Significant expansion for Intricon

Intricon Corporation, developer and manufacturer of some of the world’s smallest, smartest medical devices powered by microelectronics, has announced a significant expansion at its St. Paul, Minnesota, suburban Arden Hills headquarters. The company has signed an 11-year lease at its Grey Fox Road location, increasing the space from 47,000ft² to 82,500ft², taking 80% occupancy of its building, located in the heart of Minnesota’s Medical Alley region. The expansion integrates operations from two facilities in Arden Hills for streamlined operations, increased efficiency, and greater collaboration across internal teams and with customers.

The majority of the newly expanded space will be dedicated to manufacturing capabilities, enhancing Intricon's ability to scale production and meet growing global demand for its precision micromedical device services. The company focuses on developing and manufacturing micromedical devices through packaging, assembly, and integration. It partners with medical device companies, providing unique microelectronic expertise in electromagnetic and optical navigational sensors, precision miniature molding, and catheters. Its finished products for customers are used in surgical navigation, as medical wearables, and for diagnostics and therapies. The location has been Intricon’s headquarters since 1977.

In addition to its Minnesota, Intricon operates locations in Singapore, Indonesia, and soon, Costa Rica, where its new 150,000-square-foot facility is under construction. Intricon's global footprint supports its mission to deliver cutting-edge medical devices and components to clients around the world and manage global supply chains for its customers, including major medtech companies.

The addition of a state-of-the-art Class 8 cleanroom for assembling electronic components on circuit boards is one of the key upgrades of the expansion, bringing the total number of Intricon’s Class 8 rooms to six. Other features of the expanded facility include a larger engineering lab, a redesigned office area to improve workflow efficiency and collaboration, and an expanded indoor-outdoor lunchroom to accommodate a growing workforce. It will house new advanced automation technology, including new molding presses and additive manufacturing equipment, which will increase production capacity and further enhance Intricon’s ability to deliver high-quality, high-volume medical devices to a global market.