What MICROTEC does

MICROTEC is a Toulouse-based (Ramonville-Saint-Agne) electronics design and manufacturing company specializing in high-reliability electronic systems for extreme environments, with operations spanning the Space, Aeronautics, Defense, Medical, and Automotive sectors. Founded around 1974–1976, the firm operates as an integrated industrial partner offering study, industrialization, manufacturing, equipment integration, and long-term Maintenance in Operational Conditions (MCO). Core technical assets include more than 600 m² of ISO Class 8–9 cleanroom space (ISO 6 possible) with EEE and PCB nitrogen storage, more than 1,000 m² of industrial workshops (aerospace floor, wiring workshop, dedicated product lines), an automated SMT line qualified to IPC-A-610 Class 3 and ECSS per project, 3D AOI and 3D AXI inspection, an NC 25 MBTech qualified cleaning system, and proprietary Dual Hi-Rel and ANum software offerings (Mobile ANum, ANum LFRF, ANum Module). The company is structured as a private SAS (share capital €3.1M) and has operated as a subsidiary of the diversified AGORA Industries group since 2009, following the announced 2014–2015 merger with sister company Arck Electronique; senior figures include legal representative Christian Saubion and publishing manager/DPO Frédéric Chappe.

The business model is direct enterprise B2B project-based engineering and manufacturing, with no retail, e-commerce, or channel partners. MICROTEC engages major primes, agencies, and research institutions (CNES, CNRS-IRAP, LPP, La Région Occitanie) through long-cycle, custom-quoted engagements covering system architecture, electronic card and equipment design, test system (EGSE) development, process qualification, component sourcing, assembly, burn-in, functional and performance testing, and lifecycle support including obsolescence management. Visible revenue streams span professional design and development services, one-time manufacturing and integration contracts for hi-rel cards and embedded equipment, and managed services via MCO hot-line and obsolescence programs; standalone ANum software products are also offered. Differentiation rests on ECSS and IPC-A-610 Class 3 certifications, CNES SME Label and ASF (Agrément de Savoir Faire) credentials, 40+ years of accumulated hi-rel know-how, and unit-to-medium-series production flexibility that large EMS providers typically do not serve efficiently.

Growth levers include the 2021 commissioning of the new CMS line, the 2021 CNES SME Label, the 2023 ETIncelles program selection aimed at scaling beyond SME status, the CONECS NewSpace optical communications partnership with Cedrat Technologies, and ongoing export development supported by La Région Occitanie and AD'OCC under France 2030 initiatives. Customer logos cluster heavily in government and institutional research (CNES, CNRS-IRAP, LPP, regional government), with program references to stratospheric/tropospheric balloon onboard computers, FPM NectarCAM sub-assemblies for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), and the SCM/RPWI instrument on ESA's JUICE mission to Jupiter, all reinforcing the project's strategic role within the Toulouse aerospace cluster (Aerospace Valley, GIPI, Primus, CCEB memberships).

Name

MICROTEC

Legal name

SAS Microtec

Website

https://microtec-electronics.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

MICROTEC is a Toulouse-based, AS9100/ECSS-qualified electronics designer and manufacturer that delivers high-reliability cards, embedded equipment and EGSE test systems, and lifecycle MCO services to space, aeronautics, defense, medical, and automotive primes and agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

High-Reliability Electronics Manufacturing

NAICS

Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing (334418), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Printed Circuit Boards (3672), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Electronic Components, Nec (3679), Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

PCB Assembly (PCBA/EMS) (HDAHAOAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) & Avionics Computing Platforms (IMABAFAI), Industrial PCB & Substrate Components (Bare PCBs, rigid-flex, ceramic substrates, thick-film) (IMAGAJAM)

Keywords

• High-reliability electronics
• Electronic manufacturing services
• Aerospace electronics
• Space-grade PCBA
• Embedded equipment design

Headquarters

HQ city

Ramonville-saint-agne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electronic Design and Development Services: System architecture design, electronic card design, equipment design, test system design, qualification and validation services for embedded electronics in space, aeronautics, defense, and medical sectors
2. Electronic Manufacturing (PCBA): Industrialization, process qualification, component sourcing, assembly and control, burn-in and testing for high-reliability electronic cards, including mixed processes (auto & manual), IPC610A Class 3 & ECSS qualifications
3. Equipment Integration: Integration of embedded electronics and racks, functional testing, performance testing for complete electronic equipment
4. MCO (Maintenance in Operational Conditions): Hot-line support, maintenance, and obsolescence management for electronic equipment throughout product lifecycle
5. Own Products: Proprietary products including ANum software (Mobile ANum, ANum LFRF, ANum module) and specialized equipment for specific market needs

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MICROTEC designs, industrializes, manufactures, and maintains high-reliability electronic systems and embedded equipment for space, aeronautics, defense, medical, and automotive customers. Its integrated offering spans electronic and mechatronic studies, industrialization and qualification of processes, PCB assembly (PCBA) to IPC-A-610 Class 3 and ECSS standards, embedded equipment and rack integration, and Maintenance in Operational Conditions (MCO) including hot-line support and obsolescence management. The company also sells proprietary ANum software products (Mobile ANum, ANum LFRF, ANum Module).

