Its membrane switches, which it turns out at the rate of about 400kg per month, are made of flexible PCBs that can be moulded to form small parts. All manufacturing takes place in Ta Yang's two factories in Dongguan, on the mainland. The company was certified to ISO 9002 in 1995, and to UL and QS 9000 in 1999. Wong says Ta Yang expects to open a third factory in Shanghai by the end of the year. There is no minimum order and delivery takes two weeks after tooling is completed.
Major markets are Japan and Malaysia.
South Korea's You Eal Electronics Co Ltd. The firm offers You Eal-brand silicone rubber keypads and interconnectors, and last year won a bronze award from the Hong Kong Electronics Industries Assn Ltd for its newly introduced film elastomer cellular phone keypad. It turns out 40 million interconnectors a month at its factory in Hong Kong and 15 million keypads per month at its facility on the mainland. Minimum order and delivery time are based on the size and complexity of the order. Hi-Tech Silicone Rubber Mfy Ltd is an OEM that sells to markets worldwide, according to marketing director Raymond Wong. The company, with 15 years' experience in this field, produces about 6.5 million custom-designed keypads and one million synthetic rubber parts monthly at its factory in Zhongshan, on the mainland.