Orbel Corporation

What Orbel Corporation does

Orbel Corporation is a privately held, family-owned precision light-gauge metal component manufacturer founded in 1961 and currently operating from a 57,000 sq. ft. facility in Easton, Pennsylvania. The company designs and manufactures EMI/RFI shielding products, including board level shields (EZ-SHIELD, SNAP-SHIELD, VAULT-SHIELD, MULTICAV), enclosure-level finger-stock and metalized fabric gaskets, and custom light-gauge metal components in beryllium copper, nickel, stainless steel, and aluminum alloys. Core manufacturing capabilities—photo chemical etching, progressive die stamping, Nadcap-certified heat treating, in-house electroplating, forming, and assembly—are vertically integrated under one roof, enabling tight-tolerance production of components from 0.0007 inches to 0.020 inches thick.

The company's go-to-market combines a direct regional sales team covering all U.S. states and Canadian provinces for custom and enterprise work with a distributor-led channel for standard catalog products. Digi-Key Electronics serves as the primary global distributor, complemented by HITEK Electronic Materials (UK, Europe, South Asia) and JHC Specialised Solutions (Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea). Pricing is exclusively quote-based, with surcharges on sub-minimum orders and precious-metal price-adjustment clauses for gold and silver components. Orbel's customer base spans military and aerospace, hi-reliability, industrial, general electronics, and automotive verticals, anchored by ITAR registration, AS9100-D, ISO 9001:2015, and dual NADCAP accreditations (heat treating and chemical processing) that qualify it for mission-critical defense and aerospace programs.

Revenue is generated through one-time hardware sales of custom components, catalog hardware sales via distributors and a 2018-launched online store, and value-added manufacturing services bundled into component orders. The Marino family retains key leadership positions—Ken Marino as Chairman, Steven Marino as Operational Excellence Lead, and Danielle Marino-Uribe in Marketing and Distribution—with professional management including Jim Derrah as President & COO and Joshua Lee as VP of Sales and Marketing. Orbel has pursued growth through acquisitions (Industrial Engraving in 2001; Laird Technologies and Instrument Specialties assets in 2008), facility expansion, certification accumulation, and incremental product launches, most recently a Board Level Shield release and NADCAP Chemical Processing accreditation in May 2024.

Name

Orbel Corporation

Legal name

Orbel Corporation

Website

https://orbel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Orbel Corporation is a family-owned, ITAR-registered precision manufacturer founded in 1961 that produces EMI/RFI shielding components, board level shields, and custom light-gauge metal parts for military/aerospace, hi-reliability, industrial, electronics, and automotive customers through direct sales and global distributors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

EMI/RFI Shielding Components

NAICS

Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers (332812)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

EMI/RFI Suppression Components (Ferrite Beads/Cores/Filters) (HDAHANAE)

Keywords

• Precision metal stamping
• EMI RFI shielding
• Board level shielding
• Light-gauge metal components
• Electroplated metal foils

Headquarters

HQ city

Easton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom EMI/RFI Shielding Components: Orbel designs and manufactures custom EMI/RFI shielding components including board level shields, finger-stock gaskets, and metalized fabric gaskets tailored to customer specifications. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales with pricing based on complexity, volume, and materials.
2. Standard Catalog Products: Standard EMI/RFI shielding components available through partnered distributors (Digi-Key, HITEK, JHC). Products include pre-designed board level shields, finger-stock strips, contact strips, contact rings, and metalized fabric gaskets sold as catalog items.
3. Custom Light-Gauge Metal Components: Precision custom components in beryllium copper, nickel and nickel alloys, nickel silver, stainless steel alloys, copper alloys, and aluminum alloys. Services include assembly, etching, forming, heat treating, plating, and stamping for customer-specific applications.
4. Manufacturing Services: Value-added services including assembly (welding, soldering, taping, polishing, riveting), photo-etching, forming, heat treating, plating, stamping, and packaging (tape-and-reel, tray, custom). Revenue generated through service fees integrated with component manufacturing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Orbel Corporation designs and manufactures precision light-gauge metal components, specializing in EMI/RFI shielding products including board level shields, finger-stock gaskets, and metalized fabric gaskets. The company operates a vertically integrated facility providing photo-etching, progressive die stamping, heat treating, electroplating, forming, and assembly services. It serves military/aerospace, hi-reliability, industrial, general electronics, and automotive customers with both standard catalog products and custom-engineered solutions.

Product overview

Orbel Corporation is a precision light-gauge metal component manufacturer specializing since 1961. Their product portfolio centers on EMI/RFI shielding solutions including Board Level Shielding (BLS) products (EZ-SHIELD GUARDIAN, SNAP-SHIELD series, VAULT-SHIELD, MULTICAV) and Enclosure Level Shielding (finger-stock gaskets and metalized fabric gaskets). They also offer custom light-gauge components. The product line serves military/aerospace, hi-reliability, industrial, general electronics, and automotive markets through direct sales and distributor partnerships (Digi-Key, HITEK, JHC).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EZ-SHIELD GUARDIAN™: One-piece surface-mount and through-hole shields with alignment pins for board level shielding applications.
• EZ-LOC™
• SNAP-SHIELD BULLZEYE™
• SNAP-SHIELD LAZERLOC™
• SNAP-SHIELD MICRO™
• SNAP-SHIELD HEMI™
• SNAP-SHIELD KONTOUR™
• VAULT-SHIELD™
• MULTICAV™
• HI-FLEX™

