SAN JOSE, CALIF.— May 8, 2018 — 42Q, a leading provider of cloud manufacturing software, today announced the release of Rapid eDHR, a solution that enables medical device manufacturers to quickly implement all electronic device history records (eDHR) in as little as three weeks. Leveraging 42Q’s secure cloud MES (Manufacturing Execution System) platform, medical executives using Rapid eDHR have instant online access to hyperlinked component traceability data and other quality records, enabling them to quickly respond to potential issues and optimize processes for improved compliance.

Complex medical instruments including diagnostic imaging equipment and blood analyzers, along with high-risk medical devices like implanted pacemakers and defibrillators, are manufactured with comprehensive quality systems compliant with CGMP (current good manufacturing practices) requirements, found in 21 CFR part 820 of the FDA’s quality system regulation. The FDA audits manufacturing facilities that produce finished medical devices. During an FDA audit, the ability to produce correct, clear and verifiable quality records in a timely manner is essential. Rapid eDHR provides instant online access to medical device history records. This capability can be implemented quickly and is an important first step to rolling out an MES solution that provides the structure for, and ensures compliance with key elements of the FDA QSR (Quality Systems Regulation).

The 42Q Rapid eDHR cloud solution can electronically track and maintain extensive documentation and quality records pertaining to the production of finished medical devices. To date, some medical device manufacturers have been reluctant to transition from paper-based DHR processes to the electronic acquisition and storage of records, due to the complexity and time required to roll out on-premise eDHR systems.

Key benefits of the 42Q Rapid eDHR solution include:

• Fast, simplified implementation. Because it is cloud based, Rapid eDHR can be rolled out in as little as three weeks and isn’t dependent on complicated integration with legacy software platforms.
• Instant visibility for improved compliance. Manufacturing executives and other personnel can instantly retrieve production data including component traceability data, test data and other quality records – from mobile or desktop computers at any location.
• Built-in certifications and regulatory compliance. Rapid eDHR digitally records quality records in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GAMP5) guidelines set forth by the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE). 42Q and Rapid eDHR are also used today in facilities producing class 2 and class 3 medical devices with UDI (universal device identifier) labeling.

“The simplicity of deploying Rapid eDHR is a radical departure from the complicated, on premise manufacturing execution systems of the past. It can help medical manufacturers transform compliance management,” said Srivats Ramaswami, CTO at 42Q.  “Our medical customers say that having real time access to critical quality records during FDA and notified body audits also inspires a sense of confidence from auditors in a company’s overall quality system.”

Rapid eDHR functionality includes:

• Material verification and tracking, including traceability functions
• Employee verification and tracking
• Forced process routings
• Online work instructions
• Complete device history and genealogy
• 42Q Live and real-time operations dashboard

The 42Q Rapid eDHR solution is available immediately. For more information, please visit https://www.42-q.com/starter-kit/rapid-edhr-solution/

 

About 42Q
42Q is a leading provider of Cloud manufacturing solutions, implemented in over 60 manufacturing facilities globally. Our mission is to deliver scalable, flexible and easy to implement manufacturing solutions to our customers. Our management team has extensive experience with the architecture, development and implementation of advanced MES and manufacturing automation systems deployed across a broad range of vertical markets. 42Q is a business unit of Sanmina Corporation. For more information on 42Q, please visit http://42-q.com/ and follow the company on LinkedIn.

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SAN JOSE, CALIF. — April 19, 2018 — 42Q, a leading provider of cloud manufacturing solutions, today announced that it will showcase its cloud-based Manufacturing Execution System (MES) as part of Nokia’s Conscious Factory in a Box concept during Hannover Messe from April 23-27, 2018.

Introduced in February, Nokia’s Factory in a Box concept anticipates the manufacturing needs of the future with a portable factory that can be packed, transported and quickly brought into service. As a modular factory, it enables companies to quickly design and test new products at key locations, adapting to local requirements and enabling immediate feedback between manufacturing and R&D. 42Q is the cloud MES solution provider for Nokia’s Factory in a Box, delivering automated process control and real-time, remote visibility of critical manufacturing analytics, regardless of where the Factory in a Box is deployed.

