or call us direct at +1-510-490-8401.

CONTACT: Bliss Industries, Inc.

Kenneth Brickley,

510/490-8401 or 650/714-4262

kbrickley@blissindustries.com