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Precision Technologies
From analytics to prototypes, precision engineering to production, assembly to supply chain management, our global team provides premier experience and complex machining.
Connected Device Technology
A flexible development team for connected devices that collect relevant, reliable data for smart city, medical, and complex industrial applications.
Advanced Technology
From analytics to prototypes, precision engineering to production, assembly to supply chain management, our global team provides premier experience and complex
Lark TechnologyDiscover a different type of magic
Secure TechnologySecure lab tested technology, with battle-tested durability
Precision Technologies Hone in on agility and accuracy
Benchmark Electronics is founded in Clute, Texas, as a manufacturing subsidiary to Intermedics. The company specializes in low-volume, complex assembly of medical products. The company is simply called “Electronics, Inc.”
1986
Company is bought out by its management.
1990
IPO is issued for $8.75 a share on the American Stock Exchange, symbol BHE.
1990
Name expanded to “Benchmark Electronics, Inc.”
1991
New plant is opened in Beaverton, Ore. Number of employees at the time is approximately 200.
1994
New headquarters is constructed in Angleton, Texas. Number of employees is about 600.
1996
Benchmark acquires EMD Associates, located in Winona, Minn. Number of employees reaches about 1,000.
1997
Benchmark moves BHE to the New York Stock Exchange.
1998
Benchmark acquires the Lockheed Martin Commercial Electronics Company in Hudson, N.H. This adds a presence in the northeast U.S.
1999
Benchmark purchases AVEX Electronics, tripling its workforce to about 4,500 employees, and expanding Benchmark’s footprint throughout the Americas and Asia.
1999
Stratus Computer Holdings, in Dublin, Ireland, is acquired. Benchmark is now officially an international company.
2000
Revenues exceed one billion dollars.
2002
A new Benchmark facility is constructed in Suzhou, China. This would be the company's first step in developing a presence in Asia.
2002
Benchmark acquires ACT Manufacturing in Thailand, further growing its global footprint.
2007
With an acquisition of a former Quantum facility in Penang, Malaysia, Benchmark’s number of employees reaches about 10,000.
2007
Benchmark purchases Pemstar. This bolsters Benchmark’s already-strong engineering skills and adds several more plants in the Americas, Europe and Asia.
2008
To better serve its customers in the Asian market, Benchmark expands its Suzhou facility.
2009
Benchmark acquires assets from Oviso Manufacturing. Benchmark’s Precision Technologies is now in four locations.
2009
Benchmark expands its Romanian operation to a new 100,000 square-foot facility.
2010
Benchmark acquires facilities and assets to expand Precision Technology capabilities in Penang, Malaysia, and in the Singapore, Woodlands location.
2011
Benchmark celebrates its 25th anniversary as a company.
2013
The acquired EMS segment of CTS is strategically focused on complex, high-mix and low-volume manufacturing in the industrial, aerospace & defense, medical and communications markets.
2013
This acquisition extends Benchmark's capability to deliver complete manufacturing services and solutions to support the entire lifecycle of complex products across all of Benchmark's served markets.
2015
The acquisition of Secure Technology deepens Benchmark’s engineering capabilities and enhances the organization's ability to serve customers in the highly regulated industrial, aerospace and defense markets.
2016
Benchmark Electronics cofounders and retired board members celebrate the company’s 30th anniversary milestone at the Angleton, Texas, headquarters.
2017
Benchmark Electronics announces corporate headquarters relocation to Arizona.
2018
Lark RF Technology Innovation Center moves into new high-speed design and circuit fabrication facility in Phoenix, AZ.
2019
Benchmark moves in to the new HQ in Tempe, AZ. Learn more
2020
Benchmark opens a new Phoenix manufacturing location. Learn more