“Forward thinking companies are now deploying Industry 4.0, IIoT and cloud solutions like 42Q for greater agility, flexibility and cost savings,” said Srivats Ramaswami, CTO at 42Q. “We’re excited to be a part of Nokia’s Factory in a Box concept. Factory in a Box brings together several emerging technologies to deliver a new and important global manufacturing and supply chain solution that improves time to market, reduces costs and fundamentally changes the way products are developed and produced.”

“With our conscious factory in a box and 42Q, I can see in real-time what happens in production and I can optimize the process,” added Johannes Giloth, SVP, Global Operations and Chief Procurement Officer at Nokia. “It’s a complete game changer.”

42Q delivers a comprehensive and proven cloud-based MES solution that operates between an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and manufacturing equipment in a factory, enabling simpler and more cost-effective implementation of smart factories. Currently deployed in more than 60 factories worldwide, 42Q simplifies and accelerates digital factory transformation.

Hannover Messe is the world’s largest and most comprehensive industrial technology event that covers all aspects of industrial technology – from individual components to the complete smart factory. For more information, please visit www.hannovermesse.de/home. To learn more about 42Q, please visit www.42-q.com.

 

About 42Q
42Q is a leading provider of cloud manufacturing solutions, implemented in over 60 manufacturing facilities globally. Our mission is to deliver scalable, flexible and easy to implement manufacturing solutions to our customers. Our management team has extensive experience with the architecture, development and implementation of advanced MES and manufacturing automation systems deployed across a broad range of vertical markets. 42Q is a business unit of Sanmina Corporation. For more information on 42Q, please visit 42-q.com and follow the company on LinkedIn.

 

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John Kreuzer
Lumina Communications for 42Q
Phone: (408) 896-3307
Email: 42Q@luminapr.com

SAN JOSE, CALIF.— March 1, 2018 — 42Q, a leading provider of cloud manufacturing solutions, today announced the release of its Rapid IIoT Cloud Solution, a new product that easily connects production equipment such as PLCs, SCADA servers, IIoT devices, smart sensors and more to 42Q’s cloud manufacturing platform. The Rapid IIoT Cloud Solution includes shop floor connectivity, real-time storage of factory data, statistical process control, and end user analytics and reporting, all designed specifically to simplify digital factory transformation and implementation of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

“Manufacturers are convinced of the benefits IIoT technology brings, however, adoption has been slowed by the complexities and costs of acquiring and connecting new systems to legacy technology in the factory,” said Srivats Ramaswami, CTO, 42Q. “The Rapid IIoT Cloud Solution simplifies and accelerates the deployment of shop floor connectivity, data collection and storage, as well as data visualization and analysis. Using the Rapid IIoT Cloud Solution, 42Q customers have realized these benefits in as little as six weeks.”

According to a study published by Genpact Research Institute, 82 percent of manufacturing executives think a critical part of their future success will be the adoption of IIoT technology and practices; however, that same study shows that less than 25% have plans for adoption and deployment of IIoT. Stumbling blocks include long deployment times and demonstrating the return on investment from IIoT.  42Q’s Rapid IIoT Cloud Solution overcomes both of these problems.  Customers can now connect, collect and analyze large amounts of factory data without investing significant amounts of capital for either hardware or software.

“Companies are clearly looking for immediate steps they can take that deliver both short-term return on investment and long-term transformational value,” said Ramaswami. “Connecting assets in your factory to intelligent systems in the cloud is a foundational step towards the promise of IIoT, and that’s what the Rapid IIoT Cloud Solution delivers.”

