Our Company History
CEI. was founded in 1963 and incorporated in 1964. Our "firsts" were momentous: our first product was a reconstituted mica-paper capacitor our inaugural market thrust was the military. Our first client was General Electric, for whom we produced capacitors for the F-111 aircraft's ground-surveillance radar system. Our first production order was for Raytheon, a world-renowned high-tech company that to this day remains one of our key customers.

In our early days, CEI manufactured capacitors and developed prototypes that were accepted and approved by major companies such as General Electric, Raytheon, and Texas Instruments. Peter Dokuchitz, CEI founder, explained his entrepreneurial marketing strategy: "The fundamental challenge was to pick that particular niche in the overall capacitor market where we knew our parts would be applicable so that we would have the best shot at becoming the finest capacitor producer."

As high-tech industries developed at full speed in the U.S. during the '70s and '80s, so did CEI. We met the demand for capacitors in highly sophisticated oil-and-gas exploration tools, military equipment, and government space satellites. More recently, capacitors that started out for use in military applications began to find a place in commercial applications.

Looking back at Custom's initial marketing strategy, Dokuchitz notes that, "CEI was well-positioned when the high-tech revolution began in the United States. Our company has continued to grow because we have outstanding workmanship and the highest quality standards, making us the leading manufacturer of reconstituted mica-paper capacitors today."

Custom's Future
Custom entered the 21st century with the goal of gaining an increasing share of business in military and commercial markets in the U.S. and abroad. Looking ahead, we feel our emergence into the power electronics field with our busbars and snubber capacitor line will help us achieve this goal and more.  Expansion in Europe and Asia, will open up new business opportunities, as well.