Implementing Ideas marked 20 years in business with a ribbon-cutting open house at its new Orem facility, featuring remarks from CEO David Zoppetti, 47G's Gerritt Vander Linden, and keynote speaker Johnny Ferry of the Utah Manufacturers Association.
Orem, Utah — August 13, 2026
Implementing Ideas celebrated 20 years in business on Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, open house and tour of its new manufacturing facility in Orem, its fifth location. The new space is more than three times the size of its previous location and has a new dedicated space for aerospace and defense work. The event, hosted in partnership with 47G, drew over 200 customers, industry partners, employees, and members of the aerospace, defense, and manufacturing community for facility tours, a STEM showcase, and remarks from company leadership and industry guests.
Implementing Ideas is a full-service electronics contract manufacturer offering printed circuit board assembly, cable and wire harness assembly, and upper-level (box-build) assembly for customers across aerospace, defense, medical, and commercial industries. The company holds AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certification.
From a Garage to 26 Parts Per Second
David Zoppetti, CEO and founder of Implementing Ideas, opened the program with the story of the company's origins. Zoppetti moved to the United States from Argentina and started the electronics contract manufacturer from humble beginnings. The company still displays a toaster oven and a pair of soldering irons from its early research-and-development days in what staff refer to as a "museum area." Two decades later, the Orem facility runs equipment capable of placing up to 26 parts per second.
Zoppetti credited the company's growth to a disciplined approach to finances rather than outside capital. Implementing Ideas is a contract manufacturing services provider specializing in printed circuit board assemblies, wire harnesses, and mechanical and box assemblies.
"We are a company that is still small, but we are solid," Zoppetti told a packed room of attendees, adding that the company carries minimal debt and has grown steadily rather than rapidly over the past 20 years.
Asked about the biggest challenges facing the company today, Zoppetti pointed to the balancing act of managing growth without outside financing, along with pricing and supply volatility tied to global events. He said Implementing Ideas is now holding quoted prices for only one week, down from a previous 30-day window, because component costs are shifting too quickly to guarantee longer.
Kip Meacham, Director of Business Development for VPI Technology (Draper, UT), asked about the effect of supply disruptions and and data centers that require PCBs and electronics, demand on printed circuit board fabrication and memory component availability. Zoppetti said the company is warning customers that parts are becoming harder to find or more volatile in price because of both data center demand and geopolitical conditions, though he said the current environment has not reached the extremes of pandemic-era shortages.
Botspot: A New STEM Venture
Zoppetti also introduced Botspot, a family arcade venture he recently co-founded. The Bot Spot operates in downtown Provo at 255 N University Ave, and within the new Implementing Ideas HQ. It features robot battle arenas where up to eight players per arena can pilot combat robots, along with attractions like Balloon Battle, Tower Tumble, air hockey, and foosball. The venue also runs a STEM program offering classes and camps for young people interested in robotics.
Zoppetti invited Botspot partner Jerome Miles, Co-Founder of The Botspot, and Spencer Avalos, a company employee, to highlight Botspot. Miles is competitive robotics builder competed in robotics competitions internationally and began building robots as a kid.
47G and Utah's Hard Tech Ecosystem
Gerritt Vander Linden, who leads commercial partnerships and growth at 47G, spoke on behalf of the organization. 47G describes its mission as fostering talent, funding entrepreneurship, and fueling innovation. Vander Linden said 47G represents just over 200 companies across Utah and the broader Intermountain West, with a mission to convene, promote, and advocate for the hard tech industry. He credited Implementing Ideas' partnership with 47G for helping connect the company with buyers and suppliers across the aerospace and defense sector.
Keynote: Johnny Ferry on Turning Ideas Into Products
Johnny Ferry, President and CEO of the Utah Manufacturers Association, delivered the event's keynote address. Ferry became UMA's President and CEO in July 2025, succeeding interim president Megan Ware, who continues to serve as the organization's vice president of member affairs. He previously served as vice president of business development at Ogden-based food manufacturer Honeyville Inc.
Ferry grew up in West Corinne, a small community in Box Elder County, and attended Box Elder High School, where he met his future wife. Her family owns Honeyville, the Honeyville City-based commodity mill founded by her great-grandfather, which the company celebrated as a 75th anniversary milestone this year. After graduating from Brigham Young University, Ferry spent 12 years at Honeyville's Rancho Cucamonga, California, facility, where he worked on product and brand development.
Ferry drew a parallel between Implementing Ideas' electronics supply chain and the commodity markets he has worked in for most of his career, noting that both industries face similar sourcing and pricing pressures despite operating in different sectors.
As an example of an idea successfully brought to market, Ferry cited Kodiak Cakes, the Park City, Utah-based food brand founded by Joel Clark, which Ferry said began with a family recipe. Clark was eight years old when his mother, Penny, sent him door to door in East Millcreek selling bags of her whole wheat pancake mix from a red wagon. His older brother later formalized the business and named it Kodiak Cakes, after Kodiak Island, Alaska, before Clark bought the company from his brother in 1997 and built it into a national brand.
Clark pitched Kodiak Cakes on Shark Tank in a Season 5 episode that aired April 4, 2014, seeking $500,000 for a 10% stake; when Kevin O'Leary, Barbara Corcoran, and Robert Herjavec countered with much larger ownership demands, Clark turned the offer down.
The company has since grown into a Park City-based business valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars, with products sold at Costco, Target, Amazon, and Walmart.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony included Orem City Council member, Linnea Pugmire, Elsa Pirir, the company's first employee, 47G's Gerritt Vander Linden, CEO David Zopetti, CFO Sofia Mahjoub and Jared Wilson, the company's Director of Sales. Platters of empenadas were provided by Goat Argentine Grill and Bakery in Orem.
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