Linx

Name

Linx

Legal name

Linx Global Mfg., LLC

Website

https://linx-global.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Manufacturing

NAICS

All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (333248), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial IoT/Edge Electronics Manufacturing (Gateways, Edge Controllers) (IMAGAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

EDM & Electrochemical Machining (Wire/Sinker EDM, ECM) (IMAHADAF), Automotive ECUs/Control Modules & Embedded Electronics Manufacturing (IMACAJAC)

Keywords

• Contract manufacturing services
• Product design engineering
• Electronics manufacturing services
• Industrial automation machinery
• Supply chain management

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing: Full-scale manufacturing services from components through final integration including injection molding, electronics assembly, electro-mechanical assembly, and custom automation machinery production
2. Engineering Services: Multi-disciplinary engineering including UX design, product design, mechanical engineering, software engineering, electrical engineering, tooling design, and quality engineering provided as professional services
3. Product Development & Design: End-to-end product development from concept through production including industrial design, prototyping, and design for manufacturing

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Linx is a global product development and contract manufacturing company that helps large companies bring innovation to market. The firm provides end-to-end services spanning design (UX, industrial design), engineering (mechanical, electrical, software, tooling), high-fidelity prototyping, manufacturing (injection molding, CNC machining, SMT electronics), electro-mechanical assembly, custom automation machinery, and full supply chain management across medical device, automotive, food & beverage, CPG, consumer electronics, and industrial automation verticals.

Product overview

Linx is a global product development and contract manufacturing company that helps large companies bring innovation to market. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services spanning the entire product lifecycle: design (UX design, product design), engineering (mechanical, electrical, software), tooling (design and fabrication), manufacturing (machining, molding, high-fidelity prototyping, production), assembly (electro-mechanical assembly, custom automation), and supply chain management. Linx operates across multiple industry verticals including IoT-enabled devices, medical devices, automotive, consumer electronics, commercial food and beverage, chemical, and industrial automation. The company maintains manufacturing facilities in the US and Asia (Hong Kong, Dongguan, China) and serves global clients with a model combining American innovation with Asian manufacturing. Key manufacturing capabilities include 11 SMT lines producing 2.88M circuit boards per year, custom automation machinery (bag machines, laser scoring, pouch sealing, die cutting), and ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 certified facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Product Design & UX Design Services User experience design (research, strategy, ideation, development of meaningful product interfaces) plus industrial design, 3D modeling, rendering, animation, simulation, interaction design, and graphic design from concept through development, for enterprise customers across medical, automotive, F&B, and consumer electronics verticals.
• Engineering Services Multi-disciplinary engineering including mechanical (new product development, CAD, FEA, mold flow, tooling design), electrical (flexible/rigid PCBs, multi-layer boards, custom PCB design, IoT integration, electro-mechanical products, quick-turn prototypes), software (system integration, C++, ARM processors, IoT, PLC programming, embedded software, application development), and tooling design and fabrication services for production-ready products.
• High-Fidelity Prototyping Services Rapid prototyping services including CNC machining, laser cutting, 3D printing, prototype tooling, prototype molds, metal binder jetting, selective laser sintering, sheet metal fabrication, and PCBA prototypes to accelerate product development from concept to manufacturing.
• Electronics Manufacturing Services Custom electronics design and high-volume SMT electronics manufacturing including custom sensing, communication electronics, IoT integration, flexible and rigid PCBs, and multi-layer boards. Operates 11 SMT lines with capacity of 2.5M components placed per day and 2.88M circuit boards produced per year, plus 50K manual soldered components per day across 120 employees trained in quality systems.
• Custom Automation Machinery Custom packaging and assembly automation machinery product line including bag machines, laser scoring devices, pouch and spout sealing machines, gold stamping machines, window making machines, and die cutting machines designed and fabricated for industrial automation customers.
• Production Manufacturing Services Full-scale production manufacturing services including injection molding, compression molding, blow molding, rotational molding, thermoforming, secondary finishing operations, and CNC machining (ultrasonic, EDM, electron beam, water jet, laser cutting) co-located with engineering and quality labs.
• Final Assembly Services Electromechanical box build assembly services combining mechanical and electromechanical components into finished products in ISO-certified facilities co-located with engineering and quality labs, supporting medical device, automotive, and consumer product customers.
• Custom Assembly Automation Services Custom assembly automation services including mechatronics engineering, PLC design, systems integration, machine fabrication, final integration, and validation testing to deliver automated production lines and work cells.
• Supply Chain & Logistics Services End-to-end supply chain services including strategic sourcing (price certainty, supplier training, supplier management), supply chain management (logistics, supplier oversight, inventory), and logistics services (shipping, packaging, delivery management) for manufactured products.
• Quality Engineering Services Product inspection, testing, custom test fixtures, and certification including 2.5D projector, vibration testing, drop ball impact testing, tension/compression testing, salt spray testing, temperature/humidity chambers, electrical test equipment, CMM machines, optical projector, and machine vision-based quality control.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2.88 million circuit boards produced per year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• VodafonecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2018Vodafone served as the cellular provider for the Sanku IoT-enabled flour fortification device, providing excellent service and appropriate module configuration. Vodafone was awarded by IoT Evolution for their work with Sanku. Linx acted as the contracted integrator for this project.
• Sanku (Project Healthy Children)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLinx served as contracted integrator for Sanku's IoT-enabled flour fortification machines. The partnership helped Sanku reach 1 million people daily for under $1 USD annually. Sanku won Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies 2019 and IoT Evolution's IoT Product of the Year 2018.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Benchmark Electronics: Global EMS company providing design, engineering, and manufacturing services for medical, industrial, and aerospace customers — competes with Linx in integrated, higher-mix electronics manufacturing engagements.
• Celestica: Global end-to-end product lifecycle solutions provider offering design, engineering, and manufacturing services across communications, enterprise, and industrial — comparable to Linx in multi-vertical contract manufacturing capabilities.
• Sanmina: Integrated manufacturing solutions provider with design, NPI, and high-volume electronics manufacturing capabilities across medical, automotive, and industrial — closely aligned with Linx's end-to-end service model.
• Plexus Corp: Mid-sized EMS company specializing in complex, lower-volume, higher-mix electronic products for medical, industrial, and IoT markets — comparable to Linx in customer profile and product complexity, though with greater scale and global footprint.
• Flex (Flextronics): Global contract manufacturer offering design, engineering, and manufacturing services across multiple verticals including automotive, medical, and connected products — directly competes with Linx in mid-to-high mix electronics manufacturing.
• Jabil: One of the world's largest EMS providers with integrated design, engineering, and high-volume manufacturing services across medical, automotive, and IoT verticals — directly comparable to Linx's full-scope model, though at vastly greater scale.
• Key Tronic: Mid-sized EMS provider offering design, engineering, tooling, and manufacturing services including low-volume/high-mix programs — comparable in scale and service breadth to Linx, with US, Mexico, and Asia footprint.
• Kimball Electronics: EMS provider focused on automotive, medical, and industrial end markets with engineering and manufacturing services — directly comparable to Linx's regulated-vertical focus and project-based contract manufacturing model.

Emerging players

• Dragon Innovation: Hardware product development and contract manufacturing services company that helps companies scale from prototype to production — overlaps with Linx's design-to-manufacturing positioning for connected and IoT products.
• Bresslergroup: Product design and engineering consultancy with integrated development capabilities across IoT, medical, and consumer products — overlaps with Linx's in-house design and engineering services but lacks Linx's in-house high-volume manufacturing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/linxglobalmfg
• Xx.com/_LINX

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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