Posts made in May 2019

May 2019

News Release – May 24, 2019

A sledge hammer hitting the tariffsFort Wayne, IN USA – Connor Corporation is pleased to announce the expansion of its supply chain throughout Southeast Asia and the USA.  Connor’s manufacturing network has been expanded in Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and the USA, providing Connor with a menu of options to assist its Customers in reducing costs and avoid the recent 25% tariffs on engineered components imported from China.

For customers with manufacturing locations in the US, Connor can supply tariff-free components from their Fort Wayne warehouse using Connor’s manufacturing locations in Southeast Asia and the USA.

For customers with manufacturing locations in Mexico, Connor has opened a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) warehouse in Brownsville, Texas, allowing Connor to supply tariff-free components regardless of which country the components are manufactured.

If your current supply of castings, forgings or rubber molded parts from China or elsewhere is no longer competitive or being impacted by the current and potential tariffs, please contact Connor Corporation at info@connorcorp.com to discuss your options and to take action.