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Manufacturing in Costa Rica with Ascential Medical and Life Sciences

Manufacturing in Costa Rica with Ascential Medical and Life Sciences

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 A conversaton with Sergio Vargas of Ascential Medical and Life Sciences Contact the Central American Group if you want to establish a manufacturing facility in Costa Rica. Sergio VargasGeneral ManagerAscential Medical and Life Sciencessergio.vargas@ascentialtech.comThe Central American Group: Hello. Welcome to this episode of the Central American Group podcast. Because of our operations in Central America, mainly in Costa Rica and El Salvador, we can talk to some very interesting people. Today, our guest is Sergio Vargas. Sergio is the general manager of Ascential Medical and Life Sciences. Sergio, how are you today? Sergio Vargas: Hi, Steven. Good morning. I’m doing well. Thank you for having me. The Central American Group: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and your company? Sergio Vargas: My name is Sergio Vargas, and I’m the general manager of Ascential Medical and Life Sciences. I’ve been with the company for almost 10 years. I moved to Costa Rica a year ago to help the company with essential Latin America. The Central American Group: Where were you before that, Sergio? Sergio Vargas: I’ve been in a different place. I started in California almost 10 years ago. I stayed in California for eight years, then moved to our main facility in Minnesota. The Central American Group: How many years have you been with Ascential? Sergio Vargas: Almost ten. It will be 10 years this year. The Central American Group: Okay. Well, let’s ask the first question then. What are the products that Ascential Medical and Life Sciences manufactures? Sergio Vargas: We build custom automation solutions for diverse industries but focus mainly on the medical industry. The Central American Group: You focus mainly on the medical industry, but do your products serve any other industries as well? Sergio Vargas: Yes. They can help almost every industry that needs automation, such as electronics, auto space, and food and beverage. The Central American Group: Is Ascential Medical and Life Sciences a manufacturer of dedicated products, or do you work as a subcontract manufacturer for other companies? Sergio Vargas: Right now, we don’t have our product. We specialize in helping our customers develop their automation solutions. So, if a customer has a, we help them improve their processes, quality, and production. The Central American Group: Besides manufacturing products for these companies, does your company provide engineering services to help them design products that fit their needs? Sergio Vargas: Correct. That being said, we have engineering services. If a customer has a production line that needs automation, our engineering team helps them select the right solution to automate their process. The Central American Group: Okay. Given that you have many facilities, and again, you can mention where the facilities are that Ascential Medical and Life Sciences has. Sergio Vargas: Again, for automation, our central location is in Minnesota, but we also have locations in Ireland, Singapore, and San Diego, California The Central American Group: Besides those locations, what led your company to set up in Costa Rica? Sergio Vargas: As you know, Costa Rica has a prominent medical device hub. It was a no-brainer for us to be here next to our partners to help them with their needs. The Central American Group: In addition to your other manufacturing locations, what do you see as being the primary advantageous reasons for being in Costa Rica? Sergio Vargas: One of the main reasons for being in Costa Rica is the high-skill workforce. Being here in Costa Rica, I was surprised by the highly skilled talent, and the young team I have here, my engineering team, has stepped up. They are talented. Also, the tax advantages have been, for example, in the Green Park free zone, where the tax incentive that the government provides is a huge advantage for companies like Ascential Medical and Life Sciences. The Central American Group: Yes, and if you’re a listener, we have podcasts on a free zone regime in Costa Rica, and you can learn about that by listening to some of our other podcasts. But let’s go to the next question. What challenges do you face in Costa Rica manufacturing, and how do you address them? Sergio Vargas: As a high-tech company, sometimes we are not able to find the right components locally. We work with international and local suppliers to try to accommodate our needs. We have an ERP system that allows us to work with our different facilities to try to find the right components at the right time. The Central American Group: It’s always a challenge to find individuals in the labor force who can fill companies’ skill requirements. So, what I’d like to know is, does Green Park provide any assistance to you in finding persons to fill the jobs that you need to have filled? Sergio Vargas: Yes. Once we identify a position that we need to fill and have a job description, we usually send an email to the Green...
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