Name

JN White

Legal name

J.N. White Associates, Inc.

Website

https://jnwhiteusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Membrane Switch & Graphic Overlay Manufacturing

NAICS

Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (3344)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Embedded & HMI Electronics Manufacturing (Industrial PCs, HMIs, Panel PCs) (IMAGAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial Power & Energy Electronics Manufacturing Services (UPS, converters, inverters, chargers) (IMAGAGAI)

Keywords

• Membrane switch manufacturing
• Graphic overlay production
• Custom user interface assemblies
• Precision die cutting
• Flexible printed heaters

Headquarters

HQ city

Perry

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Component Manufacturing: JN White generates revenue primarily through the custom manufacture of membrane switches, graphic overlays, complex user interface assemblies, precision-cut components, flexible printed heaters, ESD shielding components, and custom labels and decals. Each product is built to customer specifications (blueprint-driven), making it a project-based, make-to-order model. Revenue is earned through one-time production runs and repeat orders from established customer relationships.
2. Rapid Prototyping Services: JN White offers paid rapid prototyping services, delivering up to 20 pieces in 10 days for graphic overlays and labels. Prototyping serves as both a revenue stream and a customer acquisition mechanism that converts into full production orders.
3. Engineering and Design Consultation: Consultation services provided during the design and engineering phases of customer projects, helping optimize membrane switch and user interface designs for manufacturability. Often bundled with manufacturing orders as part of the build-from-blueprint partnership model.
4. Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI): JN White offers VMI programs that allow customers to reduce inventory, increase inventory turns, and implement just-in-time inventory management. This creates recurring engagement and steady revenue from existing customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

JN White is a precision component manufacturer that designs and builds custom membrane switches, graphic overlays, complex user interface assemblies, precision-cut components, flexible printed heaters, ESD shielding components, and custom labels and decals to customer specifications. Each product is engineered through in-house design consultation, rapid prototyping (up to 20 pieces in 10 days), full-scale production using screen/digital/laser/die cutting, and 100% pre-ship testing. The company serves medical device, military/DoD, industrial electronics, consumer appliance, automotive, and agricultural manufacturers from its Perry, NY headquarters and Watertown, CT manufacturing facility.

Product overview

JN White is a component manufacturer specializing in user interface solutions. The core product portfolio centers on membrane switches, graphic overlays, and complex user interface assemblies, supported by complementary capabilities including precision die-cut components, backlighting, ESD shielding, flexible printed heaters, and industrial touchscreens. Services include manufacturing engineering consultation, rapid prototyping, assembly, testing, and vendor-managed inventory programs. The company serves demanding environments including medical, military/DoD, industrial, consumer appliance, automotive, and agricultural sectors. Quality is assured through ISO 9001:2015 certification and ITAR compliance, with recent NIST SP 800-171 full compliance achieved in November 2025. Founded in 1960 and headquartered in Perry, NY, the company employs approximately 120 people.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Precision Answers: Tagline and registered trademark associated with JN White's brand identity, representing their precision manufacturing solutions.

