In my experience by the time a trend gets picked up by the mainstream media, it is already firmly entrenched (and possibly on the decline). So when I came across no fewer than five articles and news reports this weeks touting brand-name manufacturers – from Apple to GE – bringing production back onshore, I knew a big move was afoot.

November 30, 2012 Santa Clara, California – November 30, 2012 Energy & Life Science Innovations, Inc. – ELSI (the parent company of Global Energy Innovations, Inc., Power Products, Inc. and several other energy and life science companies) announced today that it has entered into a long-term manufacturing agreement with Sonic Manufacturing Technologies to manufacture all ELSI products. Sonic is one of the premier regional turnkey contract manufactures in Silicon Valley, California. Sonic offer…

LUMOback: The Smart Posture Sensor hits milestone and visits Sonic Manufacturing Factory With the first 1,000 backers confirmed, LUMOback meets with Sonic, their manufacturing partners in Fremont, CA. They visited the factory in order to confirm the assembly procedures for the LUMOback. Below, please find a picture of the LUMOback team at the Sonic Manufacturing Technologiesfactory displaying some of the test assembly parts. Read More

San Francisco Business Times Report: Tech producer Sonic booms Even as huge amounts of consumer electronics manufacturing has shifted overseas, Sonic Manufacturing Technologies Inc. has thrived in Silicon Valley by building prototypes and other high-margin products like medical devices in relatively low volumes. Launched in 1996 with only $250,000 in backing from the founders’ friends and family, Fremont-based Sonic Manufacturing has grown into a 330-person concern with revenue tracking this …

The Return of Electronics Manufacturing to the U.S.A. Featuring Sonic Manufacturing Technologies Sonic Manufacturing Technologies will be featured on the Profiles Series Productions’ special edition series, “In View” about “Made in America.” The program will air on the Discovery Channel Friday, December 7th, 2012 at 7:00a.m EST and PST. With the costs of global outsourcing continuing to rise, Sonic is successfully ‘backshoring’ product to the United States. Many industries have turned to Soni…