FORDAHL
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.
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