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Explore answers to frequently asked questions about Sanmina Israel — including our technologies, certifications, workforce, sustainability efforts, and global supply chain solutions.
Manufacturing Capabilities & Technologies
What advanced technologies are available at your site?
Sanmina Israel operates a wide range of advanced manufacturing capabilities: SMT lines for complex electronic assemblies, precision machining for medical metal parts, metal enclosures and welding, automated powder and wet paint lines, and full electro-mechanical integration, including assembly, testing, packaging, and shipping. This enables us to deliver a true one-stop-shop solution.
Can you handle both small, complex batches and large-scale production?
Yes. We support High Mix / Low Volume for medical start-ups requiring flexibility, and High Volume / Low Mix for global customers seeking large production runs at competitive costs.
What makes Sanmina Israel unique in medical manufacturing?
We specialize in building highly complex, life-saving medical systems. Key strengths include:
High-Level Assembly (HLA): complete systems such as MRI/CT equipment, robotic surgical platforms, diagnostic devices, and patient monitoring systems.
Multi-disciplinary integration: combining electronics, mechanics, optics, and fluidics in a single manufacturing flow.
What core manufacturing technologies do you operate?
PCBA (Electronics Assembly): automated SMT lines for PCB population.
Precision Machining: manufacturing of exact medical/mechanical components.
Metal Enclosures & Welding: design and production of housings and frames.
Mechanical & System Assembly: integration of sub-assemblies and full systems, including plastics, cables, and electronics.
Quality & Regulatory Compliance
What certifications does your facility hold?
The site is certified to ISO 13485 for medical device manufacturing, ISO 9001 for quality management, ISO 14001 for environmental management, and ISO 45001 for safety. We are FDA registered and hold MDSAP certification, enabling audits across the US, Canada, Australia, Brazil, and Japan.
How do you ensure quality and regulatory compliance?
We implement full IQ/OQ/PQ processes, perform testing at every production stage, and maintain complete component traceability. A dedicated quality department with medical specialists supports customers from development through to serial production.
Workforce & Expertise
How many employees work in the medical sector at your Israel site?
The site employs several hundred people, with a significant portion directly engaged in medical systems—production engineers, quality professionals, technicians, skilled operators, and project managers, ensuring complete customer support.
How skilled are your employees?
Our teams have deep multi-disciplinary expertise, particularly in mechatronics. Years of experience in complex system manufacturing enable them to handle advanced technologies while ensuring strict compliance and precise processes.
How do you retain skilled employees long term?
Sanmina invests in ongoing professional training, offers global career paths, and provides a stable workplace with advanced benefits. Employee turnover is relatively low thanks to high commitment and a strong sense of belonging.
Customers & Market Engagement
Who are your medical customers?
We partner with leading global medical device companies as well as Israeli start-ups. While we cannot disclose names due to confidentiality, we cover areas such as diagnostics, imaging, cardiology, urology, and therapeutic equipment.
Do you also support early-stage start-ups?
Absolutely. We provide tailored models for start-ups, including Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Test (DFT), and quick-turn prototyping, ensuring smooth and error-free transfer from development to production.
Sustainability & ESG
How do you address sustainability and corporate responsibility?
Sanmina adheres to high ESG standards. Our Israel site is ISO 14001 certified, implements waste reduction programs, uses green energy, and follows Sanmina’s global sustainability policies.
Global Presence & Supply Chain
How do you mitigate global supply chain challenges?
As part of Sanmina worldwide, we have access to a global procurement network with thousands of approved suppliers, transfer-of-manufacturing capabilities across sites, and distributed supply chain management. This ensures production continuity even during global shortages.
How do you manage production transfers across sites?
Harmonized Standards: equipment and processes aligned across plants.
Shared IT Systems: one global IT backbone ensuring visibility and consistency.
Structured Engineering Processes: formal transfer protocols guarantee smooth handover of tools, knowledge, and processes without compromising quality.
What are the advantages of being part of a global company?
Global Supply Chain: wide access to efficient procurement and cost reduction.
- Flexible Transfer of Manufacturing: seamless relocation of production between sites depending on market/customer needs.
- Shared Knowledge and Expertise: leveraging the experience of Sanmina’s worldwide facilities for cross-disciplinary synergy.
Business and Financial Advantage
How do you provide competitive costs for customers?
By combining local manufacturing in Israel with global sourcing, using advanced automation, and applying lean manufacturing, we deliver attractive Total Cost of Ownership—balancing high quality, short lead times, and reduced risk.