SMTC Corporation (Nasdaq:SMTX), a global electronics manufacturing
services provider and winner of Frost & Sullivan’s 2019 Best
Practices Award for Customer Value Leadership in the Electronics
Manufacturing Services Industry, announced today that Violet
Defense has awarded SMTC Corporation a multi-million dollar,
multi-year contract to build their pulsed Xenon UV disinfection
devices, which utilize UV-C, UV-B, and UV-A to kill up to 99.9% of
bacteria and viruses, including coronavirus. This technology
can be deployed in multiple ways to disinfect surfaces and air in a
variety of environments, and to disinfect personal protective and
other equipment for personnel working on the front line in the
fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We are pleased to team up with Violet Defense to manufacture an
exciting line of commercial, industrial and consumer safety
equipment that is designed as a cost-effective and proven method to
destroy the human coronavirus, strain 229E, an accepted testing
surrogate for the SARS-COV-2 virus,” said Ed Smith, SMTC
Corporation’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
“We selected SMTC because of its excellence in manufacturing
sophisticated equipment and its commitment to customer service,”
said Terrance Berland, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Violet Defense. “With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to impact
our lives every day, Violet Defense’s products are playing an
important role in the effort to protect healthcare workers, first
responders, and military personnel, and in the disinfection of
everyday settings such as hotels, schools, food processing
facilities, and athletic facilities. SMTC’s local presence
and reputation was an important factor in our choice, particularly
as we have seen the need to dramatically increase our manufacturing
capacity to meet the current demand for our products.”
SMTC is manufacturing products for Violet Defense at its
Melbourne, Florida facility that has earned a number of industry
and government accreditations, including ISO-9001, ISO-13485, AS
9100, IPC-A-610, Class II and Class III Workmanship, FAA-PMA,
cGMP/QSR compliance, J-STD-001F and J-STD-001FS, DCAA and
ITAR/EAR.
Forward-Looking Statements
The statements contained in this release that are not purely
historical are forward-looking statements, which involve risk and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. These
statements may be identified by their use of forward looking
terminology such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,”
“could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,”
“potential,” “predicts,” “should,” or “will” or the negative of
these terms or other and similar words, and include, but are not
limited to, statements regarding the expected timing, duration and
location of manufacturing for, and the anticipated financial
results related to, the customer orders referenced above, and
certain of its noted certified quality standards. The company
cautions that actual performance will be affected by a number of
factors, many of which are beyond the company's control, and that
future events and results may vary substantially from what the
company currently foresees. For these statements, the company
claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking
statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. There are many factors, risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those
predicted or projected in forward-looking statements, such as
modification or termination of the applicable customer orders, the
success and timing of ramping, availability and timing and receipt
of critical parts or components, demand from ultimate customers, as
well as other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in
the company's various SEC filings, including its annual report on
Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and on subsequent reports on Form 8-K. The
forward-looking statements contained in this release are made as of
the date hereof and SMTC assumes no obligation to update the
forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual
results could differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking statements.
About Violet Defense
Violet Defense uses UV disinfection to protect everyday spaces
from harmful pathogens by killing up to 99.9% of bacteria and
viruses, including E. coli, Salmonella, MRSA, C. diff., Norovirus,
C. auris, and Coronavirus. Violet Defense's technology is the only
known Pulsed Xenon solution that can be installed into a room
full-time, creating a continuous way to address disinfection needs
of all types of settings. For more information, visit
www.violetdefense.com or follow us on Facebook (@violetdefense) or
LinkedIn (@violetdefensetechnology).
About SMTC
SMTC Corporation was founded in 1985 and acquired MC Assembly
Holdings, Inc. in November 2018. SMTC has more than 50
manufacturing and assembly lines in the United States and Mexico
which creates a powerful low-to-medium volume, high-mix, end-to-end
global electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider. With
local support and expanded manufacturing capabilities globally,
including fully integrated contract manufacturing services with a
focus on global original equipment manufacturers and emerging
technology companies, including those in the Avionics, Aerospace
and Defense, Industrial IoT, Power and Clean Technology, Medical
and Safety, Retail and Payment Systems, Semiconductors, Telecom,
Networking and Communications, and Test and Measurement industries.
As a mid-size provider of end-to-end EMS, SMTC provides printed
circuit boards assemblies production, systems integration and
comprehensive testing services, enclosure fabrication, as well as
product design, and sustaining engineering and supply chain
management services. SMTC services extend over the entire
electronic product life cycle from the development and introduction
of new products through to the growth, maturity and end-of-life
phases. For further information on SMTC Corporation, please visit
our website at www.smtc.com.
Investor Relations Contact
Peter SeltzbergManaging DirectorDarrow Associates,
Inc.516-419-9915pseltzberg@darrowir.com
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