The potential to set up a bus assemble plant in Baja California has been considered by PIMSA outreaching for bus manufacturers in different countries.
In picture, Jose Zoroastro of Tres Estrellas de Oro, a pioneer company in bus transportation in Mexico and USA and Xavier Rivas of PIMSA.
The potential is important, for instance if Mexicali can produce semi-trucks at Kenworth Paccar plant, we can produce buses.
Of course there are several issues to consider, we have done due diligence related to this possibility.
Should there be interest, contact PIMSA at erick@pimsa.com.mx

Education is the key to our quality manufacturing future, so far Mexicali is blessed to have prime university institutions, both, private and state centers of high education.
In this occasion, we refer to CETYS University, a non-profit private university founded by the visionary and Honorable Ignacio Guajardo, heading other distinguished city fathers of Mexicali.
Today, many of our international manufacturers include graduates from CETYS University.
CETYS and PIMSA have agreed to intensify our alliance through an industrial intelligence THINK TANK, now headed by Cesar Ponce, a CNC Manufacturer of PIMSA’s Tenants Association.
This Think Tank provides, guidance and hard facts of tangible and intangible facts for manufacturers located in Mexicali and those considering Mexicali as a location.
CETYS is presently supporting Tech Trade program for aerospace, medical, automotive among other activities and is ready to enter into specific tailor made training programs under special agreements.
Dr. Fernando Leon is the President of CETYS University, in picture, Francisco Fiorentini, Head of PIMSA and Xavier Rivas, PIMSA’s Business Development Division, are presenting Dr. León with PIMSA’s Baja California “Fact of History” special token.

Calexico, California, Imperial County, USA.
In picture, Xavier Rivas with three former Mayors of The City of Calexico, Daniel Romero, Luis Castro and Alex Perrone.
Our Border vicinity is only divided by a fence boundary, Calexico and Mexicali are united by families, friends, education, banking, trade and now manufacturing.
Since the late 1800’s, we’ve lived together. More than 40,000 mexicalenses cross the border to work on the US side, our behavior style is one that has developed a sense of bicultural and binational way of life, unique and quite important to International business etiquette, important to incoming industry.
Mexicali name is the composition of “Mexi” for Mexico and “Cali” for California; and Calexico is “Cal” for California and “exico” for Mexico. Simple as that.
PIMSA salutes our sister city, Calexico, an important ingredient of our industrial potential.
 

1920, Calexico-Mexicali Border Crossing, photo taken from Calexico.

Dear Friends,
 
Greetings. In the capacity of the Chairman of the Americas Committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC), I have received 2 Ambassadors recently, I am humbled and honored.
 
Founded in 1861, HKGCC is the oldest, yet most dynamic business organization in Hong Kong. Our members represent a wide spectrum of local, Mainland Chinese and international businesses. More than half of the flagship corporations listed on the Hang Seng Index are the members of HKGCC.
 
If you want to know more about HKGCC, please visit our website : www.chamber.org.hk
 
(Below pic : receiving the Mexican Ambassador to China, Mr Julián Ventura on Jan 28.)

 
 
(Below pic : Receiving Ambassador Qiu Xiaoqi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of PRC to Mexico中華人民共和國駐墨西哥特命全權大使邱小琪先生 on Feb 5.)
 

 
 
Just keep on running, on my Hispanic (Latin America + Spain) journey.
 
Solo sigo corriendo, en mi viaje hispanico (Latino y Espanol)
 
Kung Hei Fat Choy – all the best in the Year of the Monkey
 
With every good wish,
Thomas Wong
Hong Kong Certified Public Accountant
Partner, CWCC Certified Public Accountants
Investment Promotion Ambassador, InvestHK, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Expert Panel Member of Invest Guangzhou
 
 
Source:  www.chamber.org.hk

 
Oscar Galindo, General Manager of NASSCO/General Dynamic’s TIMSA, a company with over 200 skill and semi skill workforce that manufactures world class pipe assemblies and shipbuilding metal parts.
 
This company originally was established in Mexicali through a shelter sub-contracting service in 1991, now it is completely independent and continues to expand based on their quality processes.
 
Oscar is a native of Mexicali, graduate of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (Tec de Monterrey), based in Monterrey, state of Nuevo Leon.  Member of a Mexicali pioneer family that owned and operates Blanca Nieves, since 1946, an iconic restaurant venue in the Traditional Down Town area of Mexicali.
 
TIMSA began with ship door frame assemblies in 1991, today they have proven to be of quality and a competitive manufacturer, all based on team production guided by Oscar and management.
TIMSA has available capacity for companies in need of a source of manufacturing, if interested contact marketing@pimsa.com.mx
 
PDF Version: PIMSA Whos who Oscar Galindo – TIMSA

 
Cesar Ponce is now presiding the PIMSA Tenants Association (Prestadora de Servicios Pimsa). The association includes 37 International Manufacturers in Mexicali Industrial Park several locations with more than 20,000 employees.
 
