SETTING THE BENCHMARK

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, most companies entering the robotic surgery space focused on mechanical precision—building arms, joints, and control systems that could mimic a surgeon’s hand. However, as the field matured, some companies recognized a pivotal bottleneck: optics. Vision proved...

Manufacturing limited volumes of complex products has traditionally been a challenge, as it is costly, slow, and heavily reliant on manual processes that introduce risk and inefficiency. With modern technology, where performance and precision are crucial, these limitations can stop businesses from...

For the fifth consecutive year, Benchmark is proud to celebrate World Quality Week (WQW) from November 10 to 14, 2025 – a time to recognize the incredible contributions of our global quality teams and reflect on how quality shapes our culture, operations, and future.

This year’s theme, “Quality:...

A recent article by the Financial Times titled "UK brain monitoring start-up goes from teenage idea to $100mn funding" details the London-based company CoMind, a medical technology startup developing a noninvasive brain monitoring device. The article highlights Benchmark as CoMind's development and...

The battlefield of today is constantly evolving. Incredible advancements in technology not only put more options into the hands of soldiers but fundamentally change how war is carried out. To keep pace, aerospace and defense (A&D) systems must be designed and manufactured to incorporate both...

Benchmark has completed the delivery of 24 Mobile Vehicle Surveillance Systems with Radar (MVSS-R) to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on time and budget. These advanced platforms enhance border security and situational awareness in complex...

Benchmark has announced the successful completion of its role in manufacturing and testing the Aurora exascale supercomputer, developed in partnership with Intel for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory. As the first exascale system at Argonne, Aurora will serve the...

Advanced optics are increasingly used to create more capable medical, industrial, and defense products, becoming smaller, cheaper, and more common. Yet, manufacturing these systems remains challenging—manual alignment is slow and error-prone, adhesives must be dispensed with high accuracy, and...

Benchmark has officially inaugurated its new advanced manufacturing facility in Guadalajara, Mexico, marking a significant step in the company’s long-term growth strategy and commitment to serving customers with increasingly complex, regulated, and mission-critical products. The new facility—located

The United States ranks number one in computing power, making it the top market for high-performance computers (HPC). To serve this market, locating an HPC's manufacturing and supply chain within the U.S. will allow AI hyperscalers, government research institutions, and other computing operators to...

The announcement of the 2024 Benchmark Enterprise Excellence (BEX) Olympics winners marks five years of innovative continuous improvement and teamwork. The BEX Olympics is a friendly, company-wide, Olympic-themed competition that challenges employees to apply Lean Sigma creatively to improve...