42Q delivers a comprehensive and proven cloud-based MES solution which operates between an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and the manufacturing equipment in a factory, enabling simpler and more cost-effective implementation of a smart factory and Industry 4.0. With robust and proven functionality, 42Q helps manufacturers more easily cross traditional boundaries of automation, engineering, operations and IT. Currently deployed in more than 60 factories worldwide, 42Q’s proven, scalable solution allows organizations to eliminate the lengthy infrastructure acquisition and configuration process, and deploy the solution for immediate benefit.

The Rapid IIoT Cloud Solution is available immediately. For more information, please visit Rapid IIoT.

About 42Q
42Q is a leading provider of cloud manufacturing solutions, implemented in over 60 manufacturing facilities globally. Our mission is to deliver scalable, flexible and easy to implement manufacturing solutions to our customers. Our management team has extensive experience with the architecture, development and implementation of advanced MES and manufacturing automation systems deployed across a broad range of vertical markets. 42Q is a business unit of Sanmina Corporation. For more information on 42Q, please visit 42-q.com and follow the company on LinkedIn.

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January 10, 2018 — Tyndall and Sanmina Corporation have announced a research collaboration, which will focus on the development of a novel wireless technology for a commercial wrist-worn health-monitoring platform. This platform will wirelessly monitor heart rate and arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2). Led by the Wireless Sensors Network (WSN) group at Tyndall, the objective of this research partnership is to improve the performance of these wearable platforms by providing more energy efficient wireless communications when compared with existing technology. The project is being funded by Enterprise Ireland through their Innovation Partnership Programme.

At present, Bluetooth wireless technology is in widespread use for short-range wireless sensing applications. It operates in the 2.4 GHz frequency band. However, at these frequencies, the human body has a significant effect on antenna performance, signal reliability and communications range.

As part of the collaboration, Tyndall will develop a sub-GHz wireless solution that has significant benefits for wearable sensing applications when compared with existing 2.4 GHz solutions. These benefits include the use of lower power radio technology that leads to increased battery lifetime; the provision of additional communication channels to mitigate current 2.45 GHz saturation in hospital environments; decreased signal loss due to the human body; and increased immunity from radio frequency interference.

Patients are set to benefit from the provision of longer-term, continuous health monitoring due to low power operation, which increases the chances of early detection for critical conditions and diseases.

Carlo Webster from Tyndall’s Commercial team comments: “The 915MHz band with integrated antenna is targeting a significant improvement to current Bluetooth protocols which currently operate at 2.4GHz.  This band is primarily absorbed by the human body thus depleting battery life because of the human environment. This new RF approach along with some patented technology by Sanmina Corporation may lead to opportunities to integrate the technology into their respective customers’ wearable systems, thus enabling longer battery life for future wearable systems.”

Dr. John Buckley, Head of the Radio-Frequency Circuits and Systems Team in Tyndall’s WSN Group explains: “The solution that we will develop with Sanmina aims to significantly improve the performance of current wireless sensor technology and enable ultra-low power operation using sub-GHz frequencies. In particular, the goal is to develop a novel sub-GHz antenna design with high immunity to human body effects and combine this with state-of-the-art, low-power radio transceiver technology. This will enable improved reliability of wireless communications and increased battery lifetime that will in turn open up new opportunities in application areas such as personalized medicine and health and wellness applications”.

Robert Newberry, Director of Engineering, at Sanmina Corporation welcomes their partnership with Tyndall commenting: “Sanmina chose to partner with Tyndall’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for Health, considering two main criteria: First was their ability to solve real-life problems through excellence in the application of science and technology, secondly via their broad industrial outreach programs. Our goal with this innovation partnership is to jointly develop a wearable platform, which can be further extended into both industrial and medical applications in the hope of stream-lining time to market for future wearable solutions. The partnership builds upon the existing collaboration which sees Sanmina combining access to Tyndall’s €200 million of Research and Development (ICT) infrastructure, 500 scientist, engineers and support staff with Sanmina’s global reach and expertise in manufacturing. The collaboration will see both parties leveraging this expertise to co-develop new technology solutions for their respective client-base”

Mr. Gary Dunlop, Global Project Manager, Sanmina Corporation, Mr. Robert Newberry, Director of Engineering,Sanmina Corporation, and Dr. John Buckley, Head of the Radio-Frequency Circuits and Systems Team, WSNGroup, Tyndall.

