EMSNOW Profile: Kitron

Kitron is a leading Scandinavian Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) company, delivering improved flexibility, cost efficiency, and innovation power through the value chain.

With about 2800 highly skilled employees, we manufacture and deliver anything from fully assembled electronic circuit boards to complete end products for customers globally. We offer a full range of services within the entire value chain of electronics production, including development and design, industrialisation and manufacturing, as well as product upgrades and service/repairs.

Company Name: Kitron Group                                                                    kitron

HQ Address:      Mail: PO Box 97, NO-1375 Billingstad, Norway
Visit: Olav Brunborgs vei 4, NO-1396 Billingstad, Norway

Website: www.kitron.com

Manufacturing services provided:

    • PCBA design
    • Prototyping
    • New Product Introduction (NPI)
    • Material purchasing
    • Printed Circuit Board Assemble (PCBA)
    • Box Build
    • Cable and Wire Harness Assembly
    • Testing services
    • Fulfillment
    • After Market services

Operations:

  • Employee Count: 1,000 – 4,999
  • 9 Manufacturing facilities by region:
    • Americas – 1
    • Asia – 2
    • Europe – 6
  • 32 SMT lines by region:
    • Americas – 2
    • Asia – 8
    • Europe – 22
  • Manufacturing floor space by region (Sq.meters):
    • Americas – 10.000
    • Asia – 20.000
    • Europe – 55.000

Customer Base:

Yes/No Industry Sector % Business
Yes Communications 27
Yes Industrial 30
Yes Energy 18
Yes Medical 11
Yes Aerospace 4
Yes Defense / Military 10

 

Revenues

Euros $500M – $1B

What do you consider your key differentiators as an EMS?

  • Strong on certifications – Defense, Aerospace AS9100, Medical (FDA/QSR), Railway etc.
  • Full service from NPI to LCA and from PCBA to systems build and end customer delivery
  • Agile and quick to deploy capacity and capabilities to serve immediate customer needs

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