Avigilon USA Factory Visit Report

Published Apr 01, 2019 17:23 PM

In a building that looks more like corporate offices than a 'factory' and just down the road from suburban housing developments is Avigilon's USA manufacturing plant.

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Given the heightened interest in non-China manufacturing, IPVM visited the plant to see what Avigilon does there and its most recent developments including:

  • What they manufacture there
  • How they manufacturer in the USA
  • How it compares to their Canadian manufacturing
  • Why they choose to manufacture in the USA
  • What benefits they see compared to manufacturing in China or Vietnam
  • What disadvantages they have from such manufacturing
  • What products they do not manufacturer themselves
  • How the Motorola acquisition and ownership is impacting them

Just like IPVM's Hanwha Vietnam factory visit, and unlike trade magazine visits, IPVM covered all of our own expenses.

Overview **** ****** *** ********

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Why ***?

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Motorola *******

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Comments (10)
JH
John Honovich
Apr 01, 2019
IPVM

* ******* ** *** ****** *** did *** ***** ***** ******. ** course, **** **** ** *** *** I'll ********* ** ***** ****** ** interest.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Apr 02, 2019

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JH
John Honovich
Apr 02, 2019
IPVM

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** ***** ***** ******.

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Clint Hays
Apr 02, 2019
Genetec

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Apr 02, 2019

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*'** ***** ******** *** **** **.  How ** ******** (*** ***** ****** them) ******* ** ******* ** *** US ***** ******** **** *** ** go ** *** ******** ***** ****** possible.  ******** ******* *** **** ********* than ***** *** **** *** **** are **** ***** *** ***** ***** as *** **** * ****** ** Panasonic (*** *******) ********.

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Undisclosed #3
Apr 02, 2019
IPVMU Certified

******** ***** ** ** ** ***** and ******* ** **** **** **** can ******* * ** **** **** 1 ** *** ;)

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Michael Kragh
Apr 02, 2019

***** *** ****** *** ****** * cameras ** *** **** ********* ** that **** **** **** *** *** with ********* ********** ** *** *** see *** ***** *** ******* ******* difference - * ** ******* **** the ****** ** **** ******* **** what **** *** ***** :-)

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JH
John Honovich
Apr 02, 2019
IPVM

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Rich Moore
Apr 02, 2019

*** ** *********, *** *** *** components *** ***** ** ******** ******* made ** *******?  ** *** **** shipped ** **** ****** ** *********?

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JH
John Honovich
Apr 02, 2019
IPVM

* ***** ******* ***** ** ****** manufacturer *** ********** **** ** ******** counties. *** ***** *** ******** ********** of ********?

**** *** ********* ********* *** ********, though*** * ** ******* *** *****.

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