 

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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, December 5, 2017— SCI Technology, Inc., a Sanmina company (NASDAQ:SANM), last Friday hosted a group from the Army’s Program Executive Office, Missiles and Space (PEO MS). This meeting with PEO MS supports the professional development of U.S. Army management personnel through broad exposure to SCI Technology, a leading provider of advanced space, missile and defense systems.

On Friday, December 1, twenty four Army Officers and Senior Civilians from PEO MS visited SCI for an up-close look at a leading Department of Defense (DoD) contractor. Sessions included product demos, a tour of SCI’s extensive DoD manufacturing operations, as well as a Q&A session with SCI’s senior leadership team.

PEO MS provides centralized management for all Army tactical and air defense missile programs and selected Army Space programs. Its mission is to develop, field and sustain missile and space systems that provide a decisive battlefield advantage for U.S. Army, joint and coalition warfighters.

Visiting SCI represented a valuable development opportunity for the PEO MS professionals based on SCI’s extensive experience in the Defense & Aerospace sector. In addition to current projects in military and commercial aviation and ground tactical communications, SCI has also designed, manufactured and supplied mission-critical components for numerous space flight and missile defense programs.

“We were thrilled to share our experience and expertise with the dedicated professionals at PEO Missiles and Space,” said SCI President Mike Underwood. “For everyone at SCI, this was a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate our commitment to the men and women who serve our country in the U.S. Army.”

 

About SCI Technology, Inc,
For more than 55 years, SCI has designed and provided some of the most advanced systems for military and commercial aviation, ground tactical and other defense applications, as well as industrial and space-flight programs. SCI also provides services including network communications solutions and post-delivery sustainment. Headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, SCI delivers unsurpassed quality and support to the defense and aerospace sector. More information regarding the company is available at www.sci.com.

About Sanmina Corporation
Sanmina Corporation is a leading integrated manufacturing solutions provider serving the fastest-growing segments of the global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) market. Recognized as a technology leader, Sanmina provides end-to-end manufacturing solutions, delivering superior quality and support to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) primarily in the communications networks, defense and aerospace, industrial and semiconductor systems, medical, multimedia, computing and storage, automotive and clean technology sectors. Sanmina has facilities strategically located in key regions throughout the world. More information regarding the company is available at www.sanmina.com.

Sanmina Safe Harbor Statement
The foregoing, including the discussion regarding the Company’s future prospects, contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including uncertainties associated with economic conditions in the electronics industry, particularly in the principal industry sectors served by the Company, changes in customer requirements and in the volume of sales principal customers, the ability of Sanmina to effectively assimilate acquired businesses and achieve the anticipated benefits of its acquisitions, and competition and technological change. The Company’s actual results of operations may differ significantly from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements as a result of these and other factors, including factors set forth in our Company’s Annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities Exchange Commission.

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SAN JOSE, CALIF.–November 14, 2017 – Newisys, a Sanmina (Nasdaq: SANM) product division, today announced it will be showing a number of its new NVMe-based flash storage systems at Super Compute 2017 (Denver, CO November 14-16, booth #237). Newisys offers a range of products with multiple NVMe drive connection capabilities including direct-attach, JBOF, NVMe over Ethernet, and server-based systems.

Newisys NVMe-based Platforms

NDS2244 – The Newisys® NDS-2244 2RU NVMe PCIe flash array (JBOF) has twenty-four 2.5” drive bays. This storage expansion flash array provides high bandwidth and low latency access for up to twenty-four servers and includes dual-path drive connectivity. Connectivity to servers is via copper or fiber optic cable.

NDS22482F  – The Newisys® NDS22482F is a 2RU NVMe over fabric (NVMeoF) product offering high bandwidth and low latency, supporting twenty-four PCIe NVMe drives accessible using NVMeoF protocol across six 100Gbps ports.  It provides access to the high performance of the NVMe drives over the network with virtually no latency or performance penalty.

