Dekimo
Dekimo is a privately held Belgian electronics and embedded software engineering services firm with 450+ professionals across 21 offices in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and Germany, offering integrated product design, development, PCB assembly, EMC certification, and on-site consultancy to industrial, automotive, healthcare, and IoT clients.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1990
- HeadquartersErpe, Belgium
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
Dekimo firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Dekimo
- Legal name
- Dekimo
- Website
- https://dekimo.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1990
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- Dekimo is a privately held Belgian electronics and embedded software engineering services firm with 450+ professionals across 21 offices in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and Germany, offering integrated product design, development, PCB assembly, EMC certification, and on-site consultancy to industrial, automotive, healthcare, and IoT clients.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Dekimo industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Electronics Engineering Services
- NAICS
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)
- SIC
- Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)
- akta.pro primary industry
- End-User Computing Outsourcing (EUC / Desktop Services) (BPAEAMAE)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- DevSecOps & Supply Chain Security (DevOps toolchain security) (BPAEAKAI)
Keywords
Where Dekimo is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Erpe
- HQ country
- Belgium
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices18 records
Markets served
Dekimo business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Consultancy / Flexible Staffing: Dekimo Experts provides consultants on a time-and-materials basis, broadly specialized in high-tech engineering and process improvement for smart (embedded) systems. Consultants are deployed at customer sites across Belgium, Netherlands, France, and Germany.
- Project-Based Development: In-house software and hardware development on a project basis, covering the full product development cycle from concept through to electronic manufacturing. Services include software development, embedded software, FPGA/CPLD code, electronic design, PCB design, and mechanical engineering.
- PCB Assembly and Electronic Manufacturing: Production plant can assemble prototypes as well as series from 100 to 100,000 units. Production combines highly automated lines with SME flexibility. Includes worldwide component procurement, inline production for series from 25 pieces to 500,000 per year.
- Test and Certification: Blue Guide EMC Lab provides full-compliant EMC, LVD, Climate and Mechanical testing. Lab is BELAC 082-TEST accredited, enabling CE marking and EC declaration of conformity for customers' products.
- Service and Maintenance: Preventive and corrective maintenance contracts, and repair service for electronics (own developments as well as third-party electronics). Includes vessel tracking and data management for maritime sector.
- Product Design: Industrial product design services through partnership with Pars Pro Toto, covering the full product development cycle from concept to final product delivery, including strategic advice, concept development, engineering, and production-ready deliverables.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Consultancy - Time and Materials |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | PCB Assembly - Series Production |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Prototype PCBA via Protoweb |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels6 records
Dekimo product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Dekimo is an independent Western European electronics services provider delivering end-to-end smart electronic and embedded systems development, including software and embedded software, FPGA/CPLD, electronic and PCB design, mechanical engineering, on-site engineering consultancy (Dekimo Experts), industrial product design (via Pars Pro Toto), PCB assembly from prototypes to 100,000 units, BELAC-accredited EMC/LVD testing and certification, and ongoing service and maintenance.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Pars Pro Toto: Multidisciplinary industrial product design and innovation agency with award-winning design work, including multiple Red Dot Design Awards and Henry van de Velde Awards. Founded in 1994, joined Dekimo in 2025.
Products and services
- Software and Embedded Software Development Custom software and embedded software development services for industrial, automotive, telecom, healthcare, IoT, and other smart electronic system customers, covering the full product development cycle from concept to production.
- FPGA and CPLD Code Development Design and development of FPGA and CPLD code for high-performance, high-reliability electronic systems across industrial, automotive, and aerospace applications.
- Electronic Design and PCB Layout Analog and digital electronic design and PCB layout services including complex multilayer PCBs, high-density fine-pitch BGA fanout, microvias, blind and buried vias, impedance-controlled high-speed digital design, and mixed analog/digital routing, with optional on-site PCB design support.
- Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering services integrated with electronics development, supporting the full product development cycle from concept to final product.
- Dekimo Experts On-Site Engineering Consultancy Time-and-materials on-site consultancy placing high-tech engineering specialists (firmware, embedded software, application software, electronics design, PCB layout, process & quality, mechanical, IT project management, data & AI, cloud & ops) at customer sites across Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and France.
- Test and Certification (Blue Guide EMC Lab) BELAC 082-TEST accredited EMC, LVD, climate and mechanical testing services at the Blue Guide EMC Lab in Erpe-Mere, enabling pre-compliance and full-compliance testing that supports CE marking and EC declarations of conformity for customer products.
- PCB Assembly and Electronic Manufacturing PCB assembly and electronic manufacturing services from prototypes (100 units minimum) to series production up to 100,000 units, including worldwide component procurement, three automated SMD lines with vision, adhesive, pick-and-place, reflow, and end-of-line photo inspection, and full component traceability down to manufacturer lot number, work order, and test results.
- Service and Maintenance Preventive and corrective maintenance contracts, repair services for electronics (own and third-party developments), and vessel tracking and data management for the maritime sector, including long-term contracts for E&I systems on offshore wind farm platforms.
- Industrial Product Design (Pars Pro Toto) Multidisciplinary industrial product design services delivered by Pars Pro Toto, including strategic innovation advice, concept development, industrial design, user interface design, service design, branding, and engineering of production-ready deliverables covering the full product development cycle from concept to final product.
- Protoweb Online PCBA Prototype Ordering Self-service online portal that lets customers order assembled PCBA prototypes in minutes, with the production plant delivering fully assembled prototype boards rapidly without direct sales contact.
