Friday, March 6, 2009

SCHAUMBURG, IL March 2009--Pentair Electronic Packaging has completed the implementation of policies and procedures at the company’s San Diego, California facility to meet the requirements of the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) compliance program for registered manufacturers and exporters of defense articles and services as defined in the United States Munitions List (USML).

DDTC registration, often referred to as International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR) registration, is the first step in preparing a business to work in conjunction with Military agencies on ITAR, US person eyes-only controlled programs. After registration, businesses must implement the DDTC compliance program to ensure that all of the necessary policies and procedures are in place to ensure design and manufacture in a US persons eyes-only environment meeting the requirements of ITAR.

“The defense market is a growth segment for Pentair, and by investing in regulatory policies and control, Pentair is committed to being a valued supply chain partner to the military/aerospace industries,” said Susan Gangsei, Pentair Electronic Packaging Sales and Marketing Director, Security/Defense.

Pentair Electronic Packaging (www.pentair-ep.com), a business unit of Pentair Technical Products, is a manufacturer of electronic packaging and rugged card-guide products, represented by the brands Schroff®, Birtcher™ and Calmark™. The company’s products range from complex, progressive-tooled sheet metal components to leading edge, integrated AdvancedTCA systems. Services include the design, manufacture, assembly, and testing of products, and logistics management throughout the supply chain.

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READER SERVICE INQUIRIES: Please forward all reader service inquiries to Susan Gangsei, Pentair Electronic Packaging. Email: susan.gangsei@pentair-ep.com

EDITOR’S NOTE: Schroff ®, a brand of Pentair Electronic Packaging, provides standard, off-the-shelf and customer specific integrated enclosure solutions and front panels for open architecture bus-based applications, VME, VME64x, VITA31.1 (VXS), VITA 41, CompactPCI, VXI, MicroTCA, AdvancedMC, and AdvancedTCA applications. Complementing the chassis products are a wide range of seismic, EMC, indoor and outdoor plant cabinets, desk and rack mount instrument cases, integrated systems and enclosure hardware. More information is available at www.schroff.us and www.a-tca.com.

Pentair Electronic Packaging ( www.pentair-ep.com), a business unit of Pentair Technical Products, is a world-leading provider of standard and custom electronic enclosure solutions to top manufacturers in many diverse markets, including medical, security/military, datacom and telecom, as well as various other electronic OEMs. The company’s extensive product range offers the highest level of quality and aesthetics available in the market today, from complex, progressive-tooled sheet metal components to leading edge, fully integrated AdvancedTCA systems. With ISO 9001-2000 certified manufacturing facilities, Pentair Electronic Packaging uses seamless communications platforms throughout its operations to design, manufacture, assemble, and test products, and manage logistics throughout the supply chain.

Pentair ( www.pentair.com) is a diversified operating company headquartered in Minnesota. In addition to the Technical Products Group, the company operates the Water Group, a global leader in providing innovative products and systems used worldwide in the movement, treatment, storage, and enjoyment of water. Pentair had 2007 revenues from continuing operations $3.39 billion on a pro forma basis. The company has approximately 14,800 employees worldwide.