Cast your vote by this Friday, February 14, for the best student video in this year’s “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” contest. The annual contest is a STEAM-focused program hosted by Catalyst Connection that pairs up middle school students across Pennsylvania with local companies to introduce kids to the exciting career opportunities that exist in manufacturing.

This year we welcomed a team of clever students from Norwin Middle School who focused their video on how Intervala’s culture and core values drive our business. Help us encourage our community’s future engineers, innovators and leaders by casting your vote for the Norwin #1 video at https://www.whatssocool.org/contests/pittsburgh-central/.

PITTSBURGH, February 3, 2020—Intervala, LLC, a full-service manufacturer of high-reliability, precision electronic and electromechanical products, announced today that it has reached a three-year agreement with new customer OnSite Waste Technologies, Inc., to manufacture that company’s innovative TE-5000 medical waste processing unit. The TE-5000 is an easy-to-use, desktop unit that converts regulated medical waste, such as sharps and red bag waste, into sterile garbage that can be discarded in regular trash. Intervala will manufacture the equipment at its facility in the greater Pittsburgh area.

As OnSite’s manufacturing partner, Intervala will produce complete, ready-to-use units that incorporate a variety of custom printed circuit boards and electromechanical assemblies manufactured in-house. The Company also will provide direct-order fulfillment services, shipping the fully tested, operational units to end users, including medical and dental offices, labs and other small-scale generators of hazardous medical waste.

“We are honored that OnSite has selected Intervala as its manufacturing partner and thrilled to assist them in taking their exciting and market-disrupting technology to market,” said Teresa Huber, Intervala president and CEO. “Our business with OnSite is an excellent example of how Intervala draws on its full-service capabilities—including engineering, materials management, assembly and integration, test and direct-order fulfillment—to tailor a manufacturing experience to each customer’s unique requirements. We are delighted to employ this approach in our work with OnSite and to add this innovative leader to our expanding medical customer base.”

“Realizing our dream of bringing to market a new method of convenient, safe and cost-effective medical waste technology requires a highly capable and reliable full-service manufacturing partner, and we have that in Intervala,” said Brad Barnes, CEO of OnSite Waste Technologies. “The technical expertise, flexibility and customer-service orientation of the Intervala team is second to none, and we are thrilled to have them on our journey to revolutionize the medical waste disposal industry.”

About Intervala
At Intervala, we create customized, intelligent solutions for each customer’s unique requirements. We are a full-service manufacturer of high-reliability, precision electronic and electromechanical products for companies in industrial, medical, transportation, and other technology-driven markets. Customers choose Intervala because we understand their complex product and service needs. Our team draws on decades of experience to bring a fresh approach to problem-solving, combining turnkey manufacturing capabilities and engineering, materials management, and global fulfillment services to deliver smart, innovative solutions. Total customer satisfaction is the cornerstone of our business. To learn more about Intervala, visit www.intervala.com.

About OnSite Waste Technologies
OnSite Waste Technologies is pioneering a novel way for medical practices and other generators of medical waste to dispose of their hazardous medical waste conveniently in their regular trash. The TE-5000 is a simple-to-use desktop-sized unit that converts regulated medical waste into sterile garbage for small-scale medical waste producers. The TE-5000 reduces the liability associated with the traditional method of hauling waste by eliminating the time waste sits in a practice. For practices paying too much for their current hauling service, the TE-5000 can have a significant impact on their bottom line. Onsite is headquartered in Newport Beach, California. For more information, visit www.onsitewaste.com.

Deck the halls with Christmas ugly!! Last week Intervala hosted its second annual Ugly Christmas Sweater contest for employees. On Monday, everyone showed up to work in their Christmas worst and throughout the week employees voted on the ugliest sweaters of all. Congrats to Erik Stetar, Roxanne Petro and Chris St. Mars for winning best of the worst! Enjoy your Omaha Steaks or Honey Baked Ham gift card. Thanks to everyone who got their ugly on for this fun holiday event!  

PITTSBURGH, December 20, 2019—Intervala, LLC, a full-service manufacturer of high-reliability, precision electronic and electromechanical products, today announced its acquisition of Varitron Hudson in Hudson, New Hampshire. The acquisition enlarges Intervala’s manufacturing footprint in the Northeast region of the U.S. and expands the Company’s global customer base.

The acquired New Hampshire operation specializes in high-technology electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and provides Intervala with expanded capacity to manufacture complex printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) and other high-reliability electronic assemblies. The acquisition also enhances Intervala’s customer and market diversity through the addition of several top-tier customers in the industrial, medical and military markets.  

EMS industry veteran Jon Saunders, who has led the New Hampshire operation since 2016, will stay on to run the location for Intervala. Saunders has more than 25 years of experience in the electronics manufacturing arena and a proven track record of successfully leading EMS operations.

“Intervala’s acquisition of Varitron Hudson is an exciting and important step in our strategy to grow and expand our presence in the Northeast region,” said Teresa Huber, president and CEO. “In keeping with Intervala’s culture, our new Hudson, N.H., operation is very customer-focused, and we believe it will be a good fit in both customers and people. The capable Hudson team has built successful, long-standing relationships with their customers. We welcome them to Intervala and look forward to serving them with our unwavering commitment to customer excellence.”

About Intervala
At Intervala, we create customized, intelligent solutions for each customer’s unique requirements. We are a full-service manufacturer of high-reliability, precision electronic and electromechanical products for companies in industrial, medical, transportation, and other technology-driven markets. Customers choose Intervala because we understand their complex product and service needs. Our team draws on decades of experience to bring a fresh approach to problem-solving, combining turnkey manufacturing capabilities and engineering, materials management, and global fulfillment services to deliver smart, innovative solutions. Total customer satisfaction is the cornerstone of our business. To learn more about Intervala, visit www.intervala.com. 

‘Tis the season for giving at Intervala! Cheers to our generous employees who once again came through for Pittsburgh-area children in need by contributing cash, toys and gifts for the Salvation Army’s Treasures for Children campaign. And thanks to members of the United States Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Unit of Pittsburgh for doing the heavy lifting and picking up our donations. Salvation Army programs assist approximately 25 million people in the U.S. annually during times of crisis, and we are honored to support their good works in our community during this holiday season.