Company

Kodiak Assembly Solutions is an electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company and electronics contract manufacturer serving OEMs from NPI to full production. It was founded in 2004. Its Austin, Texas plant is 60,000 square feet, including 16,000 square feet of integration space. Sourcing, assembly, testing, and integration all run there. Every account has a dedicated program manager. Some of Kodiak's earliest customers are still building with Kodiak more than 20 years later.

Services

Printed circuit board assembly, or PCB assembly, is Kodiak's primary service. Surface mount and mixed technology assembly runs across three SMT lines, supporting RoHS and Sn-Pb processes, from prototype to production. Placement reaches components down to 01005 and up to 75 mm BGA packages, with component pitch under 10 mils and BGA and CSP pitch under 0.3 mm. Boards run 3 by 3 inches up to 14 by 18 inches, 0.03 to 0.2 inches thick, with any layer count that fits within that thickness. Board types include heavy copper to 3 oz, aluminum substrate, and blind and buried vias.

Kodiak runs these tests in house: 2D solder paste inspection built into the screen printers, 3D automated optical inspection, 2D X-ray, Takaya flying probe, and functional testing on customer-consigned fixtures or on fixtures Kodiak sources for large repeat programs.

Box builds cover complete assembly from bare boards to packaged, tested, and labeled units ready to ship, including integration of PCBAs, wiring, enclosures, and firmware into finished electromechanical assemblies.

Material management covers turnkey, consigned, and hybrid sourcing, with component traceability, alternate sourcing, and shortage alerts. AVL adherence is strict, and any part from outside the customer's AVL needs the customer's approval before use. Materials and inventory are tracked in SyteLine ERP, with more than 40,000 parts under management.

Kodiak performs rework in house with BGA, hot air, and hand solder capability.

Kodiak builds at low to high volume and high mix. Output runs around 40,000 units a quarter, depending on unit complexity.

In-House Processes

Kodiak performs the following in house: surface mount and reflow, wave solder, aqueous wash, firmware loading, functional test, 3D automated optical inspection, 2D X-ray, Takaya flying probe, rework with BGA, hot air and hand solder capability, and material management in SyteLine ERP. Sourcing, assembly, test, inspection, box build, and system integration run in one building in Austin under one quality system.

Additional services can be coordinated through qualified partners held to Kodiak's own quality standards.

Quality and Credentials

Kodiak is ISO 9001:2015 certified. The registrar is the Performance Review Institute (PRI). Kodiak is ITAR registered. Production is UL and CSA compliant. Lead-free builds are RoHS compliant, and a tin-lead (Sn-Pb) process is available for programs that need it.

First-pass yield is over 99%. Kodiak delivers over 98% of orders on the committed date once designs are approved and materials are on site. Both figures have held for close to a decade. Since the company opened in 2004, first-pass yield has run 98.5% to 99.9% and on-time delivery 98.3% to 99.7%. Test results from each build are recorded and retained. All manufacturing data is stored on Kodiak's on-site encrypted servers.

Awards: Circuits Assembly Service Excellence Award in 2022 and 2024, based on customer service ratings in that publication's annual survey. SMT Today Best of EMS in 2022 and 2023. Global Technology Award, contract services category, in 2019 and 2020.

Sourcing and Quotes

Every part Kodiak buys comes from a franchised partner distributor, at quote and at PO. A no-counterfeit and no-broker policy applies, with 100% incoming verification of packaging and markings, supplier certificates of conformance, and lot traceability. Non-conforming material is quarantined to a secure hold.

Markets Served

Kodiak builds for OEMs in industries including industrial controls, RF and wireless communications, energy and power, aerospace and defense, IoT devices, embedded computing, LED lighting, security and access control, and oil and gas.

Industry Classification

Kodiak's primary NAICS code is 334418, Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing. Related NAICS codes are 334419, Other Electronic Component Manufacturing, and 334515, Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals. Kodiak is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), and Government Furnished Materials are tracked separately under unique part numbers for traceability.

Leadership

Kodiak was co-founded in 2004 by Susan Morehouse, John Kampfer, and Michael Harlow. Morehouse is Chief Executive Officer, Kampfer is President, and Harlow is Vice President.

Contact

Main: 737-238-3860. Sales: 737-238-3854. Email: jaden.troutman@kodiakassembly.com. Address: 2400 Grand Ave. Pkwy., Ste. 103, Austin, TX 78728. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Central. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/kodiak-assembly-solutions.

Kodiak Assembly Solutions: Company Facts