Contract Manufacturing - One of the trends we have seen over the past 20 years is the rise of contract manufacturing around the world, and certainly in Florida. As major manufacturers such as IBM, Siemens Telecommunications, and others have moved on, contract manufacturers such as Jabil Circuit Company, MC Assembly & Test, and KSM have grown up in their place. Companies that start with prototyping in a small locations are positioning themselves to find their niche against Pacific-Rim competion.

Military - Once the mainstay of electronics manufacturing in Florida, the Military sector is still a key segment offering abundant opportunities. Florida is headquarters for Harris Corporation, as well as home to major facilities for defense subcontractors such as Lockheed-Martin, Raytheon, General Dynamics, Honeywell, DRS, and L-3 Communications. Although not military per se, Melbourne Florida is also home of a major facility for Rockwell Collins avionics.

Commercial, Industrial, and Medical - Florida is the home of manufacturers that design and manufacture products used in telecommunications, instrumentation, medical equipment and instruments, computers and peripherals, power generation, and other industrial applications. New technologies in the so-called green energy industry are beginning to take hold in the area as well. New opportunity continue to emerge, and new challenges are met.

Distribution - Supply chain management is key to the success of the manufacturing industry, but especially so with contract manufacturers. Effective distribution is essential in this procurement strategy, and often times are our most effective avenue to a successful business relationship with large contract manufacturers as well as emerging companies. Distributors often bring added value with creative billing terms, bonded inventories, kitting services, actual and/or virtual warehousing and scheduling flexibility.

Effective representation in the Florida market place requires knowledge and experience in all the stated sectors, as well as the flexibility necessary to address new opportunities from emerging companies. The sales engineers of EPM Corporation have the experience to operate effectively in the established marketplace, and the assertiveness to seek out the emerging opportunities.