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 internationalboundariesareessentialingredientsforacontinuedg