HITEK Electronic Materials

What HITEK Electronic Materials does

HITEK Electronic Materials Ltd is a UK-based specialty distributor of advanced electronic materials headquartered in Scunthorpe, England. Founded in 1985 and operating with 11-50 employees, the company supplies electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency (RF) shielding products, thermal management materials, adhesives and encapsulants, microwave absorbers, antiviral materials, and anti-corrosion solutions to customers in aerospace and defense, automotive, and electronics manufacturing. HITEK is formally a representative and distributor for tier-1 OEMs including Parker Chomerics (Cho-Foil, Cho-Seal, THERM-A-GAP, Cho-Shrink), Henkel (Stycast and glob-top encapsulants), Permabond (cyanoacrylates, epoxies, UV-curable and structural adhesives), Shieldex (conductive textiles), Orbel (precision photo-etched metal parts with NADCAP-certified heat treatment), Cortec (anti-corrosion), and ABS Technics. A proprietary HITEK-nology Solutions sub-brand layers first-party technology onto the distributed portfolio, including the POLA orientated wire-in-silicone EMI shielding gasket system providing 400 contact points per square inch.

The business model is B2B distribution and value-added kitting: products are sold via the hitek-ltd.co.uk e-commerce storefront with an RFQ basket system for quote-based pricing, supplemented by direct phone and email sales, with credit accounts and 30-day payment terms available for approved buyers. Pricing per item ranges from approximately £6 to over £1,765 ex VAT, with volume-based discounts ranging from 8% to 36%. Value-added services include bespoke material shaping, cutting, decanting, and tailoring to customer specifications, call-off orders for larger quantities, and expert technical advisory for application requirements — competence the company attributes to 40 years of accumulated EMC and microwave materials expertise.

In March 2026 HITEK was acquired by Aeromed Group LLC, a US-based aerospace and defense supply chain platform backed by a minority investment from Gemspring Capital Management. The combined Aeromed platform now serves customers in more than 70 countries and employs more than 150 staff across HITEK, NorcaTec, and Kit Pack Company, with HITEK positioned within Aeromed International as the European center for advanced electronic materials. The company reports no public financials; revenue, ARR, and headcount breakdowns are not disclosed in the source material.

Name

HITEK Electronic Materials

Legal name

HITEK Electronic Materials Ltd

Website

https://hitek-ltd.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HITEK Electronic Materials is a UK-based specialty distributor (founded 1985, Scunthorpe) of EMI shielding, thermal management, adhesives, microwave absorbers, and anti-corrosion materials, serving aerospace and defense, automotive, and electronics manufacturing through multi-brand partnerships with Parker Chomerics, Henkel, Permabond, and others.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Materials Distribution

NAICS

Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (33531), Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (325991)

SIC

Electronic Components & Accessories (3670), Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Packaging Materials & Chemicals (Underfill/Mold Compound/Die Attach/Solders) (HDAHAGAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Label Stock, Inks, Coatings & Laminates (Materials Supply) (IMALAKAL)

Keywords

• EMI shielding materials
• Thermal management materials
• Conductive adhesives
• Microwave absorbers
• Electronic materials distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Scunthorpe

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: HITEK generates revenue through the sale of advanced electronic materials including EMI shielding products, thermal management solutions, adhesives, encapsulants, and technical textiles. Products are sold directly via their e-commerce platform with pricing ranging from £6.00 to over £2,000 per item, with volume discounts available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

HITEK Electronic Materials is a value-added distributor of advanced electronic materials, supplying EMI shielding products, thermal management solutions, adhesives, encapsulants, microwave absorbers, antiviral materials and anti-corrosion solutions sourced from market-leading manufacturers including Parker Chomerics, Henkel, Permabond, Shieldex, Orbel, ABS Technics and Cortec. The company complements distribution with bespoke material processing services — shaping, cutting, decanting and tailoring products to exact customer specifications — and technical advisory support for aerospace, defence, automotive and electronics manufacturing buyers.

