One of important employers in the city during the communist
era was electronics maker Tesla Piešťany. It closed down in 1991 and in 1998
its factories were acquired by ON Semiconductor, a former subsidiary of
Motorola. However, the company plans to close down its Pieštany manufacturing
unit by the end of 2009 and move the production to Belgium , while keeping a
customer support centre in the town. Delipro, s.r.o., manufacturer of quartz
crystals founded in 1993, is another company building on the legacy of
electronics manufacturing in the region .
Other important employers in the town