NSS2247  – The Newisys® NSS-2247 is a 2RU NVMe/PCIe solid state flash array quad server combining twenty-four NVMe PCIe drives with four dual-socket Intel Xeon™ class servers. The NSS-2247 provides ultra low latency access to the flash array while supporting up to 8 x 100Gb Ethernet connectivity. It supports dynamic reconfiguration of the NVMe drives and hot plug to the four servers in order to best match data traffic requirements. Each pair of server modules can be mirrored via a link x16 non-transparent bridge.

NSS1160G-2N  – The Newisys® NDS-1160 is a 1RU, dual-node flexible configuration storage server.  This platform supports industry-standard storage drives ranging from 3.5” HDD to 2.5” SATA/SAS SSD and U2 2.5” PCIe NVMe. The drive interface is defined by a custom expansion card or add-on standard host bus adapters featuring either SAS IO controllers or PCIe re-timers. Each server supports up to two standard PCIe add-on cards and one OCP format card.

“Our customers have responded very favorably to the record-setting performance of these products, achieving 15 million IOPS and 75 GB/s with minimal latency,” said Eugene McCabe, EVP of Newisys. “Our platforms scale vertically and horizontally, giving customers maximum flexibility in how they deploy their next-generation NVMe-based architectures.”

 

About Newisys
Newisys, a product division of Sanmina Corporation, provides advanced data center products including solid-state memory and disk-based storage server appliances, JBOD storage systems and other products for a variety of data center and storage applications. Newisys solutions are tailored for integration into OEM, system integrator and data center products, reducing development and operating costs while improving time-to-market. More information is available at www.newisys.com

Sanmina Safe Harbor Statement
The foregoing, including the discussion regarding the Company’s future prospects, contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including uncertainties associated with economic conditions in the electronics industry, particularly in the principal industry sectors served by the Company, changes in customer requirements and in the volume of sales principal customers, the ability of Sanmina to effectively assimilate acquired businesses and achieve the anticipated benefits of its acquisitions, and competition and technological change. The Company’s actual results of operations may differ significantly from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements as a result of these and other factors, including factors set forth in our Company’s Annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities Exchange Commission.

CONTACT: Gelston Howell, Sanmina Corporation, 1-408-964-3751 gelston.howell@sanmina.com

SAN JOSE, CALIF.– November 14, 2017 — 42Q, a leading provider of cloud manufacturing execution systems (MES), today announced the release of its Digital Factory Starter Kit, a solution with key capabilities that accelerate digital factory transformation. The Digital Factory Starter Kit includes shop floor and quality functions, traceability capability and business intelligence (BI) reporting. The Digital Factory Starter Kit is part of the 42Q cloud solution, and enables manufacturers to realize value from digital factory transformation using 42Q in just weeks.

“The costs and complexity of deploying a conventional on-premise MES platform can result in a time to value of between nine and eighteen months for basic functionality,” said Srivats Ramaswami, CTO, 42Q. “Manufacturers beginning their digital transformation should not have to wait that long. We designed the Digital Factory Starter Kit to include the core features necessary for digital transformation, and get companies up and running in a few weeks, with no interruption to business processes or customer deliveries.”

According to findings from LNS Research, most manufacturers can see significant benefits from a properly executed MES deployment.  However, only 20% of manufacturers are currently using this technology. Reasons given for this low adoption rate include cost, complexity, and risk of business interruption. 42Q’s Digital Factory Starter Kit enables companies to minimize these risks with an easy to deploy cloud solution, and realize benefits almost immediately.

Key capabilities of the Digital Factory Starter Kit include electronic travelers, cycle time management, shop order management and process routing control.  Functionality for quality management is fully integrated, including employee verification and electronic work instructions, traceability, product genealogy, labeling and control plans. The Digital Factory Starter Kit also includes 42Q’s Business Intelligence module, which provides tools for real time alerts from manufacturing operations along with data visualization.

