INNOCOM Announces Key Manufacturing Acquisition to Improve Product Lead Time, Cost Flexibility and Copyright Protection
08 Mars 2007 - 10:05PM
PR Newswire (US)
SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- INNOCOM
Technology Holdings, Inc. (OTC:INCM) (BULLETIN BOARD: INCM) today
announced its intent to acquire 71.5% interest of Superior
Precision Engineering Co. Limited ("SPE"), a Chinese company that
provides manufacturing services, including: tooling design and
fabrication, injection molding, spraying, printing, laser marking
and sub-assembly. The parties anticipate entering a definitive
agreement regarding the transaction in the near term after
completion of due diligence inspections and assessments by INNOCOM.
Mr. William Hui and Mr. Leng Tay, key members of SPE, are related
parties to INNOCOM. Mr. William Hui, Chairman and CEO of INNOCOM
said, "SPE will play a key part in our integration strategy since
it serves as the cell phone components provider in the upper stream
of the supply chain. In addition, INNOCOM will benefit from this
integration by having better control over the product lead time,
extension of business relationships with SPE's existing
multinational corporation customers, greater cost/price flexibility
and strengthening of design copyright protection." Improvements in
Product Lead Time Currently, completion of tooling design and
fabrication of an injection mold for INNOCOM takes 8-10 weeks.
After the acquisition of SPE, it is anticipated the completion time
will be shortened by at least 33%. Cell phones in China have become
fashion products so the shortened lead times can improve INNOCOM's
response time to bring product to market. Improvements in Cost
Flexibility Currently, depending upon the complexity of cell phone
design, a 3rd party tooling company will charge INNOCOM between
$10,000 - 50,000 for an injection molding. Materials account for
only a small portion of the total cost; most of the charge is
attributable to the know-how of the tooling design firm. After the
proposed acquisition of SPE, INNOCOM will have greater flexibility
in its pricing and, as a result, should further strengthen its
competitiveness. Improvements in Copyright Protection Currently,
INNOCOM takes the risk that having its proprietary casing designs
leaked to competitors during the tooling design stage when its uses
3rd party firms. INNOCOM can mitigate this risk after the proposed
acquisition. About INNOCOM Technology Holdings, Inc. INNOCOM is a
leading mobile communication technology company. They have two
principal business lines; mobile phone handset design and trading
of mobile phone handsets and components. INNOCOM provides
customized mobile phone design services to licensed manufacturers
in China. Their services include hardware system design based on
chipsets such as integrated circuits sourced from external
suppliers, application software design and mobile phone handset
casing design. In addition to design services, the company provides
sourcing of mobile phone handsets and components for customers on a
wholesale basis. Company Contact: Innocom Technology Holdings, Inc.
Ashley Hull (310) 450-9100 opt 1 Safe Harbor Statement Under The
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Company's plans or expectations. DATASOURCE: INNOCOM Technology
Holdings, Inc. CONTACT: Ashley Hull of Innocom Technology Holdings,
Inc., +1-310-450-9100, opt. 1,
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