One of our strategic advantages is the sharing of ideas and expertise between our various locations throughout the world. For example, after the recent purchase of our newest plant in Indianapolis — called Kimball Electronics Indianapolis (KEIND) — engineers from Kimball Electronics Poland (KEPS) and Kimball Electronics Jasper (KEJ) met with their counterparts in Indianapolis to learn about existing technologies, processes and capabilities helping KEIND meet the needs of the Medical market. In the left photo, left to right, KEPS Wojciech Zachcial and Bartosz Pyssa discuss an automated line with KEIND’s John Fuhrmann and Sean Hennette. In the right photo, Jeff Hilsmeyer and Charlie Hightower (the two on the far left) were also part of the tour and discussion. “This was beneficial,” says Jeff. “Charlie and I went up to help our KEIND counterparts review the needs for a medical customer whose product is going to be built on the automated line we were looking at in the pictures.”