What New England Wire Technologies does

New England Wire Technologies Corporation (NEWT) is a privately held, employee-owned custom wire and cable manufacturer founded in 1898 and headquartered in Lisbon, New Hampshire. The company designs and produces 100% made-to-order specialty cables — including Litz wire, multi-conductor, coaxial, twinaxial, low-noise, extended flex-life, power distribution, superconductor, and specialty-coated cables — for enterprise OEM customers in medical electronics, robotics and automation, military and defense, alternative energy/EV, communications and control, science and research, audio/video, and industrial manufacturing. Its core technical differentiation rests on 125+ years of Litz wire expertise, a portfolio of trademarked proprietary constructions (NEWcel, NEWtral, NEWind, NEWtuf, HYflex, COLDflex, SLEEK, TRUE-Q, NEWguard, Newlan, NE-F1), wire drawing capability down to 50 AWG, and insulation systems rated up to 1000V and 300°C.

NEWT operates from a 385,000+ sq ft Lisbon, NH manufacturing campus (recently expanded by ~38,000 sq ft in September 2025) and through three wholly-owned subsidiaries: New England Tubing Technologies (Lisbon, NH), Bay Associates Wire Technologies dba BayCable (Fremont, CA), and New England Interconnect Systems (Santa Ana, Mexico). It holds 365+ UL Style approvals plus CSA and VDE certifications, is ISO 9001:2015 certified, and uses Assent Compliance for regulatory declarations.

The business model is sales-led direct engagement combined with a global network of 20+ manufacturer's representatives covering 14+ countries. All products are quote-based, custom-engineered to customer specifications, drawings, or requirements, with typical minimum orders of 1,000 feet and lead times of 3-12 weeks. Customers contact the company by phone, email, web form, or in-person, and engineering collaboration is integral to the sale. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales; revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

New England Wire Technologies

Legal name

New England Wire Technologies Corporation

Website

https://newenglandwire.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1898

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

New England Wire Technologies is a privately held, employee-owned custom wire and cable manufacturer founded in 1898 in Lisbon, NH, producing 100% made-to-order specialty cables (including Litz wire, coaxial, multi-conductor, and EV power cables) for enterprise OEMs across medical, defense, robotics, and alternative-energy verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Wire and Cable Manufacturing

NAICS

Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing (33592), Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing (335929), Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing (332618)

SIC

Drawing & Insulating Of Nonferrous Wire (3357), Communications Equipment, Nec (3669), Electronic Coils, Transformers & Other Inductors (3677)

akta.pro primary industry

Coaxial, RF & Specialty Signal Cable (IMADAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cable Assemblies & Wire Harnesses (HDAHAOAB), Data, Communications & Fiber Optic Cable (IMADAMAD)

Keywords

• Custom wire manufacturing
• Specialty cable products
• Litz wire engineering
• Medical grade cables
• Flexible interconnect solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 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 Wire and Cable Manufacturing: 100% custom, made-to-order wire and cable products. Customers provide specifications, drawings, or requirements, and NEWT engineers design and manufacture to exact specifications. Revenue is generated through product sales with typical minimum orders of 1000 feet.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

New England Wire Technologies is a 100% custom, made-to-order wire and cable manufacturer that engineers and produces specialty conductors, cables, braids, strands, tubing and superconductor cabling for demanding applications. Customers provide specifications and drawings, and NEWT engineers design and manufacture to exact tolerances with a typical minimum order of 1,000 feet and lead times of 3-12 weeks. The company serves medical, military/defense, robotics, EV/alternative energy, communications, and industrial OEMs through direct sales and a global manufacturer's representative network.

