Techci Rhône

What Techci Rhône does

Techci Rhône-Alpes SA is a French printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturer established in 1983 in Saint-Genix-sur-Guiers (Rhône-Alpes), France, and operating as a subsidiary of the Italian Finmasi Group since its 2011 acquisition. The company employs 146 people at a single 1,500 m² production facility and represents the French arm of Finmasi's PCB Division alongside sister companies Cistelaier (Italy) and EPN Electroprint (Germany), collectively operating four European plants. Techci specializes in high-reliability, high-complexity PCBs serving aerospace and defense as its primary DNA, with additional verticals in space, medical, railway, industrial automation, and renewable energy.

The company's technical scope covers HDI/sequential build-up PCBs (down to 75 micron line/space, laser microvias, stacked and staggered blind vias), multilayer rigid boards up to 40 layers, rigid-flex boards up to 12 flex layers, RF/microwave boards, insulated metal substrate (IMS) boards, and high-power/heavy-copper boards. Process capabilities include validated production with 100+ base materials, a full surface finish portfolio including ESA-approved Hot Oil Reflow, controlled impedance, and in-house laboratory analysis (thermal stress, microsection, XRF, ionic contamination, 3D microscopy). Techci was the first French PCB manufacturer to obtain NADCAP accreditation (2009) and holds AS9100D, ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO/TS 22163, and IATF 16949 certifications, positioning it as a qualified supplier for civil and military aerospace, defense, medical, railway, and automotive OEM supply chains.

The business model is B2B enterprise sales with quote-based pricing determined by PCB specifications, layers, materials, surface finish, and volume. Revenue combines one-time prototype and engineering project fees with recurring serial production orders, typically under multi-year partnership arrangements with volume commitments. Disclosed 2022 revenue was €17.5M (recovered from a €12.8M COVID-impacted 2020), serving 250+ active clients in the French market. GTM relies on direct enterprise sales teams, active participation in industry trade shows (Eurosatory, Embedded World, Space Tech Expo Europe, DSEI, SIAE), technical content marketing, multi-language website (French, English, German), and LinkedIn presence. For high-volume requirements beyond European plant capacity, Techci supplements with controlled Asian manufacturing partnerships under Finmasi Group quality oversight.

Name

Techci Rhône

Legal name

Techci Rhône-Alpes SA

Website

https://techci.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Techci Rhône-Alpes manufactures high-reliability printed circuit boards for aerospace, defense, space, medical, railway, and industrial sectors. A Finmasi Group subsidiary established in 1983, the company employs 146 people at its Saint-Genix-sur-Guiers facility and holds NADCAP, AS9100D, and ISO certifications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

PCB Manufacturing

NAICS

Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing (334412), Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing (334418)

SIC

Printed Circuit Boards (3672)

akta.pro primary industry

PCB Assembly (PCBA/EMS) (HDAHAOAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

PCB Fabrication (Flex & Rigid-Flex PCBs) (HDAHAOAH), Printed Electronics & Advanced Substrates (HDI, IC Substrates, Embedded Components) (HDAHAOAK)

Keywords

• Printed circuit boards
• High-reliability PCBs
• Aerospace electronics manufacturing
• Defense electronics
• PCB prototyping

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-genix-sur-guiers

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. PCB Manufacturing and Sales: Core revenue from manufacturing and selling custom printed circuit boards. Product mix includes double-sided, multilayer, HDI, flexible/rigid-flex, high-power, RF/microwave, and IMS boards. Revenue model combines one-time project fees for prototypes and recurring orders for serial production. Long-term partnerships with volume commitments for serial production, supplemented by Asian sourcing partnerships for very high volumes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Techci manufactures custom printed circuit boards (PCBs) for aerospace, defense, space, medical, railway, and industrial automation customers. The portfolio spans double-sided boards up to 40-layer multilayer, HDI/sequential build-up, flexible and rigid-flex (up to 12 flex layers), heavy copper, RF/microwave, and insulated metal substrate (IMS) boards, supported by DFM design support, quick-turn prototyping (QTA), and laboratory analysis and certification services.

