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Eastek International company history timeline

1990

In 1990 Fred Yuen founded Eastek International Corporation near Chicago, IL, to source electronic sub-assemblies and transformers from Taiwan and Hong Kong to the US market.

1991

In 1991 Eastek Holdings LLC was founded as a trading company.

2001

In 2001, Eastek opened its Dongguan Eastek (DG Eastek) facility for injection mold manufacturing, molding, and electronic assembly.

2004

In 2004, Eastek and its Hong Kong and China subsidiaries were acquired by Draupnir, LLC. Over time these entities were combined into one China WOFE (wholly-owned foreign enterprise), two Hong Kong entities, and one US entity.

2006

In 2006, Eastek expanded the DG Eastek site to a total of 465,000 sq. ft. manufacturing campus and acquired seven injection molding machines.

2007

In 2007, Eastek formed a joint venture with Phillips-Medisize (PMC), formerly Phillips Plastics, to create an injection tool manufacturing company (“Wah Tsun”) in Hong Kong and operating within Eastek’s China factory campus.

2009

In 2009, Eastek began Quality Management System investment to achieve US FDA 21CFR820 manufacturing compliance.

2010

To add ISO 8 cleanroom molding, further investments by both parties brought ownership to 70% Eastek, 30% PMC as of July 2010.

In 2010, Eastek received its wholly-owned foreign enterprise (WOFE) license from the Guangdong provincial government.

2012

In 2012, Eastek added an ISO 8 cleanroom for all PCB SMT assembly in DG Eastek.

2013

In 2013, Eastek acquired Automated Circuit Technology, Inc. located in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.

2017

In 2017 Eastek and Phillips Medisize dissolved the joint venture.

2019

On October 1, 2019, Eastek expanded into Malaysia…Eastek International Corp. purchased the assets of Adaptive Micro Systems (Malaysia) Snd Bhd, a manufacturer of electronic circuit boards and assemblies, as part of its strategy to expand its global manufacturing footprint.

2020

Eastek Celebrates 30 Years of Service 2020 In 2020, Eastek entered its 30th year.

2021

On March 9, 2021, Eastek expanded into Mexico…Eastek International Corp. partnered with Entrada Group to establish the new facility at their manufacturing campus in central Mexico.

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