“While easy to deploy, the Digital Factory Starter Kit is a complete solution enabling companies to manage quality and operations, monitor yields, WIP and throughput in real time.  This solution is proven and already deployed in many manufacturing facilities in highly regulated industries including medical, aerospace and automotive manufacturing,” said Ramaswami.

42Q delivers a comprehensive and proven cloud-based MES solution which operates between an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and the manufacturing equipment in a factory, enabling simpler and more cost-effective implementation of a smart factory with Industry 4.0. With robust and proven functionality, 42Q helps manufacturers more easily cross traditional boundaries of automation, engineering, operations and IT. Currently deployed in more than 50 factories worldwide, 42Q’s proven, scalable solution allows organizations to eliminate the lengthy infrastructure acquisition and configuration process, and deploy the solution for immediate benefit.

The Digital Factory Starter Kit is available immediately. For more information, please visit Digital Factory Starter Kit

 

About 42Q
42Q is a leading provider of cloud MES solutions, implemented in over 60 manufacturing facilities. Our mission is to deliver scalable, flexible and easy to implement manufacturing solutions to our customers. Our management team has extensive experience with the architecture, development and implementation of advanced MES and manufacturing automation systems deployed across a broad range of vertical markets. 42Q is a business unit of Sanmina Corporation. For more information on 42Q, please visit 42Q

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Lumina Communications for 42Q
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – October 24, 2017 –Sanmina Corporation (Nasdaq: SANM) a leading integrated manufacturing solutions company making some of the world’s most complex and innovative electronic,  optical and mechanical products, announced today that Raytheon has recognized Sanmina with a Premier Supplier Excellence Award for their outstanding achievement. Premier awards are awarded to suppliers whom have demonstrated premier achievement for Raytheon in business management, technology, partnership, or affordability. Only the highest achieving Suppliers are awarded this honor.

Sanmina’s Costa Mesa, California facility received Raytheon’s Premier Award for excellence in technology, quality and delivery performance. This award recognizes Sanmina’s leadership and expertise in the high reliability interconnect technologies required for Raytheon’s mission critical military and aerospace products. Sanmina’s technology center in Costa Mesa specializes in advanced flex, rigid flex and printed circuit board technology, memory, printed circuit board assembly and system integration. Sanmina specializes in the most advanced flex circuits, and printed circuit boards with up to 70 layers and other new technology.

“We are very proud of this award, and Raytheon’s recognition of our commitment to technical innovation, operations excellence and customer focus,” said Rich Kampf, President of Sanmina’s Interconnect Systems Division. “The Sanmina and Raytheon engineering teams are strong partners in the development of new capabilities and processes that support some of Raytheon’s most advanced products.”

Sanmina has been a leader in technology for mission critical aerospace and defense systems for many years. Sanmina has 20 design, manufacturing and technology centers in the U.S., giving customers a complete capability including optical, microelectronics, printed circuit boards, enclosures, precision machining, plastics, design, system manufacturing and configure to order services. More information can be found at www.sanmina.com.

 

About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2016 sales of $24 billion and 63,000 employees, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of innovation spanning 95 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration, C5I^™ products and services, sensing, effects, and mission support for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

About Sanmina

Sanmina Corporation is a leading integrated manufacturing solutions provider serving the fastest growing segments of the global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) market. Recognized as a technology leader, Sanmina provides end-to-end manufacturing solutions, delivering superior quality and support to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) primarily in the communications networks, storage, industrial, defense, medical, automotive and energy industries. Sanmina has facilities strategically located in key regions throughout the world. More information about the company is available at www.sanmina.com.

