What ACDi does

ACDi (American Computer Development, Inc.) is a privately held U.S. electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company founded in 1984 and headquartered in Frederick, Maryland, with a second manufacturing plant in Nashville, North Carolina. The two AS9100D-, ITAR-, and NIST 800-171-certified facilities total approximately 110,000 sq ft and run PCB assembly, box-build and systems integration, new product introduction (NPI), test and inspection (ICT, flying probe, AOI, X-ray), product lifecycle and obsolescence management, and, via a partnership with LogiSync, PCB layout. ACDi is owned and led by founder Bill Hornbaker (President and CEO) and has been built without external venture or private equity capital, growing primarily through two acquisitions — Patapsco Design (2004) and Fawn Electronics (2012) — that added quick-turn assembly, nuclear-compliant manufacturing, and cable/harness capabilities.

The company sells exclusively through a direct enterprise field-sales model to aerospace and defense, medical device, industrial electronics, and reshoring OEMs, with territory-based Directors of Business Development in Tampa, FL and New Stanton, PA. Pricing is quote-based per project or per program, with no public pricing tiers; revenue is generated by billable EMS units and engineering services such as DFM/DFA and Kanban replenishment programs. ACDi is a small-business, SAM-registered supplier holding ISO 9001:2015, ANSI/ESD S20.20-2021, and RoHS certifications alongside its defense- and aerospace-grade accreditations, and reports more than 11,000 projects completed since founding, including a 2025 Circuits Assembly / PCEA Service Excellence Award for Responsiveness. The business model is fundamentally relationship-driven, low-to-mid volume, U.S.-domestic EMS with embedded DFM engineering, where the "Honor the Schedule Pledge" and codified DFM/DFA guidelines function as soft-asset differentiators in regulated end markets.

Name

ACDi

Legal name

American Computer Development, Inc.

Website

https://acdi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ACDi is a privately held, AS9100D- and ITAR-certified U.S. electronics manufacturing services provider offering PCB assembly, box-build, test, NPI, and lifecycle management to aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial OEMs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronics Manufacturing Services

NAICS

Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing (334418), Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (334)

SIC

Printed Circuit Boards (3672), Electronic Components, Nec (3679)

akta.pro primary industry

PCB Assembly (PCBA/EMS) (HDAHAOAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) (IMAGAGAA), Ruggedized/Harsh-Environment Electronics Manufacturing (IP-rated, shock/vibration, wide-temp) (IMAGAGAF)

Keywords

• Electronics manufacturing services
• PCB assembly
• Electronics contract manufacturing
• PCB design layout
• Box build assembly

Headquarters

HQ city

Frederick

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS): ACDi generates revenue through billable electronics manufacturing services including PCB assembly, test and inspection, new product introduction, systems integration, box-build, and product lifecycle management. Revenue is project-based, typically billed per manufactured unit or as a program fee covering the full product lifecycle from prototype through production.
2. Engineering and Design Services: Design for manufacturability (DFM), PCB layout coordination through LogiSync partner, and engineering support services billed as part of the manufacturing program or as standalone consulting engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ACDi provides end-to-end Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) covering PCB assembly, systems integration, new product introduction, test/inspection, and product lifecycle management. Operating from two AS9100D-certified U.S. manufacturing plants totaling 110,000 sq. ft. in Maryland and North Carolina, the company produces Made-In-The-USA high-reliability electronic assemblies for aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial OEMs. PCB design and layout is provided through a partnership with LogiSync.

