−Removed: Our customers sell their products throughout the world and therefore need access to manufacturing services globally.
−Removed: For this reason, we maintain facilities both near our major customers and their end markets and also in lower cost locations, including Latin America, Eastern Europe, China, India and Southeast Asia.
−Removed: Many of our plants located near customers or their end markets are focused primarily on new product introduction and high-level assembly and test, and plants located in lower cost areas are engaged primarily in higher volume, less complex component and subsystem manufacturing and assembly.
−Removed: We continually evaluate our global manufacturing operations and adjust our facilities and operations to keep our manufacturing capacity in line with demand and our manufacturing strategy and to provide cost efficient services to our customers.
−Removed: As a result, we have closed certain facilities not required to satisfy current demand levels in the past and may continue to do so in the future.
−Removed: As of October 1, 2022, the approximate square footage of our active manufacturing facilities by region was as follows:
+Added: We own or lease facilities located primarily in the geographies listed below.
+Added: We believe that our properties are generally in good condition, are well maintained and are generally suitable and adequate to carry out our business at expected capacity for the foreseeable future.
+Added: As of September 30, 2023, the approximate square footage of our active manufacturing facilities by region was as follows:
Square Footage
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Total 11,331,299
−Removed: As of October 1, 2022, our active manufacturing facilities consist of nine million square feet in facilities that we own and two million square feet in leased facilities with lease terms expiring between 2022 and 2042.
−Removed: We regularly evaluate our expected future facilities requirements and believe our existing facilities are adequate to meet our requirements for the next 12 months.
+Added: As of September 30, 2023, our active manufacturing facilities consist of nine million square feet in facilities that we own and two million square feet in leased facilities with lease terms expiring between 2023 and 2042.
Certifications and Registrations.
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Included in the TL 9000 system are performance-based metrics that quantify reliability and quality performance of the product.
−Removed: The majority of our facilities are also compliant with the standards set by Underwriters Laboratories (UL).
+Added: The majority of our facilities are also compliant with the standards set by Underwriters Laboratories.
These standards define requirements for quality, manufacturing process control and manufacturing documentation and are required by many OEMs in the communications sector of the electronics industry.
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All such facilities are fully compliant with the FDA's quality systems regulations.
−Removed: Our defense and aerospace operations are headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama in a facility dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of our defense and aerospace customers.
−Removed: These defense and aerospace operations are AS9100 2016 certified and maintain other certifications in accordance with various U.S.
+Added: Our SCI Technology defense and aerospace operations are headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama in a facility dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of our defense and aerospace customers.
+Added: These operations are AS9100 Rev D, 2016 certified and maintain other certifications in accordance with various U.S.
military specifications, ANSI and other standards as appropriate for defense and aerospace suppliers.
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Substantially all of our automotive facilities are certified to IATF16949:2016, the automotive industry standard.
−Removed: Our oil and gas related manufacturing operations are, as applicable, certified to American Petroleum Institute (API) requirements.
+Added: Our oil and gas related manufacturing operations are, as applicable, certified to American Petroleum Institute requirements.
+Added: Other certifications and registrations are obtained and maintained at our sites in accordance with specific customer requirements.
+Added: Legal Proceedings
+Added: For a description of our material legal proceedings, see Note 10 “Contingencies” of the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this report.
+Added: Mine Safety Disclosures.
+Added: Not applicable.
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