Sanmina Safe Harbor Statement

The foregoing, including the discussion regarding the Company’s future prospects, contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including uncertainties associated with economic conditions in the electronics industry, particularly in the principal industry sectors served by the Company, changes in customer requirements and in the volume of sales principal customers, the ability of Sanmina to effectively assimilate acquired businesses and achieve the anticipated benefits of its acquisitions, and competition and technological change. The Company’s actual results of operations may differ significantly from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements as a result of these and other factors, including factors set forth in our Company’s Annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities Exchange Commission.

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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, September 26, 2017— SCI Technology, a Sanmina company, strengthened its ties to the U.S. Army Logistics community on Friday when it hosted 30 students from the Civilian Logistics Career Management Office’s (CLCMO) Senior Logistician Advanced Course (SLAC) at the University of Alabama-Huntsville (UAH).

Civilian logisticians play a vital role in the Army’s global supply chain, supporting Sustainable Army Readiness by creating and implementing logistics policies, programs and plans. This event provided SLAC students with a chance to leverage Sanmina’s expertise in supply chain operations, as well as SCI’s extensive experience with Department of Defense (DoD) manufacturing.

CLCMO provides life-cycle career management services to Department of the Army (DA) civilians seeking strategic professional development and growth, and partnered with Professional Development Solutions at UAH to conduct this program. SLAC is UAH’s new two-week learning event aimed at closing competency gaps and providing education and networking opportunities to senior DA civilian logisticians (GS-14/GS-15 level) from major commands throughout the Army.

“Hosting these students helps SCI build stronger relationships with the men and women responsible for supporting the Army’s supply chain,” SCI President Mike Underwood said. “Civilians perform crucial duties in support of our Armed Forces, and SCI is proud to assist them in the development of their careers.”

SLAC’s visit included facility tours and a roundtable session with SCI’s leadership team. This roundtable involved topics highly relevant to a logistician’s work including supply chain, manufacturing, contracts, program management, depot and test services, and quality control.

About SCI Technology, Inc,
For more than 55 years, SCI has designed and provided some of the most advanced systems for military and commercial aviation, ground tactical and other defense applications, as well as industrial and space-flight programs. SCI also provides services including network communications solutions and post-delivery sustainment. Headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, SCI delivers unsurpassed quality and support to the defense and aerospace sector. More information regarding the company is available at http://www.sci.com.

About Sanmina Corporation
Sanmina Corporation is a leading integrated manufacturing solutions provider serving the fastest-growing segments of the global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) market. Recognized as a technology leader, Sanmina provides end-to-end manufacturing solutions, delivering superior quality and support to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) primarily in the communications networks, defense and aerospace, industrial and semiconductor systems, medical, multimedia, computing and storage, automotive and clean technology sectors. Sanmina has facilities strategically located in key regions throughout the world. More information regarding the company is available at https://www.sanmina.com.

Sanmina Safe Harbor Statement
The foregoing, including the discussion regarding the Company’s future prospects, contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including uncertainties associated with economic conditions in the electronics industry, particularly in the principal industry sectors served by the Company, changes in customer requirements and in the volume of sales principal customers, the ability of Sanmina to effectively assimilate acquired businesses and achieve the anticipated benefits of its acquisitions, and competition and technological change. The Company’s actual results of operations may differ significantly from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements as a result of these and other factors, including factors set forth in our Company’s Annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities Exchange Commission.

San Jose, Calif. – September 21, 2017 – 42Q, a leading provider of cloud manufacturing execution systems (MES), today announced that Sanmina Corporation has reached the milestone of connecting more than 25,000 pieces of manufacturing equipment to the 42Q cloud solution. Sanmina Corporation uses 42Q for real-time manufacturing visibility, process and quality control across their operations and as the backbone for “instant IOT” (Internet of Things) and manufacturing automation initiatives. The organization currently has 42Q deployed in more than 50 factories in 15 countries worldwide, including full integration with highly complex surface mount production (SMT) and “lights out” fully automated production lines.

