TheFordahlGroup,foundedin1981,hasgrowntobecomeoneofafewtrulyglobal oscillatormanufacturers. LocatedinSwitzerland,FordahlSAisthecorporateheadquartersforthegroupaswell asthemainproductionfacility.Situatedintheheartlandofthetimeandfrequency regionofcentralEurope,theavailabilityofskilledlabourhasallowedFordahlto specialiseinminiatureultrastableoscillators.Theproductsoftodayandforthe futurearealmostexclusivelyevolvingaroundtheneedsofthetelecommunicationmarket. DedicationtosupplyingqualityproductshasreflectedinFordahlsISO9001 certification.Efficiencyandtimemanagementhasledtotheimplementationofall proceduresonIntranet,focusingonaccessibilityanduser-friendliness. Theemphasisinresearchanddesigncontinuestobedrivenbytheneedtoreducesize andpowerrequirementsandatthesametimemaintainorincreaseperformancelevels. Forthisreasonthe‘S’seriesofSMDdevicesincludeseveryclassofcrystal oscillatorfromsimpleclocks(CXO)uptotightvoltagecontrolledtemperature compensatedoscillators(VC-TCXO). TheFordahlGroup’soverallstrategyhasdemandedexpansionovertheyears.Toenable ustobebothamanufacturerandtoprovidethehighlevelofservicenecessarysince ourproductsandclientsneedsareundeniablyhightech,Fordahlhasgrowninboth directions. Matel-Fordahl,inFrance,hasenabledustoprofitfromhavinganin-housecrystal manufacturingcapability.Ithasprovidedustheopportunitytohavealocalandwell- knownoutletforourproductsandservices,inadditiontothesegains,therearetwo mainadvantagesfromthisexpansion. First,wehaveaccesstocrystalsformanufacturingdesignoscillatorsamplesandsmall quantitiesquickly.Thisisimportantasitallowsustorespondquicklytoour customer’sneedsandaidstherampuptofullvolumemanufacture.Secondly,itallows ustoofferCXO’susingceramicsubstrateswithaservicelevelthatinmostcases offsetsthecompetitivepricesofthemainlyFarEasternmanufacturers. TheFordahlGrouphasactivelymovedintotheglobalmarketfocusingonservice. Proximitytothecustomerandcompletetraceabilitywhenprojectsmoveacross internationalboundariesareessentialingredientsforacontinuedgrowthinour industry. FordahlSA(UK),locatedinSouthampton,Englandisthesalesandlogisticscentrefor theUnitedKingdomandIreland.Thestaffhasmanyyearsexperiencefromwithinthe industryservingthelocalandinternationalmarkets.Additionallymanycompaniesenter theEuropeanmarketviatheUK,therefore,thepositionandfunctionofthisofficeis importanttothegroupsoverallperformance. Inkeepingwithourcommitmenttoservice,FordahlDeutschlandisarecentadditionto thegroup.Itsprimaryfunctionistobetterserveandsupportthelocalmarket.This territoryhasbecomethecornerstoneofseveralglobaltelecommunicationcompanies. Proximityandtechnicalunderstandingimproveresponsetime,allowingfasterandmore efficienttimetomarket. FordahlUSA,Inc.isthemainco-ordinationcentreforourNorthAmericanoperations, locatednearAtlanta.Itisresponsibleforleadingateamofindependent representativesthatprovidetechnicalandlogisticsupportacrossthecontinent. Managingtheflowofinter-continentalopportunitiesmakesthiscentrehere instrumentalforourfuture. Ourprimaryactivityisdesigningandmanufacturingquartzcrystaloscillators.With ourproductsaimedatthetelecommunicationsmarket,qualitystandardsandequally service,demandaseriouscommitment. TheFordahlGrouphasbeenworkingsteadilytowardsfulfillingtheseneedsofthe marketoverthelast20years.Inthefollowingpages,youwillfindadetailed descriptionofourstandardgenericproducts.Weextendaninvitationtoyoutodiscuss yourrequirementsandwelcomeyourcomments.Pleasefeelfreetouseourcontact informationsothatwecanrespondtoyou,ourcustomers. Copyright©2002FordahlSAAllRightsReserved