Avigilon USA Factory Visit Report

By John Honovich, Published Apr 01, 2019, 01:23pm EDT

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 **** ****** *** ********

******** ******* ~**,*** **** ******** built ** ****, *** ******** ** well-maintained ***, ***** ** the ********* ** *** Dallas ************ ****, ** close ** ** ***** tech ******* ********** **** as *****. *** ***** below ***** ** ******** of *** ******* ** the ********:

*** *** ***** ***** shows *** *********** ****, including * ******** ***** built ****** *** ******:

** **** *** *** integrator **** ** *** parking ***. ***** *** facility ** ************** *************, it *** * ******** room **** *** *****.

** ******* *** ****** manufacturers, **** **** * variety ** ******* *******:

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*** **** **** ** the ******** **** ******** allowed ** **** *********** of *** *** ***** office:

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**** ************ *** ****** in ************* **********.

SMT ********

*** **** ******* ******* of '****' ************* ***** by ******** *** ***** use ** *********** (******* ***** **********) ******** ** *********** the ********** ****** **** in ********'* ********. *** image *****, ***** *** from ********, ***** * rough ***** ** ********'* layout:

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*** *** ***** *****, from***** *** ********* *****, ***** **** ** SMT ******* **** ******* various ********** ** ******** boards:

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*** *********** **** ** of **** *** '*************', that ** **** ********** already **** ******* **********. Avigilon's *** ** *** machines *** ***** ***** level ************* *** ***** out, ** ********, ** that *******.

********

******** *** ******* **** where **** **** *** locally ************ ****** (***** above) *** **** ********* them **** *******, ******, etc. ** **** ***** from ***** ********* ***** shows:

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**** **** ** * variety ** ****-** *** other ***** ** ******* as **** ** ****** RMAs ** *** ********.

******** ***** *** ********, currently *** *****, ** shown ** *** ***** at *** ********* ** this ****, ** *********.

Canada ** ** *************

*** ** ************* **** to ********'* ******** ************* in ******. ***** *** plants *** ******* ******* output, *** ****** ******** is ***** *********** *** first ************* ** ****, as **** ***** ** closer ** ********'* ********** and ********** *********** *****.

**% ** **** ** US ******** ********* **** from *** ** ******** and ********* *** ******* all ******** ** *** made ** **** ******** requirements.

*** ******** *********, ******** has * *********** *********** facility *** *** ******** based *************.

Why ***?

******** ********** ****, ***** the *** ** *** company's ******* ******, ****** manufacturing ********** ** **** market ******** ********** ** servicing **** ******, ********* minimizing ********* *** ****-****** times **** ********.

*** ******* **** ****** out ***** ****** * base ** **** ************* in *** **** **** allowed **** ** **** access ** ********* **** decades ** ***** ** manufacturing.

************, **** **** ********* multiple *****, ********** ***** flights ** ********* ** well ** ********* ** their ***** *** *** executive ******* ** ******** Dallas.

***** ******** ***** *** plant's ** ******** ****** friction **** ***** ***********, its ***** *** *** increased.

Not ******** **** ** ******* *** *****

** ******** ** ****** chain ******** ** ****** manufacturing **-*****, ******** ********** the **** (* ***** or **** *** ******** by ****) ***/** **** (shipping ** ********) ** further ******* *** *** manufacturing ********.

*** **** ***** ***** and ********** ******** ** the ******* ** ************* overseas *** *** ***** to **.

Disadvantage ** *** *************

*** ************ ******** ************ for ******** ************* *** for **** ****** ********** of ***-**** ********. **** is *** ******* **** Avigilon *** ****** ******* with ****** *** ** its ******* ***** **** complex **** ** ********* lens, ****** ********, *****-*******, etc.

** ** **** ** say ********'* ******** ************* model ***** ** ********** in *** *** $*** camera ************ *****, ***** it **** *** **** try.

Vivotek ******** *************

**************, ******** ************* *** own ********. *** *** notable ********* *********'* ** ***, ******** ************ ** Taiwanese *******, ****** **** Avigilon's *** ********.

******** **** **** *** a ***-*** *** *** part ** *** ***** to ******, ****** **** this *** * ***** product, ***** *********** ********* could ** ****** **** on ***** ********.