- Multiflexmeter v4 Groundwater Monitoring Platform Open-source industrial platform for automated large-scale groundwater monitoring networks, featuring modular plug-in sensor support, LoRaWAN connectivity, and up to 10-year battery life, deployed by the Province of Zeeland in 250+ wells and scaling to 600+ locations.
Quantifiable outcome
- Up to 10-year battery life for groundwater monitoring systems
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Dekimo
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments9 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Dekimo technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability8 records
Feature8 records
Dekimo partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Pars Pro TotocorePars Pro Toto, a multidisciplinary industrial product design and innovation agency, joined the Dekimo group in September 2025. The partnership enhances Dekimo's ability to support clients throughout the full product development cycle, from concept to final product delivery. Pars Pro Toto brings expertise in industrial design, user interface, product concept development, strategic innovation, service design, and branding. They have received nine Red Dot Design Awards and multiple Henry van de Velde Awards. The agency maintains its own office in Ghent with a team of 14 and continues to serve a wide range of sectors.
- FreeSense (The Netherlands)minorCross-border cooperation agreement between Dekimo Leuven and FreeSense (The Netherlands) to design and develop a new sports and activity hearable with extensive micro-sensors acting as an electronic audio coach. The project provided both companies additional access to the cross-border markets of Belgium and the Netherlands. Funded by the Interreg Crossroads-2 program.
- Interreg Crossroads-2 ProgramminorThe Interreg Crossroads-2 program funded the wearable development cooperation between Dekimo Leuven and FreeSense. This is a European cross-border cooperation program supporting joint projects.
- Digihub AachenminorDekimo Aachen is a member of Digihub Aachen, a digital innovation hub in the Aachen region.
Scale indicators12 records
Recent moves9 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Dekimo competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- AKKA Technologies: European engineering and technology consulting firm with strong embedded systems and digital services practice, recently merged into Capgemini Engineering. Comparable to Dekimo in on-site engineering consultancy and product development.
- Altran (Capgemini Engineering): Now part of Capgemini Engineering, Altran is a global engineering services firm with deep embedded systems and electronics design capabilities. Comparable to Dekimo at the project-development and embedded software layer, but operating at vastly larger scale with global delivery.
- Elektrobit (Continental): Automotive software and embedded solutions provider owned by Continental. Comparable to Dekimo in embedded software development services, particularly for automotive customers, but at much larger scale and automotive-only focus.
Direct peers
- Bertrandt: German engineering services provider specializing in electronics and software development for automotive and aerospace OEMs. Directly comparable to Dekimo in embedded systems, PCB design, and on-site engineering consultancy across Western Europe.
- Cicor Technologies: Swiss-based EMS provider offering PCB assembly, box-building, and engineering services across Europe. Direct competitor in European electronics manufacturing services and PCB assembly with similar end-to-end positioning.
- Note AB: Swedish EMS provider with multiple production sites in Northern Europe, offering PCB assembly and box-build services. Comparable to Dekimo's PCB Assembly business unit with similar industrial customer focus and European footprint.
- Scanfil: Finnish-listed global EMS provider with strong European presence in PCB assembly and contract manufacturing. Direct competitor in industrial and communications EMS, though at meaningfully larger scale.
- Hanza Holding: Swedish-Northern European manufacturing partner offering PCB assembly, mechanics, and complete product solutions. Comparable in offering integrated manufacturing solutions with European footprint and similar scale to Dekimo.
- Eurocircuits: European PCB prototyping and small-series assembly specialist. Direct competitor in the prototype and low-volume PCB space where Dekimo positions its Protoweb tool and Erpe-Mere production.
Regional players
- NCAB Group: Swedish-headquartered PCB sourcing specialist operating across Europe. Adjacent to Dekimo's PCB assembly business on the design and sourcing side, though not a direct manufacturing competitor.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Dekimo social profiles
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Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Dekimo leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles10 records
Dekimo subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Dekimo funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Dekimo M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Dekimo
What does Dekimo do?
Dekimo is an independent Western European electronics services provider delivering end-to-end smart electronic and embedded systems development, including software and embedded software, FPGA/CPLD, electronic and PCB design, mechanical engineering, on-site engineering consultancy (Dekimo Experts), industrial product design (via Pars Pro Toto), PCB assembly from prototypes to 100,000 units, BELAC-accredited EMC/LVD testing and certification, and ongoing service and maintenance.
Is Dekimo a public or private company?
Dekimo is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Dekimo founded?
Dekimo was founded in 1990. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is Dekimo based?
Dekimo is headquartered in Erpe, Belgium, in the Europe region.
How does Dekimo make money?
Six revenue lines are on record. Consultancy / Flexible Staffing is the primary driver. The others are project-Based Development, PCB Assembly and Electronic Manufacturing, test and Certification, service and Maintenance and product Design.
Who are Dekimo's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are AKKA Technologies, Altran (Capgemini Engineering) and Elektrobit (Continental). Direct peers are Bertrandt, Cicor Technologies, Note AB, Scanfil, Hanza Holding and Eurocircuits. NCAB Group is listed as a regional player.
Does Dekimo have an API?
No public API is recorded for Dekimo.
What industry is Dekimo in?
Dekimo's product category is Electronics Engineering Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAEAMAE, End-User Computing Outsourcing (EUC / Desktop Services), with a secondary code of BPAEAKAI, DevSecOps & Supply Chain Security (DevOps toolchain security). Its NAICS code is 54151 and its SIC code is 7370.