Repair, Don't Waste!

What Repair, Don't Waste! does

Repair, Don't Waste! is the consumer-facing movement and brand operated by ABI Electronics Limited, a privately held UK company registered in England and headquartered in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. The company develops and sells proprietary printed circuit board (PCB) diagnostic and repair technology — principally the BoardMaster 8000 universal circuit board diagnostic system, complemented by the RevEng reverse-engineering software and modules such as the Advanced Matrix Scanner and the Multiple Instrument Station. The platform enables organizations to test, diagnose, and repair PCBs in-house at the component level, including legacy boards where original schematics are missing or incomplete, with V-I curve testing, connection testing, and automatic forensic fingerprinting capabilities.

The business model combines hardware and software sales (BoardMaster systems and RevEng licenses), professional services revenue from training and certification (IPC standards such as IPC-A-610, IPC-7711/21, and J-STD-001H, plus ABI Labs educational content), and recurring technical support and consulting. Pricing is quote-based, packaged per customer requirement, and structured around multi-year enterprise contracts. Go-to-market is primarily direct enterprise field sales targeting defense, aerospace, rail, renewable energy, semiconductor manufacturing, and healthcare, supported by a global distributor network and an active presence at industry events such as InnoTrans and International E-Waste Day.

The customer base reads as a concentrated set of large enterprise and government anchors — including the UK Ministry of Defence, the US Army, Hellenic Air Force, Saudi Navy, Collins Aerospace, Alstom, GE Renewable Energy, and a US semiconductor manufacturer — with documented outcomes such as 94-99% cost reductions on critical electronics, repair-cycle compression from 100 days to under 30 days, and 85% emissions reduction versus replacement. The company positions the movement explicitly within the global Right-to-Repair policy debate and emphasizes cybersecurity-relevant forensic integrity of repaired boards.

Name

Repair, Don't Waste!

Legal name

ABI Electronics Limited

Website

https://repairdontwaste.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Repair, Don't Waste! is the movement operated by UK-based ABI Electronics Limited, which sells the BoardMaster PCB diagnostic system, RevEng reverse-engineering software, and training to defense, aerospace, rail, renewable energy, semiconductor, and healthcare customers for in-house circuit board repair.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Test and Measurement Equipment

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing (334418)

SIC

Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

PCB Assembly (PCBA/EMS) (HDAHAOAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial PCB & Substrate Components (Bare PCBs, rigid-flex, ceramic substrates, thick-film) (IMAGAJAM), Enterprise Hardware Recycling (Servers, Storage, Networking) (BPALAIAI)

Keywords

• PCB diagnostic equipment
• Electronic repair solutions
• Circuit board testing
• IPC certification training
• Reverse engineering software

Headquarters

HQ city

Barnsley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Diagnostic Equipment Sales: Sale of proprietary diagnostic equipment including BoardMaster 8000 systems and RevEng reverse engineering software. Customers purchase the hardware and software tools to establish in-house repair capabilities.
2. Training and Certification Services: Technical training programs and certification services for organizations establishing in-house repair capabilities. Training covers PCB diagnostics, repair techniques, and use of ABI equipment. IPC standards certification also offered.
3. Technical Support and Consulting: Ongoing technical support services for equipment users, including application support and consultation on repair strategies for specific equipment types.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Repair, Don't Waste! sells the BoardMaster 8000 universal PCB diagnostic system along with RevEng reverse engineering software, enabling organizations to test, diagnose, and repair printed circuit boards in-house without requiring full circuit diagrams. The offering is bundled with training, IPC certification programs, and ongoing technical support to help enterprises establish self-sufficient electronics repair capabilities across defense, aerospace, rail, renewable energy, semiconductor, and healthcare sectors.

