Empresas I.A.I quality products with Matamoros skilled hands

Empresas I.A.I is an American company, founded in 1992, by Bob Katusak, who saw in Matamoros, the importance of the Mexican workforce as well as their quality to produce.

A company that began fulfilling services of manufacturing to later turn into the manufacturing sector, manufacturing 1,800 pieces per month.

Empresas IAI has a territorial extension of 300 thousand square feet and employs 1,200 people.  It has 6 plants in the city of Matamoros and 2 warehouses in Texas Valley.

MANUFACTURING PROCESS

The manufacturing process in Empresas IAI is diverse, they fulfill perform injection molding, laser engraving, injection-based painting; the manufacturing of buttons, handles and finishing components for the automotive industry is one of its priorities.

Within the injection molding, the process includes injection by a single shot and model by insertion where equipment is used which are from presses from 20 to 400 tons.

Empresas IAI has the highest technology machinery to produce, among the used machinery are injection machines, presses, paint machines, robots and it is one of the few companies in the city that has a water injection system.

Most of the products manufactured in IAI are exported to different points of the Country, such as Reynosa and Ciudad Juarez, this due to these areas have companies from the automotive sector with which they directly work.  The rest of the products’ manufacturing, is exported to countries like Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Canada and parts of Europe.

Empresas IAI is a company committed with the Matamoros economy, its suppliers are local, aimed to strengthen the city’s economy.  Some of the suppliers with which the company work, are Ferreteria Universal, Publipack, Cartones Industriales, among others.

The company is in continuous training, each employee that enters has to be trained during a determined time before it occupies the position in the manufacturing area, and likewise, he has to use glasses, and boots and safety vest to enter the area where he will be working.

Empresas IAI has several certificates that allow them to operate in the region and produce with the best quality standards.  Among the certifications the company has been ISO 9001: 2008, ISO-TS16949:2009, ISO 14001:2004, CT-PAT and self-management certification.

“Matamoros distinguishes for their great workforce, intelligent and committed with years of experience, besides having an excellent geographic location, the main reason for Empresas IAI decided to place their first plant more than 25 years ago in Mexican territory,” said Bob Katusak, president of Empresas IAI.

 COMPANY COMMITTED WITH SOCIETY

Empresas IAA is a company committed with Matamoros society, it not only provides jobs to the population but supports different civil associations in the city, such as Agrupacion Sindrome Down, Caritas de Matamoros and Foundation for children with lack of oxygen.

“What gives me great satisfaction is that during the 25 years of Empresas IAI in Matamoros, is their people, they are very smart people who have the capability to learn new work techniques in little time, and that is what generates great confidence, especially for our customers, who know they will obtain a great quality product,” assured Bob Katusak, president of Empresas IAI.