Product overview

Techci Rhône-Alpes SA is a manufacturer of printed circuit boards (PCBs) operating for over 40 years in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. The company produces a comprehensive range of PCB products including Double-sided PCBs, Multi-layer PCBs (up to 40 layers), HDI/Sequential Build Up PCBs, Flexible and Flex-Rigid PCBs, High Power/Heavy Copper PCBs, RF and Microwave PCBs, Insulated Metal Substrate (IMS) PCBs, and Special/Specialty PCBs. The company offers associated services including Design for Manufacturability (DFM) support, laboratory analysis and product certification, Quick Turn Around (QTA) delivery, and prototyping services. Techci also provides various technology capabilities including vias technologies, power and heat management, controlled impedance, multiple surface finishes (HASL, ENIG, ENEPIG, Immersion Tin/Silver, OSP, Hard Gold, Hot Oil Reflow), and peelable solder mask/EMI shielding solutions. The company is part of the Finmasi Group's PCB Division alongside Cistelaier (Italy) and EPN Electroprint (Germany), combining over 100 years of experience in PCB manufacturing across 4 European plants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Double-sided PCBs Standard two-layer printed circuit boards serving as a cost-effective solution for most electronic applications.
• Multi-layer PCBs

Quantifiable outcome

• First French PCB manufacturer accredited NADCAP in 2009
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered parent, sister company and supplementary.

• FINMASI GroupparentStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Techci Rhône-Alpes is a French subsidiary of the FINMASI Group. Acquired in 2011, Techci represents the French company in the PCB Division of the group. FINMASI Group provides strategic direction, investment capital, and integration support across the three PCB manufacturing companies.
• Cistelaier S.p.A.sister companyStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian PCB manufacturer in the FINMASI Group PCB Division. Established in 1998 merging Cistel (1976) and Laier (1986). Produces all types of PCBs for all market sectors with wide range of materials and finishes. Technical exchange and best practice sharing with Techci since 2011 integration.
• EPN Electroprint GmbHsister companyStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman PCB manufacturer based in Neustadt, Thuringia, acquired by FINMASI Group in January 2019. Primarily focused on industrial field PCB production. Qualified and adopted same preferential materials, chemistry, and often same machinery as the rest of the PCB Division.
• Asian Manufacturing PartnerssupplementaryTechnology or IntegrationLong-standing partnerships with fully controlled, highly qualified Asian manufacturers to complete the PCB Division's offer for high-volume batches. Integration activities ensure same quality standards and processes as European operations.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cistelaier S.p.A. Italian sister company within the FINMASI Group PCB Division. Produces the same breadth of bare PCBs (multilayer, HDI, flex/rigid-flex, RF) for aerospace, defense, space and industrial OEMs; the two operate as complementary European plants with shared customers, equipment standards and the new ESA qualification, making it the closest functional peer to Techci.
• AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG: Leading European high-end PCB and IC-substrate manufacturer serving automotive, industrial and A&D customers with HDI, multilayer and substrate-like products. Directly competes with Techci for European OEM design-ins in high-reliability segments and operates at a meaningfully larger scale, making it the most relevant independent benchmark peer.
• EPN Electroprint GmbH: German sister company in the FINMASI PCB Division, based in Neustadt (Thuringia) and acquired in 2019. Focused on industrial PCBs using the same preferential materials, chemistry and machinery as Techci; peer because of identical capability profile and cross-referral customer flow within the Division.
• Schweizer Electronic AG: Germany-based high-end PCB fabricator specializing in automotive, industrial and aerospace applications with embedded-chip and heavy-copper capabilities. Closely comparable to Techci on technology (high-power, embedding, RF), customer profile (European industrial primes) and revenue scale.

Others

• NCAB Group AB: European-headquartered PCB sourcing specialist that aggregates demand from European OEMs and routes it to qualified Asian and European fabricators. Adjacent rather than competitive to Techci, but representative of how European OEMs procure PCB capacity and a channel/comparable to benchmark.

Regional players

• Elvia PCB: French PCB manufacturer also serving aerospace, defense and industrial customers from France. Direct domestic competitor to Techci for French OEM accounts and a useful reference for French-market pricing and capacity.

Broad incumbents

• TTM Technologies, Inc. Large US-headquartered PCB manufacturer with explicit Aerospace & Defense and Industrial market divisions. Competes with Techci for European and global A&D design-ins and offers a broader global footprint, but spans many end-markets so its overlap is partial rather than niche-specialized.
• Tripod Technology Corporation: Large Taiwanese PCB manufacturer with multilayer, HDI and rigid-flex capability serving automotive, consumer and industrial customers globally. Comparable as a scale and technology benchmark for high-volume multilayer and HDI boards that Techci addresses with European niche positioning.
• Unimicron Technology Corp. Taiwanese global PCB leader with HDI, substrate and multilayer capability serving computing, mobile and A&D-adjacent customers. Sets the cost and scale benchmark Techci competes against indirectly, especially for non-premium volumes.
• Würth Elektronik (Würth Group): German electronic-component manufacturer whose PCB division produces rigid, flex and rigid-flex PCBs for industrial, medical and automotive customers. Overlaps with Techci on technology and European customer base but operates as part of a much larger passive-components portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/techci-rh%C3%B4ne-alpes/?originalSubdomain=fr

Compliance7 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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