Pro-Dex Divests Fractional Horsepower Motor Business

Pro-Dex Inc. has sold its fractional horsepower motor business, operating under the name Pro-Dex Astromec and located in Carson City, Nev.

Under the terms of the asset purchase agreement, executed on Feb. 27, the company sold substantially all the assets of Astromec, consisting of inventory, equipment and intangibles, and excluding cash, accounts receivable, the parent-owned facility in which Astromec conducted its business and all liabilities, for a cash payment of $830,000, representing the estimated net book value of the purchased assets and subject to adjustment based on physical counts of the assets sold. The company may also receive conditional future payments based on sales of Astromec product and sales to Astromec prospects, as defined in the asset purchase agreement, over the ensuing three-year period.

Mark Murphy, Pro-Dex’s president and CEO, commented: “The decision to sell the Astromec business, which has a customer concentration in aerospace, reflects our strategic focus on the expansion of opportunities in medical devices and motion control systems. We look forward to working with our Astromec associates in facilitating the transfer of the Astromec business, and thank them for their dedicated service to Pro-Dex.”

Pro-Dex has operations in California (the firm is based in Irvine) and Oregon. The firm specializes in the development and manufacture of technology-based solutions that incorporate powered surgical device drive and embedded motion control systems serving the medical, dental, semi-conductor and scientific research markets.

Pro-Dex’s products are found in hospitals, dental offices, medical engineering labs, scientific research facilities and high-tech manufacturing operations.