About us

Who we are:
Dearborn Group Inc (DG) specializes in the design and development of intelligent software and hardware protocol interface devices for the in-vehicle and controller area network markets.
DG was originally established in 1984 as a part-time consulting business by Mark Zachos, becoming a Michigan corporation in 1987. It became a full-time entity in 1990 developing in-vehicle networking tools for Chrysler. Shortly after, the company's primary business included consulting services to the big 3 OEMs.
Throughout its history, Dearborn Group (DG) has played a significant role in the growth of in-vehicle and controller area (CAN) networking. DG was the first company to introduce vehicle networking in the automotive industry with a variety of sought-out tools and expertise. Since then, it has brought its technology into many industries worldwide. DG has developed an excellent reputation among automotive manufacturers delivering quality products, training, and services worldwide.
Our marketplace:
Dearborn Group has successfully brought its technology into many industries including automotive, heavy-duty truck and bus, industrial control, robotics, mass transportation, agriculture, and construction, among others. Our products and services are widely used and service a variety of customers including test, development, and production engineers, along with service technicians, and others.
Our customers:
Our hardware and software products are used by a variety of customers: test engineers, development engineers, production engineers, and service technicians, among others. Our customers use DG interfaces to manipulate messages over various multiplex networks. We also provide custom, end-of-line testing equipment for electronic modules with network interfaces. Our products are currently utilized in the automotive, heavy-duty truck and bus, industrial control, robotics, mass transportation, agriculture, and construction industries. Each year, hundreds of engineers and technicians attend our training seminars to expand their understanding of multiplexed networks and their applications.

Database experts with applications know-how
RA - two corporate divisions
"Software Technology" concentrates on the classic IT service area. The emphasis here is on industry and implementing technical, database-supported applications and integrating mobile systems.
"Automotive" focuses on the development of software products for diagnosing, calibrating and validating electronic control units that are employed in particular in the automotive industry.
Our mission: Right Solution,
Right Place, Right Time, Right Price!
Right Solution: we develop task-oriented, reliable solutions.
Right Place: we provide solutions just where they are needed for improving processes. In particular this means also integrating mobile units.
Right Time: we wrap up projects on time with up-to-the-minute results.
Right Price: we provide projects that are competitive, but which also cover their costs and which do not exceed the project budgets.



