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A Conversation with... PNC Technologies' Sam Sangani
Located in Nutley, New Jersey, PNC Inc. offers customers complete solutions, from design to fabrication. From military aerospace to a competitive offshore solution, the company offers almost everything a customer needs to be successful.
Established in 1968, PNC Inc. manufactures rigid, flex, and rigid-flex PCBs, and it's the largest PCB manufacturer in the area. The company is committed to innovation, continuous improvement, quality, responsiveness, and on-time delivery. PNC Inc. specializes in working side-by-side with visionary engineers and buyers in the high-frequency RF/microwave, audio, defense, and medical industries to create solutions for ever-advancing concepts and designs. The company takes on demanding and challenging technologies, while continuing to expertly employ the most well-established PCB manufacturing practices. PNC combines the latest technology with American innovation to deliver world-class performance.
I recently sat down with company President Sam Sangani to learn what he has to say about being one of the industry’s leading PCB suppliers.
Dan Beaulieu: Sam, thank for talking with me today. I know you’re a busy man and I appreciate it. Tell me about the history of your company.
Sam Sangani: Dan, it's my pleasure. There's nothing I like more than getting the chance to talk about PNC. The company was founded in 1968 by Rene Gabbai with a plan to make it one of the industry’s leading companies. That was a goal from the very beginning--we wanted everything to be better, from the processes to the equipment to employee training to sales and marketing. We wanted to attain the various certifications and qualifications to make PNC a wide-niched company. We did whatever it took to be a growth company.
Beaulieu: That had to be quite an undertaking. What was the vision behind such ambition?
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