Wald Wire & Manufacturing

What Wald Wire & Manufacturing does

Wald Wire & Manufacturing Co. is a privately held custom metal fabricator founded in 1951 and headquartered in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, operating three Wisconsin facilities totaling more than 200,000 square feet with over 100 employees. The company produces custom wire products (shelving, racks, baskets, fan/light guards), CNC 2D and 3D wire forms, threaded wire components, and tube and sheet metal fabricated parts, supplemented by in-house toolmaking, robotic/MIG/TIG/spot welding, and finishing services (zinc plating, painting, chrome plating). Equipment is anchored by Amada laser cutting systems — including a 4,000-watt rotary tube laser (capacity up to 20 feet long and 1.25 inches thick) and 9,000-watt fiber sheet metal lasers capable of cutting up to 1,800 inches per minute — alongside CNC press brakes up to 243 tons, a 62-station turret punch press, robotic welding cells, and a 15-shelf automated tower enabling lights-out production.

The company serves two parallel customer tiers: small to midsize manufacturers seeking flexible short-run support with no quantity minimums, and Fortune 500 enterprises requiring high-volume, long-term contract manufacturing. Vertical end-markets include manufacturing generally, agriculture, aerospace, automotive, and industrial construction. Revenue is generated on a transaction-fee, quote-based pricing model driven by direct sales (website quote requests, phone outreach) with no disclosed minimum order quantities, and Wald Wire operates a sales-led GTM motion primarily across the Midwest with nationwide shipment. The 100,000-square-foot sheet metal fabrication shop is ISO 9001:2015 certified.

Wald Wire is privately held with no institutional funding rounds, no parent company, and no disclosed M&A activity. Ownership appears to be closely held or family-owned. The only publicly identified member of the management team is John Milos, Business Development Director. Marketing is concentrated on the company website, blog content on manufacturing topics, and direct phone/quote-request channels; there are no disclosed partnerships, channel alliances, or distributor relationships.

Name

Wald Wire & Manufacturing

Legal name

Wald Wire and Manufacturing Co.

Website

https://waldwire.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Wald Wire & Manufacturing is a Wisconsin-based custom metal fabricator producing wire formed products, tube and sheet metal components, welded assemblies, and finished goods across three facilities exceeding 200,000 square feet, serving small/midsize manufacturers and Fortune 500 companies with no quantity minimums.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Metal Fabrication

NAICS

Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing (332618)

SIC

Sheet Metal Work (3444), Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products (3490)

akta.pro primary industry

Steelwork & Fabrication Facilities (Plate/Section Processing, Welding Lines) (IMAJALAH)

Keywords

• Custom wire forming
• Metal fabrication services
• Sheet metal fabrication
• Welding fabrication
• Tube laser cutting

Headquarters

HQ city

Oshkosh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Wire Forming Services: Custom wire forming fabrication services producing wire products in various shapes, sizes, and metal materials including shelving, racks, baskets, fan guards, and pegboards.
2. Tube and Sheet Metal Fabrication: Tube laser cutting, sheet metal laser cutting, metal rolling, sheet metal forming, and sheet metal punching services for production runs of any size.
3. Welding Fabrication Services: Welding services including robotic welding, spot welding, MIG welding, and TIG welding for custom fabrication needs.
4. Finishing Services: Metal finishing services including zinc plating, painting (vinyl, polyester, nylon, epoxy powder coating, plastisol dipping, e-coat, CARC paint), and chrome plating.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Wald Wire & Manufacturing is a custom metal fabricator producing wire-formed components, welded assemblies, tube and sheet metal parts, and finished products. Operating three Wisconsin manufacturing facilities totaling over 200,000 square feet, the company delivers CNC wire forming (2D and 3D), robotic and manual welding (MIG, TIG, spot), tube and sheet metal laser cutting, CNC press brake forming, turret punching, metal rolling, in-house toolmaking, and finishing services including zinc plating, painting, and chrome plating.

