Winchester Electronics Corp. announced that it has acquired the assets of Advanced Interconnect Inc., Franklin, MA, and Kings Electronics Co. Inc., Rock Hill, SC. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed.
“This is a significant step forward for Winchester Electronics,” said Michael Driscoll, president and CEO of Winchester. “With the Advanced Interconnect and Kings Electronics businesses as part of the Winchester platform, our annual sales will exceed $100 M.
The acquisitions will take Winchester into new markets and expand our technological capabilities.” The Advanced Interconnect business, formerly part of Molex Inc., produces fiber optic and copper-based interconnect solutions, including value-added modules for OEMs in the computer, high data rate networking, data storage, telecommunications and medical sectors of the electronics industry.
Kings Electronics, founded in 1947, is a manufacturer of RF connectors for the commercial and military aviation, broadcasting, telecommunications, industrial and government markets. "We are pleased to become a part of Winchester Electronics," said Robert Dock, president of Kings Electronics.
"Winchester’s strong technical and manufacturing capabilities will provided value-added support for our customers."