K&F Electronics

What K&F Electronics does

K&F Electronics is a third-generation, family-owned printed circuit board manufacturer and assembler headquartered in Fraser, Michigan, a Detroit suburb. Founded in 1972, the company operates a single-site facility at 33041 Groesbeck Highway, employing 27 professionals across design, fabrication, assembly, and quality functions, with additional capacity accessed through offshore partnerships for high-volume quick-turn requirements.

The company's core capability is in-house PCB fabrication spanning single-sided through 64-layer multilayer boards, including HDI, flex and rigid-flex, and specialty materials (Teflon, Polyimide, Rogers, Aluminum) with blind and buried vias. Manufacturing equipment includes Europlacer IINEO pick-and-place lines, Omron VT-S730 3D AOI with five optical cameras, an Omron VP9000 SPI, a BTU Pyramax 98N reflow oven, Hentec/RPS Vector 300 selective solder systems, three Microcraft EMMA flying probe testers, an Excellon Mark VI drill/router, and a Markforged Mark Two 3D printer. The 2019 expansion into SMT and through-hole assembly, plus full box build, converts the firm from a fab-only supplier into a turnkey design-prototype-build partner. Complementary services include PCB layout engineering, reverse engineering and scanning, conformal coating, wire stripping, and CAD-driven DFM support for KiCad users.

K&F runs a sales-led, quote-based go-to-market targeting electronics OEMs with prototype-through-production needs across industrial, consumer, automotive, medical, and ITAR-regulated defense and aerospace end markets. All pricing is custom-quoted via dedicated PCB, PCBA, and design quote forms on circuitboards.com, with lead times ranging from 24-hour expedite to a standard 3 weeks for PCB or 5-6 weeks for combined PCB+PCBA. Certifications — ISO 9001:2015, ITAR (since 2009, with Military Cage Code), UL #E71379, IPC-6012 Class 1-3, and RoHS — gate access to regulated customers, and a sub-1% return rate supports a 1-year warranty on all PCBs and PCBAs. Distribution is primarily direct and domestic, with stated global reach through offshore partners, and the firm sustains lead generation through website content, downloadable technical resources, social channels, and product/process video content.

Name

K&F Electronics

Legal name

K & F Electronics

Website

https://circuitboards.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

K&F Electronics is a third-generation, family-owned PCB manufacturer and assembler in Fraser, Michigan, founded in 1972 and employing 27 professionals. The firm delivers turnkey design, fabrication, and SMT/THT assembly services for electronics OEMs across defense, aerospace, industrial, automotive, and medical markets, holding ITAR, UL, ISO 9001:2015, and IPC-6012 certifications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Manufacturing Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Printed Circuit Boards (3672)

akta.pro primary industry

PCB Assembly (PCBA/EMS) (HDAHAOAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

PCB Fabrication (Rigid PCBs) (HDAHAOAG), PCB Fabrication (Flex & Rigid-Flex PCBs) (HDAHAOAH), Printed Electronics & Advanced Substrates (HDI, IC Substrates, Embedded Components) (HDAHAOAK), Industrial PCB & Substrate Components (Bare PCBs, rigid-flex, ceramic substrates, thick-film) (IMAGAJAM)

Keywords

• Printed circuit boards
• PCB assembly services
• Electronics manufacturing services
• Circuit board design
• Prototype PCB fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Fraser

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. PCB Manufacturing: In-house PCB fabrication including single-sided, double-sided, multi-layer (4-64 layers), flex, rigid-flex, and specialty materials (Teflon, Polyimide, Rogers). Standard lead time 3 weeks with expedited options available.
2. PCB Assembly (PCBA): Surface mount technology (SMT), through-hole (THT), and box build assembly services. Standard lead time 3 weeks including boards; combined PCB+PCBA standard 5-6 weeks. SMT capacity 18,000-30,000 components/hour.
3. Engineering Services: PCB design, layout engineering, reverse engineering, schematic design, BOM generation, Gerber file creation, and wire stripping services.
4. Additional Services: PCB scanning/reverse engineering, 3D printing for prototypes, flying probe electrical testing, conformal coating, PCB drilling and routing, X-ray parts counting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

K&F Electronics is a third-generation family-owned contract manufacturer that fabricates printed circuit boards in-house (single-sided, double-sided, and multi-layer up to 64 layers using FR4, Teflon, Polyimide, Rogers, Aluminum, and flex materials) and provides PCB assembly services including SMT, through-hole, and box build. The company also offers supporting engineering services such as PCB layout design, schematic design, BOM generation, reverse engineering/scanning, 3D-printed prototypes, wire stripping, flying probe electrical testing, conformal coating, and PCB drilling and routing.

