Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) is expanding its manufacturing capacity in its Tijuana, Mexico, facility. Through space and headcount additions, Clearfield plans to quadruple its manufacturing presence in Mexico. The expansion is intended to reduce Clearfield's cost of product manufacturing and lead time, and to increase on-time deliveries.
The Mexico facility is modeled after the company's U.S. manufacturing facilities in Minneapolis. Like the U.S. based facility, Clearfield's Mexican operations are equipped with passive optical LAN technology providing fiber-to-the-desktop and fiber-to-the-workstation.
"Our Mexican manufacturing facilities fully complement our ongoing operations at our U.S. headquarters," said Cheri Beranek, Clearfield president and CEO. "As part of our global initiative to provide our customers the best total cost of ownership solutions, this strategic investment in manufacturing capacity will position us to build upon our growing momentum throughout the North American national carrier marketplace."