Products and services

• Board Level Shielding (BLS) Surface-mount and through-hole EMI shields offering unlimited design flexibility with one-piece, two-piece, multi-cavity, and custom configurations for PCB-level EMI protection in military/aerospace, automotive, industrial, and general electronics applications.
• Enclosure Level Shielding - Finger-Stock Gaskets High-performance beryllium copper (BeCu) and stainless steel finger-stock gaskets, contact strips, and contact rings for enclosure-level EMI/RFI shielding. Includes Slot-Mount, Adhesive-Mount, No-Snag, Twist Series, Clip-On, and Large-Enclosure variants for grounding, bidirectional wiping, and high-temperature or high-vibration applications.
• Enclosure Level Shielding - Metalized Fabric Gaskets (HI-FLEX) Polyurethane foam core gaskets wrapped in nickel-plated copper-conductive fabric for shielding seams, doors, and access panels. Over 100 standard configurations with custom modifications including cut-to-length, kiss-cutting, and miter-cutting, available in rectangular, D-shaped, bell-shaped, C-fold, P-shaped, knife-shaped, and T-shaped profiles.
• Custom Light-Gauge Metal Components Precision custom components manufactured from beryllium copper, nickel and nickel alloys, nickel silver, stainless steel alloys, copper alloys, and aluminum alloys. Includes assembly, etching, forming, heat treating, plating, and stamping for customer-specific applications in military, aerospace, hi-reliability, industrial, and automotive markets.
• Manufacturing Services (Etching, Plating, Heat Treating, Stamping, Forming, Assembly) Value-added contract manufacturing services including photo-etching, progressive die stamping, heat treating (Nadcap accredited), electroplating (copper, nickel, tin, solder, silver, gold, passivation), forming, welding, soldering, polishing, riveting, taping, and packaging (tape-and-reel, tray, custom). Available as integrated services with component manufacturing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Industry's fastest turnaround times for board level shielding
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 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

Three partnerships are on record, tiered primary and core.

• Digi-Key ElectronicsprimaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDigi-Key is recognized as both the leader and a continuous innovator in the high-service distribution of electronic components and automation products worldwide. Digi-Key is Orbel's primary global distributor for standard catalog products including board level shields, finger-stock gaskets, and metalized fabric gaskets.
• HITEK Electronic Materials Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHITEK Electronic Materials Ltd. primarily supplies the military, aerospace and industrial/commercial sectors. HITEK is a fabricator and distributor that provides solutions to protect electronics from EMI/RFI interference. Specializes in distribution in the UK, Europe and South Asia.
• JHC Specialised SolutionscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJHC Specialised Solutions specializes in product solutions and value-added services to support EMI/RFI shielding application requirements. Specializes in distribution in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• 3M: 3M is a diversified global manufacturer with an EMI shielding product line including absorbers, tapes, and conductive materials. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with Orbel in shielding materials but does not specialize in board level shields or precision metal shielding components.
• TE Connectivity: TE Connectivity is a global incumbent in connectivity and sensor solutions, with a broad portfolio that includes board level shields, gaskets, and other EMI/RFI products. It competes in the same end-markets as Orbel but at much greater scale and with a much wider product breadth.
• Würth Elektronik: Würth Elektronik is a major European electronic and electromechanical components manufacturer with an EMI shielding product line. It is a broad incumbent that competes in the same electronics design-in motion as Orbel but offers a much wider catalog of components beyond shielding.

Direct peers

• Laird Performance Materials (DuPont): Acquired by DuPont, Laird is a major global supplier of EMI shielding, thermal management, and signal integrity products. It directly overlaps with Orbel's board level shields, finger stock, and fabric-over-foam gaskets, and competes for the same hi-reliability and defense sockets.
• Tech-Etch: Tech-Etch is a US-based precision photo chemical etching and metal stamping manufacturer producing custom flat metal parts and EMI/RFI shielding components. It is a direct peer in Orbel's photo-etching and precision light-gauge component lines for aerospace, defense, and medical applications.
• Leader Tech: Leader Tech manufactures board level shields, finger stock gaskets, conductive elastomers, and custom EMI shielding solutions. It competes head-to-head with Orbel in board level shielding and enclosure shielding for electronics, telecom, and defense customers.
• Fotofab: Fotofab is a US precision photo chemical etching and metal stamping manufacturer producing custom micro-precision parts. It is a direct peer in photo-etching capabilities, with comparable focus on tight-tolerance, thin-gauge metal components for aerospace and electronics customers.
• Parker Chomerics (Parker Hannifin): Parker Chomerics is a leading global manufacturer of EMI/RFI shielding materials, thermal management products, and conductive elastomers. It is the most direct large-scale competitor to Orbel in board level and enclosure level shielding, serving the same aerospace, defense, and electronics OEMs.
• Precision Micro: Precision Micro is a UK-based photo chemical etching manufacturer producing precision flat metal components. It is a direct peer in Orbel's core etching capability, serving overlapping aerospace, defense, and electronics end-markets with similar thin-gauge tolerances.
• Holland Shielding Systems: Holland Shielding Systems is a European manufacturer of EMI/RFI shielding products including conductive gaskets, board level shields, and shielded enclosures. It is a direct peer in the global EMI shielding market, with overlapping product breadth in gaskets and board level shields.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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