Behind the Scenes 

Meet Hamza El Alaoui General Manag

Hamza El Alaoui

of our Moroccan Subsidiary. Hamza joined Valtronic in 2003 and has been an important part of its success.

What is the most important part of your job?

• Taking care of our customers by achieving the following:
• Production schedule timeliness
• Quality results
• Customer satisfaction
• Managing VTMA team by :
• Ensure the motivation of the whole team
• Support team members as needed
• Doing everything necessary to have the full commitment of the team
• Monitor Finances and do what is necessary to control costs

What do you enjoy most about what you do?

Providing satisfaction to our customers, our employees and all our partners.

What is a typical day like for you?

• Prioritizing the day
• Attending to e-mails
• Touring the production lines and having discussions with production people, quality people
• Analyze the results: turnover, productivity, quality and see where must I need more information to understand the issues
• Conference call with customers to address their projects

What is your background and how did you enter this field?  

My background is in electronics and quality. I would summarize it as follows:

• Degree in Physics, with a focus on Electronics.
• ST Microelectronics : Responsible quality process (Triacs Line : 400 operators) for five years
• Protex Maroc (Glass for automotive industry) : Quality Manager for three years
• Fiat Auto Maroc : Supplier Quality manager for three years
• Valtronic Maroc : since 2003 began as Quality Manager

Valtronic fit exactly my expectations. Since the first day in VTMA I' had the conviction that we can build a big and a modern factory here. Today we just that.

What is the most important lesson you have learned in your career?

''If it's not perfect we can improve it''

In your words what should people know about doing business in Morocco?

Doing business in Morocco is simply doing a business like in Europe, USA and Asia. Morocco is the centre of the world: Only 10Km far from Europe, gate for Africa and not far from USA, Canada.

The culture here is an interesting mix from Arabic, European and African cultures.

Lastly, what do you look forward to doing that is not work related?

Serving the needy children and families around the world. To bring them joy, pleasure and safety.    

Valtronic also welcomes:  

Switzerland

Zouhir Mechta - Product & Business Development Manager

Baptiste Belle - IT Technician

Valtronic's Technology Center Director for Active Implants, Frédéric Mauron will present "Innovations in 3-D packaging: Leads and 3D package Interconnections for Active Implants" 

For More Information on the Conference 

USA

IEEE International Microwave Symposium

Montreal Canada  

Conference June 15-21, 2011

Expo June 19-21

Valtronic Booth 120 

Co-located with IMS2012 are the RFIC symposium and the ARFTG conference, which comprise the Microwave Week 2012 technical program.  The Microwave Week is the world's largest gathering of Radio Frequency (RF) and microwave professionals and the most important forum for the latest and most advanced research in the area.  We look forward to seeing you there and meeting with some of our neighbors to the North.

For more Information on the Conference.    

Tech Talk  

Valtronic Plays Major Role in Bringing Vylife to Life

The Vylife Boussignac respirator is a non-invasive ventilator adapted to emergency use inside and outside hospitals. The 

highlights of this

Vylife

product are an ergonomic shape, ease of use and light weight - in at just 435 grams.

To achieve this there were principal design and engineering challenges that Valtronic addressed:

Challenges from a Design Perspective:

• Extremely robust design suitable for harsh emergency environment deep understanding of the use environment to meet ergonomic needs.  
• Light and handheld device usable in one hand   

Challenges from an Engineering Perspective:

• Low Energy and advanced power management Integration of smallest proprietary valve for accurate oxygen delivery
• Innovative and proprietary "all-in-one" pneumatic connection

Valtronic's DFM experience and advanced manufacturing capabilities helped realize a design that addressed the above challenges and one that was feasible for scalability from the onset, allowing for high volume production while reducing the number of parts to a minimum.

This was accomplished in two ways; 1) using our miniaturization expertise we were able to address the engineering and design challenges while integrating as many electronics on one PCB as possible - including the display and keyboard. 2) the mechanical parts, were designed around extruded aluminum housing with minimal surrounding components which also reduced the assembly time.  

Valtronic also manages the entire supply and provides a fully tested and certified product, ready for distribution. The customer receives a product that addresses their emergency needs. 

In emergency situations time is a crucial factor, and the first aid teams have to focus on the patient while relying on robust equipment. VyLife  is a combination of engineered electronic technology with the integration of a smart and robust mechanical design. This winning combination allows the VyLife device to be ready to operate within seconds. With only one mechanical connector to attach the oxygen bottle the mask and the sensors, and one start button, the device is ready to monitor a patient's breathing  continuously  and deliver the oxygen needed in a safe way.