Hughes Electronics Products Corporation

What Hughes Electronics Products Corporation does

Hughes Electronics Products Corporation is a privately held US Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider headquartered in Livonia, Michigan, operating continuously since 1968 across two facilities totaling 15,000 square feet. The company specializes in Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) with a mixed-technology offering that combines Surface Mount Technology (SMT) assembly, through-hole assembly, and bare PCB supply, supported by Engineering Consulting for Design for Manufacture. Its equipment stack includes automated SMT pick-and-place with on-the-fly vertical alignment (capable of 01005 packages and micro-BGAs), KIC 2000 reflow solder profiling, 3D Automated Optical Inspection, a 10-micron X-Ray inspection system with five-axis positioning, and selective soldering with in-house nitrogen generation. The manufacturing environment is ANSI/ESD S20.20-2014 compliant, and the company maintains ISO 9001:2015, IPC-A-610, and UL third-party certifications.

The company's go-to-market is direct enterprise sales handled by two named account representatives (Chris Thomas and Patrick Sheridan) with a quote-based pricing model and a stated 1-2 business day follow-up. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; component costs on the Bill of Material drive the majority of unit economics. It serves seven end markets — Automotive, Alternative Energy, Industrial Controls, LED Lighting, Communications, Home Electronics, and Custom Test Instruments — with the first four positioned as primary. The business is bootstrapped, with no parent company, no outside funding rounds, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed M&A activity. The firm employs 11-50 people and shows no public social media presence; its primary digital channel is the corporate website with a Request a Quote funnel. Revenue and growth rate are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Hughes Electronics Products Corporation

Legal name

Hughes Electronics Products Corporation

Website

https://hugheselectronics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hughes Electronics Products Corporation is a privately held Livonia, Michigan-based Electronic Manufacturing Services provider, founded in 1968, that delivers prototype-to-production printed circuit board assembly, SMT and through-hole assembly, bare PCB supply, and Design for Manufacture engineering consulting to OEM customers across automotive, industrial, energy, LED, and communications end markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Manufacturing Services

NAICS

Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing (334418), Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing (334412)

SIC

Printed Circuit Boards (3672), Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

PCB Assembly (PCBA/EMS) (HDAHAOAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) (IMAGAGAA), Ruggedized/Harsh-Environment Electronics Manufacturing (IP-rated, shock/vibration, wide-temp) (IMAGAGAF)

Keywords

• Electronic manufacturing services
• Printed circuit board assembly
• Surface mount technology
• Through hole assembly
• Contract PCB fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Livonia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electronic Manufacturing Services: Contract manufacturing services for printed circuit board assemblies from prototype to production. Services include SMT assembly, through-hole assembly, and mixed technology assemblies. Revenue is generated through manufacturing fees based on complexity, volume, and material costs.
2. Bare PCB Supply: Supply of bare printed circuit boards from established network of domestic and overseas manufacturers. All vendors are ISO certified companies with modern facilities. Revenue generated through markup on procured boards.
3. Engineering Consulting Services: Design for Manufacture analysis, artwork generation from schematics, reverse engineering of existing bare boards into Gerber files, and product development consulting services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Hughes Electronics Products Corporation is an Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider that assembles Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBA) from prototype through production. Core services include Surface Mount Technology (SMT) assembly, through-hole assembly, mixed-technology assemblies, bare PCB supply from ISO-certified manufacturers, and engineering consulting for Design for Manufacture. All production is performed in an ISO 9001:2015, IPC-A-610, UL, and ANSI/ESD S20.20-2014 compliant environment with automated AOI and X-Ray inspection.