Product overview

New England Wire Technologies is a custom wire and cable manufacturer established in 1898, offering a comprehensive portfolio of specialized cable products. The core offerings include Multi-Conductor Cables, Coaxial Cables (including Miniature and Micro-Miniature variants), Twinaxial Cables, and Low Noise Cables (including NEWtral® technology). The company specializes in Custom Flexible Interconnects including Power Leads, Agency Approved Power Leads, Extended Flex Life Cables, COLDflex Ground Cable™, and HYflex™ Power Distribution Cables. Their NEWind® Winding Wires provide double and triple insulated options for motors and transformers. Additional products include Custom Braids (flat, wide, shielding, AA59569, and medical variants), Ultra Flexible Strands, Custom Tubing and Specialty Extrusions, Specialty Coatings (including Parylene), and Superconductor Cabling. The company's Litz Wire division (LitzWire.com) is a flagship offering with over 125 years of expertise, featuring high-performance litz wire designed to reduce skin effect and proximity effect losses in high-frequency applications. They also offer Hybrid Cable Configurations combining multiple cable types, extreme temperature cables, NEWtuf® reinforced silicone rubber cables, Ribbon Cables, Zip Cords, Custom Coil Cords, and toll processing services. All products are 100% custom-manufactured in their Lisbon, New Hampshire facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• New England Tubing Technologies: Specialty custom tubing solutions for medical, aerospace, and industrial applications.
• BayCable
• LitzWire.com

Products and services

• Multi-Conductor Cables Versatile multi-conductor cables for reliable data transmission and power distribution across various industries.
• Coaxial Cables High-performance coaxial cables for signal transmission applications.
• Twinaxial Cables Twinaxial cables for communication transmission with two insulated conductors surrounded by a tubular outer conductor.
• Miniature and Micro-Miniature Coaxial Cables Ultra-small diameter coaxial cables for compact electronic applications.
• NEWcel® Foamed Dielectric Cables Closed-cell foamed dielectric material designed to reduce dielectric constant and dissipation factor for low-capacitance, low-loss coaxial, triaxial, and twinaxial cables.
• Low Noise Cables Cables specifically designed to neutralize noise generated by mechanical shock and vibration for small-signal applications.
• NEWtral® Low Noise Cable Proprietary low-noise cable technology designed to neutralize noise and maximize signal quality in small-signal applications.
• Power Leads and Flexible Interconnects Custom flexible copper cables with silicone rubber jacket for power transmission applications.
• Agency Approved Power Leads Power leads manufactured to meet specific agency approval requirements (UL, CSA, VDE).
• Extended Flex Life Cables Cables engineered for repeated bending and flexing applications with enhanced durability for robotics, cobots, AS/RS and AMR applications.
• COLDflex™ Ground Cable Proprietary flexible low-temperature ground cable for power distribution applications.
• HYflex™ Power Distribution Cables Proprietary power distribution cable designed for diesel hybrid vehicles using high-performance compounds for surface vehicle electrical systems operating up to 125°C and 600V AC.
• NEWind® Double and Triple Insulated Winding Wires Specialty winding wire designed to eliminate additional ground, inter-winding, and turn insulation in motors and transformers, reducing cost and size.
• Custom Braids Custom braided conductor products for shielding and interconnection applications.
• Flat and Wide Braids Flattened braided conductors for specialized applications.
• Shielding Braids Braided shielding materials for electromagnetic interference protection.
• AA59569 Braids Braids manufactured to AA59569 specification standards for military/defense applications.
• Medical Braids Braided products designed for medical electronics applications.
• Ultra Flexible Strands Highly flexible stranded conductors for applications requiring maximum flexibility.
• Custom Tubing and Specialty Extrusions Custom tubing and specialty extrusion products for medical, aerospace, and industrial applications.
• Custom Reinforced Tubes Tubing products with stainless steel reinforcement for enhanced durability.
• Specialty Coatings Specialty coating services including Parylene coating for enhanced product performance.
• Superconductor Cabling Superconductor cable products for advanced applications requiring zero-resistance electrical transmission.
• Litz Wire High-performance Litz wire designed for reducing skin effect and proximity effect losses in high-frequency applications for wireless charging, power electronics, transformers, and motor windings.
• Hybrid Cable Configurations Custom hybrid cable configurations combining multiple cable types for complex engineering projects.
• Multi-Conductor Cable for Extreme Temperatures Specialized multi-conductor cables designed for extreme temperature environments.
• NEWtuf® Reinforced Silicone Rubber Cables Proprietary silicone rubber jacket cable with high axial tensile strength while maintaining superior flexibility and high temperature performance.
• Ribbon Cables and Zip Cords Flat ribbon cables and zip cord configurations for compact electronic applications.
• Custom Coil Cords Custom coiled cord assemblies for retractile applications.
• Customer Supplied Materials and Toll Orders Manufacturing services using customer-supplied materials with toll processing options.

