XLI Corporation Announces Major Process and
Product Development Initiative

(Rochester, New York) XLI Corporation, a full-service manufacturer of precision components for Fortune 500 clients, announced today a $147,000 initiative to enhance its process and product offerings. A portion of the initiative will be used to help develop proprietary products in new markets. The addition of these products will strengthen XLI by leveling production loads, improving resource utilization and expanding the company’s engineering capabilities.

“We recognize that fast-changing markets put increasing pressures on our clients to upgrade products and reduce costs,” said XLI Corporation President Peter Schott. “In order to support these customers, we must continually improve our operations. Accordingly, XLI will use a major portion of this initiative to expand our sales force, upgrade client information systems, improve project management processes and enhance the skills of our manufacturing personnel.”

This initiative is supported, in part, by a $40,000 Industrial Effectiveness Program grant from Empire State Development, New York State’s economic development agency.

“New York State’s Industrial Effectiveness Program helps companies improve production processes to enhance efficiency, expand market share and promote job growth,” said Empire State Development Chairman Charles A. Gargano. “When coupled with Governor Pataki’s business friendly policies, programs such as this have enabled us to create an environment in New York State where companies can invest in their futures and thrive, which strengthens our economy and benefits our workforce.”

“In the global market for manufacturing services, speed is a competitive advantage,” Schott said. “We are extremely grateful to Governor Pataki’s team at Empire State Development for assisting us with this initiative, which will ensure that XLI becomes more responsive, leaner and provides even greater customer-focus. The essence of this strategy is captured in our value proposition, ‘Manufacturing complex products faster.’”

The company’s core capabilities are process design and engineering, computer numerically controlled (CNC) machining, CNC turning, sheet metal fabrication and product assembly and testing. A typical product for the company is an assembly consisting of machined, turned and sheet metal parts produced internally integrated with purchased components such as motors, wire harnesses, belts, pulleys, etc. procured externally via qualified subcontractors.

XLI Corporation is an ISO 9001:2000 registered, full-service manufacturer of precision engineered machine components and assemblies. For more than three decades, XLI has provided precision manufacturing services for the nation’s leading suppliers of equipment for circuit board insertion, digital imaging and printing, manufacturing automation, medical diagnostics, office automation, process control, and telecommunications.

The company, which operates a modern, 32,000 S. F. facility in Rochester, N.Y., has recently expanded its capabilities for prismatic machining, rotational machining, sheet metal fabrication, assembly and test services, and design services to better assist customers that are trying to compete in today’s global economy.

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