CTS Corporate Profile

CTS Corporation (NYSE: CTS), founded in 1896, is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of a diverse array of electronic components, sensors and actuators, and a provider of electronic manufacturing services (EMS) for the automotive, communications, medical, industrial, defense and aerospace and computer markets. Primarily fulfilling the needs of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), CTS is proud of its over 100-year heritage of innovative products and engineering excellence. With an established global footprint, CTS products are manufactured utilizing state-of-the-art technology driven by a highly capable and dedicated staff. CTS products and services can be found in a diverse array of applications worldwide—Everywhere. Everyday.

What We Do/Strategy

Using our extensive capability in materials technology and applications engineering, we develop customized products that serve our global and diverse customer base with complex needs. Our growth strategy includes initiatives related to ongoing new product introductions, geographic market expansion, broadening our customer base and targeting strategic acquisitions that add shareholder value.

Components and Sensors Segment

We design and manufacture an extensive line of vehicle sensors and actuators used in powertrain, safety, fuel and emissions control systems; ceramic and crystal-based engineered electronic components used primarily in wireless communications infrastructure equipment; piezoelectric materials, heat management and resistive-based components used in medical, defense and aerospace, computer, consumer and industrial equipment applications.

EMS Segment

Our Electronics Manufacturing Solutions (EMS) operation specializes in value-added products and services for customers throughout the medical, aerospace and defense, computer and communications markets. We focus on customers with complex, high mix, medium volume needs by providing custom manufacturing services, including complete turnkey solutions. CTS EMS assembles electronic and mechanical components into finished sub-assemblies and final products under contract manufacturing agreements with OEMs. CTS also holds specialty FDA and medical approvals, along with aerospace and defense registrations, which are required to certify many of the complex products we produce.