Quantifiable outcome

• Wire drawing capability down to 50 AWG - over 100,367 feet of 50 AWG wire can be drawn from one foot of 5/16" copper rod
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• WTWH MediaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 4 February 2026NEWT is a sponsor of WTWH Media's free webinar on automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), featuring expert panelists from Movu Robotics, Kardex, Moffett Automation, and Exotec discussing robotic shuttles and grid storage solutions.
• New England Tubing TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company in Lisbon, NH specializing in custom tubing solutions, complementing wire and cable products for integrated solutions.
• Bay Associates Wire Technologies (BayCable)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary operation in Fremont, CA extending NEWT's cable manufacturing capabilities.
• New England Interconnect SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary operation in Santa Ana, Mexico for interconnect systems manufacturing.
• Assent CompliancecoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology and regulatory compliance partner providing CMRT, RoHS, REACH SVHC, REACH Annex XVII, Prop 65, and TSCA PBT regulatory information through automated systems.
• Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA)minorOthersIndustry association membership for power conversion technology companies.
• The Transformer Association (TTA)minorOthersIndustry association for transformer manufacturers and suppliers.
• New Hampshire Advanced Manufacturing Council (NHADEC)minorOthersRegional industry association supporting advanced manufacturing in New Hampshire.
• New Hampshire Business and Industry Association (NHBIA)minorOthersState business association supporting New Hampshire businesses.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Alpha Wire: Manufacturer of custom and standard wire, cable and tubing for industrial, medical, defense and semiconductor applications. Highly comparable in product mix (coaxial, multi-conductor, flexible cords) and customer verticals, with both catalog and custom offerings.
• Carlisle Interconnect Technologies: Specialty cable and interconnect manufacturer focused on aerospace, defense and medical markets with high-reliability custom cables. Closely comparable on product (multi-conductor, coaxial, custom assemblies) and primary verticals (military/defense, medical electronics).
• Habia Cable: European specialty cable manufacturer focused on custom-designed cables for demanding applications in defense, nuclear, medical, industrial and offshore. Closely comparable on custom specialty cable engineering for high-spec end markets.

Broad incumbents

• Leoni AG: European-based global cable and wiring systems manufacturer serving automotive, industrial, healthcare and communications markets. Direct competitor in custom cable assemblies, particularly for medical devices and industrial automation.
• Molex: Major global manufacturer of electronic interconnect solutions including cable assemblies, custom wire harnesses and specialty cabling for automotive, medical, data communications and industrial automation. Larger and more diversified than NEWT but overlapping on custom cable assemblies.
• Southwire Company: One of North America's largest wire and cable manufacturers with capabilities spanning building wire, utility cable, OEM/custom products and copper rod. Overlaps with NEWT in wire drawing and custom cable, but at vastly greater scale and broader end-market coverage.
• Belden Inc. Large publicly-traded specialty cable and connectivity solutions company serving industrial, enterprise, broadcast and broadband markets. Direct competitor in coaxial, multi-conductor and specialty signal cables, though Belden is significantly larger and offers a broader catalog product line.
• TE Connectivity: Global leader in connectors, sensors and electronic components, including a substantial cable assembly business serving aerospace, defense, medical and industrial markets. Competes with NEWT in high-reliability cable assemblies but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Prysmian Group: World's largest cable manufacturer with deep presence in energy, telecom and specialty cables. Overlaps with NEWT in communication/signal cables and specialty wire, though Prysmian's focus skews toward utility-scale and telecom infrastructure rather than OEM custom.

Emerging players

• Cicoil (a HEICO company): Manufacturer of flat cables, custom cable assemblies and motion control cables for aerospace, medical, semiconductor and industrial automation. Niche specialty peer with overlap in flexible flat cables and high-flex-life applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/NewEnglandWire
• Facebookfacebook.com/NEWireTechnologies
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/130367
• Xx.com/newenglandwire

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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