“Sanmina developed and used an advanced on-premise MES for many years, but this system had high hardware and maintenance costs. They needed a solution to connect all of their facilities and equipment for management and control in real time,” said Srivats Ramaswami, CTO, 42Q. “The company made a strategic decision to adopt a cloud based MES that can be used by Sanmina and its customers. With 42Q, Sanmina now has real-time factory and supply chain visibility, providing executives with the data they need to make smart decisions.”

Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) initiatives are central to digital factory transformation and provide a framework for linking production, automation and analytics. The convergence of low-cost storage and sensors, powerful artificial intelligence and analytics, widespread adoption of Software as a Service (SaaS) and the cloud, promises an intelligent interaction of the real and virtual worlds – with huge impact for global supply chains and manufacturing. However, many are asking if these initiatives are real, gaining traction, or just hype. Furthermore, people often ask what the value or ROI (return on investment ) is of these initiatives, and if they are being embraced and advanced by leading companies. The results achieved with more than 25,000 pieces of equipment connected to the cloud is proof that the combination of the cloud, IIoT and 42Q significantly improve global supply chain visibility, real time production control and operating efficiency.

Making more than 200 million top level assemblies for hundreds of customers in 2016, Sanmina reconfigures production lines daily and manages a large number of engineering and scheduling changes each week. Over a period of 20 years, Sanmina developed an advanced on-premise MES to manage its factories and meet customer demands for agility and quality. Five years ago, Sanmina recognized the potential of a true cloud MES solution, and its impact on real time global supply chain and factory management. With 42Q, Sanmina Corporation has a system that synchronizes their production, warehouse and quality processes for over 50 factories and a global multi-tiered supply chain. The system creates a virtual representation, or “digital twin” of their operations, providing unmatched real-time visibility into all aspects of its business.

For example, in hundreds of production lines around the world, WIP (work in process), production rates and yields are monitored by 42Q in real-time. Real-time text alerts are sent to production staff automatically when key business indicators fall below a programmed threshold. For some production lines, raw material levels are continuously monitored by 42Q, and guided vehicles deliver components from automated warehouses to replenish workstations. Alerts are automatically sent to production staff to be at that workstation when the guided vehicle arrives.

“Leveraging 42Q’s cloud-based MES platform to connect automated production lines, supply chain systems, and the plant floor has led to dramatic improvements in our business operations. Teams now make decisions more quickly, based upon real-time data,” said Manesh Patel, CIO, Sanmina Corporation. “With more than 25,000 devices connected around the world, our manufacturing teams are automatically notified of any production parameters running below target. Quality personnel have confidence in production lines that use forced routings and components that are scanned and verified. 42Q can also verify the electronic training records for production staff when they badge scan or log into their workstation.”

After their conversion to 42Q, there were many unanticipated benefits:

– Plants self deployed MES with no support from I.T. or 42Q
– Because of this, 42Q was rapidly adopted and its use expanded rapidly
– Manufacturing engineering management got an easy to deploy “backbone” for “instant IOT” and automation initiatives

42Q delivers a comprehensive and proven cloud-based MES solution which operates between an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and the manufacturing equipment in a factory, enabling simpler and more cost effective implementation of a smart factory and Industry 4.0. With robust and proven functionality, 42Q helps manufacturers more easily cross traditional boundaries of automation, engineering, operations and IT. Currently deployed in more than 50 factories worldwide, 42Q’s proven, scalable solution allows organizations to eliminate the lengthy infrastructure acquisition and configuration process, and deploy the solution for immediate benefit. For more information, please visit www.42-q.com.

About 42Q
42Q is a leading provider of cloud MES solutions, implemented in over 50 manufacturing facilities. Our mission is to deliver scalable, flexible and easy to implement manufacturing solutions to our customers. Our management team has extensive experience with the architecture, development and implementation of advanced MES and manufacturing automation systems deployed across a broad range of vertical markets. 42Q is a business unit of Sanmina Corporation. For more information on 42Q, please visit http://42-q.com/ and follow the company on LinkedIn.

Media Contact
John Kreuzer
Lumina Communications for 42Q
Phone: (408) 896-3307
Email: jrkreuzer@luminapr.com