Electroglas to move manufacturing to Singapore - The Test Floor

Electronic News, Feb 11, 2002

ELECTROGLAS INC. PLANS MOVE THE MAN-ufacture of its wafer probers from San Jose to Singapore. It expects initial production in Singapore to begin by the middle of this year, with full production by midyear 2003. The move anticipates Southeast Asia and China becoming the fastest-growing regions for its products, Electroglas said.

The company plans to keep its San Jose manufacturing operations operating through the transition period. Electroglas plans to retain some manufacturing capability in San Jose, which will be focused primarily on new product development. Electroglas' headquarters will remain in San Jose, along with corporate administration, finance, sales, marketing, engineering, product design and new product introduction activities. Its inspection products division's manufacturing, located in Corvallis, Ore., will be unaffected by the move. EGsoft, the company's process management software division, with operations in San Jose, Corvallis and Mumbai, India, will remain unchanged as well.