Patton's Maryland Manufacturing Plant Featured in Washington Post

	Slide Show
	“We want to keep the jobs here because we believe it’s the best thing for our country.”
	Robert R. Patton President & CEO

GAITHERSBURG, MD: Patton is one of three firms featured in the Washington Post's July 14 article about local manufacturing operations in the Washington D.C. vicinity.

Journalist Sarah Halzack observes:  "For these businesses, making things in America —in the Washington area, specifically—is still a viable model, even if it brings with it some tough challenges. Here’s a look at three firms that are keeping their manufacturing jobs here and why they’re finding that to be good business."

As Halzack reports, Patton ships more than 70 percent of its products to customers outside the United States. Yet the maker of wireless routers, Ethernet extenders and voice-over-IP technology still does all its own  manufacturing locally, in  its Gaithersburg, MD headquarters.

In an interview with the author, Robert R. Patton, the firm’s president and chief executive, said part of his strategy is the simple belief that it’s the patriotic thing to do:  

"We want to keep the jobs here because we believe it’s the best thing for our country."

Patton also explained that because the assembly line has become more high-tech, the company requires highly-skilled workers that are well-educated in  mathematics and science.

Patton  has other reasons, too, for staying in Gaithersburg. For one, he doesn’t think that the set-up of many overseas factories is a good fit for his business. Patton products are often highly customized so Patton the flexibility to change the product labeling and packaging easily. That level of customization is not something Mr. Patton believes can be easily managed at an overseas facility.

Posted in the Capital Business section of the Washington Post, the piece includes an online slide show.

The full story is entitled: Why ‘Made in the U.S.A.’ is still a viable model for some local manufacturers.


About Patton

Patton is all about connections. It is our joy and mission to connect real-world customer challenges with high-quality, right-priced solutions—complemented by unrivaled customer service and technical support. Incorporated 1984, Patton has built everything from micro-sized widgets that connect "this-with-that," to carrier-grade Telecom gear that connects subscribers to service-providers. Patton's specialty is interconnecting legacy TDM and serial systems with new-generation IP-based voice, data, and multi-media technologies. 

Headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD, USA, Patton equipment—including VoIP, Ethernet extension, and wireless router technologies—is up-and-running in carrier, enterprise and industrial networks worldwide. Patton works in connection with a growing network of technology, business, and sales-channel partners. To connect with local-market requirements, Patton operates training and support centers in Switzerland, Hungary, Lebanon, India, Vietnam, and the USA.

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Contact:
Glendon Flowers

Patton Electronics Company
7622 Rickenbacker Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20879 USA
Tel: (301) 975-1000
Fax: (301) 869-9293
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.patton.com

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