Sparton

What Sparton does

Sparton is a U.S.-based, publicly traded electromechanical device manufacturer (NYSE: SPA) founded in 1916 and headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, employing between 501 and 1,000 people. The company provides engineering and manufacturing services spanning concept development, industrial design, and production of electromechanical assemblies, with operational footprints in the Americas (United States) and Asia-Pacific (India).

Sparton's core product offering centers on electromechanical devices and complex electronic systems, supplied into mission-critical end markets. The historical product set has included sonobuoys and other naval/defense electronics, medical devices, and industrial sensing/control hardware — categories that require AS9100/ISO-grade quality systems, long qualification cycles, and engineering depth in mechanical, electronic, and firmware integration. The company's technology base combines mechanical engineering, electronics manufacturing, and embedded systems design, with in-house industrial design capabilities (evidenced by a Director of Design Engineering on staff).

Commercially, Sparton operates as a contract design and original equipment manufacturer, generating revenue through program-based and contract manufacturing engagements rather than consumer pricing models. Public pricing details are not disclosed, consistent with a B2B/government-contract model where unit prices are negotiated per program. The company's growth model from 2010 through 2015 was driven by an aggressive acquisition program — completing at least 13 disclosed transactions across EMS, marine electronics, medical systems, and display subsystems — indicating a roll-up strategy focused on capability extension and vertical integration rather than organic headcount expansion.

Name

Sparton

Website

https://sparton.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1916

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Sparton is a publicly traded (NYSE: SPA) U.S. electromechanical device manufacturer, founded in 1916, providing concept development, industrial design, and contract manufacturing of complex electronic and electromechanical systems for defense, medical, and industrial customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronics Manufacturing Services

NAICS

Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (33531), Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing (3359)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) (IMAGAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ruggedized/Harsh-Environment Electronics Manufacturing (IP-rated, shock/vibration, wide-temp) (IMAGAGAF), Embedded & HMI Electronics Manufacturing (Industrial PCs, HMIs, Panel PCs) (IMAGAGAD)

Keywords

• Electronics manufacturing services
• Electromechanical device design
• Industrial design engineering
• Contract manufacturing
• OEM product development

Headquarters

HQ city

Schaumburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

Sparton provides electromechanical devices with capabilities that include concept development, industrial design, and contract manufacturing services. The company supports OEM customers across medical, defense, and industrial markets through an integrated engineering-to-production model, operating manufacturing facilities in the United States and India.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electromechanical device design and manufacturing

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Sanmina: Large-scale EMS and ODM company with defense/aerospace, medical, and industrial communications businesses that overlap with Sparton's core verticals.
• Jabil: Global tier-1 EMS provider with broad end-market exposure including defense, medical, and industrial; competes with Sparton on complex electronic assemblies and design services for mid-to-large OEMs.
• Ultra Electronics: UK-listed defense and aerospace electronics specialist with significant overlap to Sparton's defense ruggedized electronics business; relevant as both a competitor and as a strategic acquirer of similar defense-EMS assets.
• Flex Ltd: One of the world's largest EMS/ODM providers (formerly Flextronics), serving industrial, medical, defense, and automotive OEMs across global geographies — a broad incumbent against whom Sparton competes for the same mid-volume complex-electronics programs.

Direct peers

• Kimball Electronics: Mid-tier EMS focused on durable, high-reliability electronics for medical, automotive, and industrial end markets — comparable in scale and complexity orientation to Sparton.
• Creation Technologies: Mid-market EMS focused on complex, mission-critical electronics for aerospace/defense, medical, and industrial — a comparable scale and end-market peer.
• Benchmark Electronics: Mid-to-large tier EMS provider focused on complex, high-mix, low-to-mid-volume programs in aerospace/defense, medical, and industrial — closely matching Sparton's positioning and customer profile.
• Celestica: Global EMS provider with Aerospace & Defense and Industrial businesses that mirror Sparton's defense/industrial complex-assembly focus, though at a larger scale.
• Plexus Corp: Mid-tier EMS specializing in complex, regulated products for medical, aerospace/defense, and industrial markets — a near-direct peer in scale, customer mix, and service offering.
• Spectrum Control (formerly API Technologies): Designer and manufacturer of ruggedized electronic components and subsystems for defense, aerospace, and industrial — directly comparable to Sparton's ruggedized/harsh-environment electronics portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SpartonCorp
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/29190

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A13 records

Investments

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