Kontron America

Kontron America is the North American company of the Kontron group, based in San Diego, California. It builds rugged embedded computing products for remote and harsh environments and serves aerospace and defense, medical, industrial automation, broadband and 5G customers. It also offers local electronics manufacturing services (EMS) for companies looking to move production to North America.

Aerospace and defense

For aerospace and defense, Kontron America supplies long-life rugged systems built to withstand shock, vibration and temperature extremes, with security features and support for OpenVPX and SOSA standards. Kontron group news on the site covers avionics products such as the ACE Flight 4608 and 4609 avionics servers, used on more than 300 aircraft, the Cobalt 904 avionics server for regional and business jets, and rugged mission computers selected by Safran Electronics and Defense. In 2025 Kontron appointed Spirit Electronics as a distributor for its rugged defense and aerospace products.

Other products and services

• Rugged and long-life hardware for medical, including the CG2500 server
• Industrial edge platforms such as the KBox A-151 EAI with SiMa.ai edge AI
• 5G private networks, modules and rugged edge platforms
• Broadband GPON, XGS-PON and FTTH platforms
• Remote device management software
• Electronics manufacturing services

Company facts

• Part of the Kontron group
• Head office in San Diego, California
• Separate ITAR support line for defense customers
• CEO of Kontron Americas: Ted Christiansen

Contact

Phone: +1 888 835 6676, ITAR line +1 800 480 0044