Product overview

HITEK Electronic Materials is a distributor and solutions provider of advanced electronic materials, not a manufacturer of its own branded products. The company operates as a single unified offering centered on its e-commerce platform and technical expertise, supplying a comprehensive portfolio of high-performance materials from multiple brand partners. The core product categories include EMI Shielding solutions (featuring Parker Chomerics products like Cho-Foil tapes, Cho-Seal elastomers, Cho-Shrink wraps, and mesh gaskets), Adhesives and Encapsulants (including Permabond cyanoacrylates and epoxies, Cho-Bond conductive adhesives, and Henkel materials), Thermal Management products (such as THERM-A-GAP gap fillers, Cho-Therm insulator pads, and Thermattach tapes), Microwave Absorbers (MAGRAM, CHO-MUTE, Wave-X), Antiviral Materials, and Anti-Corrosion Solutions. The company also offers value-added services including bespoke material cutting, shaping, and tailoring to exact specifications, down-packing services, and technical advisory support. HITEK partners with market-leading suppliers including Parker Chomerics, Henkel, Permabond, Shieldex, ABS Technics, Orbel, Cortec, and HITEK-nology Solutions. Founded in 1985 and now part of Aeromed Group, HITEK serves aerospace, defence, automotive, and electronics manufacturing industries across more than 70 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HITEK-nology Solutions: Proprietary brand solution offerings from HITEK, part of their product portfolio.