Product overview

Hughes Electronics Products Corporation is an Electronic Manufacturing Service (EMS) provider offering a unified portfolio of manufacturing services centered on printed circuit board assemblies. The core offering is Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA), which encompasses Surface Mounted Device Assembly, Through Hole Assembly, and bare PCB supply. These services are supported by Engineering Consulting for Design for Manufacture principles. The company specializes in mixed-technology assemblies combining SMT and through-hole components, serving industries including LED Lighting, automotive, industrial controls, and communications. Services range from prototype to production with in-house capabilities including automated SMT placement, selective soldering, AOI inspection, and X-Ray inspection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) Full-service contract electronic manufacturing service specializing in assembly of Surface Mount Technology (SMT) and Through Hole mixed technology Printed Circuit Board Assemblies. Services include designing, testing, prototyping, and manufacturing for OEM customers requiring turnkey PCBA from prototype to production volumes.
• Surface Mounted Device Assembly Surface Mount Technology assembly service featuring automated SMT placement with on-the-fly vertical alignment, capable of fine pitch ICs, micro-BGAs, and 01005 package components. Includes precise reflow soldering and AOI/X-Ray inspection verification for OEMs requiring high-density SMT assemblies.
• Through Hole Assembly Through-hole technology assembly service using selective soldering with nitrogen enhancement, wave soldering, and manual soldering options for legacy and mixed-technology products. Suited to assemblies requiring connectors, capacitors, relays, transformers, potentiometers, and LEDs.
• PCB Supplier Supply service for bare Printed Circuit Boards with 30+ years of fabrication experience. Sources boards from domestic and overseas ISO-certified manufacturers and provides prototype to production PCBs with capabilities including flex, rigid flex, impedance control, and various surface finishes.
• Engineering Consulting Design for Manufacture consulting service to help customers develop products that meet design criteria with efficient manufacturing and lasting reliability. Includes artwork generation from schematics and reverse engineering of existing bare boards into Gerber files.
• LED Lighting Solutions LED Printed Circuit Board assemblies for automotive, hospital rooms, advertising signs, workstations, and general machinery applications. Includes thermal management expertise with aluminum core PCBs for high-power LED applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% on-time PCBA shipments goal
• +3 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ISO-Certified PCB Manufacturers NetworkcoreOthersEstablished network of domestic and overseas ISO-certified printed circuit board manufacturers. All vendors are ISO certified companies with modern facilities, providing reliable supply chain for bare PCB procurement.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• IEC Electronics: Small-cap U.S. EMS provider (NASDAQ: IEC) offering PCBA, cable/harness and box-build assembly with strong emphasis on aerospace/defense and medical verticals — a closely analogous scale and customer profile to Hughes.
• Variosystems: Mid-sized EMS company specializing in PCBA and full system integration for industrial, medical and automotive customers; comparable prototype-to-production service model and similar customer verticals to Hughes.
• Creation Technologies: Mid-market EMS provider with similar focus on low-to-medium volume, high-reliability PCBA for industrial, medical, aerospace and defense customers; offers design-through-production services comparable to Hughes' prototype-to-production model.
• SigmaTron International: Smaller public U.S. EMS provider (NASDAQ: SGMA) offering PCB assembly, sub-assembly and full box-build services to industrial, consumer and medical customers — comparable scale, geography and contract-manufacturing model to Hughes.
• Sparton Electronics (now Ultra Electronics USSI / Elbit Systems): U.S.-based EMS provider specializing in ruggedized electronic assemblies for defense, industrial and medical markets; comparable focus on high-reliability PCBA with quality certifications, similar customer verticals to Hughes.

Broad incumbents

• Sanmina Corporation: Global Tier-1 EMS provider offering integrated manufacturing solutions including PCBA, systems integration and after-market services across automotive, industrial, medical and communications end markets — same customer verticals as Hughes but at vastly larger scale.
• Benchmark Electronics: Mid-to-large global EMS provider with strong presence in aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial controls; overlapping customer segments with Hughes and similar PCBA-centric service offering, though with global footprint and much higher scale.
• Kimball Electronics: Global EMS provider specializing in durable, regulated end markets — automotive, medical, industrial — with full PCBA and box-build services, directly comparable in vertical mix to Hughes Electronics Products Corporation.

Regional players

• Note AB: Northern European EMS provider (Stockholm-listed) with PCBA-focused services for industrial, medtech and communications customers; comparable business model to Hughes but geographically focused on the Nordics rather than North America.
• AEMtec GmbH: European EMS specialist in high-reliability PCBA and microelectronics assembly for medical, semiconductor and industrial customers; comparable high-mix, high-reliability profile to Hughes, though regional to Europe.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hughes-electronics-products-corp

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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