Patented (Multi) Plastics Processing Components Manufacturer
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This plastics processing components manufacturer has operated since 1999, producing precision screws, bimetallic barrels, screw tips, shutoff nozzles, and advanced measurement and process systems for injection molding, blow molding, and extrusion processors. The business holds multiple valuable active USPTO patents covering its core product lines and has developed and sold large-area innovative equiptment through an affiliate channel for nine years. Revenue in 2025 was $1,277,568 with Seller's Discretionary Earnings of $274,863. SDE across the three most recent fiscal years ranged from $267,629 to $279,463, reflecting a 4.4% variance that is exceptional for a precision manufacturing operation.
The product portfolio includes both standard replacement components sold to processors maintaining existing equipment and proprietary engineered systems with no direct commodity competition. Patented proprietary systems are supported by four-plus years of field performance data. The company is engaged in a CRADA with the U.S. Department of Energy and Oak Ridge National Laboratories.
The business sells to the North American market and exports to customers in Europe, India, and South America. Customers include Tier 2 injection molding facilities, blow molding producers, extruders, and OEM machine builders. No single customer represents a dominant share of revenue. The business carries no material debt. Seven employees staff the operation, with multiple key positions held by long-tenure staff and a supplier base built over more than ten years of consistent commercial relationships.
Key Highlights
2025 Revenue: $1,277,568
2025 SDE: $274,863
3-Year Average SDE: $273,985
SDE Variance (3 years): 4.4%
Asking Price: $1,690,000 (business only)
- Year Established: 1999
- Employees: 7
- Many Active USPTO Patents
- Active DOE/ORNL CRADA
Reason for Sale: Strategic exit after 26 years
Ideal Buyer Profile
The most competitive buyer is a plastics processing company, injection molding OEM, or industrial additive manufacturing firm that can deploy the IP portfolio across an existing customer base at scale. A PE-backed platform in plastics or industrial manufacturing seeking a technology-differentiated add-on acquisition is a strong fit. A qualified individual operator with hands-on injection molding or precision manufacturing experience, sufficient capital to bridge the SBA gap through a larger down payment, and the technical background to manage a patent portfolio is also a viable buyer. Minimum liquid capital of $135,000 –$380,000 depending on deal structure, plus working capital reserves. SBA 7(a) financing is available to qualified buyers.
The product portfolio includes both standard replacement components sold to processors maintaining existing equipment and proprietary engineered systems with no direct commodity competition. Patented proprietary systems are supported by four-plus years of field performance data. The company is engaged in a CRADA with the U.S. Department of Energy and Oak Ridge National Laboratories.
The business sells to the North American market and exports to customers in Europe, India, and South America. Customers include Tier 2 injection molding facilities, blow molding producers, extruders, and OEM machine builders. No single customer represents a dominant share of revenue. The business carries no material debt. Seven employees staff the operation, with multiple key positions held by long-tenure staff and a supplier base built over more than ten years of consistent commercial relationships.
Key Highlights
2025 Revenue: $1,277,568
2025 SDE: $274,863
3-Year Average SDE: $273,985
SDE Variance (3 years): 4.4%
Asking Price: $1,690,000 (business only)
- Year Established: 1999
- Employees: 7
- Many Active USPTO Patents
- Active DOE/ORNL CRADA
Reason for Sale: Strategic exit after 26 years
Ideal Buyer Profile
The most competitive buyer is a plastics processing company, injection molding OEM, or industrial additive manufacturing firm that can deploy the IP portfolio across an existing customer base at scale. A PE-backed platform in plastics or industrial manufacturing seeking a technology-differentiated add-on acquisition is a strong fit. A qualified individual operator with hands-on injection molding or precision manufacturing experience, sufficient capital to bridge the SBA gap through a larger down payment, and the technical background to manage a patent portfolio is also a viable buyer. Minimum liquid capital of $135,000 –$380,000 depending on deal structure, plus working capital reserves. SBA 7(a) financing is available to qualified buyers.
About the Business
- Years in Operation
- 27
- Employees
- 7
- Facilities & Assets
- The company was founded in 1999 to design and manufacture plasticizing components for the plastics processing industry. The founding thesis was differentiation through engineering: developing patented designs that deliver measurable performance improvements and equipment longevity rather than competing on commodity pricing. Three-dimensional printer development began nine years ago, with commercial sales conducted through an affiliate company.
The business has maintained continuous operations through multiple industry cycles without interruption, building a global customer base and establishing supplier terms that reflect two and a half decades of consistent payment and order history.
- Market Outlook / Competition
- Specialty plastics processing components compete on engineering performance rather than unit price. The major global suppliers of injection molding screws and barrels include large European and North American manufacturers with broad catalogs but limited custom engineering capability, and Chinese producers competing primarily on price for commodity replacement work. A manufacturer holding active patents occupies a position that commodity producers cannot replicate and that large OEMs have historically acquired rather than developed internally. The global injection molding machine market exceeded $10.4 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow at 4.8% annually through 2034 — a durable demand base for precision components.
- Opportunities for Growth
- The active DOE/ORNL CRADA creates a direct path to institutional validation and government-adjacent procurement that a well-resourced acquirer can convert to contracted OEM revenue without additional R&D investment.
Other patented lines are production-ready and field-validated. Systematic marketing to the existing North American customer base represents a low-cost revenue expansion without new product development or customer acquisition costs.
A dedicated sales or channel resource allocated to one primary product generates incremental revenue from an addressable market that has received limited focused marketing from the current seven-person organization.
The large area equiptment line is transitioning from affiliate-channel sales to direct brand sales with DOE/ORNL institutional support.
Nine years of field data and an active research partnership provide the commercial credibility for direct engagement with industrial automation and robotics integrators.
Real Estate
- Owned or Leased
- Owned
- Not included in asking price
About the Sale
- Seller Motivation
- Other Ventures
- Transition Support
- 4 weeks
Listing Info
- ID
- 2513848
- Listing Views
- 19
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