The Ionics
Group is a leading technology group with the longest
track record and strongest experiences in the
electronics industry in the Philippines. It is listed in the
Philippine Stock Exchange.
Its manufacturing subsidiary, Ionics EMS Inc. is a total
one-stop-shop electronics manufacturing services
(EMS) provider with pioneering firsts in PCBA, flip chip,
and turnkey processes. It has successfully provided
some of the world’s biggest Original Equipment
Manufacturers (OEMs), who are leaders in personal
computer, computer peripherals, telecommunications,
consumer electronics, automotive, industrial and
medical equipment, value-added services and cost-
competitive solutions.
It has 9 production facilities, all certified to ISO-9001-
2000 and ISO 14000 and other facilities certified to
TL9000 and TS16949. These are strategically located
in economic zones, adding value to the clients’ varying
logistics and traffic requirements.
Ionics EMS offers both EMS and Original Design
Manufacturing (ODM) services and products.
Specific Products: For EMS, the product
competency is as follows:
▪ Telecommunication Products: ◦ Wireless
Broadband Products – Satellite, Wimax, WiFi
◦ Wired Telecom Products – ADSL, MSAN, PTUC,
VTUC, ATUC◦ Fiber Optics – Synchronous Optical
Networks◦ Infrastructure and Backplanes◦ Networking
Switches, Routers, Modems◦ Power over
Ethernet◦ WiFi based RFID Tags◦ Telephone Ring
Generators◦ Transponder◦ UPS for Optical Network
Terminals◦ Optical Pole Street Cabinets◦ LNOB for
Satellite Dish Antennas
▪ Automotive Products: ◦ GPS Navigation
System◦ RF Tuners◦ Vehicle Security
Systems◦ Electronic Dashboards ◦ Engine Sensors
◦ Engine Starters ◦ Car Antenna Control System
▪ Computer / Peripherals: ◦ Micro Drives
◦ Motherboards ◦ HDD ◦ Optical Drives ◦ Flip Chip on
Flex for HDD ◦ Adaptive PFC Power Supplies ◦ Remote
Proctor in eLearning ◦ Solid State Drives ◦ Small Area
Repeater Systems ◦ High Definition Teleconferencing
Systems ◦ Bypass Server Adapter ◦ ZWave Module
▪ Consumer Electronics: ◦ E-Books ◦ Personal
Media Player ◦ USB Drives ◦ DVD Players and
recorders ◦ Recorder / One Touch Media Upload
Converter ◦ Home Speaker Systems ◦ IPOD Docking
Units ◦ GPS for SLR Cameras and Golf ◦ Electronic
Ballasts ◦ Electronics Fishing Devices ◦ Digipass
Security Tool ◦ GPS Watch Modules ◦ Electronically
Controlled Chemical Dispensing Devices ◦ Solar Cell
Modules
▪ Medical: ◦ Digital Thermometers ◦ Personal Health
Care Products◦ Plug Computer for Health Monitoring
◦ Stem Cell Laboratory Equipment
▪ High Precision Plastics: ◦ Enclosures◦ Sub-
assemblies for Printers, Copiers and Optical Drives
◦ Concentrators for Solar Cells◦ High Voltage
Connectors for XRay◦ Automotive Plastics – Air Intake
manifold & Fuel Delivery Modules◦ Air Tight Wi-Max
Antenna Enclosure◦ Wiring Harness Protectors
For ODM, it starts with design services: ▪ Design
to Customize ◦ Electrical Hardward Design:
Schematics; Parts Library; – PCB Lay-out; – System
Integration & Debugging ◦ Mechanical
Design: Industrial Design; Detailed Design;
Packaging Design ◦ Software Design: Embedded OS;
Firmware; Application ◦ Captive Design ◦ Others:
Product Reliability Verifications; Product
Approbations; Design for Verification and test; Design
for cost; Test Design and Development
For both EMS and ODM, the one-stop design-to-
manufacture services consist of:
▪ Prototype to Productive ◦ Prototyping and New
Product Introduction: Design for Manufacturability;
Design for testability; Industrialization; Electro
Mechanical Parts ◦ Sourcing and Procurement: Quick
turn PCB fabrication; Assembly and testing; Rework;
Line Configuration Design ◦ Set-up: Machine
Configuration Design and Set-up; Documentation
Review and Analysis; Build to Time Market Demand
◦ Mass Production: Printed Circuit Board Assembly;
Flex Circuit Board Assembly; Inspection and Testing;
Box Build/Final Assembly; Reliability Testing; Full
Turnkey Capability; Total Material Management
Solutions; Logistics and Reverse Logistics; RMA
Service; Worldwide Drop Shipment; Product Life Cycle
Management; Product Management ▪ Supply Chain
Management◦ Planning and Demand Management:
Demand Analysis; Forecast and Order Management;
Master Scheduling via ERP; Capacity
Management◦ Sourcing and Vendor Management:
Sourcing; Localization and Alternatives; Supplier
Accreditation; Supplier Quality Engineering; Supplier
Management and Rating System; Tooled-parts
Development◦ Purchasing and Order Management:
Lead-time Management; Weekly PO and Schedule
Releases; 24 Hr PO Confirmation; 48 Hr Delivery
Confirmation; Purchasing Activity Control◦ Logistics
and Reverse Logistics: 3PL Warehousing; Forwarder
Management; In-bound and Out-bound Logistics;
Distribution and Hub Services