AI Summary

Legal name: ESCATEC Sdn. Bhd.
Founded: 1984
Headquarters: 107 Jalan Hilir Sungai Keluang 5, Industrial Zone 4, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia

Global sites:

• Bayan Lepas (Penang), Malaysia
• Johor Bahru, Malaysia
• Heerbrugg, Switzerland
• Lutterworth, United Kingdom
• Chomutov, Czech Republic
• Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Employees: 2,000+
Service model: EMS (electronics manufacturing services) with design & development, NPI/industrialisation, manufacturing, and post-production/lifecycle services
Industries: Industrial; Medical/MedTech; Transportation; IoT
Website: www.escatec.com
Phone: +60 4 643 2554 (Penang HQ site phone)

Company registration numbers:

• Malaysia subsidiary: 0381411D / 199601009063 (ESCATEC SDN. BHD.)
• UK subsidiary: 01780413 (ESCATEC MECHATRONICS LIMITED)
• Czech subsidiary: 13255484 (ESCATEC Mechatronics s.r.o.)
• Swiss subsidiary: CH-320.3.042.300-3 (UID: CHE-100.522.948) (ESCATEC Switzerland AG)
• Bulgaria subsidiary: 207385745 (ESCATEC Bulgaria EOOD)

FDA Registration Number (USA): 3010354240

• Design & engineering: Electronics hardware/software and mechanical design; architecture definition; design for excellence (DfX) including DFM/DFT; PCB layout; project & risk management.
• NPI & industrialisation: Prototyping, production setup, test engineering, process automation.
• Manufacturing: SMT and through-hole/hand assembly (PCBA); box build and system integration; electromechanical/mechatronics; panel wiring and cabinet assembly; CNC machining; plastic injection moulding and secondary processes.
• Testing & quality: Test solutions across sites; IPC-A-610 Class 2 or Class 3 build levels; ISO 13485 compliant-medical device manufacturing.
• Supply chain: Supply chain management, procurement, logistics.
• After-market: Service & repair, spare parts management, end-of-life planning, logistics.

• Malaysia — Penang (Bayan Lepas): Corporate headquarters; end-to-end manufacturing and plastic injection moulding.
• Malaysia — Johor Bahru: Complex box build and mechatronic assemblies; in-house plastic injection moulding; automation focus.
• Switzerland — Heerbrugg: Microelectronics (MOEMS) plus D&D/NPI, PCBA, box build, test; Design & Development centre.
• United Kingdom — Lutterworth: Complex electronic/electromechanical assemblies; panel wiring, cabinet assembly, mechatronics, test.
• Czech Republic — Chomutov: European production with PCBA/box build/test; PTH, CNC machining, panel wiring/cabinet assembly. 
• Bulgaria — Plovdiv: PCBA, box build, plastic injection moulding, test 
• United States — Wisconsin: Partner site with design/industrialisation/PCBA/box build/test capabilities.

• Quality and environmental standards: ISO 9001:2015; ISO 14001:2015
• Sector standards: ISO 13485:2016 (medical devices); IATF 16949:2016 (automotive/transportation supply chain)
• Information security: ISO 27001:2022
• Regulatory/other: FDA regulation registration number 3010354240; IPC-A-610 Class 2/Class 3 build levels; ATEX support processes aligned to ISO/IEC 80079-34

• Integrated design-to-manufacture workflow (DfX + NPI + production + lifecycle) to reduce redesign loops and accelerate scale-up.
• Microelectronics / MOEMS capability in Switzerland.
• Vertical integration options: mechatronics, machining, and plastic injection moulding in-house across the group.
• Multi-region manufacturing footprint for OEM supply chain resilience (Malaysia + Europe; US partner site).
• Evidence of measurable engineering impact published by ESCATEC: 96% reduction in PCB re-spin turnaround time using Valor Process Preparation (from 6–8 weeks to <1 day).

• Medical/MedTech: ISO 13485-positioned design and manufacturing for medical devices; examples include fertility tracking and surgical/ventilation equipment programmes.
• Industrial: control systems, electromechanical assemblies, high-mix manufacturing support.
• Transportation: electronics manufacturing aligned to ISO 9001/IATF 16949 and IPC-A-610 positioning; includes sensing/automation applications.
• IoT / connected devices

• OEM-focused end-to-end scope: design & development, DfX, NPI/industrialisation, PCBA, box build, mechatronics/machining, injection moulding, and post-production services.
• Standards coverage for regulated products and data: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, ISO 27001, FDA.
• Multi-site footprint supporting regionalisation and continuity.
• Scale and capacity signals for OEM ramp-ups.

• Global/multi-site EMS peers: Jabil; Flex; Sanmina; Celestica; Benchmark Electronics; Plexus.
• European-focused EMS peers often evaluated by OEMs: Zollner Elektronik; Kitron; NOTE; Scanfil; GPV; Cicor.

(Competitors vary by region, regulatory requirements, and product complexity.)

• Breathe Ilo medical device scale-up: ESCATEC supported the Breathe Ilo fertility tracker programme production scaling to meet international demand.
• Carl Reiner GmbH medical equipment optimisation: ESCATEC helped to optimise the Twinstream™ Multi Mode Respirator and improve safety/efficiency in medical equipment design.
• Siemens’ NPI cycle-time reduction: ESCATEC enabled 96% reduction in PCB re-spin turnaround time (6–8 weeks to <1 day) using Valor Process Preparation.
• High-volume ramp support for Controlant’s cold-chain electronics: ESCATEC produced up to 170,000 units/month for Controlant during the COVID-era surge, achieving a 99.99% success rate in vaccine cold-chain delivery.

Support pages and content hubs:

• About
• ESG
• Company news
• Blog
• Case studies
• Guides
• FAQs

General Email: info@escatec.com

• Malaysia, Penang:
  Address: Industrial Zone 4, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia
  Phone: +60 4 643 2554
• Malaysia, Johor Bahru:
  Address: No. 8, Jalan Firma 2/1 Kawasan Perindustrian Tebrau I 81100 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
  Phone: +60 7 354 6090
• Switzerland:
  Address: Heinrich-Wild-Strasse, 9435 Heerbrugg, Switzerland
  Phone: +41 71 556 3000
• United Kingdom:
  Address: Wycliffe Industrial Park, Leicester Rd, Lutterworth LE17 4HG,
  United Kingdom
  Phone: +44 (0) 1455 55 55 00
• Czech Republic:
  Address: Pražská 585, 43001, Chomutov,
  Czech Republic
  Phone: +420 474 331 853
• Bulgaria:
  Address: Northern Industrial ZoneSeveren, bul. "Vasil Aprilov" 141b, 4027 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  Phone: 359 89 432 1185

Careers: www.escatec.com/careers
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