SARASOTA, Fla. —Niche Electronics, a leading electronics manufacturing services company, celebrated the completion of its latest expansion project with a May 27th ribbon cutting at its Sarasota, Florida, location.

The expansion included an increase of its production area by 50%, the enhancement of HVAC, lighting, and filtration systems, and the addition of leading-edge etching and inspection equipment.

Niche Electronics crafts high-complexity circuit board assemblies for many industries, providing services from new product introduction to volume production. At 20,000 square feet, the expansion moves even closer to the uniform outfitting of all three Niche Electronics locations: Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Florida.

In his remarks to staff, customers, and associates during the ceremony, Niche CEO Frank Bowman cited expected growth in the aerospace, defense, and medical sectors as the deciding factor in the decision to expand and upgrade. He also credited all in attendance for the expansion’s success, and the continued, steady growth of the company.

“We couldn’t have done this without our employees, our customers, and the community,” Bowman said. “Growth takes intention and a willingness to invest in something before you can fully see it. That's what we've done here, and we're just getting started.”

The Sarasota expansion represents more than just a growth in its overall footprint: it also represents the addition of leading-edge new equipment, including:

• Vanstron S-46OS-CO2 Laser Etcher: with a precision of +/- 0.015mm, this equipment moves to a pre-programmed position and etches predefined content like barcodes, datamatrix codes, text, or logos onto the product.
• Yamaha YSI-V Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) System: this advanced optical inspection system examines assemblies on a microscopic scale, and offers high-speed, high-accuracy 3D inspections more rapidly and accurately than visual inspections.

Niche maintains redundant sites in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Florida, enabling the company to shift production in the event of service interruptions. The three strategically located facilities also give Niche an optimal geographical reach, enabling personalized service to hundreds of high-tech customers within a three-hour drive.