HAMPTON, Va., June 22, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Measurement Specialties, Inc. (Nasdaq:MEAS), a global designer and manufacturer of sensors and sensor-based systems, announced today that Mr. Jon M. Huntsman Jr., the US Ambassador to China, will visit Measurement Specialties (China), Ltd facility in Shenzhen, China today.
Frank Guidone, Company CEO, commented, "We understand that Mr. Huntsman will be in Shenzhen to attend the Innovation and IP Cooperation forum and we are honored that he will be taking time out of his busy schedule to visit our facility. We believe our Asia-Pacific regional headquarters in Shenzhen represents an emerging 'model' that serves the confluence of company, US and China interests; it is MEAS' anchor Asia-Pacific design, marketing and manufacturing center that is central to our product design and product/market development activities in China, Asia and worldwide. During our fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, we achieved High and New Technology Enterprise (HNTE) status within China, confirming our position as a leading innovation company in PRC. We believe our operations and technical infrastructure model is well suited for US companies seeking to establish a local presence in the expanding China market."
About Measurement Specialties: Measurement Specialties, Inc. (MEAS) designs and manufactures sensors and sensor-based systems to measure precise ranges of physical characteristics such as pressure, temperature, position, force, vibration, humidity and photo optics. MEAS uses multiple advanced technologies – piezo-resistive silicon sensors, application-specific integrated circuits, micro-electromechanical systems ("MEMS"), piezoelectric polymers, foil strain gauges, force balance systems, fluid capacitive devices, linear and rotational variable differential transformers, electromagnetic displacement sensors, hygroscopic capacitive sensors, ultrasonic sensors, optical sensors, negative thermal coefficient ("NTC") ceramic sensors and mechanical resonators – to engineer sensors that operate precisely and cost effectively.