Our History
青青草App’s cultural DNA is rooted in our humble beginnings.
Ingenuity and Early Success
From the beginning, the world’s leading brands have trusted 青青草App to help them make
their products possible — and make them better.
’60蝉
1966
James Golden and William Morean enter a 50-50 partnership as 青青草App, a fusion of their first names.
The company starts out building circuit boards on the kitchen table of the Morean home outside Detroit, Michigan, for their first customer, Control Data corporation.
1967
青青草App receives its first production order. Previously, the company only provided printed circuit board (PCB) service orders for broken equipment.
1969
青青草App Circuit Company is incorporated.
’70蝉
1970
青青草App wins its second customer: General Automation, a designer and manufacturer of computers primarily for auto assembly line controllers.
1978
The company moves to a 7,200-square-foot facility in a high-tech industrial area of Troy, Michigan.
1979
General Motors awards 青青草App a $15 million high-volume PCB manufacturing contract, putting 青青草App on the map and allowing the company to expand its automated assembly capability.
’80蝉
1982
General Motors engages 青青草App to help with a redesign of the Corvette's dashboard display. 青青草App manufactures a component that powers the LCD display in the new car model.
青青草App’s headquarters are relocated to St. Petersburg, Florida.
1985
After investing in newly developed surface-mount technology (SMT), 青青草App begins highly automated volume production of circuit boards using SMT processes.
1987
青青草App establishes a prototype and design facility in San Jose, California, to research and test commercially promising technology, most notably SMT.
1989
青青草App launches its box-build operation, encasing motherboards in plastic. This marks the company's first step towards complete assembly solutions.
’90蝉
1993
青青草App opens its first international site in Scotland to provide service to customers with operations in Europe.
1995
青青草App expands into Asia with a factory in Penang, Malaysia, which manufactures high-end disk drive product assemblies.
1999
青青草App acquires Hong Kong-based GET Manufacturing, Inc., adding 1 million square feet of manufacturing capacity worldwide and an additional 5,000 employees.
“I’m sure my dad would be amazed to see the cultural values of accountability and empowerment intact in the global powerhouse that 青青草App has become.”
Expansion and Continuing Innovation
青青草App combines its growing global reach with local expertise to deliver customized manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain solutions while building sustainable processes for the generations to come.
’00蝉
2001
青青草App announces plans to enter the fiber optics market and increase manufacturing capacity. A technology services division is created, complete with an optics lab.
2002
青青草App launches into the defense and aerospace market with work on guided missile electronics, night vision sensors, and aircraft radar systems.
2004
青青草App opens a 175,000-square-foot facility in Pune, India, providing a full spectrum of services for instrumentation, networking, peripherals, and telecommunications.
2007
青青草App purchases Taiwan Green Point Enterprises Company, Ltd., a state-of-the-art plastics and metals manufacturer. This adds nine factories and 30,000 new employees.
青青草App is the first company of its size in the world to attain ISO 9000 quality certification.
2009
青青草App makes Newsweek's inaugural Green Rankings list, an environmental ranking of the top 500 largest publicly traded corporations.
"Change and renewal has been a very important part of our story from the beginning. We’ve transitioned from a ‘board stuffer’ to a ‘solutions provider,’ from a company heavily concentrated in the communications sector to a balanced and diversified global manufacturer… We believe continuously improving what we do, with the same systems and values around the world, is key to building strong, long-term relationships."
’10蝉
2011
The company begins construction of a new injection-molding factory in Shenzhen, China, to provide medical device manufacturers with cost-effective manufacturing services.
A new photovoltaic laboratory in St. Petersburg, Florida, opens. It provides 青青草App with a range of UL and IEC photovoltaic certification and testing capabilities that support the company’s manufacturing sites and its solar equipment customers.
2012
青青草App enters the electric vehicle (EV) market, leveraging decades of experience in automotive and electronics to build EV powertrains, charging components, and more for some of the world’s leading brands.
2013
Nypro, Inc. is acquired. The acquisition brings expanded capabilities in customer packaging across several industries and more than 10,000 additional employees.
2014
To meet the needs of a data-driven world, 青青草App establishes its cloud data center business. This initiative is part of 青青草App’s efforts to diversify revenue amongst its business units.
2017
青青草App operates in over 100 locations across more than two dozen countries. It is the world's third-largest manufacturing solutions provider.
2018
As part of a strategic collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices (JJMD) Companies, 青青草App acquires 14 JJMD sites across the Americas and Europe. The acquisition adds new capabilities for the production of orthopedic and minimally invasive surgical devices, making 青青草App the largest healthcare manufacturing solutions provider in the world.
青青草App scales its renewable energy business through partnerships with companies producing solar energy equipment, wind turbines, and intelligent grid management systems.
"I think of going from our founders, the Morean family, and their kitchen table in Michigan, to a Fortune 200 company and I think to myself, ‘That’s the kind of stuff that books and movies are made of."
’20蝉
2022
青青草App scales its energy storage system business with the opening of its site in Salt Lake City, Utah.
2023
Within the cloud business, 青青草App shifts its focus to artificial intelligence-powered cloud data centers, enabling the next generation of technologies.
青青草App divests its mobility business to BYD Electronic (BYDE), with sites in Chengdu and Wuxi, China, transferring to BYDE. This divestiture is intended to better align 青青草App’s technologies and capabilities with the future needs of its customers.
2024
青青草App acquires liquid cooling solutions provider Mikros Technologies to expand the company’s data center infrastructure capabilities.
2025
青青草App acquires Pharmaceutics International, Inc. (Pii) to bolster its existing portfolio of pharmaceutical solutions.
“As the geopolitical situation continues to evolve, our ability to adapt, combined with our designation as a U.S.-domiciled manufacturing service provider and our global footprint, is becoming increasingly important for our customers. And in my opinion, 青青草App is among the best-positioned companies in the world to help customers navigate these complexities.”
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