Product overview

ACDi (American Computer Development, Inc.) is an end-to-end electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider offering a unified platform of manufacturing services. The core portfolio includes PCB Assembly & Electronics Manufacturing Services, Test/Inspection Services, New Product Introduction (NPI), Systems Integrations, and Product Lifecycle Management. PCB Design & Layout is delivered through a strategic partnership with LogiSync for seamless design-to-assembly transition. Additional value-added services include Design for Manufacturability (DFM) engineering support and Kanban Replenishment Programs for inventory optimization. The company specializes in Made In The USA manufacturing with AS9100D aerospace certification, serving aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial sectors with quick-turn prototyping and low-to-mid volume production runs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PCB Assembly & Electronics Manufacturing Services End-to-end "Made In The USA" electronics manufacturing services including PCB assembly, box-build, and system integration. Serves enterprise and mid-market OEMs in aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial sectors with quick-turn NPI and low-to-mid volume production runs at AS9100D-certified facilities.
• PCB Design & Layout PCB design and layout services delivered through ACDi's strategic partnership with LogiSync (a specialist in electrical, mechanical, and embedded design services) to ensure a seamless transition from layout into ACDi's AS9100D-certified U.S. manufacturing facilities. Targeted at OEMs that need PCB layout support packaged with downstream manufacturing.
• Test/Inspection Services Comprehensive test and inspection services ensuring product quality, functionality, and reliability — including ICT test fixtures, flying probe testing, automated optical inspection (AOI), and X-ray inspection. Used by OEMs across aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial programs.
• New Product Introduction (NPI) Quick-turn prototyping and new product introduction services supporting fast reaction times for defense and other high-reliability markets. Bridges customers from engineering prototypes into volume manufacturing at ACDi's U.S. facilities.
• Systems Integrations Upper-level integrations, box-build assemblies, and complete system test and integration services delivered to OEMs needing finished or sub-system level assemblies rather than bare PCBAs.
• Product Lifecycle Management Obsolescence management, configuration management, and supply chain solutions supporting product lifecycle requirements for long-lifecycle aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced PCB fabrication costs by 90% by reworking a 14-layer un-manufacturable board to a 12-layer all-through-via design.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LogiSynccoreTechnology or IntegrationACDi has partnered with LogiSync, a leading engineering design firm specializing in electrical, mechanical, and embedded design services, to provide PCB layout services. LogiSync delivers the PCB layout and ACDi seamlessly carries the design into prototype or full-scale production at its U.S.-based AS9100D-certified manufacturing facilities. This partnership ensures a seamless layout-to-assembly transition with built-in DFM considerations, allowing ACDi to focus on high-reliability manufacturing while customers receive high-quality PCB layout support through LogiSync's 20+ years of expertise.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Benchmark Electronics: Benchmark Electronics is a US-based mid-to-large EMS provider serving aerospace/defense, medical, and industrial OEMs with vertically integrated design, assembly, and lifecycle services — a directly comparable business model and customer base to ACDi, though at significantly larger scale.
• Plexus Corp. Plexus provides mid-to-high-mix EMS to aerospace/defense, medical, and industrial OEMs with strong DFM and engineering-services emphasis, mirroring ACDi's positioning in complex, regulated, low-to-mid volume programs.
• Kimball Electronics: Kimball Electronics is a global EMS provider with significant medical, industrial, and aerospace exposure, offering vertically integrated design and manufacturing services comparable to ACDi's end-to-end model.
• IEC Electronics: IEC Electronics is a smaller US EMS provider specializing in aerospace/defense, medical, and industrial programs with full lifecycle services — closely matching ACDi's mid-market A&D/medical focus and ITAR-driven positioning.
• SigmaTron International: SigmaTron provides mid-volume EMS to industrial, medical, and consumer OEMs with US and Mexico facilities, making it a relevant mid-market peer comparable to ACDi on customer profile and scale.
• Key Tronic Corporation: Key Tronic is a US-headquartered mid-market EMS provider serving industrial, medical, and aerospace customers, providing a comparable scale and customer-mix benchmark for ACDi.
• Creation Technologies: Creation Technologies is a mid-market EMS with strong aerospace/defense and medical OEM focus, offering vertically integrated design-through-lifecycle services comparable to ACDi's offerings.
• Zentech Manufacturing: Zentech is a US mid-market EMS focused specifically on aerospace/defense and medical customers with ITAR-registered, AS9100-certified facilities — a near-direct niche overlap with ACDi's A&D vertical.

Broad incumbents

• Sanmina Corporation: Sanmina is a global tier-1 EMS provider with diversified end-markets including aerospace/defense, medical, and industrial, serving as a broader-incumbent reference point against which ACDi's mid-market positioning is differentiated.
• Jabil Inc. Jabil is one of the largest global EMS providers with broad vertical coverage including aerospace/defense and medical; included as a broad-incumbent benchmark rather than a direct mid-market competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/acditechnology
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/acditechnology
• Facebookfacebook.com/acditechnology
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/acdi

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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