JACKSONVILLE, IL – Foxtronics EMS has added additional expertise in life science and aerospace and defense capabilities with the acquisition of Accutron.

Through the acquisition by private investment firm Foxhole Group, Foxtronics will now be able to offer services through the full product lifecycle, from design engineering proof of concept, quick turn and prototyping through sustained volume production, the company said in a release.

Accutron's location in in Windsor, CT, is also near Foxtronics' other companies, allowing for convenient collaboration between R&D and engineering departments with customers in New England, the company said.

Foxtronics said the combination will allow it to offer myriad value-add capabilities including in-house design, injection molding, full box-build and CNC machining with experience to assemble a broad range of technologies: rigid, flex, rigid-flex, Rogers, Aramats, metal core, polyimide and hybrids. Accutron has also earned 10 certifications, including ISO13485, ISO9001, ITAR, AS9100, and UL among others.

"We are excited to partner with the Faldu family and the Accutron team to bring unique capabilities to our customers," said Bill DeProfio, VP of East Operations, Foxtronics. "We are significantly advantaged to bring new product innovation skills to the customers where Accutron has been meeting production needs."

"This is an incredible opportunity and we’re going to rise to the occasion," said Vijay Faldu of Accutron. "We already have the best human capital in the business at Accutron and we’re excited about what the new capital will mean in terms of technology and facility improvements. We’re primed to bring additional value to our customers that have been integral to our success these past 35 years."

"Since partnering with Foxhole, CCK Automations Founder JJ Richardson and the teams at OSDA and Argo nearly two years ago, we have been in controlled, hyper-growth mode, seeking ways to add more value for our customers by investing heavily in advanced technology, new capabilities and customer relationships," said Foxtronics CEO Mark Stephenson. "Accutron is transformative to our company with all that it brings on all fronts."