Kapco Metal Stamping

What Kapco Metal Stamping does

Kapco Metal Stamping, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned contract metal manufacturer founded in 1972 in Grafton, Wisconsin, and operated today under the diversified Kacmarcik Enterprises holding structure. The company produces precision metal components on a made-to-order basis for enterprise OEM customers across multiple end markets including industrial, motorsports, military/defense, lighting, warehousing, energy, turf and agriculture, heavy equipment, and recreational vehicles. With 600+ employees across eight Wisconsin facilities encompassing more than 600,000 square feet of manufacturing space, Kapco is described as one of the largest contract metal manufacturers in the United States, supplying "some of the world's biggest brands" and shipping more than 120,000 made-to-order parts annually to customers in 40 states, Canada, and Mexico.

Kapco's offering is an integrated suite of eight core metal manufacturing capabilities delivered under a single roof: metal stamping (50+ servo, hydraulic, and mechanical presses with capacity up to 1,000 tons), fabrication (Mitsubishi 20kW, Trumpf 12kW, and Bystronic 15kW fiber lasers with automated de-nesting and lights-out production, plus 17 brake presses), welding (30+ robotic welding cells with AWS compliance and MIG/TIG expertise), tool and die (in-house facility maintaining more than 4,000 dies with quick-change capability in as little as 30 minutes), pipe and tube fabrication (laser tube cutting with automatic changeover), CNC machining (10 vertical machines and Swiss turning centers), painting and coating (powder coat, E-coat, liquid primers/topcoats, military and heat-resistant coatings), and value-added services (shipping, inventory management, finishing, assembly). Differentiating technology includes the proprietary blūprint® in-house training program, cobot-enabled bending automation for high-mix work, ISO 9001:2015 certification by Intertek, and Lean Six Sigma green belt curriculum.

The business model is enterprise contract manufacturing sold directly to OEM customers through a field sales motion, with no channel partners or resellers. Pricing is quote-based, structured per-part on multi-year contracts that vary by specification, material, volume, and complexity. Revenue is generated through unit-pricing on manufactured parts bundled with value-added services. Go-to-market relies on the website's "Get a Quote" funnel, direct enterprise sales relationships, and earned media visibility in trade publications (Stamping Journal, Metal Forming Magazine, The Fabricator, Welding Journal). Customer concentration is diversified across multiple industries, with BAE Systems (defense) as a named and award-recognized partner; the broader OEM customer base is unnamed but described as large global brands. Leadership is second-generation family — Jim Kacmarcik (Chairman & CEO) and Tom Jr. Kacmarcik (Co-Managing Partner) — supported by a first-ever COO (Hani Malek, 2021) and an externally hired VP of Manufacturing (Michael Scharinger, 2023).

Name

Kapco Metal Stamping

Legal name

Kapco Metal Stamping, Inc.

Website

https://kapcoinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Kapco Metal Stamping is a family-owned, Wisconsin-based contract metal manufacturer operating eight facilities and 600,000+ square feet, producing precision stamped, fabricated, welded, machined, and coated metal components for enterprise OEMs across defense, industrial, agricultural, and consumer end markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Grafton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing Services: Kapco generates revenue through contract manufacturing of precision metal parts for OEM customers. Services include metal stamping, fabrication, welding, tool and die, pipe and tube, machining, and painting/coating. Revenue is generated through per-part manufacturing fees based on customer specifications, quantities, and complexity. Additional revenue streams include value-added services such as shipping, transportation, inventory management, and assembly.
2. Value-Added Services: Cost-effective solutions including shipping and transportation, inventory management, metal finishing services and assembly bundled with manufactured parts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kapco Metal Stamping is a contract metal component manufacturer that produces precision metal parts for enterprise OEM customers. Its offering integrates metal stamping (up to 1,000 tons across 50+ presses), advanced laser fabrication, robotic and manual welding, in-house tool and die, pipe and tube fabrication, CNC machining, painting and coating, and value-added supply chain services (shipping, inventory management, finishing, assembly) under one roof. Kapco positions itself as a one-source domestic supply chain partner serving industrial, military, motorsports, lighting, warehousing, energy, agriculture, heavy equipment, and recreational vehicle OEMs.