Product overview

Wald Wire & Manufacturing is a precision metal fabrication company offering wire forming, welding, tube and sheet metal fabrication, and finishing services across three Wisconsin facilities totaling over 200,000 square feet. The product portfolio centers on custom wire products (shelving, racks, baskets, guards) manufactured through CNC wire forming and spot welding, supported by comprehensive fabrication capabilities including tube and sheet metal laser cutting (Amada equipment), metal rolling, CNC press brake forming, and turret punching. Value-added services include in-house toolmaking, robotic/MIG/TIG welding, and finishing options (zinc plating, painting, chrome plating). The company operates as a flexible supply chain partner serving small to midsize manufacturers and Fortune 500 companies with no quantity minimums and fast turnarounds.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Wire Products Custom-manufactured wire products including shelving for freezers and ovens, point-of-purchase display racks, material handling baskets, and protective guards for fans, clocks, lights, and signs. Built to customer specifications using wire forming and spot-welding techniques and sold to manufacturers across consumer goods, retail display, and industrial applications.
• Wire Forming Services Custom wire forming services including CNC 2D multi-bend forming with automated butt welding, CNC 3D forming for complex linkages and hangers, thread rolling for high-volume thread production, and thread cutting for custom short-run threading. Serves manufacturers needing wire components in varied shapes, sizes, and metal materials.
• Welding Fabrication Services Welding fabrication services covering robotic MIG welding (multi-station 6-axis robotic welders with positioners) for high-volume production, spot welding for cost-efficient volume production, and manual MIG and TIG welding for heavy-duty low-volume weldments and intricate aluminum welds performed by master welders. Includes certified weld testing.
• Tube & Sheet Metal Fabrication Tube and sheet metal fabrication services including tube laser cutting (4000-watt Amada rotary laser for tube up to 20 feet long, 1.25 inches thick, and 8.66 inches in diameter), sheet metal laser cutting (9000-watt and 4000-watt Amada fiber lasers cutting up to 1,800 inches per minute with 15-shelf automated tower for lights-out production), CNC press brake forming (243-ton, 230-ton, 175-ton), sheet metal punching (55-ton Amada Vipros 568 CNC 62-station turret punch press), metal rolling (WDM Workhorse 4-roll pinch roller), and secondary CNC saw and mill operations. ISO 9001:2015 certified.
• Finishing Services Metal finishing services including zinc plating (most popular metallic coating for oxidation protection), painting (vinyl, polyester, nylon, epoxy powder coating, plastisol dipping, e-coat, and CARC paint), and chrome plating (high-appearance finish for refrigeration and food safety applications). Provides end-to-end component finishing in-house.
• In-House Toolmaking Internal toolmaking service that produces custom tooling in days rather than the weeks required by many shops, providing flexibility for short-run production and any size project. Supports the company's expedited delivery capabilities across wire forming and metal fabrication projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fiber laser cutting 4 to 7 times faster than CO2 models
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Marlin Steel Wire Products: Baltimore-based custom wire forming and sheet metal fabrication company with online quoting, CNC capabilities, and a similar mix of Fortune 500 and mid-market customers; one of the closest direct competitors to Wald Wire's wire forming business.
• Mayville Engineering Company: Wisconsin-based metal fabrication company (formerly NYSE: MEC) serving diverse industrial customers with casting, machining, and fabrication services; geographically adjacent peer with similar Midwest industrial customer base and broader scale.
• ACS Industries: Rhode Island-based manufacturer of fabricated wire products including wire mesh, wire forms, and welded assemblies serving industrial customers; directly comparable in fabricated wire products and assemblies.

Broad incumbents

• Olympic Steel: NASDAQ-listed metals service center and processor (ZEUS) serving similar industrial OEM customers with metal flat-rolled products, fabrication, and processing; comparable in customer base but operates at much larger scale across multiple geographies.
• Worthington Industries: NYSE-listed diversified metals manufacturer (WOR) with steel processing, pressure cylinders, and sustainable construction solutions; broad incumbent with overlapping industrial customer relationships and metal processing capabilities.
• Leggett & Platt: NYSE-listed diversified manufacturer (LEG) whose wire products, bedding, furniture, and industrial materials segments overlap with Wald Wire's wire forming capabilities, particularly in consumer and industrial wire-formed components.
• Mueller Industries: NYSE-listed manufacturer (MLI) of copper, brass, aluminum, and plastic products serving plumbing, HVAC, and industrial markets; adjacent incumbent in fabricated metal products with similar OEM customer base.
• Reliance Steel & Aluminum: NYSE-listed largest metals service center in North America (RS); serves similar industrial OEM customers with metal products and processing services but at vastly larger scale and with a national footprint that Wald Wire lacks.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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