Development and manufacturing of custom electromechanical and electrohydraulic devices such as solenoid valves, coils and electronic locks

Magnet-Schultz of America, Inc.

Westmont, IL (USA) · Westmont, IL (Warehouse, USA)New on Amplifa

1955Founded (as Regdon Solenoid)

140+Employees

2Locations in Westmont, IL (USA)

42,000 sq ftArea of the main location

About Magnet-Schultz of America

Magnet-Schultz of America, Inc. (MSA) is a specialist in electromagnetic devices based in Westmont, Illinois, approximately 35 km west of Chicago. The company develops and manufactures custom electromechanical and electrohydraulic devices, including solenoid-actuated valves, pneumatic valves, hydraulic tubes and coils, voice coils, as well as electronic locks and latches. The coils are made of copper; a copper surcharge billing is offered for copper-containing products. MSA supports customers from application engineering through product design to series production launch and offers assistance with material compliance issues such as REACH and RoHS. Served industries include medical technology, agricultural technology, automotive, safety engineering and capital goods. Founded in 1955 as Regdon Solenoid, the company has belonged to the German Magnet-Schultz Group (Memmingen) since 1987 and employs more than 140 staff at a 42,000 sq ft facility.

Site: Westmont, IL
Processes: Design and development of custom electromechanical devices (Custom Electromechanical, Design and development of custom electrohydraulic devices (Custom Electrohydraulic, Manufacture of solenoid-actuated valves (Solenoid Actuated Valves), Manufacture of pneumatic valves (Pneumatic Valves), Manufacture of hydraulic tubes and coils (Hydraulic Tubes and Coils), Manufacture of voice coils (Voice Coils), Manufacture of electronic locks and latches (Electronic Locks and Latches), Application-specific design (Custom Solenoid Solutions)
Materials: Copper (coils), Copper (copper surcharge in purchasing), Magnetic Materials
Certificates: ISO 9001:2015
Founded: 1955
Employees: 140+
Industries: Medical technology, Agricultural technology, Automotive, Safety engineering, Capital goods

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Application design support
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Design of custom electromechanical/electrohydraulic devices
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Manufacturing (coils, valves, tubes)
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Assembly
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Quality inspection
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Shipping/warehousing

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Copper (coils)

Core material for solenoid coils, voice coils and hydraulic tubes; copper costs are transparently itemized via copper surcharge billing.

Mag

Magnetic Materials

Used in electromagnetic actuators and valves to generate the magnetic fields.

Locations

Westmont HQ

Headquarters with design and manufacturing

Materials: Copper, magnetic materials

Westmont Warehouse

Warehouse (material storage and accounting)

Industries

Medical technologyAgricultural technologyAutomotiveSafety engineeringCapital goods

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Design and development of custom electromechanical devices (Custom ElectromechanicalEngineering	–	–	–	–	Copper (coils), magnetic materials
Design and development of custom electrohydraulic devices (Custom ElectrohydraulicEngineering	–	–	–	–	Copper (coils), magnetic materials
Manufacture of solenoid-actuated valves (Solenoid Actuated Valves)Assembly	–	–	–	–	Copper (coils), magnetic materials
Manufacture of pneumatic valves (Pneumatic Valves)Assembly	–	–	–	–	–
Manufacture of hydraulic tubes and coils (Hydraulic Tubes and Coils)Assembly	–	–	–	–	Copper
Manufacture of voice coils (Voice Coils)Assembly	–	–	–	–	Copper
Manufacture of electronic locks and latches (Electronic Locks and Latches)Assembly	–	–	–	–	–

Additional services

Application-specific design (Custom Solenoid Solutions)Manufacturing of electromechanical and electrohydraulic devicesApplication design supportCopper surcharge billingMaterials compliance / REACH / RoHS support

Quality

MSA has been ISO 9001 certified since 2000; the current re-certification according to ISO 9001:2015 (certificate US020833, Bureau Veritas) covers the design and manufacture of electromagnetic and hydraulic solenoids including pneumatic and hydraulic valve applications as well as material storage at the warehouse location.

Evidence	Westmont HQ	Westmont Warehouse
ISO 9001:2015

Company History

1955
Founded in the Chicago area as Regdon Solenoid
1987
Acquired by Magnet-Schultz Memmingen (MSM), Germany
2000
Initial certification according to ISO 9001
2022
Re-certification to ISO 9001:2015 completed (February)
2025
ISO 9001:2015 re-certification audit; certificate US020833 valid until 17.04.2028