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Creation Technologies Begins the New Year Celebrating 35 Years of Electronics Expertise
January 8, 2026 | Creation TechnologiesEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Creation Technologies, an end-to-end, scaled specialty provider of advanced electronics, is marking 35 years of supporting original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with engineering, prototyping, manufacturing, supply chain, and fulfillment solutions. Since its founding in 1991, the Company has grown to more than 3,200 employees and operates thirteen manufacturing facilities across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and China.
Creation partners with customers in the Aerospace & Defense, Medical, and Industrial Technology segments to bring their mission critical, high-reliability products to market. Through its unified global platform, the Company provides services that span the entire product lifecycle from initial engineering design and rapid prototyping through production and aftermarket support. Its facilities are optimized to handle complex electronics assemblies, system integration, wire and cable harnesses, testing, and logistics.
Over the past three-and-a-half decades, Creation has expanded its footprint and capabilities by consistently investing in its people, new facilities, and state-of-the-art equipment and engineering centers to better serve its global customer base. Recent investments include expanded manufacturing footprints in Minnesota, New York, Canada, Mexico, and China and in the Company’s Product Realization Center in Denver that enhances rapid prototyping and low‑volume production services.
“Our journey over the past 35 years reflects the dedication of our teams and the trust our customers place in us,” said Patrick Freytag, CEO of Creation Technologies. “We focus on practical solutions that help our partners deliver quality products on schedule while managing cost and complexity.”
Creation’s approach combines deep technical expertise with a focus on meeting customer requirements across design, certification, regulatory compliance, manufacturing, and aftermarket services. The company partners with 125 customers.
Creation’s culture emphasizes collaboration, quality, and responsiveness, helping customers bring products to market across industries where reliability and precision are essential.
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