Product overview

MICROTEC is a Toulouse-based company with over 40 years of experience in high-reliability electronics, providing an integrated offering that spans electronic and mechatronic studies, industrialization and manufacturing, and after-sale service and MCO (Maintenance in Operational Conditions). The company operates across five main sectors: Space, Aeronautics, Defense, Medical, and Automotive. Its product portfolio includes software products (Mobile ANum, ANum LFRF, ANum Module) available through its download section, and a Dual Hi-Rel service offering for industrialization and assembly of electronic cards with process qualification for the Space sector. Core service capabilities include electronic card design, equipment design, test system development, PCB assembly with IPC-A-610 Class 3 and ECSS qualification, embedded equipment and bay integration, and obsolescence management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dual Hi-Rel: Industrialization and assembly offering for electronic cards integrating process qualification, with an extended range of services targeting the space sector specifically

Products and services

• Dual Hi-Rel Industrialization and assembly service offering for high-reliability electronic cards, integrating process qualification (IPC-A-610 Class 3 and ECSS per project) and supported by an extended range of services targeting the space sector.
• Mobile ANum Proprietary mobile software application providing numerology analysis functionality, available via the company's download section with associated datasheet.
• ANum LFRF
• ANum Module

Quantifiable outcome

• CNES SME Label awarded for on-board computers for stratospheric and tropospheric balloons
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, major, strategic, core and minor.

• La Région OccitanieflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023Regional government body providing support through France 2030 initiatives and AD'OCC export assistance. Visit in November 2023 by Vice President Jalil Benabdillah to discuss MICROTEC's innovation roadmap and support for spatial, aeronautics, and defense product development.
• AD'OCCmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023Regional export support organization that assists companies with international development. Partnered with MICROTEC for export initiatives alongside La Région Occitanie.
• Cedrat TechnologiesstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023Technology partner for the CONECS project (Communication Optique Sécurisée entre Satellites - Secure Optical Communication between Satellites), part of MICROTEC's NewSpace initiatives for the defense market.
• CNES (Centre National d'Études Spatiales)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 October 2021Over 10 years of collaboration with CNES on balloon market products. CNES awarded MICROTEC the SME Label in Product category and ASF (Approval of Know-How) for flight card wiring. LPP (Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas) works under CNES supervision for the JUICE mission SCM/RPWI instrument.
• CNRS-IRAPmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2020Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie. MICROTEC delivered 265 complete sub-assemblies of FPM NectarCAM for the CTA (Cherenkov Telescope Array) observatory cameras.
• AGORA IndustriescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 December 2014AGORA Industries is the parent group that brought together MICROTEC (joined 2009) and Arck Electronique (joined 2013) under a unified electronics strategy. The companies were in a merger process to form a single company by summer 2015 as part of the group's development ambitions.
• Aerospace ValleyminorOthersCompetitiveness cluster in the aerospace sector. MICROTEC is listed among partners on the cluster.
• GIPI (Groupement des Industries Françaises de Défense Terrestre)minorOthersFrench defense industry association. MICROTEC is listed among partners.
• Primus ClusterminorOthersCompetitiveness cluster. MICROTEC is listed among partners.
• CCEB (Club Aerospace Business)minorOthersAerospace business club. MICROTEC is listed among partners.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• 3D PLUS: French high-reliability 3D packaging and Hi-Rel electronic module manufacturer for space, defense and medical; directly comparable product offering (Hi-Rel modules, stacked electronics, ECSS-qualified assembly) targeting the same CNES/ESA primes.
• ALL Circuits: European EMS provider (French roots) with Hi-Rel electronics manufacturing for automotive, industrial and aerospace; competes in EMS/PCBA services for similar Tier 1 customers in Europe.
• Hemeria: French SME specializing in space equipment manufacturing, including high-reliability electronics and small satellite platforms; directly competes with MICROTEC in CNES-aligned space electronics work and Toulouse-area aerospace customers.
• Lacroix Electronics: French-based EMS offering electronic design, industrialization and high-reliability manufacturing for aerospace, defense and medical — same end-markets and direct-competition profile as MICROTEC.
• COMAT: French SME designing and manufacturing high-reliability space mechanisms and electronics (including EGSE and embedded computers); competes with MICROTEC for CNES awards and Toulouse-area space-electronics programs.

Broad incumbents

• Thales Alenia Space: European space prime that designs and manufactures satellites, payloads and onboard electronics; an incumbent customer/competitor that both buys Hi-Rel PCBA services and produces in-house, defining the upstream market MICROTEC serves.
• Airbus Defence and Space: Toulouse-headquartered aerospace prime with significant in-house Hi-Rel electronics manufacturing across space and defense; the dominant incumbent in the regional cluster where MICROTEC competes.
• Safran Electronics & Defense: French prime with broad avionics, optronics and defense electronics portfolio; comparable in Hi-Rel manufacturing standards and overlapping customer base, though at vastly larger scale.
• Collins Aerospace: Global Tier 1 avionics and high-reliability electronics supplier with deep ECSS/AS9100 manufacturing heritage; comparable in qualification standards and end-market exposure though broader in scope.
• Tesat-Spacecom: German manufacturer of space-borne communication equipment and Hi-Rel electronics; competes in ECSS-qualified electronics manufacturing and serves the same European space prime customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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