No ****** *********

******** ********** **** **** do *** *** ********* **********, ************ *********, ****** ***** ******** on ****** ***** ********. This **** **** ** a **** ***** ***** of ************* *** **** completely ******* ******, ****** most ***** ****** ************, such ** ****, *****, Hanwha, **** ** *** Huawei ********* **** *** low-end ******** (****** ***** the **** *** *** other ******** ********, ***** increases *****).

Motorola *******

**** ******** ********** ** spoke ** **** ************ about *** ******** ***********, emphasizing ******** ************ *** no ******** ****. *******, it ** **** ** take **** ***** ** being ******** ***** **** is ****** *** ********** to ***, ********** ** reality.

*** **** ********** ******* was **** ******** **********'* *** ****** ********* to *** ** *** of *** ****** *******, Motorola *********(*********** **** ****** *** of ******** ** ******** to ***** *** ** Motorola *********). **** ** a ***** ****** **** of *** ******* **** Motorola *** *** ******** and *** ********* ********* that ******** **** **** in ******** *******.

***, ** **********, ** it **** *** *************, Avigilon ********** **** **** can ***** *********** ****** their ************* ****** ** the *** *****. ***** the ********** ******** ********, trends ***** ********* ********'* USA *************.

Comments (10)

John Honovich

IPVM | 04/01/19 05:24pm

* ******* ** *** points *** *** *** cover ***** ******. ** course, **** **** ** ask *** *'** ********* on ***** ****** ** interest.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to John Honovich | 04/02/19 12:18am

*** **** ***** ***** did *** *** **** Avigilon ********'*? *** *** get * ***** ** how **** **** *** history ** **** ********* of *** *******?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 04/02/19 01:13am

***, **** ** **** almost *** ** *** executives **** **** ******* ********** ****, ** * do *** ***** ***** is * *** ** attachment ** ***** ****.

*** *** *** * sense ** *** **** know *** ******* ** your ********* ** *** company?

********'* *** ****** ** of ********* **** ** be ********* ***'* **** of *********** ** ** * fair *** ** ***** of **** *********...

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

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Clint Hays

Rasilient | 04/02/19 02:04am

******** ****: ******** ** the **** ********** ****** company, **** *'* ***** of *******, ******** ******** in *** *.*. *** it ** ********* **** should **** ***** **.

******** ****: *'*** **** to **** *** ****'* say ** 🤣

 

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Clint Hays | 04/02/19 02:19am

******** ** *** **** largescale ****** *******, **** I'm ***** ** *******, actually ******** ** *** U.S. *** ** ** something **** ****** **** pride **.

*'** ***** ******** *** that **.  *** ** Avigilon (*** ***** ****** them) ******* ** ******* in *** ** ***** everyone **** *** ** go ** *** ******** labor ****** ********.  ******** cameras *** **** ********* than ***** *** **** but **** *** **** below *** ***** ***** as *** **** * series ** ********* (*** Advidia) ********.

Undisclosed #3

IPVMU Certified | 04/02/19 02:24am

******** ***** ** ** in ***** *** ******* to **** **** **** can ******* * ** cams **** * ** cam ;)

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Michael Kragh

In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 04/02/19 10:01am

***** *** ****** *** having * ******* ** the **** ********* ** that **** **** **** FOV *** **** ********* resolution ** *** *** see *** ***** *** picture ******* ********** - i ** ******* **** the ****** ** **** cameras **** **** **** are ***** :-)

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 04/02/19 11:35am

**** *** ******* * HD **** **** * 4K *** 

*******!

*** ***** **** ** not *** *** *********, in *** **** / bad *** ****,******** **** ** ******:

*** ** ** ****** can ******* ** ** 95 ************ *******

*** * ** ************ camera **** ****** ****-********** and **** ******* *****, and *** ******* ** many ** ** ************ cameras

**********, ************* **** ******* such ********* ****** ** more ****** ** *** industry **** ********** ***** is **** ** ******* than ****** ***** ***** increases (***, ***-*****, ******, etc.).

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Rich Moore

04/02/19 03:47pm

*** ** *********, *** all *** ********** *** chips ** ******** ******* made ** *******?  ** are **** ******* ** from ****** ** *********?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Rich Moore | 04/02/19 06:36pm

* ***** ******* ***** IP ****** ************ *** components **** ** ******** counties. *** ***** *** specific ********** ** ********?

**** *** ********* ********* for ********, ********* * ** ******* for *****.

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