Kaschke Components

What Kaschke Components does

Kaschke Components is a German-headquartered designer and producer of application-specific magnetic products, primarily inductive components and ferrites used in power conversion, signal processing, and electromagnetic interference suppression across electronic systems. Founded in 1955 and based in Göttingen, the company has historically built its portfolio around custom-engineered magnetic solutions that target power-supply efficiency gains, size and weight reduction, and extended service life for end products. Its product taxonomy is organized into three lines: Inductive Components, Ferrites, and Component Capabilities (custom design services). The company operates with 101–250 employees and is now owned by Bourns, Inc., a US-based privately held electronics components manufacturer, under which Kaschke functions as a branded product line within Bourns' Magnetic Products portfolio.

Kaschke serves eleven vertical end-markets, with automotive and consumer electronics positioned as primary segments, followed by medical, military, mobile, network communications, office machines, power conversion, industrial & instrumentation, telecommunications, and lighting. The go-to-market is sales-led and distribution-led, relying entirely on Bourns' global direct sales force and authorized distributor network rather than an independent Kaschke sales infrastructure. Marketing and demand-generation are fully integrated into Bourns.com, including localized product pages in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, German, and Japanese, parametric search, technical documentation, and a sample request funnel for engineering qualification. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; commercial terms flow through Bourns' standard component procurement channels.

The company's revenue model is hardware sales of electronic components, with a mix of standard catalog parts and customized solutions. It maintains dedicated regulatory compliance documentation for Kaschke parts covering RoHS, REACH, TSCA, PFAS, SCIP, and China VOC requirements, enabling qualification into regulated end markets such as automotive, medical, and military. As a product line rather than an independently reported entity, Kaschke does not have separately disclosed financial, leadership, or headcount trend data, and there are no Kaschke-specific funding rounds, acquisitions, or M&A events in the input; the Bourns acquisition that brought Kaschke into the Magnetic Products portfolio is the principal corporate event reflected in the source material.

Name

Kaschke Components

Legal name

Bourns, Inc.

Website

https://kaschke.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Kaschke Components designs and manufactures inductive components and ferrites for power conversion and EMI suppression in electronic systems, serving automotive, consumer, medical, military, telecom, and industrial OEMs. It operates as a magnetic-products line under Bourns, Inc., distributed globally through Bourns' sales and distributor network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Magnetic and Inductive Electronic Components

NAICS

Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (334419), Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (33531)

SIC

Electronic Coils, Transformers & Other Inductors (3677), Electronic Components & Accessories (3670)

akta.pro primary industry

Inductors & Coils (Power/RF/Chokes) (HDAHANAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transformers & Magnetics (Power/Signal) (HDAHANAD), Passive Components (Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors, Ferrites) (IMAGAJAA)

Keywords

• Inductive components
• Ferrite materials
• Magnetic components
• Electronic component manufacturing
• Power conversion components

Headquarters

HQ city

Göttingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electronic Component Sales: Sale of inductive components and ferrites to electronics manufacturers across automotive, consumer electronics, medical, military, telecommunications, and industrial markets

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kaschke Components develops and manufactures application-specific magnetic products, including a broad portfolio of inductive components and ferrites used across the electronics market. These components are designed to increase power supply efficiency while reducing weight and size, enabling greater design freedom and longer service lives for end products in automotive, consumer electronics, medical, military, mobile, telecommunications, industrial, and power conversion applications.

Product overview

Kaschke Components, operating under Bourns, offers a portfolio of magnetic and inductive component solutions organized into three main product categories: Inductive Components, Ferrites, and Component Capabilities. These products serve various market segments including automotive, consumer electronics, medical, military, telecommunications, and industrial applications. The company provides customized solutions leveraging broad design expertise to help customers stay competitive through innovative product development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kaschke Inductive Components: Inductive components for various electronics applications including power supply systems.
• Kaschke Ferrites
• Kaschke Capabilities

Products and services

• Kaschke Inductive Components Inductive components used in a wide variety of applications throughout the electronics market; designed to increase power supply efficiency while reducing weight and size, providing greater design freedom and longer service lives for end products. Targeted at electronics manufacturers across automotive, consumer electronics, medical, military, mobile, network communications, office machines, power conversion, industrial & instrumentation, telecommunications, and lighting segments.
• Kaschke Ferrites Ferrite components offered as part of Kaschke's magnetic product portfolio, providing magnetic material solutions for electronic applications across the same multi-vertical markets served by the inductive components line.
• Kaschke Component Capabilities Customized magnetic and inductive component design services leveraging broad design expertise and creativity to deliver tailored solutions for specific market segment requirements, enabling customers to differentiate their end products through innovative component design.

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BournsparentOthersBourns acquired Kaschke Components and now operates the product line under the Bourns brand. Kaschke Components products are marketed and distributed through Bourns' global sales network and are included in Bourns' magnetic products portfolio.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/bourns
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/bournsvideos
• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/Bourns/242605875800377
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bourns
• Instagraminstagram.com/bourns

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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