 
Cesar is native of Mexicali, owns and operates WDF, a High Precision CNC Manufacturing Company; graduated from the Autonomous Baja State University, UABC; Cesar brings a fresh working program that will contribute to established and incoming manufacturers.
 

• Oversee the Industrial Intelligence Working Group “PIMSA Think Tank”
• Para Darte Mas, a consumer membership card to serve workers with discounts.
• Labor Pool services for PIMSA Companies.
• Chain of Supplies services.

 
Among other services now in place by Prestadora de Servicios.
 
“Manufacturing in Mexico is profitable; the ability to develop the industry lies in the continuous effort to improve, to outperform as a high quality manufacturer, one must attain keep innovating.”
– Cesar Ponce
 
Cesar will no doubt contribute to improving our industrial Community. Best of luck!
 
PIMSA Momentum!
 
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PIMSA Celebrates with Chinese Community, this February 8th, 2016, 4713 years of the Chinese calendar.
We celebrate with Mexicali’s Chinese Community this year of the Monkey!
Good fortune!
2016 is year of the Red Monkey. The Chinese name of 2016 in the Chinese Horoscope is   . Chinese apply Five Elements (Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth) into the Chinese calendar.   is in the Fire group. The color of Fire is connected to Red.   is the calendar character corresponding to Monkey. Therefore, 2016 is the Red Fire Monkey year.

2016 is the 4713th Chinese Year. According to Chinese Horoscope calendar, the first day of  Chinese New Year Day of Red Monkey Year is on February 8, 2016.

ProMexico’s China representative, Alejandro Salas, Ken Lau and Xavier Rivas.

Chromalloy Mexicali Facility at PIMSA I
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
During the last months of 2015, three members of the engineering staff of Chromalloy Mexicali, an aerospace company provider of repair solutions and components manufacturing for aircraft engines, located at PIMSA; received a patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office, after having invented a repair for a turbine engine component of commercial aircraft, offering a new and innovative repair solution in each of the parts, materials, services and customer care.

The team worked for several months to design, test, retest and validate the repair. Driven by the challenges of the individual needs of Chromalloy’s customers; Xuan Nguyen-Dinh, Roberto Flores Sandoval and Ben Blumanstock describe the patent as “providing the process to restore displaced or worn parts on a segment of the turbine vanes.”
The job consisted in replicate an existing manual OEM repair so they could identify their deficits and opportunities for improvement and ultimately design a new repair that exceeds specifications and performance of the manual repair.
Source: SIGLO 21

Xavier Rivas 
VP Business Development
xavier@pimsa.com.mx
+52(686) 243 7833

Constellation Brands’ third-quarter profits and sales beat estimates Thursday, as the company announced it will spent more than $1.5 billion to expand its Mexican beer production.

Net sales rose 6 percent to $1.64 billion for the quarter ending Nov. 30, with beer sales up 8 percent, attributed largely to volume growth. Constellation President and CEO Rob Sands noted the “accelerating momentum” of its Corona Extra and Modelo Especial brands. The company also finalized the purchase last quarter of craft beer maker Ballast Point. Wine and spirits net sales grew a steady 3 percent.

The Victor-based company reported net income of nearly $271 million, or $1.33 a share, up 21 percent year-over-year.

For Constellation, it was the fourth consecutive year having one of the best-performing stocks in the S&P 500 Consumer Staples Index. Sands spoke of the company’s “incredible momentum and strong prospects for future growth.”

“We are making smart investments now to ensure we have the capacity, quality control and flexibility to help us meet expected demand for our iconic beer brands well into the future,” Sands said.

A new, $1.5 billion state-of-the-art brewery, to be located in Mexicali, Mexico, should be completed in four or five years. Initial production capacity is pinned at 10 million hectoliters with potential future expansion to 20 million hectoliters. The first 5 million hectoliters should be online in late 2019. Compare that to the company’s brewery in Nava, Mexico, which currently has a 15 million hectoliter capacity, should reach 20 million by June, and grow to 25 million by summer 2017. An additional $250 million, 2.5 million-hectoliter expansion, announced Thursday, will bring capacity there to 27.5 million hectoliters by early 2018.

The Mexicali location’s proximity to California is ideal, Sands said, as the Golden State is Constellation’s largest beer market.

Growth of the U.S. beer market has been steady and, Sands said, should continue into the future. Most of Constellation’s brands are seeing growth rates exceeding those of competitors, he said, attributing that to marketing, the Corona can format and new markets.

Source: Democrat and Chronicle