Sixty years ago John A. McDonald of Glendale, CA developed a multiple-purpose continuity and voltage tester for
electrical circuits. A patent was applied for in 1952 and granted in 1956. He and a partner formed the Delta
Electrical Specialty Company (DESCO) to manufacture and sell the device named the Circuitracer. That first
Desco item is still manufactured today.
In 1979 John McDonald sold his company to John Brake and Wayne Hunter. John and Wayne incorporated under
the name Desco Industries, Inc. (DII) in Brea, CA. The business quickly outgrew the Brea facility and was moved
to Walnut, CA in 1981. Desco was moved again in 1999 to a much larger building in Chino, CA. Corporate
headquarters is also located here. After 33 years as DII we have sales and manufacturing facilities in ten locations
worldwide: seven in the United States, two in the United Kingdom and one in Japan. We employ nearly 200 people
and have grown through the development of new products and the acquisition of companies with well established
reputations for quality.
Our primary focus is on the control of electrostatic discharge damage in micro circuits and we manufacture a large
variety of products involved in the manufacture, testing and repair of electronic circuits. In addition, we make
specialty tools, personnel identification badges and custom products to customer's specifications.
DII is fully integrated into internet and EDI technology. Over 50% of our orders are processed through our
collective websites and 20% are processed via EDI.
We market our products through seven core brands and 16 web sites.
DESCO - www.Desco.com
Desco primarily manufactures ESD control products in facilities in Chino, CA; Santa Barbara, CA; Canton, MA;
Miami, FL; Rochester, NH; and Letchworth, Herts, UK. Products are sold through stocking distributors. A network
of manufacturer's reps offer sales and technical support in most states. In addition, customer service personnel
handle worldwide inquiries and sales. There are several brands now integrated into Desco:
www.ESDSystems.com
www.Semtronics.com
www.SPIWestek.com
www.StatguardFlooring.com
EMIT - www.DescoEMIT.com
EMIT was created in 2003 to address the market for high-end ESD control products of monitors, ionization, testers,
and data acquisition. Some of the Semtronics technology is incorporated in EMIT products.
MENDA - www.MendaPump.com
Menda was acquired in 2000 and was originally Menda Scientific Products. The focus was on pumps and pump
bottles. We have now greatly expanded the Menda product line to include small workbench tools for the electronics
industry, vacuums, sewn products, personnel identification badges, and more.
MENDA BEAUTY- www.MendaBeauty.com
This website services the beauty industry with specific products.
MENDA ID- www.Menda-ID.com
The acquisition of CVinyl Products enabled us to manufacture a full line of ESD
and non-ESD vinyl products for the ID market and other document protection applications.
MENDA TOOLS - www.MendaTools.com
Menda Tools was created to bring all the benchtop assembly tools that were
originally part of Desco to a dedicated site. Together with the addition of many new tools, Menda Tools is a
valuable source for electronics workbench assembly operations.
SMART CLOCK - www.SmartClock.com
Smart Clock was acquired from Coastal Data Products in 2008. Time and Attendance Solutions provider. Smart Clock is a manufacturer of turnkey Time and Attendance Systems including various time clock hardware and software solutions.
PROTEKTIVE PAK - www.ProtektivePak.com
Protektive Pak was acquired from Brick Container in 2002. This gave us the capability to manufacture a complete
line of ESD corrugated boxes, containers, and related products.
CMG - www.CMG-Sales.com
CMG (Custom Manufacturing Group) is the capacity selling arm of DII. CMG was started in 1998 and its focus is
custom-made specialty products that can be manufactured in the various DII facilities.
CHARLESWATER - www.Charleswater.co.uk
Charleswater was acquired in 1990 and allowed us to break into shielding bag and floor finish manufacturing.
Charleswater had a strong presence in the UK as an exclusive line with Conductive Products. After several years
of offering both Desco and Charleswater products in the US, Charleswater was set up to be the leading brand in
the UK. Conductive Products was acquired in 1998. The Charleswater facility is located in Crowborough, East
Sussex, UK and sells the full range of DII products. Sales are made worldwide through an international network of
distributors.
VERMASON - www.Vermason.co.uk
Vermason was acquired in 2007. Located in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, UK, Vermason manufactures a wide variety
of ESD control products. Sales are made worldwide through an international network of distributors.
DESCO ASIA - www.DescoAsia.com
The Desco Asia brand was created to serve the Asia market. We set up a sales and stocking facility in Yachimata
City, Chiba, Japan to provide faster delivery of products. We designed a website in Japanese to better serve that
market www.DescoAsia.co.jp