Plexus Corp.

The Plexus Corporation ( NASDAQ: PLXS ) is a provider of contract manufacturing of electronic components, devices and systems ( electronics manufacturing services ) for the areas of network technology, wireless networks, medical technology, military technology and aviation security technology. The company's headquarters is located in Neenah, Wisconsin. In addition, Plexus has manufacturing and distribution facilities in North America, Mexico, Germany, Scotland, Romania, China and Malaysia. Plexus was founded in 1980.

General

Plexus occurs as a provider of services for the production and development of electronic products. All products are exclusively developed on behalf of OEM companies and produced. Thus, there are no products with the brand name plexus. It follows the pure EMS business model.

History

Plexus was established in 1979 in Wisconsin founded with the idea to combine development and design services with manufacturing services. In 1986 plexus with an annual turnover of 24 million dollars in the stock market, in 1997, the company generated annual sales of $ 400 million. In the following years, Plexus, as the entire EMS industry, greatly benefited from the dot-com bubble and continued to grow. After the Internet bubble burst, the company had to cope with a severe downturn in sales, which led to extensive restructuring measures.

Plexus Today

Today, Plexus is a global company with offices in America, Europe and Asia. Plexus employs approximately 8,000 people worldwide and generated in 2009 a turnover of around 1.6 billion dollars. Plexus refers to himself as the " Product Realization Company" and provides services for the development of products, production optimization of products, product launch for series production, including prototyping, series production, logistics and repair and after- sales services. Plexus focuses in on the telecommunications, industrial, medical and aerospace, including military technology for small to medium production volumes.