Component Solutions

What Component Solutions does

Component Solutions, Inc. (CSI) is a privately held independent electronic component distributor headquartered in Webster, New York (Rochester area), founded in 1994 and incorporated under its current name in 1996. The company specializes in sourcing obsolete, hard-to-find, and allocated active and passive electronic components — including semiconductors, capacitors, resistors, diodes, connectors, and switches — for electronics manufacturers and overburdened purchasing departments. CSI supplies more than 100 manufacturer lines (spanning AMD to Zilog) with over 1,000 line items in stock, and operates a tracking system linked to more than 3,500 global suppliers to locate discontinued or allocated parts.

The company's revenue model is built on transaction fees across four service lines: ad-hoc component sourcing, a Contract Purchasing Program (CPP) for continuous volume buyers, kitting services for small-to-medium bills of materials (prototypes, engineering builds, low-volume production), and consignment-based inventory liquidation in which CSI resells predominantly semiconductor components on the secondary market and splits proceeds with the original owner. Pricing is entirely quote-based and not publicly disclosed, and the go-to-market is sales-led via phone and website contact during standard business hours. Customer segments are horizontal, focused on electronics OEMs and purchasing departments across New York State, the broader United States, and Europe.

CSI is a certified woman-owned business enterprise (MWBE) under New York State's Division of Minority and Women Business Development, a structural asset in supplier diversity procurement. The company does not have disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, leadership changes, or AI/ML capabilities in the input data. A forthcoming online real-time inventory search tool with partner excess-stock upload functionality represents its most notable product-surface evolution.

Name

Component Solutions

Legal name

Component Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://componentsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Component Solutions, Inc. is an independent electronic component distributor in Webster, NY that sources obsolete, hard-to-find, and allocated active and passive parts for electronics manufacturers and purchasing departments across the US and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Component Distribution

NAICS

Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (334419), Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (33441)

SIC

Electronic Components & Accessories (3670), Electronic Components, Nec (3679)

akta.pro primary industry

Electronic Components (Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors) Retail (CRACAKAA)

Keywords

• Electronic component distribution
• Obsolete component sourcing
• Semiconductor kitting services
• Contract purchasing program
• Excess inventory liquidation

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Component Sales and Sourcing: The company generates revenue by sourcing and supplying active and passive electronic components including semiconductors, capacitors, resistors, diodes, connectors, and switches. They supply over 100 lines of components with over 1000 line items in stock.
2. Contract Purchasing Program (CPP): Volume purchasing program with set markups for customers buying parts on a continuous basis, providing time and cost savings through consolidated purchasing power.
3. Kitting Services: Kit assembly services for small to medium Bills of Materials including prototypes, engineering builds, and low volume production builds, supplying every part on the BOM.
4. Inventory Liquidation/Consignment: Consignment-based arrangement where CSI accepts selected components (predominantly semiconductors) on consignment and resells them on the secondary market, splitting the resale price with the customer.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Component Solutions, Inc. is an independent distributor of electronic components, focusing on obsolete, hard-to-find, and allocated parts sourced from a network of 3,500+ global suppliers across 100+ product lines and 1,000+ stock line items. The company provides component sourcing, a Contract Purchasing Program (CPP), kitting for small-to-medium bill-of-materials, and inventory liquidation/excess component management services for electronics manufacturers and overburdened purchasing departments.

Product overview

Component Solutions, Inc. is an independent electronic component distributor offering a suite of procurement and supply chain services rather than a traditional software product. The core offering consists of five interconnected services: Component Sourcing (for obsolete and allocated parts from 100+ manufacturer lines), Contract Purchasing (volume-based CPP program), Kitting Services (prototype and small-to-medium BOM assembly), Liquidation of Inventory (consignment-based secondary market sales), and Excess Component Inventory (excess stock distribution). The company operates via direct sales and a supplier network of over 3500 global sources; an upcoming online inventory search platform is in development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Component Sourcing Independent sourcing of electronic components — including obsolete, hard-to-find, allocated, and hard-to-locate parts — by drawing on a network of 3,500+ suppliers across 100+ component lines and 1,000+ stock line items. Used by electronics manufacturers and purchasing departments that cannot obtain parts through franchised distributors.
• Contract Purchasing Program (CPP) A contract-based purchasing program for customers needing recurring, structured procurement of electronic components. Provides an outsourced procurement relationship managed by CSI, reducing vendor-management overhead for electronics manufacturers and overburdened purchasing departments.
• Kitting Services BOM-based component kitting for small-to-medium bill-of-materials, bundling multiple sourced components into a single deliverable so customers receive complete kits from one supplier. Aimed at electronics manufacturers and purchasing departments seeking to consolidate multi-line BOM sourcing.
• Excess Component Inventory / Liquidation of Inventory Inventory liquidation service that buys excess or obsolete electronic components from other vendors, manufacturers, and distributors needing to clear surplus or end-of-life stock. Enables original holders to recover value from inventory they would otherwise carry or scrap.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Bisco Industries: Diversified distributor of electronic components, fasteners, and hardware with strong kitting and BOM services — broader in product scope than CSI but directly comparable in kitting and supply-chain services.
• Mouser Electronics: Authorized global distributor with extensive passive and active component inventory and a sophisticated online catalog — comparable as a competing supply channel for OEM purchasing departments.
• Digi-Key Electronics: One of the largest authorized electronic component distributors globally with millions of SKUs in stock and a market-leading digital platform — represents the franchise channel that competes with CSI's niche sourcing focus.

Emerging players

• Octopart: Electronic component search engine and parts data platform that aggregates distributor inventory and pricing — emerging digital channel that competes with CSI's manual discovery process and is increasingly the first stop for engineering buyers.

Direct peers

• Force Technologies: Specialist in obsolete and end-of-life semiconductor and passive component sourcing for long-lifecycle industries — directly comparable in customer base (aerospace, defense, medical) and product specialties.
• Sensible Micro: Independent distributor specializing in obsolete, end-of-life, and allocated electronic components with strong counterfeit-testing and traceability emphasis — directly comparable in target market and compliance posture.
• SMD Inc. Independent broker specializing in obsolete, hard-to-find, and allocated active and passive components — directly comparable in product line breadth, kitting-style BOM support, and customer segment.
• America II Electronics: Independent distributor (now operating as America Components) specializing in obsolete, hard-to-find, and allocated electronic components, with global sourcing and franchise relationships — directly comparable to CSI's core sourcing model.
• Fusion Worldwide: Global independent distributor of electronic components with strong sourcing for obsolete, allocated, and shortage parts, plus quality testing — directly comparable in go-to-market and component categories served.
• Smith & Associates: Houston-based independent electronic component distributor focused on obsolete, allocated, and hard-to-find parts for OEMs worldwide — directly comparable in product mix, customer base, and niche specialization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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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