Product overview

Repair, Don't Waste! is a movement and service initiative operated by ABI Electronics that promotes in-house electronics repair over replacement. The core product portfolio centers on the BoardMaster diagnostic system—a modular circuit board troubleshooting solution that includes the Advanced Matrix Scanner and Multiple Instrument Station modules for forensic analysis. Supporting tools include RevEng for schematic recreation. The company also offers educational resources through ABI Labs and IPC standards training. The offering is a platform-plus-training approach rather than a single unified software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BoardMaster The BoardMaster is ABI Electronics' universal circuit board diagnostic system that enables in-house testing, fault diagnosis, and repair of printed circuit boards (PCBs) at the component level without requiring full circuit diagrams. It is sold to enterprise and government customers in defense, aerospace, rail, renewable energy, semiconductor, and healthcare sectors seeking to reduce dependence on OEM replacements and lower electronics maintenance costs.
• RevEng Reverse Engineering Software RevEng is a reverse engineering software tool that recreates schematics from existing circuit boards, supporting repair workflows when original documentation is missing, incomplete, or unavailable. It is used by the same enterprise and government customer base as the BoardMaster to enable advanced repair of legacy equipment.
• ABI Labs Training Content ABI Labs is an educational resource series providing training content on electronics repair techniques, industry standards, and best practices. It supports customers building in-house repair capabilities by sharing knowledge and methodologies used by ABI Electronics and the Repair Don't Waste community.
• IPC Standards Certification Training IPC Standards Certification Training covers IPC-A-610, IPC-7711/21, and IPC J-STD-001H industry standards for electronics repair, providing formal certification for technicians and engineers building in-house PCB repair capabilities. It is targeted at organizations implementing structured repair programs across defense, aerospace, rail, and industrial sectors.
• Technical Support and Consulting Services Ongoing technical support and consulting services for BoardMaster equipment users, including application support and consultation on repair strategies for specific equipment types. Sold to enterprise and government customers as part of equipment packages to ensure successful deployment of in-house repair capabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• GE Renewable Energy saved $20 million over 4 years by repairing faulty PCBs instead of replacing them
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ReutersminorOthersInformation source cited in Repair Don't Waste articles regarding cybersecurity investigations. Not a formal partnership but referenced as a third-party information source for industry news and research findings.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Fluke Corporation (Fortive): Portable electronic test tools (multimeters, insulation testers, thermal imagers) widely used by field maintenance technicians. Comparable at the maintenance technician persona but covers handheld troubleshooting rather than full board-level diagnostic — an adjacent rather than direct overlap with BoardMaster.
• PACE Worldwide: Manufacturer of soldering, desoldering, and PCB rework stations used for component-level repair. Comparable because Pace provides the rework tools that pair with ABI's diagnostic equipment in a complete repair workflow, especially in defense MRO and electronics repair labs.

Broad incumbents

• Keysight Technologies: Global leader in electronic test and measurement instrumentation. Comparable because Keysight manufactures bench and automated instruments used to test electronic components, signals, and circuit boards, overlapping directly with ABI BoardMaster's diagnostic use case across aerospace, defense, and semiconductor customers — though Keysight operates across a much broader portfolio.
• Rohde & Schwarz: German T&M giant producing oscilloscopes, signal analyzers, and electronic test equipment used in aerospace, defense, and wireless. Directly comparable to ABI's diagnostic mission of validating electronic assemblies, with overlap on PCB and component-level testing.
• Tektronix (Fortive): Established electronic test and measurement vendor (oscilloscopes, signal analyzers) under Fortive. Comparable for component and signal-level diagnostics; broader portfolio but overlapping customer base in aerospace, defense, and industrial electronics.
• National Instruments (NI, Emerson): Modular test and measurement platform used for electronic board test and validation. Comparable in test methodology (modular PXI-based systems) and overlapping aerospace/defense/industrial customers, though NI serves a much broader data acquisition and automation market.

Direct peers

• Digitaltest: German specialist in automated test equipment for assembled PCBs and electronic assemblies, serving aerospace, defense, and industrial customers. Comparable niche specialist serving the same in-circuit and functional test workflow as BoardMaster.
• Teradyne: Leading supplier of automated test equipment (ATE) for semiconductors and electronics, including the high-value ATE cards that ABI cites as costing $100K+ to replace. Highly comparable: Teradyne tests the boards ABI's customers are trying to repair, and its installed base is a direct beneficiary of in-house repair economics.
• Seica SpA: Italian manufacturer of flying probe testers and ATE for bare and assembled PCBs. Closely comparable niche specialist in PCB-level functional and in-circuit test, serving aerospace, defense, and industrial customers with similar repair and diagnostics workflows.
• TAKAYA (Apollo Seiko group): Japanese flying probe tester maker widely used for PCB in-circuit test and fault diagnosis in EMS and OEM repair environments. Directly comparable technology offering to BoardMaster for component-level fault isolation on populated boards.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RepairDontWaste
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ABIElectronics
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/repairdontwaste
• Instagraminstagram.com/repairdontwaste_

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