Micropen Technologies

What Micropen Technologies does

Micropen Technologies Corporation, founded in 1982 and operating as Exxelia Micropen since its January 2020 acquisition by France-based Exxelia Group, is a specialty B2B contract manufacturer of precision printed electronics. The company's core offering is its proprietary Micropen Direct Write technology, a 'direct write' electronic-ink printing process that deposits functional materials — sensors, electrodes, resistors, and radiopaque markers — directly onto devices and irregular 3D surfaces (catheters, medical balloons, implants, complex industrial geometries) as a precision alternative to conventional screen printing.

The product surface is built around one core process technology and three service modules: Design (accelerating time to market), Product Development (concept through production), and Manufacturing (transferable program development). Supporting the platform are 30+ in-house conductive inks and substrates (silver-based inks, polyimide, ceramic formulations) tuned for medical, aerospace, defense, and space applications. The customer base is distributed across seven verticals — Medical Devices (primary), Industrial, Defense (MIL-qualified), Aviation (including eVTOL), Rail, Space, and Energy — with 3,000+ customers served in more than 50 countries, per company-reported scale figures. Geographic footprint centers on the Honeoye Falls, NY manufacturing facility (expanded 20% in December 2022) plus Exxelia Group's global sales offices in France, the USA (NY and FL), Morocco, and India.

Revenue is generated via custom design and contract manufacturing fees under a consultative enterprise sales motion; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company has a 40+ year operating history and a registered Micropen trademark, but no public financials, AI/ML disclosures, or third-party benchmark data are available in the source material.

Name

Micropen Technologies

Legal name

Micropen Technologies Corporation

Website

https://micropen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Exxelia Micropen (formerly Micropen Technologies) is a US-based precision contract manufacturer using proprietary direct-write electronic ink printing to deposit sensors, electrodes, resistors, and radiopaque markers onto medical devices, aerospace, defense, and industrial components, serving 3,000+ customers globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Printed Electronics Manufacturing

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (33441), Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Precision Micro-3D Printing Services (micro-SLA, micro-metal, microfluidics) (IMAAADAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Electronics/Additive Electronics Printers (Printed Circuit & Functional Materials) (IMAAAAAH)

Keywords

• Precision printed electronics
• Direct write printing
• Medical device sensors
• Electronic ink printing
• Functional material printing

Headquarters

HQ city

Honeoye Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Printed Electronics Manufacturing: Exxelia Micropen provides custom design and manufacturing services for precision printed electronics, supporting customers from initial concept through production. The business model centers on custom manufacturing with specialized electronic printing capabilities for medical devices, aerospace components, and industrial applications.
2. Electronic Device Functionalization: Direct printing of functional materials including sensors, electrodes, resistors, and radiopaque markers on medical devices such as catheters, medical balloons, and implants, as well as industrial components.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Exxelia Micropen provides custom design and manufacturing of precision printed electronics using proprietary direct-write technology. The company prints functional electronic elements — sensors, electrodes, resistors, and radiopaque markers — directly onto medical devices, 3D surfaces, and complex geometries as an alternative to screen printing. Service offerings span design support, product development, and full-scale manufacturing programs for medical, aerospace, defense, and industrial customers.

Product overview

Exxelia Micropen offers a precision printed electronics platform centered on its proprietary Micropen Direct Printing technology—a 'direct write' alternative to screen printing that deposits functional electronic materials onto 3D surfaces. The core technology integrates sensors, electrodes, resistors, and radiopaque markers onto medical devices and complex geometries. The platform is supported by three service modules: Design (accelerating time to market), Product Development (concept to production), and Manufacturing (transferable program development). The company leverages over 30 specialized conductive inks and substrates (silver-based inks, polyimide, ceramic) for applications in medical devices, aerospace, defense, and industrial sectors across 40+ years of expertise serving 3,000+ customers in 50+ countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Micropen Direct Printing Proprietary 'direct write' technology that prints functional electronic elements — sensors, electrodes, resistors, and radiopaque markers — directly onto devices and irregular 3D surfaces with high precision, accuracy, and thickness control. Offered as the core precision printed electronics platform for medical, aerospace, defense, and industrial customers.
• Micropen Design Services Standalone design support service that accelerates time-to-market while minimizing risk for electronic printing projects, including material selection and process engineering input.
• Micropen Product Development Full program support from initial concept through production, covering material selection, process engineering, and development activities for new printed electronics programs.
• Micropen Manufacturing Contract manufacturing services developing transferable programs from development to production, working closely with customers to scale precision printed electronics programs.
• Medical Device Sensors and Radiopaque Markers Precision sensors, electrodes, and radiopaque (RO) markers printed on medical devices including catheters, medical balloons, and implants via additive dispense functionalization.
• Precision Printed Resistors High-precision resistors printed on complex geometries using electronic ink printing technology as an alternative to standard screen printing, including MIL-qualified +35 Series products.
• Custom Conductive Inks Custom conductive inks including silver-based formulations designed for medical, aerospace, and space sector applications with circuit miniaturization capabilities.
• High-Performance Substrates Specialized substrates including polyimide and ceramic materials engineered for reliability, accuracy, and performance in demanding medical, aerospace, defense, and space environments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,000 customers in more than 50 countries served by 40+ years of electronic printing experience

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Exxelia Group (Parent Company)coreOthers · 8 January 2020Exxelia acquired Micropen Technologies Corporation in January 2020, adding high-precision resistors and sensors to its portfolio and expanding its presence in the USA, Europe, and Asia. Micropen operates as Exxelia Micropen, part of the Exxelia Group of high-reliability passive components.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Vorbeck Materials: Vorbeck develops graphene-based conductive inks and printed electronics for wearables, RF and harsh-environment applications. Adjacent competitor in the printed functional materials space serving defense and industrial OEMs.
• Voltera: Voltera makes benchtop additive electronics printing systems for rapid prototyping of PCBs and stretchable electronics. Aims at the lower-volume/R&D end of the additive electronics stack but exercises the same direct-write technology family as Micropen.

Broad incumbents

• Cirtec Medical: Cirtec Medical is a contract manufacturer of active and passive implantable medical devices and minimally-invasive catheter systems. Competes for adjacent functional printing, electrode and sensor work used by Micropen's medical device customers.
• Resonetics: Resonetics is a specialty contract manufacturer focused on precision laser machining and nitinol components for medical devices including catheters and implants. Overlaps with Micropen as a contract manufacturer serving the same minimally-invasive medical OEMs.
• Cicor Group: Cicor is a Swiss EMS provider with printed electronics, thick-film and micro-assembly capabilities serving medical, aerospace and industrial OEMs. Comparable as a broader EMS player that competes for the same precision contract manufacturing work that Micropen serves.

Direct peers

• Optomec: Optomec makes aerosol-jet and direct-write additive manufacturing systems used to print functional electronics, sensors and interconnects on 3D surfaces. Most direct technology comparable to Exxelia Micropen's direct-write printing platform, both serving medical device, aerospace and defense customers.
• NovaCentrix: NovaCentrix provides photonic curing equipment, conductive inks and printed electronics process technology used for additive electronics on flexible substrates and 3D surfaces. Overlaps directly with Micropen's custom conductive inks and additive electronics capability.
• nScrypt: nScrypt builds direct-write 3D printing systems for printed electronics, sensors and conformal antennas, used in aerospace, defense and research applications. Comparable as both a system and a service provider in the direct-write electronics category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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