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Flash Electronics Partners with DVD Play to Produce Custom Box-Build Kiosks
Fremont, Calif. (June 13, 2003) - Flash Electronics, a leading global contract manufacturing organization, won DVD Play’s custom chassis box build and product integration contract. DVD Play offers a stand-alone, point-of-sale DVD rental or purchase kiosk. Flash Electronics manages the custom ‘red box’ built-to-order configuration from parts, to assembly, to shipment. With core competencies in product development through volume production, the company is uniquely qualified to produce OEM product families. For DVD Play, Flash handles materials for PCB assembly for the kiosk, integrates the boards into the chassis and tests functionality before packaging and shipping to DVD Play customers.
Timely shipping and delivery of quality, working products is important for a venture company like DVD Play. By taking advantage of the tier one quality and turnkey manufacturing services provided by Flash Electronics, DVD Play is able to control overhead expenses, such as inventory and production costs, and focus on ramping sales, refining their core business model and developing new markets.
“Partnering with a single supplier like Flash Electronics, with a breadth of flexible, high quality solutions allows an OEM and other front-line manufacturers to streamline their product-to-market processes,” says Curtis Campbell, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Flash Electronics, U.S. “Flash Electronics understands the challenges OEMs face when launching a new product as demands constantly change, functionality is demonstrated, quality concerns arise, lead-time, time to market and competitive advantage needs are determined. Our team manages the manufacturing, testing and delivery details so your team can focus on growth and sales.”
Flash Electronics is ISO 9002, TL 9000, BABT and TUV registered. The company offers expertise in multiple product categories such as network server products, telecommunications devices and sound equipment. With facilities in the U.S. and China, Flash Electronics is able to manage labor, production and capacity expenses of on- and offshore manufacturing, and passes on cost benefits to customers. Pinnacle Systems, Foundry Networks and NetScreen are among Flash Electronics’ box build and systems integration customers.
About DVD Play
Founded in 1999, DVD Play is the creator, manufacturer and franchiser of the world’s first Automated Entertainment Machine (AEM). These patent-pending, standalone kiosks are an effortless new way to rent and sell the latest hit DVD movies and games. All AEMs are Internet connected, screen navigable, cashless and require minimum personnel. And when consumers return their DVDs the movies are automatically accepted into the machine inventory pool to be rented again and again. For more information, please visit their website at www.dvdplay.net.
About Flash Electronics
Flash Electronics, Inc. is headquartered in Silicon Valley, CA, and has five manufacturing sites in the United States and China. All sites are ISO 9002, BABT and TUV certified. Founded in 1994, Flash Electronics rapidly grew into one of the world's premier electronics manufacturing service (EMS) providers serving a dynamic list of OEMs including Terayon, Foundry Networks, AFC, Netscreen, Adept Technologies, Nokia, Digidesign, Pinnacle Systems and SonicWall, Inc. Flash Electronics is a privately held company. For more information about Flash Electronics, visit www.flashelec.com.
For more information, please contact:
Flash Electronics, Inc.
Curtis Campbell
510.360.9095
Curtis@flashelec.com Presentek, Inc.
Jennifer Deal
408.421.1516
Bill Glenn
408.354.6056
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