Wire Harness Software by Wire Harness People

Q: Who founded Cableteque, and what's the story behind it?

Cableteque was founded in 2023 by Arik Vrobel, who spent 35 years running El-Com Systems, an aerospace and defense wire harness manufacturer, before selling to Aptiv. After years of experiencing a broken quoting process firsthand, he built the software the industry needed.

Q: Who is Cableteque built for?

Wire harness and cable assembly manufacturers of any size — from small mom-and-pop shops to billion-dollar enterprises — primarily in North America.

Q: What does 'Wire Harness Software by Wire Harness People' mean?

It means the domain knowledge is baked in. Cableteque's 50-person team includes engineers and operators who have worked in wire harness manufacturing for decades. When the software automates labor estimation or material sourcing, it does it the way a seasoned harness estimator would — not the way a generic algorithm would guess.

Arik Vrobel, founder of Cableteque, presenting to wire harness manufacturers at EWPTE 2025

The Founding Story

He built a wire harness company. Then he built the tools it needed.

Arik Vrobel spent 35 years running El-Com Systems, an Aerospace and Defense wire harness manufacturer he built from the ground up.

When he sold El-Com to Aptiv, he didn't walk away from the industry. He started asking a different question: why don't the right tools exist?

Cableteque is the answer. 50 wire harness and software experts, all working on one problem — because nobody else was going to solve it.

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Pioneering

We are innovative and forward-thinking, always striving to improve and push boundaries

Insightful

We continuously learn and grow, seeking new perspectives and knowledge to improve ourselves and the organization

Agile

We adapt to change and are flexible in our approach, always looking for ways to improve and innovate based on simplicity

Arik Vrobel

Founder & CEO
30 years in wire harness OEMs and dedicated to bringing innovative solutions to the industry

Viktoras Kovaliovas

Chief Technology Officer
Customer-focused, experienced full-stack Java/ReactJS developer and manager of software development

Ofer Amram

Chief Financial Officer
Acting CFO for Cableteque with deep expertise in software and manufacturing

Prarthana Gupta

Director of Customer Success
Entrepreneur and passionate about driving technology adoption in the industries that run the world

Who founded Cableteque, and what's the story behind it?

Cableteque was founded by people who came from the wire harness industry. After years of experiencing a broken quoting process firsthand, they built the software they wished they'd had 30 years ago.

What problem is Cableteque trying to solve?

Wire harness manufacturers lose business because quoting is too slow — days or weeks of manual work extracting BOMs, chasing supplier pricing, and estimating labor. Cableteque cuts that time by 70% and increases quoting capacity 5x, without adding headcount.

Why is Cableteque different from general manufacturing or EMS quoting tools?

Most quoting platforms were built for PCBAs or general electronics — not wire harnesses. They can't handle harness drawings, wire-specific units of measure, or labor operations like crimping, stripping, and terminating. Cableteque was built for wire harnesses from the ground up.

Who is Cableteque built for?

Wire harness and cable assembly contract manufacturers in North America. If quoting is slowing you down, Cableteque was built for you.

What does "Wire Harness Software by Wire Harness People" actually mean?

It means the domain knowledge is baked in. When Cableteque automates labor estimation or material sourcing, it does it the way a seasoned harness estimator would — not the way a generic algorithm would guess.

Wire harness software by
Wire harness people

Cableteque was created by people from the industry to solve the problems they faced for decades.

He built a wire harness company. Then he built the tools it needed.