December 2015
‎Congratulations‬ to Grupo Prodensa, for 30 years of Guiding International Manufacturers in Mexico.
We in PIMSA remember the beginnings, today Prodensa is a successful and most professional provider of Support Services for Manufacturers in Mexico.
This bottle of Baja California wine will be an opportunity to toast for your Prodensa’s continue success.

Special thanks to Marco Kuljacha and team.
Salud!

For all of the aviation lovers out there, we share the following video of the making of the Boeing 777-300ER.
 

The state-of-the-art aircraft, is longer, quieter and more fuel efficient than its predecessors and showcases the future face of British Airways.
It features an all-new interior including new World Traveller and new World Traveller Plus cabins and a new in-flight entertainment system.
It will feature more than 230 TV programmes, 70 films and 400 CDs, plug and play technology, as well as 60 per cent bigger high-resolution screens.
The 297 seat aircraft will offer a four class configuration including First, Club World, World Traveller Plus and World Traveller.
Enjoy!
Source: British Airways

Houston, Texas
December, 2015

In photo, first Oil Rig built with U.S. and Mexicali labor.
A high quality manufacturing testimonial  of NAFTA’s unique Production Sharing community.
National Oilwell Varco at PIMSA.

December of 2015
Mexico City
Mexico Air Force
In photo, Captain Marco Antonio Carreon, Head of MRO operations for FAM (Mexico Air Force), with Cesar Ponce and Xavier Rivas of PIMSA’s Think Tank, during a recent meeting at Mexico Air Force facilities in Mexico City, in an effort to establish a networking for future projects in Aerospace Development for our region.

The award-winning video team at PostandFly.com.mx continue to produce some powerfully-evocative short videos focusing on Mexico’s extraordinary scenery.

Many of the individual clips in this video were filmed in Baja California Sur, with occasional forays into Chihuahua and central and southern Mexico:
 

 
Here is the list of places in order of their appearance in the video, with a few clues to act as “landmarks” along the way:

 
Pimsa shares this wonderful video of Mexico, thank you Bob Godde for sending it to us.
Mexico a beautiful landscape. Enjoy!
 
Source: Geo-Mexico

Mexico’s national oil company Petróleos Mexicanos is opening its first gas stations in the United States with five inaugural store right here in the Lone Star State.

Known as Pemex, the Mexican oil company opened its first gas station at 9722 Park Place Boulevard in Houston on Thursday morning. Four more stations are planned to open in Houston this month.

Although Pemex has a refinery in the Houston suburb of Deer Park, the organization reported that the five gas stations are franchised and do not sell their brand of gasoline.

The newly opened Pemex gas station includes a fully-stocked convenience store and a “Taco Shack” restaurant.

Pemex officials said Houston was chosen as their launching point due to its high Hispanic population, and in particular Mexican population. If all goes well, they could expand their franchising opportunities in other markets.

“This pilot program will allow us to judge the impact of the Pemex brand against others and will identify business opportunities as part of our evaluation process to enter other external markets,” Pemex officials said in a statement.

Although all Pemex gas stations in Mexico are full service, the Texas locations will be self-service. Pemex officials said the gas stations in Texas are being opened as part of Mexico’s energy reforms, which have opened the nation’s energy markets to foreign competition and investment for the first time in more than 70 years.

Observers say the franchise in Texas could be an important test for Pemex as Mexico seeks to open its lucrative gas station market over the next few years.

Starting in 2016, foreign companies will be able to obtain a permit to set up service stations in Mexico where they will be able to sell fuels from any company. Private companies will be able to freely import refined oil products into Mexico in 2017. The Mexican government will remove all price controls on gasoline and diesel in 2018.

Source: San Antonio Business Journal

Osamu Toyoda, CEO of the Toyoda Research Institute Co., Ltd., presents a beautiful Japanese Tea Cup to PIMSA’s Xavier Rivas.
In picture also Japanese Legal Counselor, Tetsuji Hando.
The Toyoda Institute is non-profit organization dedicated to Japanese Manufacturing.
PIMSA’s Think Tank will coordinate with the Institute a Seminar in Japan for Japanese industry.
PIMSA appreciates the networking of Owen Oneoye, Attorney at law.

MRO Mexicali, an economic boom
MEXICO IS A LEADING GLOBAL PLAYER IN THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY

The government of Baja California, ProMéxico and PIMSA (a private industrial developer) are joining forces with the goal of building a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service center for the aerospace industry.
Last August, in response to an invitation from the project’s creators, representatives of the 2017 Mexican Aerospace Show (FAMEX-2017) visited AAR Corporation’s headquarters in In­dianapolis, US, to present the “MRO Mexicali” project and to have a tour of the company’s maintenance facilities. This invitation is a clear indication that the Mexican Aerospace Show is now the country’s primary platform for the promotion and development of the aerospace industry.
AAR would be in charge of bringing this project to life, since the company focuses on building maintenance and repair centers for medium and large aircraft, and it currently operates six such facilities in the US.

 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
AAR is a leading provider of products and ser­vices for the aerospace industry, mainly in its government and defense sectors. The company was founded in 1955 and today its revenue ex­ceeds 2 billion USD, employing approximately 7,000 people in 17 countries. It also owns a valuable and well-rounded portfolio of aviation services and technological products.
The “MRO Mexicali” project is currently in the research, development and market prospect­ing phase, and there are high expectations for consolidation, which if successful, could be realized in the next five years.
With more than 20 years of experience working with the 737, AAR is a reliable provider with leading services for the aerospace and public aviation industries. It recently supplied a converted 737-400 with a tailored configuration for the US Department of Energy and another one for the Colombian Air Force. It does conver­sions and testing, and owns aircraft and ITAR management assets with a proven track record.

CONSOLIDATION OF THE MRO
If AAR were to decide to greenlight the project after studying the conditions, the “MRO Mexi­cali” project would be of great benefit to this northern part of the country, creating jobs, attracting direct foreign investment and spark­ing the local aviation industry, consolidating the state of Baja California as a leading entity with a thriving aviation industry.
This project, along with the “MRO Mexicana” project, built in our nation’s capital in 1997 as a the result of having provided maintenance services for more than 87 years, could posi­tion Mexico as a leader in aircraft maintenance services in Latin America; and don’t forget that Aeromexico and Interjet also have facilities of their own, where they carry out similar opera­tions on their respective fleets.

 
Source: Jet News

Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
Dremel Division
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
 
Now looking for suppliers for their Mexicali Manufacturing Facility.
 
This a unique opportunity to those local, world manufacturers.
 
As you can see on the following slide of presentation, Bosch will continue to grow, however, need suppliers to be on a 300 mile proximity.
 

 
Should your company be interested, please contact Alberto Villa, Purchasing Team Leader, e-mail: alberto.villa@us.bosch.com.
 
There are other Mexicali manufacturers in search of suppliers.
 
You can also contact Cesar Ponce, Coordinator of PIMSA Think Tank, an Industrial Intelligence Effort of our manufacturer’s community, e-mail: cesar.ponce@wdfservices.com.
 
Mexicali’s location: