Benchmark Awarded for Excellence in
Performance, Quality, and Responsiveness
TEMPE,
Ariz., Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Benchmark
Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: BHE), a global provider of engineering,
design, and manufacturing services, today announced it has been
selected by Ouster, Inc. ("Ouster"), a leading provider of
high-resolution digital lidar sensors for the automotive,
industrial, robotics, and smart infrastructure industries, as its
Supply and Manufacturing Partner of the Year. Ouster has outsourced
manufacturing to Benchmark's Thailand facility since 2017.
"We're proud to select Benchmark as our Supply and Manufacturing
Partner of the Year," said Darien
Spencer, EVP of Global Operations, Ouster. "Their team
has been critical to our success as we've worked closely and
collaboratively to ship over 14,000 sensors for use around the
world across a diverse set of industries. The quality of their work
has met or exceeded our expectations across our key quality and
performance criteria."
Benchmark was selected for this award out of 20 eligible
suppliers due to proven performance in the following criteria
outlined by Ouster: performance to schedule, quality excursions,
environmental controls, response to issues, NPI performance, and
process improvement proactiveness. The company supports high volume
production of Ouster sensors while meeting major industrial quality
requirements and future automotive-grade qualifications. The
Benchmark campus in Thailand is
made up of two buildings totaling 420,000 square feet where Ouster
maintains a local team across engineering and manufacturing, in
addition to Benchmark staff.
The manufacturing process for Ouster's digital lidar sensors
leverages a highly automated and mature CMOS SPAD array imager
manufacturing process, which allowed Ouster and Benchmark to ramp
production in a short period of time. With Benchmark's custom
microelectronics line, full-sensor assembly line, and end-of-line
test room within a single facility, Benchmark's capabilities
accelerate production capacity to over thousands of units per month
while maintaining quality and containing costs.
"Benchmark strives for excellence in everything that we
do and it's great when our customers recognize our teams for
their results," said Jeff Benck,
president and CEO, Benchmark. "It is an honor to be named Ouster's
Supply and Manufacturing Partner of the Year as we work together to
meet the growing demand for next generation sensor technology to be
used in applications that span from automotive to industrial
sector and beyond."
To learn more about Benchmark, please visit the website at
www.bench.com.
About Benchmark Electronics,
Inc.
Benchmark provides comprehensive solutions across the entire
product life cycle; leading through its innovative technology and
engineering design services; leveraging its optimized global supply
chain; and delivering world-class manufacturing services in the
following industries: commercial aerospace, defense, advanced
computing, next-generation telecommunications, medical, complex
industrials, and semiconductor capital equipment. Benchmark's
global operations include facilities in seven countries and its
common shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
BHE.
About Ouster
Ouster (NYSE: OUST) is building a safer and more sustainable
future through its high-resolution digital lidar sensors for the
automotive, industrial, smart infrastructure, and robotics
industries. Ouster's sensors offer an excellent combination of
price and performance with the flexibility to span hundreds of
use-cases and enable revolutionary autonomy across industries. With
a global team and high-volume manufacturing, Ouster supports
approximately 600 customers in over 50 countries. Ouster is
headquartered in San Francisco, CA
with offices in the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East. For more information,
visit www.ouster.com, or connect with us on Twitter
or LinkedIn.
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