Flex International Ltd. (Flex International LTD.) was founded in Silicon Valley in 1969, registered in Singapore in 1981, and listed on NASDAQ. In 2019, the Fortune Global 500 ranked 474. [3] Flextronics operates in a variety of industries, providing complete design, engineering and manufacturing services for aerospace, automotive, computer, industrial, consumer goods, infrastructure, medical and other sectors. Flextronics employs a number of advanced manufacturing technologies, including automation, robotics, simulation, software and additive manufacturing.