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Article: Fabfile Network focus on Colorado.
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- CircuiTree
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- November 1, 2003
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It's a mystery. How can a little state like Colorado (population 5 million) with 11 centrally located PCB facilities maintain annual PCB sales of $79 million (North American production) in these tough times? As a miniaturized metaphor for the entire U.S. PCB market, its small size encourages analysis. To start with, it helps to know a little bit about our history, advised John Pawlowski of Circuit Images (Boulder).
When reviewing the Fabfile Network census of the eleven Colorado fabricators, one fact stands out--they have stood the test of time! Five were opened in the 1970s; six were opened in the early 1980s. Today, they are not only surviving, they are ...