What Willo Products Company does

Willo Products Company is a privately held US manufacturer (organized as Willo Products Company LLC) founded in 1945 and based in Decatur, with a workforce of 11–50 employees. The company produces physical security hardware, including locking devices, detention equipment, security electronics, vehicle gates, and hollow metal products, serving correctional facilities as its primary vertical customer segment.

Its flagship technology is the patented Wedge Locking System, a physical security mechanism engineered to address security gaps in correctional facilities during construction and retrofit projects. The product line has been extended with two new models — Wedge SurfaceMax™ for surface-mount installations and Wedge Slim™ for space-constrained applications — which together have driven more than 400% year-over-year sales growth, indicating strong adoption in the targeted vertical.

The company monetizes through direct sale of proprietary security hardware into a niche correctional vertical. Specific pricing, distribution, and customer-logo information is not publicly disclosed, and no public revenue figures are available. Operating indicators (active press release dated October 2025, continued product development, and leadership team in place) confirm ongoing operations, with the company concentrating its go-to-market around the specific problem of security during correctional construction and retrofit activity.

Name

Willo Products Company

Legal name

Willo Products Company LLC

Website

https://willoproducts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Willo Products Company is a privately held US manufacturer of physical security hardware — including locking devices, detention equipment, security electronics, vehicle gates, and hollow metal products — primarily serving correctional facilities undergoing construction and retrofit projects with its patented Wedge Locking System.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Detention Security Hardware

NAICS

Hardware Manufacturing (33251)

SIC

Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Rivets & Washers (3452), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Security, Safety & Fire/Life Safety Management (BPABAAAE)

Keywords

• Correctional facility security
• Detention equipment manufacturing
• Locking devices manufacturing
• Security electronics products
• Hollow metal products

Headquarters

HQ city

Decatur

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Willo Products Company manufactures and sells physical security hardware, including locking devices, detention equipment, security electronics, vehicle gates, and hollow metal products. Its flagship offering is the patented Wedge Locking System, including the Wedge SurfaceMax™ and Wedge Slim™ models, which are engineered to address security vulnerabilities in correctional facilities during construction and retrofit projects.

Product overview

Willo Products Company offers a patented Wedge Locking System as its core product line, which includes specialized models such as Wedge SurfaceMax™ and Wedge Slim™. These products are designed for security applications in correctional facilities, addressing industry shifts toward proactively improving security during construction and retrofit projects. The company's product portfolio focuses on physical security hardware solutions for the correctional facility market segment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wedge Locking System
• Wedge SurfaceMax™
• Wedge Slim™

Quantifiable outcome

• 400%+ year-over-year sales growth in Wedge Locking System products

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Allegion: Major global manufacturer of security products and locking solutions (Schlage, Von Duprin, LCN). Broad incumbent serving commercial and institutional security with overlapping locking device capabilities, though not specialized in detention like Willo.
• dormakaba: Global security and access solutions provider offering locks, door hardware, and physical security systems. Broad incumbent with overlapping product categories relevant to institutional and detention security buyers.
• Stanley Black & Decker: Diversified industrial conglomerate with security hardware brands (Baldwin, Kwikset, Stanley). Broad incumbent with comparable metal hardware manufacturing capabilities and distribution reach into institutional markets.
• ASSA ABLOY: World's largest lock manufacturer with brands covering commercial, institutional, and high-security locking solutions. Broad incumbent offering overlapping hardware locking capabilities to institutional and government customers.
• Southco: Global manufacturer of engineered access hardware including latches, locks, and fasteners for industrial and institutional applications. Comparable in hardware locking/latching technology though broader in end-market focus than corrections.

Regional players

• Norix Group: Manufacturer of detention furnishings, security hardware, and correctional products primarily serving North American correctional and behavioral health facilities. Comparable vertical focus with overlapping detention/correctional product portfolio.
• American Jail Products: Supplier of detention hardware, locks, and security products for jails and correctional facilities across the United States. Comparable regional focus on U.S. correctional customers with overlapping locking/detention product lines.

Direct peers

• Cornerstone Detention Products: Supplier of detention hardware, locking systems, and security products for correctional facilities. Closely comparable niche manufacturer serving the same corrections vertical with overlapping locking and detention equipment product lines.
• Securitech Group: Manufacturer of specialty locking and detention hardware for correctional and behavioral health facilities. Directly comparable to Willo Products in product category (locking devices for corrections) and target vertical (jails, prisons, detention centers).
• Tebco (The Eastern Company): Through its Tebco and other subsidiaries, The Eastern Company manufactures detention hardware and security locking devices for correctional markets. Directly comparable product offering and customer base to Willo Products.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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