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PCB connection line Presentation. History . LMI set up in 1940 LMI : ‘‘La Maison des Isolants’’ (‘‘The Insulators House’’) Takeover of LMI by Entrelec in June 1998 Takeover of Entrelec by ABB in June 2001. L M I Production unit (Caen). L M I
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PCB connection line Presentation
History LMI set up in 1940 LMI : ‘‘La Maison des Isolants’’ (‘‘The Insulators House’’) Takeover of LMI by Entrelec in June 1998 Takeover of Entrelec by ABB in June 2001 L M I Production unit (Caen) L M I Design and Sales office (Villeurbanne)
LMI product line General Manager P. Paulat R&D Manager P. Lafragette Marketing Manager J.P. Juvenet Export Sales Man. J.L. Albaina France Sales Man. M. Risser Quality Manager Y. Villardier France Marketing Man. E. Vidoudez Logistics Production Organization
Locations AUNAY SUR ODON (closed to Caen) 2 500 m² surface, 40 employees Activities : Production administration Production : plastic molding, automatical assembly, manual assembly (some series) emergency fabrication VILLEURBANNE 20 employees Activities : Marketing / Development / Industrialization/Products Quality Technical and sales support, new products request (specific, standard…) • Jean-Luc ALBAINA Technical claim => Yannick Villardier
Product range Standard products Connectors Omniconnect Faston blocks (old products) Blocks on PCB Customized products Customized standard connectors Edge connectors Specific products Terminal strip Connectors for Rack mounting
PCB market overview • Worldwide market : 363 MUSD • Worldwide market trend: +4% • French market trend: +5% • Turnover LMI 2005: 9 MUSD Source Bishop&Associates: 2003
Competition Well-known brands Phoenix : complete range, recognized, expensive, quality Weidmüller : good range Wago : specialist of the spring technology Local brands Germany : PTR, Lumberg, Weco Italy : Stelvio, Sauro, ElettroGibi, USA : Beau, Buchanam, Blockmaster Asian : Dinkle, Kimden, Anytech,
Market / Connection technologies Standard of the market Screw clamp • Progressive increase: • small dimension, resistant to vibration, use in cabinets, top entry • power supplies, motors, robot arm, railway, elevator Spring clamp • Public markets (opening to industrial fields) • alarms, smoke detector, light control Screw with tap • Plug and play connection made in workshop : • secure and industrial solution, high volume fabrication, low cost products (cabinets of control for cranes; interface cable for PLC ’s) Crimp • Plug and play connection made in workshop : • labor savings, connection quality, more expensive, bigger dimension • railway, elevator IDC • New technology of soldering • to suppress the wave soldering for PCB with SMD; enhancement of productivity • to use standard products without « pads »
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Applications Target customers : OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers) Elevator Industry Consumer Telecomunication Metering Measuring Devices Security (Automatical doors, air conditioning, swimming pool, smoke detector, tool-machines, public light, road panels,…)
Main customers Customers Activity Siemens Automation (Programmable controllers, Relays, Interfaces…) Puls Power supply AlstomRailway (Citadis tramway for Barcelona and Madrid) Schneider Electric devices (speed control, devices for PLC, interfaces…) Other : Philips Neways, ABB…
Sub-contractors Access to market Generalist distributors Specialised distributors Electric devices manufacturers OEM End user
Strenghts & Opportunities Strenghts • R&D Expertise • ABB Financial Support • ABB sales network Opportunities • Market size • Inside ABB business
Key success factors • Service rate • Competitive prices • Complete range of catalog products to answer to the customers needs • To answer to the specific needs of the customers : • « customization » of the standard products • development of specific products in collaboration with the customer study of the clients needs by specifications proposal of feasibility and contract from the customer project, prototype, toolings, samples, validation • examples : Puls, Philips Neways, Bonnet Névé, Siemens • Prescription • Quality
Customized products Adapted products Product offer Expert Range Standard Range