Products and services

• EMI Shielding Comprehensive range of electromagnetic interference shielding solutions including fabrics, metal foil tapes, POLA orientated wire in silicone, shielding cans, shielded windows, shielding vents, technical textiles, and conductive yarns designed to protect electronics from EMI and RF interference.
• Adhesives and Encapsulants High-performance adhesives and encapsulants including catalysts, electrically conductive adhesives, non-conductive adhesives, glob-top encapsulants, structural adhesives, thermally conductive adhesives, and thermoplastics for electronics protection.
• Thermal Management Thermal management solutions including thermal gap fillers, thermal insulating pads, Super Thermal Conductive Sheets (STC), phase change materials, and thermally conductive electrical insulator pads for heat dissipation in electronics.
• Microwave Absorbers Comprehensive range of microwave absorbing materials including MAGRAM, CHO-MUTE, Wave-X, broadband absorbers, castable absorbers, cavity absorbers, machinable absorbers, narrowband absorbers, and thermoplastic absorbers for RF and microwave absorption applications.
• Antiviral Materials Antiviral material solutions including copper tapes and screen protectors with antiviral properties for protecting surfaces and devices.
• Anti-Corrosion Solutions Anti-corrosion products including protection and removal solutions and HSL Descaler for protecting electronics and surfaces from corrosion damage.
• Cho-Foil CCK Tinned copper foil shielding tape offering high conductivity and superior corrosion resistance for marine environments and industrial applications exposed to high humidity or salt spray, with electrical resistance of less than 0.003 ohms/in².
• Cho-Foil CCJ Lightweight aluminium foil shielding tape designed for applications where weight and galvanic compatibility with aluminium housings are primary concerns, providing effective EMI shielding and grounding for aerospace applications.
• Cho-Foil CCH High-performance EMI shielding tape featuring 1 oz rolled annealed copper foil with conductive acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive, providing low-impedance path for grounding, cable shielding, and sealing EMI test enclosures.
• Cho-Fab CFT Electrically conductive fabric tape made from nickel-plated silver material with conductive acrylic PSA, providing lightweight and flexible EMI shielding alternative to metal foils for enclosure shielding, grounding, and cable protection.
• Cho-Bond 584-29 Two-component highly conductive adhesive with silver filler designed for precise electrical bonding requirements and EMI shielding applications, offering excellent conductivity of 0.002 ohm-cm with fast heat cure.
• Permabond 799 High-viscosity surface-insensitive ethyl cyanoacrylate adhesive designed for rapid bonding across a wide range of materials including porous substrates, with ultra-rapid set and high viscosity of 5,000 mPa.s.
• Permabond 130UV Low-viscosity dual-cure cyanoacrylate adhesive combining rapid UV curing with secondary moisture-cure mechanism, suitable for medical device assembly and consumer electronics with ISO 10993-5 cytotoxicity biocompatibility.
• THERM-A-GAP 579 Thermally conductive gap filling pad with highest levels of conformability at low clamping stresses, silicone bound polyimide gap filler with thermal conductivity of 3 W/m-K.
• THERM-A-GAP PAD 80LO High-performance thermal gap filler pad with 8.0 W/m-K conductivity and low oil bleed properties designed for mission-critical and high-performance electronics including advanced computing, defense, telecommunications, and automotive modules.
• Therm-A-Gap Gel 75 One-part thermal paste with high thermal conductivity of 7.5 W/m-K for transferring heat from electronic devices to heat sinks or enclosures, ideal for automated dispensing, rework, and field repairs.
• Cho-Seal 1285 High-performance conductive elastomer featuring silver-plated aluminium particles in silicone binder providing MIL-DTL-83528 Type B certified EMI shielding with up to 115 dB shielding effectiveness at 100 MHz.
• Cho-Shrink 70-21-0003-0004 Lightweight heat-shrinkable wrap providing cost-effective 360-degree EMI shielding solution for commercial applications that conforms to cables, connectors and terminations.
• Mesh Strip 01-0101-0006 Woven metal mesh gaskets for blocking electrical interference and pulses and grounding enclosures, providing affordable EMI, EMP and electrical hazard protection.
• POLA (Orientated Wire in Silicone) EMI shielding gasket material available in solid or sponge silicone with orientated wires in z-direction creating 400 contact points per square inch for electrical path between mating surfaces.
• Precision Metal Parts Photo-etched or stamped precision metal parts with micron accuracy including photo etching, custom stamping, electroplating, and NADCAP certified heat treating services for beryllium copper products.
• Custom Material Processing and Bespoke Design Services Value-added services for shaping, cutting, decanting and tailoring advanced electronic materials to exact customer specifications, together with expert technical advice, bespoke design capabilities, down-packing service and call-off orders for larger quantities.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Parker ChomericscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHITEK proudly serves as the representative for Parker Chomerics, distributing their EMI shielding, thermal management, and conductive elastomer products including CHO-FOIL tapes, CHO-SEAL gaskets, THERM-A-GAP products, and CHO-SHRINK heat shrinkable tubing.
• HenkelcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHITEK distributes Henkel products including adhesives and encapsulants such as Stycast materials and glob-top encapsulants.
• PermabondcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHITEK distributes the full Permabond range of cyanoacrylate, epoxy, UV curable, and structural adhesives.
• ShieldexcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHITEK represents Shieldex products as part of their technical textiles and shielding solutions portfolio.
• ABS TechnicsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHITEK distributes ABS Technics products as part of their brand partner network.
• OrbelcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHITEK distributes Orbel precision metal parts including photo-etched and stamped components, with capabilities including electroplating and NADCAP certified heat treatment.
• CortecminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHITEK distributes Cortec anti-corrosion products including protection and removal solutions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• W. L. Gore & Associates: Gore produces EMI shielding gaskets, conductive elastomers, and microwave absorber solutions used in aerospace and defense electronics - directly overlapping HITEK's core shielding catalog and serving the same regulated end markets.
• Schlegel Electronic Materials: Schlegel EMI specializes in conductive elastomers, fabric-over-foam gaskets, and shielding products used in IT, telecom, and industrial enclosures - directly overlapping HITEK's EMI shielding catalog with comparable niche positioning.
• Leader Tech: Leader Tech manufactures board-level shields, EMI gaskets, and thermal management products - comparable niche manufacturer competing with HITEK's solutions in electronics manufacturing applications.
• Master Bond: Master Bond manufactures specialty adhesives, potting compounds, and encapsulants for electronics, aerospace, and medical devices - direct competitor to HITEK's Henkel and Permabond adhesive and encapsulant offerings.
• Parker Chomerics: Parker Chomerics is the EMI shielding, thermal management, and conductive elastomer manufacturer that HITEK represents in Europe. It is the closest peer because it sits both upstream (as HITEK's primary principal supplier of Cho-Foil, Cho-Seal, THERM-A-GAP, etc.) and downstream as a direct competitor for OEM relationships.
• Laird Performance Materials: Laird (now part of DuPont) manufactures EMI shielding, thermal management, and conductive materials serving aerospace, defense, automotive, and electronics - directly competing with HITEK's portfolio from the manufacturer side rather than the distributor side.
• Henkel: Henkel is both a HITEK supplier (encapsulants, adhesives via Stycast and LOCTITE) and a global manufacturer of electronic materials sold direct to OEMs - making it an adjacent and partially competing peer across HITEK's encapsulant and adhesive product lines.
• Tech-Etch: Tech-Etch produces photo-etched precision metal parts, EMI/RFI shielding components, and flexible circuits - directly comparable to HITEK's Orbel partnership (precision metal parts) and its broader shielding portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Boyd Corporation: Boyd is a broader thermal management and EMI/RFI shielding solutions provider with global manufacturing footprint; competes with HITEK's thermal and shielding offerings but as a much larger vertically integrated incumbent with engineered solutions.
• 3M Electronic Materials: 3M supplies a wide range of electronic materials including EMI shielding tapes, electrically conductive adhesives, and thermal management solutions, serving the same aerospace, automotive, and electronics customers with broader portfolio scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

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