Product overview

K&F Electronics offers an integrated suite of PCB manufacturing and assembly services as a third-generation family-owned business founded in 1972. The core offerings consist of PCB Manufacturing (in-house fabrication of single-sided through 64-layer multi-layer boards using FR4, Rogers, Teflon, and flex materials) and Circuit Board Assembly (SMT and through-hole PCBA with 18,000-30,000 components/hour capacity). These are supported by engineering add-on modules including PCB Design/Layout Engineering, 3D Printing for prototyping, Reverse Engineering & Scanning, Wire Stripping, Flying Probe Electrical Testing, Conformal Coating, and PCB Drilling & Routing. The company also provides turn-key quotes combining PCB and assembly services, enabling customers to go from design through finished product from a single partner.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PCB Manufacturing In-house PCB fabrication producing single-sided, double-sided, and multi-layer circuit boards (4-64 layers) using FR4, Teflon, Polyimide, Rogers Materials, Aluminum, and Flex Circuit Boards, with blind and buried vias in various sizes, layers, and solder mask colors. Standard lead time is 3 weeks with expedited options available. Targeted at electronics manufacturers needing prototype through production volumes.
• Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) PCB assembly services including Surface Mount Technology (SMT), through-hole (THT) assembly, and box build services for single or double-sided component placement, with automated SMT capacity of 18,000-30,000 components per hour and THT capacity of 9,600 pins/day. Standard lead time 3 weeks including boards; combined PCB+PCBA standard 5-6 weeks. Targeted at electronics OEMs needing full assembly from a single domestic supplier.
• PCB Design / Layout Engineering Engineering services covering schematic design, PCB layout, BOM generation, and reverse engineering of existing configurations. Detail-oriented staff are capable of reverse engineering previous parts or designing new configurations. Targeted at customers needing design support alongside manufacturing.
• PCB Design & 3D Printing Product concept-to-production service using PCB layout development and 3D modeling expertise, with design prototypes 3D printed for evaluation using a Markforged Mark Two 3D printer. Targeted at customers developing new products who want rapid prototype iteration before committing to PCB fabrication.
• Reverse Engineering & Scanning PCB scanning from films, prints, and bare boards, with reverse engineering including Gerber file creation. Multilayer and populated circuit boards are destroyed during the reverse engineer scanning service. Targeted at customers needing to recreate legacy or obsolete boards.
• Wire Stripping Specialty wire stripping services using a VEVOR SWT508-HT2 fully automatic wire cutting/stripping machine, available as part of production builds or as a standalone service. Targeted at customers needing peripheral wire preparation alongside PCB assembly.
• Flying Probe Electrical Testing Electrical testing services for blank PCBs using three Microcraft EMMA flying probe testers; assembled circuit testing uses oscilloscope, multimeter, bench supply, and DC load equipment. Targeted at customers requiring electrical verification before shipment.
• Conformal Coating Conformal coating services using TECHNSPRAY TURBO-COAT acrylic conformal coating (Part #: 2018-G), available as full dip, brush, or spray application methods. Targeted at customers needing environmental protection for assembled boards.
• PCB Drilling & Routing PCB drilling, routing, and scoring services using an Excellon Mark VI plus a Fancort Industries VPD3-1S de-paneler. Targeted at customers needing mechanical finishing on bare boards.

Quantifiable outcome

• Return rate less than 1%
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PCBAA (Printed Circuit Board Association of America)minorOthersK&F Electronics is a member of PCBAA, which is a group of American companies working together to support domestic printed circuit board production. PCBAA focuses on ensuring materials needed for PCBs are produced domestically and aims to expand the use of American-made PCBs throughout the supply chain.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• PCBWay: China-based online PCB fabrication and assembly platform with strong prototype and small-batch offering—competes with K&F on quick-turn prototype demand from engineers, though without US-domestic / ITAR positioning.
• Tempo Automation: Software-driven quickturn PCB assembly provider targeting hardware startups—overlaps with K&F's prototype-to-production niche but with a more digitized, platform-oriented delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Sanmina: Large global EMS and PCB manufacturer with defense, medical, and industrial certifications—comparable in ITAR/regulated vertical exposure but at vastly greater scale and geographic footprint than K&F.
• Jabil: Global tier-1 EMS provider offering PCB assembly, box build, and supply chain services at massive scale—K&F's full-service EMS motion is a smaller-scale analog, but Jabil represents the upper bound on customer scale and capability breadth.

Direct peers

• Advanced Circuits: US-based PCB contract manufacturer offering quick-turn prototype to production volumes with online quoting—directly comparable to K&F in customer segment (electronics engineers, OEMs), product offering (rigid PCBs, assembly), and sales-led motion.
• Bay Area Circuits: Northern California PCB fab offering quick-turn prototype and low-volume production with online quoting—directly comparable in scale, customer segment, and rigid PCB fabrication focus to K&F.
• Sunstone Circuits: Idaho-based PCB fab and assembly provider focused on prototype and low-volume production with online quoting—closely matches K&F's quick-turn, small-batch, US-domestic positioning and target customer (engineers and small OEMs).
• Milwaukee Electronics: Wisconsin-based EMS provider offering PCB assembly, box build, and engineering services with ITAR capability—comparable vertically integrated contract manufacturing model with similar regulatory positioning.
• Sierra Circuits: California-based PCB manufacturer specializing in quickturn prototypes, HDI, flex/rigid-flex, and high-complexity boards with strong engineering content—overlaps with K&F's multi-layer (4-64), HDI, and flex/rigid-flex capabilities for similar customer profiles.
• NexLogic Technologies: San Jose-based PCB assembly and manufacturing services provider with SMT, through-hole, and box build capabilities—comparable to K&F's PCBA offering and mid-volume EMS positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kfelectronics
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/k-&-f-electronics

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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