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Written by Cherry
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Wednesday, 10 February 2010 |
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Nicera, a Japanese-owned company will start to develop their existing product line because they will transfer their China plant here in SBMA, Philippines. The expansion is worth $1-million. The company is known as an ultrasonic sensor manufacturer. The closure of their company in China is due to the one-child policy of the Chinese government which resulted to inadequate workforce.
According to Takashi Morimoto, the President and GM of Nicera, a contract signing already happened at SBMA last Tuesday. The $1-million development project of Nicera is a noble move to help us face the challenges created by the recession. The export production in Subic Bay will now be restored, SBMA Administrator Armand Arreza said.
The SBMA team expects 110 workers will be hired to comply with the expansion project. The company is engaged in the manufacturing of pyrosensor modules and pyroelectric infrared sensors which are used in home-security lighting systems. These products are used in the manufacturing of Ecopa ball and stick. Those products will be incorporated with a system that contains voice recorder which allows the recognition of motion in the dark. The new building will be built next year in a 15,000-square meter lot located at the Subic Techno Park (STEP). The company is planning to produce 50,000 pieces of pyrosensor modules and one million pieces of pyroelectric infrared sensors every month. The company also manufactures ceramic filters, traps, discriminators and resonators, top quality ferrite core for power switches and transformers, micro-chip components for CR-ROM, floppy drives and precision motors, and fly-back transformers.
At present, Nicera has 136 direct workers and 553 employees from sub-contractors. In 2001, Nicera started with 22 employees in Subic Bay Freeport. They introduced $25 million to manufacture ceramic sensors called ultrasonic transducers. The sensors were installed in the bumpers of Japan-made vehicles to serve as a safety gadget. It was in September 2007 when Nicera starteed a $4-million expansion project to meet the growing demand for high-tech products in the global market. [via mb.com.ph] |
