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Over the past 30 years, worldclass electrical power solutions provider JST Power Equipment( JST) has evolved into a true innovator in the electrical industry. Throughout its history, and particularly in recent years, the company has made significant investments in its technology, facilities and people. Matthew Polk, Executive Vice President, explains how these investments are empowering the company to engineer the industry’ s best solutions while delivering greater value to its customers.
“ Starting life as a cast resin transformer manufacturer in 1993, JST grew steadily over the years. In 1997, we opened our first sales office in New Jersey, establishing a US presence that we have maintained ever since. We opened our fourth factory in 2009 and added gas-insulated switchgear and
VPI transformers that same year. Around 2019, we decided to grow internationally, opening our first factory in Nogales, Mexico, focused on cast resin transformers. We later expanded it to include VPI transformers and skid solutions. Also in 2019, we purchased our factory in Lake Mary, Florida, just outside Orlando, which we opened for airinsulated switchgear production in 2021,” he begins. Since then, JST has been on an exceptional growth trajectory, opening its fifth factory in Wuhan, China in 2021, a factory in Malaysia in 2025, and this year, its Wytheville, Virginia facility. That expansion has been both deliberate and far-reaching, as the company has been focused on strengthening its global footprint to serve a wider customer base.”
The move into Malaysia was driven by a combination of factors, including customers seeking sourcing from multiple locations, a
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