MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HEI, Inc. (Pink Sheets: HEII) (http://www.heii.com) today announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2011, which ended October 1, 2011.

Sales for the third quarter were $9,221,000, compared to $8,465,000 for the third quarter of 2010.  The Company generated a net income of $162,000 for the third quarter of 2011 compared to a net loss of ($510,000) for the same period of 2010.  Sales for the first nine months of 2011 were $28,215,000, compared to $27,335,000 for the first nine months of 2010.  The Company generated a year-to-date net income of $686,000 for 2011 compared to a net loss of ($139,000) for the first nine months of 2010.

"As with most businesses, sales drive our profitability and success.  We have added new customer accounts at all three of our operating divisions in addition to expanded business with a number of our existing customers.  We continue to build new generation prototypes and qualification builds with more accounts to expand our prospects for increased sales in the coming months and into 2012.  Some of our customers are still waiting on government funding for some of their programs, but we are optimistic that several of these programs will be funded in 2012.  The outlook for the markets that we serve looks very promising for the coming years.  Our markets include Medical, Hearing, Telecommunications, Military and Aerospace, Industrial and Clean Energy.

"As part of our expansion efforts, we have made some key management hires including a new Vice President of Sales and Marketing that brings a new focus on strategic account acquisitions, a new Vice President Controller with a strong operations focus and a new Director of Corporate Supply Chain to expand our support of our growing customer base.  Operationally, we continue to invest in new engineering talent and manufacturing personnel to build the best possible products for our customers.  We have added some strategic new equipment to allow us to expand capabilities, capacity and provide additional redundancy in our operations.    

"We continue to make progress and we are developing a stronger organization to drive and support our growth objectives.  We believe that our focus on the customer, the quality of the products that we build and our dedication to speed and responsiveness is helping to set us apart from our competition," commented HEI CEO, Mark B. Thomas.

HEI, Inc. designs, develops and manufactures ultra-miniature microelectronics, substrates, systems, connectivity and software solutions for customers engaged in the medical, hearing, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and industrial markets.  HEI provides its customers with a single point of contact that can take an idea from inception to a fully functional and cost effective product utilizing innovative design solutions and by the application of state-of-the-art materials, processes and manufacturing capabilities.

FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION

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SOURCE HEI, Inc.