Pen Interconnect Increases Surface Mount Operation To Meet The Needs Of New Customers IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 1999--Pen Interconnect Inc. (OTCBB: PENC) Thursday announced that its Irvine division, InCirT Technology, has increased the capacity of its surface mount operation by 100 percent to better accommodate the increase in demand and need of its customers.
"This gives InCirT the capability to run several different products simultaneously, which will be important to meet the requirements of our new customers," said Mehrdad Mobasseri, president of InCirT Technology.
"InCirT is now fully automated in both surface mount and through-hole technology with multiple line capabilities and has one of the largest and completely automated through-hole capabilities in Southern California," said Stephen J. Fryer, president and chief executive officer of Pen Interconnect.
"This investment in new capital equipment is proving to be crucial because it allows us to expand and improve our ability to produce different types of manufactured products that will meet the needs of our new and future customers."
Pen Interconnect provides the total manufacturing solution for manufacturers, including circuit and board design, mechanical and product design, prototype and volume board assembly and test, system services, and custom power supply and battery changer design.
With headquarters in Irvine, it also has support manufacturing facilities in Utah and China.
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Pen Interconnect Inc., Irvine Stephen Fryer, 949/798-5881 or American Financial Communication Jeff Lamberson, 916/552-6532 |