inTEST Continues Executing on Five-Point Strategy to Expand Geographically - Establishes Southeast Asia Center of Excellence in Malaysia
December 06 2023 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
inTEST Corporation (NYSE American: INTT), a global supplier of
innovative test and process technology solutions for use in
manufacturing and testing in key target markets which include
automotive/EV, defense/aerospace, industrial, life sciences,
security, and semiconductor (“semi”), announced today it is
establishing a new Center of Excellence in Penang, Malaysia that
will co-locate sales, engineering, service and manufacturing for
all three of its business divisions.
Nick Grant, President and CEO, commented, “A key element of our
5-Point Strategy for growth is geographic expansion. The new
regional Center of Excellence, where we are co-locating our
businesses, is the first of its kind for inTEST and will bring our
high-quality, innovative, customer-focused solutions closer to our
customers in Asia while providing a cost-effective location to
drive further growth in the region. We are most successful at
winning new customers through hands-on demonstration of our
products and showcasing our engineering capabilities. By being
closer to our prospective customers in Southeast Asia, we can
provide easy access to and demonstrations of our market-driven
engineered, high-quality solutions that solve their critical
challenges with product development, production or quality control
processes. It’s no surprise we chose the second most urbanized
state in Malaysia, Penang, which is also the home to fast growing
technology markets including medical devices and semiconductors, as
the location of our facility. We believe that having this facility
in the region will allow us to better serve existing customers and
add new customers to drive continued growth, while offering a
low-cost alternative for sourcing and operations. We will co-locate
the few staff members that we have already located in the region
and begin hiring to build out our capabilities.”
The 25,000 square foot facility will support applications
engineering, product development and localized manufacturing for
nearly all inTEST brands, including Acculogic, Ambrell, EMS
Products, inTEST Thermal Solutions (ITS), and Videology. It will
serve as the main location in the region for customer product
demonstrations, customer service and applications training.
Currently, Asia–Pacific represents approximately 35% of revenue for
the Company primarily from customers based in the U.S.
About inTEST Corporation inTEST Corporation is a global
supplier of innovative test and process technology solutions for
use in manufacturing and testing in key target markets including
automotive/EV, defense/aerospace, industrial, life sciences, and
security, as well as both the front-end and back-end of the
semiconductor manufacturing industry. Backed by decades of
engineering expertise and a culture of operational excellence,
inTEST solves difficult thermal, mechanical, and electronic
challenges for customers worldwide while generating strong cash
flow and profits. inTEST’s strategy leverages these strengths to
grow organically and with acquisitions through the addition of
innovative technologies, deeper and broader geographic reach, and
market expansion. For more information, visit www.intest.com.
Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These
statements do not convey historical information but relate to
predicted or potential future events and financial results, such as
statements of the Company’s plans, strategies and intentions, or
our future performance or goals, that are based upon management's
current expectations. These forward-looking statements can often be
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as
“continue,” “believe,” “could,” “expects,” “will,” “plan,”
“potential,” “anticipates,” “targets,” or similar terminology.
These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or
implied by such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include,
but are not limited to, any mentioned in this press release as well
as the Company’s ability to execute on its 5-Point Strategy,
achieve high single-digit growth in 2023, realize the potential
benefits of acquisitions and successfully integrate any acquired
operations, grow the Company’s presence in its key target and
international markets, manage supply chain challenges, convert
backlog to sales and to ship product in a timely manner; the
success of the Company’s strategy to diversify its markets; the
impact of inflation on the Company’s business and financial
condition; indications of a change in the market cycles in the semi
market or other markets served; changes in business conditions and
general economic conditions both domestically and globally
including rising interest rates and fluctuation in foreign currency
exchange rates; changes in the demand for semiconductors; access to
capital and the ability to borrow funds or raise capital to finance
potential acquisitions or for working capital; changes in the rates
and timing of capital expenditures by the Company’s customers; and
other risk factors set forth from time to time in the Company’s
Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including, but not
limited to, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2022. Any forward-looking statement made by the
Company in this press release is based only on information
currently available to management and speaks to circumstances only
as of the date on which it is made. The Company undertakes no
obligation to update the information in this press release to
reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect
the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events, except as
required by law.
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inTEST Corporation Duncan Gilmour Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer Tel: (856) 505-8999
Investors: Deborah K. Pawlowski Kei Advisors LLC
dpawlowski@keiadvisors.com Tel: (716) 843-3908
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