BROOKVILLE — McGregor and Associates President Dan Schmidt addressed council on the services his company provides.

According to the McGregor website, the company, founded in 1978, offers “value-added final assembly, printed circuit boards, integration, selective conformal coating, surface mount assembly, through-hole assembly, functional testing, ultra sonic welding, custom cable harness, potting/encapsulation and hot bar soldering.”

“We are a contract manufacturer for electronic assembly,” Schmidt said.

“We build wire harnesses. We integrate that into final solutions. We do all the testing.

Whatever it takes to build it, that’s what we do,” Schmidt continued.

Schmidt pointed out the products his company produces are found in many of the products people use on a regular basis.

“The products that we build, everybody has had some touch that came from McGregor,” Schmidt said.

Schmidt noted some of the companies McGregor builds electronic components for includes Whirlpool, Kitchen Aide and Emerson.

Schmidt also said his company builds electronic components for Pdi Communications, located in Springboro.

“Whenever you are in Kettering Hospital you will see PDi Communications. We are a big part of what they do for the hospital,” Schmidt said.

Schmidt also said his company has a global presence through its work with “green” technology.

“Power is one of the areas where there is problems we are having globally, not just in the United States, but also in Africa,” Schmidt said.

“We’re involved with some of our products that go into some of those types of assemblies that allows us to bring power to such places as Africa that don’t have power,” Schmidt added.

Schmidt also noted McGregor is working with a company that is employing satellite monitoring to help create clean water systems in Africa.

“We’ve been working with DOXA Research, a ministry group, to develop a satellite communications system,” Schmidt said.

Schmidt pointed out DOXA Research is one of the few companies that drill down deep enough so that water will come from the aquifer.

“A lot of other companies aren’t doing that. They are digging down just far enough to get water, but they don’t know how clean the water is,” Schmidt said.

Schmidt said the satellite monitoring system allows DOXA to monitor how much water is being used and if the water table is getting low.

“They have it mathematically set out to where they know they are getting water,”Schmidt said.

Schmidt also said DOXA can use the satellite monitoring system to help resolve any problems with the water system.

“If there is a problem, such as a pump goes out, DOXA can use the satellite system to locate where the problem is occurring and quickly correct the problem,” Schmidt said.

Schmidt said McGregor is an unique company that bucks the status quo in the industry.

“We’re not the normal type of contract manufacturer. We’re not like the big fish in the pond. They only want large volumes to do the repeatable stuff. My team likes to do new and improved stuff. We like change. We like a challenge,” Schmidt said.

Schmidt said because of that reputation, businesses will bring their products to McGregor for repair or replacement.

“Sometimes it’s a miracle that we can make it happen because, in many instances, since we don’t make the part, we don’t have the road map,” Schmidt said.

“But the group of guys and girls I have are excellent. They make everything happen,” Schmidt said, adding the company has 35 full-time employees.

Schmidt indicated he is looking toward the future.

“We are investing about $700,000 in new equipment,” Schmidt said.

“The new equipment we are purchasing will allow us to run 9,000 pieces an hour where we are at now to almost 40,000 pieces an hour,” Schmidt said.

Schmidt noted the new equipment will help allow the company to turn out products in a little more than a week.

Schmidt also said he is looking into the development of a solar energy system that will enable the company to save money on energy consumption.

Schmidt said that project is scheduled to begin in 2025.

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