Global Manufacturing

In 1995, Nortech Systems purchased Aerospace Systems in Fairmont, Minn., which opened possibilities for serving the unique needs of defense customers; this company’s proud legacy and operations trace back to 1964. The following year we acquired two established operations from Zercom Corporation: Merrifield, Minn., added proven capabilities and expertise in printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs); those capabilities have now been consolidated into the Mankato Center of Excellence. Intercon 1 offered a well-known, branded product line aimed at the growing machine vision market. Today, Intercon 1’s sales and customer support teams are housed in Asia & North America.

Enhancing our service offering for the high-growth medical market — including life-sustaining Class III devices — motivated our 2010 acquisition of Trivirix’s operations in Milaca, Minn. This site’s distinguished medical pedigree traced back to 1984 when Medtronic founded it.

In 2011, Nortech Systems added a second PCBA operation and valuable customers by purchasing Winland Electronics’ EMS operations in Mankato, Minn. Winland’s notable heritage in electronics manufacturing started in 1972.

This tradition was recently continued in 2015 with the acquisition of Devicix, LLC of Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Devicix, a world-class product development and engineering firm for medical device applications, complements Nortech’s production-driven capabilities for Class I, II, and III regulated devices and gives Nortech a complete, turnkey option for medical device OEMs around the world.