Altek Electronics Overview

 What Makes Altek Unique

Our close relationship with and commitment to our customers is a critical factor in what makes Altek unique. Every decision we make is designed to satisfy customers. For decades, our business leaders Stephen Altschuler, David Altschuler, and Sabrina Altschuler Beck made weekly visits to our largest customers. We keep on top of their issues and concerns so we can deal with those issues quickly and continually evolve to meet our customers’ changing needs. Customers come to Altek because they’re frustrated by poor quality, under pressure from tight deadlines, and disappointed they aren’t getting the best overall value. They stay with Altek because we deliver quality products, on-time, at market-competitive prices.

Altek Quality

Altek manufactures printed circuit board assemblies and box builds for many industries including the medical, military, industrial, and telecommunications industries.  We use LEAN manufacturing principles and Six Sigma practices to achieve in excess of 99% on-time delivery and customer acceptance. Our first pass yields are greater than 98%.  Our Continuous Flow Manufacturing enables us to reduce internal costs so that we don’t have to raise our customers’ prices.  We’re certified to AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015.  Our soldering operators are certified to IPC-A-610 and the J-STD-001 and our cable and harness operators to WHMA-A-620.

Over 50 Years of Growth 

Stephen Altschuler, a U.S. veteran with a master’s in engineering from Yale, co-founded Altek in 1972 with Tom Helms to fill a niche business need.  The company he’d been working for went out of business.  Faced with customers who needed orders filled and needing a job for himself.  They raised the cash, bought the necessary material and equipment at auction, and Altek was born. The company started with 10 employees and less than $470K in its first-year revenue.

Stephen’s son David Altschuler joined Altek in 1992 and his daughter Sabrina Beck in 1998.  Stephen, David, and Sabrina heavily invested in the company’s people and infrastructure to facilitate the many years of profitable growth we’ve enjoyed.

Altek’s former President, Rich Razza, a Six Sigma Black Belt with extensive experience in the aerospace industry, joined Altek in 2000. During his tenure, Rich introduced LEAN manufacturing concepts and six sigma practices.  These principles remain an integral part of the fabric at Altek.

Today, Altek has approximately 200 employees and is looking forward to celebrating many more milestones.  We continue to focus on quality and customer satisfaction, which have been the cornerstone of our success for over 50 years.

Our Milestones:

1981       Stephen Altschuler took sole ownership

1986       Revenues doubled

1996       Won the Supplier of the Year Award from Gerber Scientific

2002       Instituted formal training for our operators (IPC-610, IPC-620 and J-STD)

2002       Earned ISO 9001 certification

2005       Won the UConn Family Business of the Year Award

2006       Began production of RoHS compliant assemblies

2006       Recognized by Otis Elevator with a Service Excellence Award

2008       The Northwest Connecticut Chamber of Commerce recognized Stephen as its Business Leader of the Year

2008       Won the Supplier of the Year Award from Hologic

2009       Registered with the State Department for our ITAR controlled work in the defense industry

2010       Opened our “Manufacturing Center of Excellence”

2011       Earned AS9100 certification

2016       Rich Razza retired and David Altschuler became CEO

2016       Hired our new Operations Manager, Ravi Kailan, a Six Sigma Black Belt, and also hired Kevin Bair, Director of Finance and Administration

2018       Hired Tim Suydam as Director of Continuous Improvement

2020      Tim Suydam assumed the role of Director of Operations and will continue to lead Continuous Improvement initiatives.

2022      Altek Electronics celebrated the company’s 50th Anniversary.

2023     Jeffrey Van Stone joins Altek as the Director of Business Development, overseeing Customer Service, Estimating, and Marketing.  His role will revolve around enhancing the customer experience and fostering customer relationships.

2024 – Altek becomes a Cyient DLM company, opening new avenues to scale our operations, leverage global resources, and add value through enhanced capabilities and industry expertise.