Flex Ltd.

Electronics Manufacturing Consumer Electronics Industrial Machinery

About

Flex was founded in 1969 in Silicon Valley — before most of its current customers existed — as a small contract manufacturer named Flextronics, betting that electronics companies would rather rent factories than own them. That bet created an industry: today Flex is one of the world's two largest electronics manufacturing services (EMS) companies, assembling products for clients that range from Fortune 500 tech giants to medical device startups. The scale is hard to grasp: Flex operates dozens of factories across 30+ countries, employing roughly 170,000 people, and produces everything from smartphone components and data center hardware to insulin pumps, automotive electronics, and industrial equipment. Its 'sketch to scale' model means a customer can bring a napkin drawing and leave with a product shipping in millions of units — Flex handles design, supply chain, manufacturing, and aftermarket repair. Headquartered in Austin, Texas (its legal home is Singapore), Flex generates annual revenue near US$26 billion. The company has repeatedly reinvented its own business, spinning off its component business and its Nextracker solar division, and now focuses on higher-value 'advanced regions' like healthcare, automotive, and data center infrastructure — the segments where manufacturing complexity rewards a partner who has seen it all.

Also known as: Flex

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Flex Ltd. do?+

Flex is one of the world's two largest electronics manufacturing services (EMS) companies. It designs, builds, and repairs products for clients ranging from Fortune 500 tech companies to medical device startups, spanning smartphones, data center hardware, automotive electronics and industrial equipment.

Where is Flex headquartered?+

Flex is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with its legal home in Singapore. It operates dozens of factories across more than 30 countries and employs roughly 170,000 people.

How big is Flex?+

Flex generates annual revenue near US$26 billion and operates across 30+ countries, employing about 170,000 people.

When was Flex founded?+

Flex was founded in 1969 in Silicon Valley as Flextronics, and is one of the pioneers of the contract manufacturing (EMS) model.