Product overview

Kapco Metal Stamping operates as a contract metal component manufacturer offering an integrated suite of metal fabrication services. The core product portfolio centers on eight interconnected manufacturing capabilities: Metal Stamping (with up to 1,000 tons capacity across 50+ servo/hydraulic/mechanical presses), Fabrication (featuring advanced laser cutting with Mitsubishi 20kW, Trumpf 12kW, and Bystronic 15kW systems plus 17 brake presses), Welding (20+ robotic welding cells with AWS compliance), Tool & Die (in-house die facility with 4,000+ dies under maintenance), Pipe & Tube (laser tube cutting with automatic changeover), Machining (10 vertical CNC machines and Swiss Turning), Painting & Coating (powder coat, E-coat, liquid coatings, military/heat-resistant coatings), and Value Added Services (shipping, inventory management, finishing, assembly). These capabilities are designed to function as a one-source domestic supply chain solution, allowing customers to consolidate multiple metal fabrication processes with a single partner.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Metal Stamping
• Fabrication Precision fabrication combining advanced laser technology (Mitsubishi 20kW, Trumpf 12kW, Bystronic 15kW fiber lasers with automated de-nesting and lights-out production), brake press forming (17 brake presses), and cobot-assisted bending for high-quality parts production, capable of cutting materials up to 1-inch thick.
• Welding Robotic, semi-automatic, and manual welding services with more than 20 robotic welding cells, AWS compliance, multiple CWIs and a Level 2 Inspector on staff, and MIG and TIG welding expertise for enterprise OEM customers.
• Tool & Die In-house tool and die facility with four tool rooms for die manufacturing, maintenance of more than 4,000 dies, and quick change capabilities in as little as 30 minutes, supporting flexible, high-mix production for OEM customers.
• Pipe & Tube Pipe and tube fabrication including bending, end forming, welding, sawing, deburring, and laser tube cutting with automatic changeover for round, square, and rectangular tubing.
• Machining CNC machining services including turning, drilling, milling, shaping, and boring across 10 vertical machines and Swiss Turning centers for precision parts production.
• Painting & Coating End-to-end technical coatings services including powder coat, epoxy E-coat, liquid primers and topcoats, military coatings, and heat resistant coatings for corrosion and wear protection, including military-spec and defense applications.
• Value Added Services Supply chain services including shipping and transportation, inventory management, metal finishing, and assembly operations, bundled with manufactured parts to reduce supplier management complexity for OEM customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Production nearly double that of traditional presses with servo press technology
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BAE SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 November 2024Kapco received Silver 'Partner2Win' medallion at BAE Systems' sixth annual supplier symposium for exceptional performance and commitment to operational excellence. The partnership focuses on supply chain success for defense applications, with Kapco contributing to quality, on-time deliveries to military customers including soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BTD Manufacturing: BTD is a Midwest-based contract metal stamper and fabricator serving OEMs across industrial, agricultural, and recreational markets — directly comparable to Kapco's multi-industry contract manufacturing footprint and integrated stamping/fabrication/welding model.
• Anchor Manufacturing Group: Anchor is a contract metal stamper offering stamping, fabrication, welding, and assembly to OEM customers across multiple industries — closely mirroring Kapco's integrated value proposition and enterprise field-sales model.
• Anderson Global: Anderson Global is a contract metal stamper and fabricator serving industrial, agricultural, construction, and powersports OEMs — directly comparable to Kapco's diversified end-market contract manufacturing services and integrated capabilities.
• Triangle Manufacturing: Triangle is a contract metal stamper and fabricator providing custom metal components and assemblies to industrial and consumer-product OEMs — comparable to Kapco in offering one-source metal manufacturing to enterprise OEM customers.
• Precision Metal Stamping Inc. Precision Metal Stamping operates as a multi-industry contract manufacturer with stamping, welding, and assembly capabilities for industrial and commercial OEM customers — closely aligned with Kapco's contract manufacturing business model.
• Helander Metal Products: Helander is a contract metal stamper serving heavy equipment, industrial, and recreational vehicle OEMs with stamping, fabrication, and assembly — overlapping with Kapco across diversified industrial OEM customers.

Broad incumbents

• Shiloh Industries: Shiloh is an established metal forming/stamping incumbent supplying automotive and industrial OEMs globally with lightweighting and engineered solutions — overlapping with Kapco in precision metal stamping for OEM customers but at much larger scale and more auto-focused.
• Magna International (Stamping & Forming): Magna operates one of the world's largest automotive metal stamping and forming businesses; a broad incumbent that overlaps with Kapco in metal forming for OEM customers, though focused on automotive at global scale.
• Modine Manufacturing: Modine is a diversified industrial manufacturer with thermal management and metal fabrication operations serving heavy-duty, commercial, and industrial OEMs — a broader incumbent that shares the metal-manufacturing-for-OEM theme with Kapco.

Others

• Fabristeel (BlueScope Buildings): Fabristeel/BlueScope operates metal components manufacturing for building and industrial markets; thematically adjacent to Kapco through fabricated metal products supplied to OEM/construction end users.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kapcometal
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/KapcoInc
• Facebookfacebook.com/kapcometalstamping
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kapco-inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/kapcometal

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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