What RTR Electronics does

RTR Electronics Ltd. is an Irish electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider founded in 2004 and headquartered in Annacotty Business Park, County Limerick. The company delivers full-lifecycle contract manufacturing for OEM customers, spanning electronic hardware design (schematic capture, multi-layer PCB layout, DFM review, BOM optimisation), surface-mount and through-hole PCB assembly on lines capable of placing 0201 to µBGA components, automated optical inspection and X-ray, BGA and µBGA rework and reballing, cable harness assembly, and complete box-build integration with functional testing and drop-ship logistics. Operations are ISO 9001:2015 certified under UKAS Management System 0015 and adhere to IPC-A-610 workmanship standards, supporting customer work in regulated industries including medical devices, automotive, industrial electronics, telecommunications, semiconductor equipment and IoT. The company also owns and markets Tekaguage, a proprietary line of ultrasonic clamp-on non-invasive flow meters sold in portable, fixed-mount and IoT-enabled variants for water, oil and gas, pharmaceutical and process applications.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through project-based, quote-driven professional services for PCB assembly, box build, cable harness, hardware design, rework and 3D printing, supplemented by hardware sales of Tekaguage flow meters. Customers are acquired through founder-led direct sales (Managing Director Pat O'Meara and Account Manager Fiona O'Meara), an inside-sales contact form on rtrelec.com, and inbound demand generated via the company website, LinkedIn, YouTube and an industry blog. The company is privately held, founder/family-owned, self-funded (no disclosed funding rounds), operates with 11-50 employees from a single Limerick facility, and ships finished products directly to end customers across Ireland, the UK, the EU, North America and Asia.

Name

RTR Electronics

Legal name

RTR Electronics Ltd.

Website

https://rtrelec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RTR Electronics Ltd. is an ISO 9001:2015-certified Irish electronics manufacturing services provider founded in 2004, delivering PCB assembly, box build, cable harness, BGA rework, and electronic hardware design to medical, automotive, industrial, telecom, semiconductor and IoT OEMs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronics Manufacturing Services

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Electronic Connector Manufacturing (334417)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) (IMAGAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

PCB Assembly (PCBA/EMS) (HDAHAOAI), Test, Measurement & Calibration Equipment Manufacturing Services (ATE, DAQ, metrology electronics) (IMAGAGAH)

Keywords

• PCB assembly services
• Electronics manufacturing services
• Box build assembly
• Cable harness assembly
• Electronic hardware design

Headquarters

HQ city

Limerick

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. PCB Assembly Services: Contract manufacturing revenue from surface-mount and through-hole PCB assembly services. Customers pay for assembly services based on board complexity, component count, and volume. Revenue is project-based with quotes provided for prototype through production runs.
2. 3D Printing and Prototyping: Rapid prototyping and 3D printing services for functional prototypes, custom enclosures, jigs, and low-volume production parts. Revenue generated per print job or project.
3. Cable Harness Assembly: Custom cable harness assembly for automotive, medical, aerospace, telecommunications and industrial customers. Revenue from wire-to-board, wire-to-wire and connector-to-connector assemblies.
4. Box Build Assembly: Complete box build services integrating PCBs into enclosures with functional testing, packaging and direct shipping to end customers. Revenue per completed unit with warehousing and drop-ship logistics options.
5. BGA Rework and Component Repair: Specialist rework and repair services including BGA reballing, component replacement, and board restoration. Revenue per repair job with documentation and traceability.
6. Electronic Hardware Design: Design services from concept to production-ready PCB including schematic design, PCB layout, DFM review, and prototype development. Revenue from engineering design engagements.
7. Tekaguage Flow Meter Products: Sale of proprietary non-invasive flow meter products including ultrasonic clamp-on flow meters, fixed-mount flow meters, and smart IoT-enabled flow meters. Revenue from product sales to industrial customers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

RTR Electronics provides full-service electronics manufacturing services (EMS) from design to delivery, including surface-mount and through-hole PCB assembly, box build, cable harness assembly, electronic hardware design, BGA/microBGA rework and repair, electronics testing, and 3D printing for prototyping. The company operates from an ISO 9001:2015 certified facility in Limerick, Ireland, and also sells its proprietary Tekaguage line of ultrasonic non-invasive flow meters.

Product overview

RTR Electronics provides full-service electronics manufacturing services from concept through delivery, operating as a single-source EMS partner. The core portfolio comprises PCB Assembly (surface-mount and through-hole, 0201 to µBGA), Box Build Services (complete integration, testing, and shipping), Electronic Hardware Design (schematic to production-ready boards), Component Rework & Repair (specialist BGA/µBGA reballing), Cable Harness Assembly, Electronics Repair & Testing, and 3D Printing Services for prototyping and custom enclosures. The company also offers a proprietary branded product, the Tekaguage Non-Invasive Flow Meter (ultrasonic clamp-on meter for liquid measurement in portable, fixed-mount, and IoT-enabled variants). All services are delivered under ISO 9001:2015 certification from the Limerick, Ireland facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tekaguage: Non-invasive ultrasonic flow meter product line for measuring liquid flow rates in water management, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing applications. Developed and manufactured by RTR Electronics at its ISO 9001:2015 facility in Limerick, Ireland.

