Jabil Team Opens New Rapid Prototyping Facility in Silicon Valley

Published Nov 12, 2012

San Jose, Calif. – Nov. 1, 2012 – Jabil Emerging Growth, the company’s entrepreneurial arm, today announced it has opened a new rapid prototyping facility here in their Silicon Valley site, dedicated to helping emerging companies transform their product designs into proofs of concept or quality prototypes – quickly, efficiently and economically. The multi-million-dollar facility, staffed with experienced engineers and supply chain experts, offers a standard 48 to 72-hour turnaround on engineering prototypes, with available expedited delivery times of 24 hours. In addition to speed, the rapid prototyping facility provides comprehensive services, such as bill of materials validation, AVL expansion, custom design, product testing, value analysis, value engineering, rapid rework services and supply chain optimization. Further, the facility’s location within Jabil’s San Jose, Calif. manufacturing plant enables a seamless transition from prototype to production.