Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

maquila a otras empresas

English translation:

manufactures for other companies

Added to glossary by Henry Hinds
Nov 20, 2004 00:18
19 yrs ago
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Spanish term

..maquila a otras empresas

Spanish to English Science Medical: Pharmaceuticals Sanitation/health
El establecimiento maquila a otras empresas.

I have studied the glossaries on this question, but am confused as to who/what is doing the outsourcing/processing in this sentence!!

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manufactures for other companies

El establecimiento maquila a otras empresas = The facility manufactures for other companies

"Maquilar" puede ser mucho más que ensamble, también comprende una gran diversidad de procesos de manufactura muy complicados.
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assembles

assembles for other companies.

Along the Mexican border, there are lots of maquiladoras - assembly companies. They're generally called maquiladoras in English, at least here in the U.S.
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agree tnkw (X) : Some sources imply that such firms deal with the assembly of components that have been manufactured elsewhere.
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