Markus Gessner, Head of Marketing and Sales, Emil Otto

2023 has been an exciting year for Austin American Technology. We started the year at Apex and announced a merger with one of our competitors, Aqua Klean Systems out of Anaheim, CA.

We also introduced the newest version of our award-winning X-30 stencil cleaner that included the first ever integration of I/O link devices in a cleaner. This momentum carried through the year with record sales of the X-30 and an uptick in batch and inline sales.

Supply chain shortages have become more manageable and lead times are decreasing. The outlook remains strong going into 2024. We did see a dip in sales from our medical customers, but with all that is happening around the world, our defense and aerospace clients continued our growth.

We have been working on new product development with our new partner and expect to release at least one at the upcoming Apex show in April. With all our growth, we have added a few new employees to better serve our customers and expect a need for more qualified personnel next year.

AAT is predicting continued growth in 2024 as we finalize our merger with AKS and take our place as the largest full line cleaning company in North America.