What Compunetics does

Compunetics Inc. is a privately held Michigan-based engineering services and contract manufacturer founded in 1971, headquartered at 2500 Rochester Court, Troy. The company provides integrated electronic design, mechanical design, PCB design and assembly, product evaluation/testing, and LED illumination solutions to enterprise manufacturers, with cited customer activity in aerospace (jet engine components), automotive, nuclear power, and lighting applications including warehouses, offices, motor homes, and medical cabinets.

Its technical capability rests on in-house engineering teams with over 40 years of design experience — covering autonomous guidance systems, voice-actuated devices, and lighting products delivering up to 45,000 lumens at over 160 lumens per watt — colocated with a state-of-the-art SMT production line and through-hole hand-solder mounting, enabling an integrated Design for Manufacturability workflow from schematic capture through prototype to millions of units.

The business model is project-based and quote-driven, with revenue generated from one-time engineering and design fees plus hardware sales from PCB assembly and LED fixtures. Go-to-market is sales-led through a single named sales contact (Barry Blake), targeting domestic and international manufacturers across enterprise and mid-market segments with no disclosed marketing channels beyond the corporate website and a newsletter subscription. The firm is small (11-50 employees), privately held with no parent, subsidiaries, funding rounds, or partnerships disclosed, and its most recent web footprint dates to 2018.

Name

Compunetics

Legal name

Compunetics Inc.

Website

https://compuneticsinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Compunetics Inc. is a Troy, Michigan-based contract engineering and manufacturing firm, founded in 1971, providing electronic, mechanical, and PCB design, SMT assembly, product testing, and LED illumination solutions to enterprise manufacturers in aerospace, automotive, nuclear, and lighting verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronics Manufacturing Services

NAICS

Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (33411), Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing (335931), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Printed Circuit Boards (3672), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

PCB Assembly (PCBA/EMS) (HDAHAOAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Optoelectronic Components (LEDs, photodiodes, optocouplers, optical sensors) (IMAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Electronics manufacturing services
• PCB assembly
• Electronic design services
• Mechanical engineering services
• LED illumination products

Headquarters

HQ city

Michigan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Design Services: One-time engineering and design fees for product design, mechanical design, electronic design, software design, and product evaluation/testing services. Customers engage Compunetics for specific phases of product development from concept to completion.
2. Product Manufacturing & Assembly: Revenue from PCB manufacturing, product assembly, and fulfillment services. Brings products from manufacturing process to product fulfillment. Low to high volume placement with SMT production and through-hole hand solder mounting capabilities.
3. LED Illumination Products: Sale of LED illumination solutions for warehouses, offices, motor homes, and medical cabinet lighting applications. Products include lighting fixtures with up to 45,000 Lumens output.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Compunetics provides electronic design services, mechanical engineering services, PCB manufacturing, product evaluation testing, and LED illumination solutions for manufacturers across various industries. The company operates as a contract manufacturer with integrated capabilities spanning design, production, and validation.

Product overview

Compunetics is an integrated product design, manufacturing, and engineering services company. Their portfolio includes Electronic Design, Mechanical Design, PCB Design & Product Assembly, Product Evaluation/Testing, and LED Illumination Solutions. These services work together to bring products from concept to fulfillment, offering comprehensive support across the entire product lifecycle from electronic schematics and mechanical enclosures to manufacturing, testing, and LED lighting solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electronic design services Electronic design services for manufacturers, providing product design and engineering support.
• Mechanical engineering services Mechanical engineering services for product design and development supporting manufacturers.
• PCB manufacturing PCB (printed circuit board) manufacturing services for electronics manufacturers using SMT lines.
• Product evaluation testing Product evaluation and testing services for manufacturers to validate electronics products.
• LED illumination solutions LED illumination solutions for various applications including industrial and commercial lighting.

Quantifiable outcome

• LED illumination products achieving 160+ Lumen Per Watt efficiency
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 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

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• MacroFab: Digital-first PCB assembly and prototyping platform serving small-to-medium volume customers in North America—comparable to Compunetics' PCB assembly offering but with a marketplace/aggregator business model rather than traditional direct EMS.
• Whizz Systems: Smaller US-based design and EMS provider focused on PCB design, prototyping, and low-to-medium volume assembly—closely comparable in size and integrated service model to Compunetics.

Broad incumbents

• Jabil: One of the world's largest EMS providers offering end-to-end design, manufacturing, and supply chain services across virtually all electronics end markets. Overlaps with Compunetics' PCB assembly and design services but operates at vastly greater scale with global footprint.
• Sanmina: Global integrated manufacturing solutions provider offering PCB fabrication, assembly, and design services to aerospace, medical, automotive, and industrial customers—broadly comparable offering to Compunetics but at enterprise scale.

Direct peers

• Creation Technologies: Mid-market North American EMS company providing design, prototyping, PCB assembly, and testing for industrial, aerospace, medical, and communications customers—closely aligned to Compunetics' integrated design-to-fulfillment model and similar customer verticals.
• Kimball Electronics: Global EMS provider specializing in complex, high-reliability electronics for automotive, medical, and industrial end markets. Comparable to Compunetics in providing full lifecycle electronic manufacturing services with design support, but at much greater scale.
• Sparton Corporation: US-based EMS provider serving aerospace, defense, and industrial markets with electronic design and complex assembly capabilities—comparable to Compunetics in serving regulated, high-reliability end markets with mixed design and manufacturing services.
• Benchmark Electronics: Mid-market US-based EMS and ODM provider offering integrated design, engineering, and PCB assembly services to aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial customers—directly comparable to Compunetics' service model across similar end markets, though at substantially larger scale.
• SigmaTron International: Mid-sized EMS provider offering PCB assembly and electronic manufacturing services to industrial, medical, and consumer customers—comparable in service offering, though generally larger and more geographically distributed than Compunetics.
• IEC Electronics: Smaller US EMS firm focused on aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial customers with PCB assembly and testing services—similar in size profile and vertical mix to Compunetics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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