VICTORIA, MN – HEI Inc. profit for the third quarter rose as net sales increased 14.6%. HEI provides design, fab and assembly services for medical, communications and other specialty industies.

For the period ended May 31, the company reported net sales of $10.2 million and net income of $179,000. A year ago, HEI had a net loss of $1.8 million.

"Paul’s extensive industry experience will be invaluable as we introduce new products and address new markets. His knowledge of electronics manufacturing and the electronics market will improve our ability to pro-actively address the needs of our customers,” said Richard Osborne, North American Sales Manager of Machine Vision Products.