What MAC Panel does

MAC Panel Company is a privately held US manufacturer founded in 1958 and headquartered in High Point, North Carolina, specializing in high-performance mass interconnect solutions for automated test equipment (ATE). Its portfolio is built around three core platforms: SCOUT (a PXI-focused mass interconnect platform built around Direct Access Kits), APEX (a high-density rugged connector platform), and TITAN (a flexible cable-based interconnect for non-PXI environments). These platforms share a common contact system supporting signal, power, RF/coax, fiber optic, and pneumatic contacts, and are augmented by more than 1,316 catalog SKUs spanning contacts, DAKs, connectors, cable assemblies, receiver modules, and ITAs/enclosures. The company's proprietary technology includes the DAK architecture, P Series coaxial contacts with a proprietary double-spring design rated up to 26GHz, and 1mm signal contacts positioned as up to 400% stronger than industry-standard 0.6mm contacts with 20,000 cycle life.

MAC Panel generates revenue primarily through quote-based hardware sales, supplemented by custom interconnect services (custom ITA design, custom cable assemblies, custom DAK development, and integrated wiring/build services). All products are sold direct via inside sales, an enterprise field sales team, and applications engineering, with no resellers or distributors. Pricing is quote-based with no public tiers, and self-service web configurators (SCOUT Configurator, APEX Builder, DAK Selector, EasyCable Configurator) support the quoting workflow. The company is ISO 9001:2015 registered, REACH and RoHS compliant, and US-based for manufacturing.

The customer base is anchored in US aerospace and defense, with named positions on the F-35/LM-STAR test system, the U.S. Army NGATS program, NASA's Space Shuttle (historical), and DoD TETS, CASS, and VDATS programs. Adjacent verticals include space, national laboratories and research, semiconductor test, automotive (including EV and power electronics), medical devices, rail and transportation, and oil and gas. The company's 2025 NI Premier Partner status for the Aerospace, Defense, and Government segment, combined with SCOUT Express integration into Keysight TS-8989 environments, indicates continued ecosystem expansion beyond its NI PXI heritage.

Name

MAC Panel

Legal name

MAC Panel Company

Website

https://macpanel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MAC Panel designs and manufactures high-performance mass interconnect platforms for automated test equipment in aerospace, defense, and adjacent verticals. The privately held company's SCOUT, APEX, and TITAN platforms serve long-life programs including F-35 and U.S. Army NGATS.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automated Test Equipment Interconnect

NAICS

Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing (334418), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Printed Circuit Boards (3672)

akta.pro primary industry

PCB Assembly (PCBA/EMS) (HDAHAOAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial Control Panels & Enclosures (Panel Building, MCCs, Integration) (IMAGABAJ)

Keywords

• Mass interconnect systems
• Automated test equipment
• PXI test interfaces
• Direct access kits
• Custom interconnect solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

High Point

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Product Sales: Sale of configurable interconnect platforms (SCOUT, APEX, TITAN), Direct Access Kits (DAKs), receiver modules, connector contacts, cable assemblies, and custom ITAs. Products are quote-based with part numbers and specifications. Over 1,300 parts across contacts/pins, standard APEX, DAKs, cable components, and ITAs/enclosures categories.
2. Custom Interconnect Solutions: Custom ITA (Interface Test Adapter) design and build services, custom cable assemblies, and integrated interconnect builds for demanding development, manufacturing, and integration-lab environments. Applications engineering support for platform selection and architecture definition.
3. Engineering and Wiring Services: Expanded engineering and wiring value-add services supporting mission-critical test environments. Includes custom DAK development, ITA design, and integrated test interconnect build capability.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MAC Panel provides configurable mass-interconnect products and custom interconnect solutions, including Direct Access Kits, custom Interface Test Adapters, cable assemblies, and integrated test-interface builds. Its applications engineering and design/build services help define and assemble structured paths between automated test equipment and devices under test in demanding test environments.