Products and services

• PCB Assembly Surface-mount and through-hole PCB assembly from prototype to medium-volume production, handling components from 0201 packages up to microBGA, with automated optical inspection (AOI), X-ray inspection, leaded and lead-free (RoHS) soldering, and conformal coating. Serves OEMs in medical, automotive, industrial, telecom, semiconductor, and IoT sectors.
• Box Build Services Complete product integration including PCB enclosure assembly, electromechanical integration, wiring, functional testing, custom packaging, warehousing, and drop-ship logistics directly to end customers. For OEMs needing turnkey finished units.
• Electronic Hardware Design In-house engineering services covering schematic capture, multi-layer PCB layout, design-for-manufacture (DFM) review, BOM optimization, and rapid prototyping. Includes analog and digital circuit design, high-speed PCB design, power management, and wireless communication integration (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, LoRa). For OEMs developing new electronic products.
• Component Rework and BGA Repair Specialist rework including BGA and microBGA reballing, fine-pitch QFP/QFN rework, component replacement, controlled reflow profiling, and X-ray inspection for high-value PCB assemblies. Serves customers needing repair of installed equipment or restoration of complex boards.
• Cable Harness Assembly Custom cable and wire harness assembly including wire-to-board, wire-to-wire, multi-conductor looms, continuity and hipot testing, and connector assembly using Molex, JST, and TE Connectivity components. For automotive, medical, aerospace, telecommunications, and industrial customers.
• Electronics Repair and Testing Services Board-level diagnosis, remanufacture, in-circuit and functional testing, burn-in testing, electrical testing, signal integrity evaluation, performance benchmarking, and failure analysis including X-ray and AOI inspection. For medical, automotive, aerospace, and industrial customers.
• 3D Printing Services Rapid prototyping and low-volume production using FDM 3D printing, producing functional enclosures, jigs, fixtures, and custom housings with 24-hour turnaround. Includes consultation, material selection, printing, post-processing, and quality assurance. For design and engineering teams needing fast iteration.
• Tekaguage Non-Invasive Flow Meter Proprietary ultrasonic clamp-on flow meter for non-intrusive liquid flow measurement in water, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, and process applications. Available in portable, fixed-mount, and IoT-enabled smart meter variants. Sold directly to industrial customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Prototype to 24-hour turnaround for 3D printing
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• NOTE AB: Swedish EMS serving industrial, medical and communications customers with high-mix, low-volume assembly across Nordic and European sites — a European regional peer with comparable scale, customer mix and project-based EMS business model.

Emerging players

• KROHNE: German-based specialist in industrial process measurement, with a strong ultrasonic and clamp-on flow meter portfolio serving the same water, oil & gas, pharmaceutical and process-industry end markets as Tekaguage.
• Endress+Hauser: Global leader in industrial process instrumentation, including ultrasonic flow meters for water, oil & gas, chemicals and pharma — the dominant competitor against which RTR's Tekaguage product line must differentiate on price, service or channel.

Direct peers

• Kimball Electronics: Publicly traded US-based EMS serving medical, industrial and automotive markets with a mix of high-mix, low-volume assembly and design services — directly comparable customer verticals and contract-manufacturing model to RTR, though at substantially larger scale.
• Creation Technologies: Privately held mid-market North American EMS with a similar end-market mix (medical, industrial, aerospace/defense, communications) and full-lifecycle offering from design to box build — the closest size and business-model analogue to RTR.
• Plexus Corp: Publicly traded EMS specialising in mid-to-low-volume, high-complexity products for medical, industrial and aerospace customers with in-house design services — closely matches RTR's high-mix, regulated-vertical positioning.
• Benchmark Electronics: Publicly traded EMS focused on highly regulated and complex markets (medical, industrial, aerospace, defense, semiconductor) with full design-through-manufacturing services and global facilities — a more mature, scaled-up version of RTR's regulated-vertical EMS play.
• Libra Industries: US-based mid-market EMS offering PCB assembly, box build, cable harness, design and testing for medical, industrial and aerospace OEMs — similar size band, end-market mix and full-lifecycle service portfolio to RTR.

Broad incumbents

• Sanmina: Large global EMS with broad end-market exposure (medical, automotive, industrial, communications, defense) and integrated design, PCB fabrication and back-end assembly — a scaled incumbent competing in the same end markets as RTR but across a much wider portfolio.
• Jabil: One of the world's largest EMS companies, with extensive SMT, box build, design and supply-chain services across healthcare, automotive, industrial and telecom — represents the high-volume, global scale competitor that RTR cannot directly challenge on price or capacity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCvSgK9V7ftr9qMXgPDz8MMg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rtr-electronics-ltd

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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