Products and services

• Membrane Switches Custom membrane switches that integrate rubber keypads, metal sub-panels, and housings for challenging panel assembly applications in demanding environments including medical, electronic, military/DoD, and industrial markets.
• Complex User Interfaces User interface assemblies that encompass the 'top inch' of a product — the interface between user and machine, covering design, materials, production methods, finishing, assembly, inventory, and shipping, marketed to OEMs needing single-source interface partners.
• Graphic Overlays Custom graphic overlays serving as the top surface layer that users interface with when commanding equipment or control; high degree of care in manufacturing and design execution as the most customer-facing touch point for many brands.
• Flexible Printed Heaters Flexible heating elements for various applications requiring thermal management in user interface assemblies and other products.
• Precision Cut Components / Die Cut Precision cutting services using flat-bed die cutting, Preco automated die cutting, laser digital cutting, and Zund precision blade digital cutting systems for materials including foams, rubbers, pressure-sensitive adhesives, polycarbonate, acrylic, and foils.
• Backlighting Backlighting solutions including custom color LEDs, fiber-optic panels, diffusion materials, and opacity solutions including black gasketing materials for precise control of lighting panels in membrane switch and user interface assemblies.
• Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Shielding Components engineered and manufactured to shield electrical components inside membrane switches from electrostatic discharge (ESD), electromagnetic interference (EMI), and radio frequency interference (RFI).
• Custom Labels & Decals Extreme-environment labels and decals with UL-recognized construction, superior adhesives, exact color-matching science, and product-in-use testing for brand-matching color intensity and product durability across medical, industrial, automotive, consumer, and agricultural applications.
• Gaskets & Lenses High-quality gaskets and lenses for user-interface assemblies with anti-glare, anti-static, anti-reflective, and gloss hard coatings, featuring precision print-to-cut registration and perfect cut-to-tape alignment.
• Industrial Touchscreens Industrial touchscreen integration including capacitive, resistive, and projected capacitive (PCAP) touchscreens with optically clear adhesive (OCA) bonding for membrane switch assemblies.
• Copper Flex Circuitry Flexible copper circuits manufactured by laminating copper to an underlying substrate and etching to leave specific conductive traces, offering more flexibility, durability, and precision than silver ink circuits, with the ability to solder components and achieve 0.5mm trace pitch precision.
• Rapid Prototyping 4-step rapid prototyping process using 3D modeling, digital printing, high-finishing precision cutting, and custom assembly to deliver production-quality prototypes in as little as 10 days for graphic overlays and labels.
• Manufacturing Engineering Best practice consultation and input into engineering challenges from napkin sketches to artwork files, providing design manufacturability consultation and production support.
• Membrane Switch & Complex User Interface Assembly State-of-the-art assembly techniques incorporating products and services into final packages without defects, including value-added assembly with 3D printing capabilities.
• Membrane Switch Testing Computerized testing equipment calibrated annually to test dome functioning, LED polarity, and circuit shorts prior to shipping, with computerized records maintained for all tests.
• Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) Inventory management programs supporting reduced inventory, increased inventory turns, and just-in-time (JIT) inventory management for OEM customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% customer satisfaction rating
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ECI Screenprint Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 February 2021JN White acquired ECI Screenprint Inc. (Watertown, CT) in February 2021, expanding its manufacturing footprint and capabilities. The acquisition was framed as a commitment to keeping high-tech manufacturing jobs in the U.S. ECI Technologies (which is now part of JN White following the acquisition) had previously been a separate company providing graphic overlays and membrane switches.
• Dawar TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015In 2015, JN White acquired the domestically produced graphic overlays, membrane switches, and custom labels business from Dawer Technologies. Approximately 95% of acquired customers successfully transitioned to JN White, representing a significant customer base acquisition.
• Digital Printing Division (acquisition)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011In 2011, JN White acquired a digital printing division, establishing in-house digital printing capabilities as a new service line for the company.
• Allen Bailey Tag & Label (screen printing division)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1992In 1992, JN White acquired the screen printing division of Allen Bailey Tag & Label, expanding its label manufacturing capabilities.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dyna-Graphics Corporation: Dyna-Graphics is a US precision manufacturer of membrane switches, graphic overlays, and custom labels with a comparable mid-market footprint. Directly competes with JN White in the same custom user-interface component niche serving medical, industrial, and defense customers.
• Memtron Innovations Co. Memtron is a US manufacturer of membrane switches, capacitive touch sensors, and user interface assemblies serving medical, industrial, and aerospace markets. Offers a comparable custom HMI component portfolio with similar regulatory positioning and customer profiles.
• Nelson-Miller: Nelson-Miller manufactures membrane switches, rubber keypads, and custom user interface components for medical, defense, and industrial customers. Closely comparable in scale, product breadth, and regulated-industry focus to JN White.
• Butler Graphics: Butler Graphics produces graphic overlays, membrane switches, nameplates, and custom labels for industrial and medical customers. Directly competitive with JN White's graphic overlay and label product lines in similar mid-market segments.
• Hoffmann + Krippner: Hoffmann + Krippner is a German-headquartered manufacturer of membrane switches, custom keypads, and input systems with US operations. Competes with JN White in membrane switch and custom HMI offerings, particularly for medical and industrial OEMs needing ITAR-equivalent European supply.
• Xymox Technologies: Xymox Technologies manufactures membrane switches, graphic overlays, and touch sensors for medical, industrial, and consumer applications. Directly overlaps JN White's product portfolio across membrane switches and user interface components.

Broad incumbents

• APEM Inc. APEM (now part of IDEC) is a global manufacturer of industrial switches, keypads, and HMI components. Overlaps with JN White in custom membrane switches and keypads serving industrial, medical, and defense markets, though with significantly broader global scale.
• TE Connectivity: TE Connectivity is a large global manufacturer of electronic components and connectivity solutions, including HMI products and membrane switches for industrial and medical applications. Represents a much larger incumbent competing for the same OEM sockets.
• Brady Corporation: Brady Corporation is a global leader in industrial identification solutions, including labels, signs, and specialty printing. Overlaps with JN White's custom labels and decals business for industrial, medical (UDI), and safety applications, though at much greater scale.
• 3M Touch Systems: 3M Touch Systems manufactures touchscreens and interactive displays for industrial and medical applications. Competes with JN White in adjacent HMI technologies and represents a major incumbent with broader product portfolios and global reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/jnwhiteusa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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