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Zentech Manufacturing, Inc. Acquired by BlackBern Partners LLC
Blackbern teams with Zentech Management and industry veteran Steve Pudles to accelerate effort to build leading electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider for Defense, Aerospace, Medical and other high-reliability industries
Baltimore, MD. and Fredericksburg, VA. – May 13, 2019 –Zentech Manufacturing, Inc., announced today that it has been acquired by BlackBern Partners LLC in partnership with Zentech Management and incoming CEO Steve Pudles.
Mr. Pudles has a thirty-year track record building EMS businesses with industry-leading technology, process, quality and customer service. He is a twenty-year member and past chairman of the Board of Directors of the IPC (Association Connecting Electronics Industries). Outgoing Zentech CEO and President, Matt Turpin, remains with Zentech as an advisor and investor. All members of the senior management team will remain with Zentech post acquisition.
Zentech earns IPC 1791 Certification, Trusted Assembler
Zentech is pleased to announce that it has earned IPC-1791 Qualified Manufacturers Listing and is designated as a Trusted Assembler.
As detailed in the recent iConnect007 column by John Vaughan of Zentech, The Fourth Pillar of Defense Acquisition: Cybersecurity, IPC-1791 is a new certification program created by IPC in response to several DoD initiatives, including NIST 800-171 and DFARS requirements for EMS companies supplying the DoD.
John Karkoski to Lead Zentech’s Mil-Aero and Space Market Initiative
September 10, 2018, Baltimore, MD
Zentech Manufacturing is pleased to announce that John Karkoski has joined the Zentech Manufacturing, Inc. team as director, Business Development – MilAero and Space Markets.
John’s prior experience includes similar roles over the past twenty-five years with Ducommun, Celestica and Primus Technologies.
Zentech Fredericksburg Awarded United States Navy Contract
October 17, 2017, Fredericksburg, VA
Zentech–Fredericksburg Operations, formerly Colonial Assembly and Design, is pleased to announce the receipt of a United States Navy Blanked Order Agreement (BOA). The sole source BOA is for rapid technology integration of Special Mission Equipment (SME) on both manned and unmanned platforms in support of Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) and Persistent Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PMUAS).
Zentech Introduces Overmolded Cable Assemblies
July 19, 2017, Baltimore, MD
Zentech is pleased to announce that it has added overmolded cable assembly manufacturing to its robust resume of capabilities. Overmolded cable assemblies will be manufactured at the Zentech – Fredericksburg location.
Leveraging over thirty-five years of success in support of the U.S. Navy, military primes and the commercial sector, the Zentech – Fredericksburg operation has a long legacy of supporting complex semi-rigid RF cable assemblies, point-to-point wiring and wire harness requirements.
Zentech Manufacturing, Inc. First to Recertify for IPC Qualified Manufacturers Listing
June 16, 1017, Bannockburn, Ill
BANNOCKBURN, Ill., USA, June 16, 2017 — IPC’s Validation Services Program is proud to announce that Zentech Manufacturing, Inc. has become the first company to be recertified to the IPC-J-STD-001 Space Addendum QML program. Zentech Manufacturing, Inc. achieved the QML certification three years ago and this year successfully demonstrated the Class 3 level work required for recertification. Not only did Zentech Manufacturing, Inc. become recertified, their wholly owned subsidiary, Colonial Assembly and Design LLC, added the QML certification for IPC/WHMA-A-620, Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies, at the class 3 level.
Matt Turpin Named GWDB Taskforce Chair of Advanced Manufacturing
April 25, 2017, Baltimore, MD
The Governor’s Workforce Development Board (GWDB) has named Zentech’s President and CEO, Matt Turpin, as its Taskforce Chair of Advanced Manufacturing.
The GWDB Taskforce Groups are essential catalysts to Maryland’s job creation and economic recovery at the local, regional, and state levels. The Taskforce Groups are comprised of stakeholders from business, workforce, education, non-profit, and union leadership representing: Advanced Manufacturing, Changing Demographics, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Marketing and Branding, and Skilled Trades.
Curtiss-Wright Selects Zentech and Expands Secure Manufacturing Capabilities for Sensitive U.S. DodD Aerospace & Defense Programs
March 17, 2017, Ashburn, VA
Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division today announced that it has expanded its secure manufacturing capabilities for sensitive U.S. DoD aerospace and defense programs by contracting with Zentech Manufacturing, a premier electronics contract manufacturing company. The addition of Zentech to Defense Solutions’ existing breadth of captive manufacturing capabilities and roster of U.S.-based contract manufacturers further strengthens Curtiss-Wright’s ability to address sensitive program requirements and U.S. Government programmatics. Curtiss-Wright’s TrustedCOTS™ capabilities satisfy the most demanding U.S. DoD Information Assurance requirements with the latest technologies supporting cybersecurity, critical program data, and intellectual property protection for critical deployed applications.
Colonial Assembly and Design Earns Trusted Source Status
January 17, 2017, Fredericksburg, VA
IPC’s Validation Services Program has awarded an IPC J-STD-001 and IPC-A-610 Qualified Manufacturers Listing (QML), meeting Class 3 requirements, to Colonial Assembly and Design, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zentech Manufacturing. Following an initial audit by IPC, Colonial Assembly and Design, LLC joins Zentech as one of the less than ten U.S. trusted sources and suppliers meeting the stringent requirements of the Qualified Manufacturing Listing based on two of IPC’s foremost standards: IPC J-STD-001, Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies and IPC-A-610, Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies.
Zentech Manufacturing, Inc. Acquires Interconnect Design Solutions, LLC
September 21, 2016
Zentech Manufacturing is pleased to announce the acquisition of Interconnect Design Solutions, LLC. (IDS). The addition of IDS and their experienced design engineering team to the Zentech portfolio adds significantly to Zentech’s already comprehensive Engineering Services capabilities, which now includes: OrCAD, Autocad, PADS, Altium, Cadence Allegro and Mentor Expedition for PCB layout; Pro Engineer, Solid Works, Rhinoceros and 3D Scan for mechanical engineering; Signal Integrity, Thermal Analysis and complete DfX capabilities. Related to the transaction, Mike Brown joins the Zentech team as Vice-President of Engineering Services.