Product overview

MAC Panel offers a platform-plus-modules architecture for high-performance mass interconnect solutions. The core product platforms include SCOUT (PXI-focused mass interconnect), APEX (high-density rugged connector platform), and TITAN (flexible cable-based interconnect). These platforms are supported by Direct Access Kits (DAKs) for PXI instrumentation interfaces, receiver modules and APEX modules as connector layers, and Custom ITAs for application-specific interface logic. The product ecosystem uses common contact technology across signal, power, RF/coax, fiber optic, and pneumatic types. Configuration tools including SCOUT Configurator, APEX Builder, DAK Selector, and EasyCable Configurator enable product selection, while the Product Lookup catalog provides access to 1,316+ part numbers. Custom Cable Assemblies and Custom Connectors round out the portfolio for complete test interconnect path solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SCOUT
• APEX
• TITAN
• DAKs (Direct Access Kits)
• Receiver Modules
• APEX Modules
• Custom ITAs (Interface Test Adapters)
• Custom Cable Assemblies
• Contacts & Pins
• Board-Mount Connectors
• High-Temp Connectors
• MIL-Equivalent Connectors
• Custom Connectors
• Custom Interconnect Engineering and Wiring Services

Quantifiable outcome

• P Series contacts provide up to 26GHz performance with proprietary double spring design eliminating face-to-face air gap
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles9 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• National Instruments (NI)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Awarded NI Premier Partner status in 2025 for the Aerospace, Defense, and Government industry segment. MAC Panel's SCOUT platform was designed around NI PXI systems, with DAKs specifically matched to NI PXI instrumentation cards. SCOUT Express system interface designed for Keysight TS-8989 environments. The partnership provides preferential integration status and joint go-to-market in the AD&G segment.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Positronic: Positronic is a specialty high-reliability connector manufacturer serving aerospace/defense and industrial customers with rugged power and signal contacts. It is comparable as a high-reliability connector incumbent that overlaps with MAC Panel's contact families in mission-critical applications.
• Amphenol: Amphenol is one of the world's largest interconnect manufacturers with extensive aerospace/defense and military-spec connector lines. As a broad incumbent with scale advantages, it is comparable to MAC Panel's portfolio of rugged, mission-critical connectors and cable assemblies.
• Smiths Interconnect: Smiths Interconnect provides high-reliability connectors, cable assemblies, and test interconnect components for aerospace, defense, and industrial markets. It is comparable as a broader interconnect incumbent whose portfolio includes rugged contact systems analogous to MAC Panel's PXI/DAK families.
• TE Connectivity: TE Connectivity is a large, broadly diversified connector and sensor manufacturer with strong aerospace/defense and rugged interconnect portfolios. It is comparable as a higher-volume, broader incumbent in high-reliability interconnects adjacent to MAC Panel's niche.
• Rohde & Schwarz: Rohde & Schwarz is a large, diversified test & measurement incumbent with deep aerospace/defense penetration and PXI offerings. It is comparable as a broader T&M incumbent that could absorb or extend into the ATE interconnect domain.
• Keysight Technologies: Keysight is a leading test & measurement equipment vendor whose TS-8989 PXI platform MAC Panel's SCOUT Express is built around. As a broader incumbent with much greater scale and an integrated solution roadmap, Keysight is a comparable (and partly adjacent) player for defense/aerospace ATE.
• National Instruments (Emerson Test & Measurement): NI (now under Emerson) is the dominant PXI platform vendor and MAC Panel's premier partner, with shared tooling integrations (SLSC, PXI mounting kits). NI operates much more broadly in test & measurement, making it a comparable incumbent at the platform level rather than direct product competition.

Direct peers

• Pickering Interfaces: Pickering Interfaces manufactures PXI switching modules and interface products that overlap with MAC Panel's PXI-focused SCOUT and DAK architecture (and even co-supply mounting kits). It addresses the same test-system engineers on PXI platforms, making it a peer for PXI interconnect solution share.
• Virginia Panel Corporation: Virginia Panel Corporation is the closest direct competitor in mass interconnect solutions for automated test, offering receiver-based and ITA-based platforms comparable to MAC Panel's SCOUT and APEX lines. It serves many of the same aerospace/defense and commercial ATE customers, making it the most direct peer for share-of-wallet comparison.

Emerging players

• Marvin Test Solutions: Marvin Test Solutions delivers complete ATE systems and PXI-based test solutions for aerospace/defense programs, overlapping MAC Panel's served programs and customer base. As a smaller, focused ATE provider, it functions as a partial-overlap emerging peer in defense test.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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