Name

Carr Lane Manufacturing Co.

Legal name

Carr Lane Manufacturing Co.

Website

https://carrlane.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Tooling Components

NAICS

Precision Turned Product Manufacturing (332721), Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing (33272)

SIC

Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware (3420), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Metal Cutting Tools, Tooling & Workholding (Cutters, Inserts, Chucks, Fixtures) (IMAHADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Seals, Gaskets & Fluid Connectors (O-rings, packings, rotary seals, quick couplers) (IMAHAGAI)

Keywords

• Industrial tooling components
• Jig and fixture components
• Precision workholding systems
• Quick-change clamping
• Manufacturing locating pins

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Tooling Components Sales: Primary revenue from manufacturing and selling standard and custom industrial tooling components including alignment pins, toggle clamps, drill bushings, hoist rings, threaded inserts, clamp straps, fixture bases, and power workholding devices. Products are sold directly to end users and through distributor network.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Carr Lane Manufacturing designs, manufactures, and sells more than 100,000 standard industrial tooling components and workholding parts—including alignment pins, locating pins, toggle clamps, drill bushings, hoist rings, threaded inserts, clamping hardware, modular fixturing, and quick-change workholding systems. Products are made in the USA at plants in St. Louis, MO and Austin, TX, and reach manufacturers in aerospace, automotive, automation, agriculture, tool & die, and welding & fabrication through a direct e-commerce storefront and a network of over 200 distributors worldwide. The company also distributes KOSMEK power workholding products (pneumatic/hydraulic clamps, quick-change pallet clamps, power vises) as part of its automation product line.

Product overview

Carr Lane Manufacturing Co. is a world-leading manufacturer of industrial tooling components and fixture components, offering more than 100,000 standard parts. The company operates as a single unified product portfolio centered on jig and fixture tooling components, with core products including alignment pins, ball lock pins, toggle clamps, the proprietary Carr Lock® quick-change system, CL5® 5-axis workholding, locating pins, drill bushings, hoist rings, and clamping hardware. The company also distributes KOSMEK power workholding products including pneumatic clamps, hydraulic cylinders, quick-change pallet clamps, and power vises as add-on modules. Products are manufactured in the USA at facilities in St. Louis, MO and Austin, TX, and sold through a worldwide network of over 200 distributors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Carr Lock® System: Proprietary precision workholding system providing high accuracy locating (+/-0.0005" repeatability) and clamping using internal pull-down clamping action.
• CL5® 5-Axis Workholding
• LIFE-EX®
• Clip Buddy®

Products and services

• Alignment Pins Precision alignment pins used to accurately position and align workpieces in fixtures and jigs. Targeted at manufacturers and tool builders across aerospace, automotive, automation, and other industries.
• Ball Lock Pins & Quick-Release Pins Quick-release pins with ball-lock mechanism enabling rapid clamping and unclamping in workholding applications. For manufacturers needing fast fixturing changeovers.
• Toggle Clamps Manual and powered clamps with toggle mechanism for securing workpieces during machining, welding, and assembly operations. For shop-floor manufacturers and fixture builders.
• Carr Lock® Quick-Change Workholding System Proprietary mechanical quick-change workholding system providing ±.0005 inch repeatability for mounting tooling plates on subplates. Consists of Carr Lock Clamp, Liner Bushing, and Receiver Bushing components with ball-based clamping action. Targeted at manufacturers needing high-accuracy, rapid-change subplate mounting.
• CL5® Quick-Change 5-Axis Workholding Proprietary quick-change 5-axis workholding system designed for precision machining operations requiring multi-sided access to workpieces. For manufacturers running automated 5-axis machining cells.
• Locating Pins Precision locating pins including round, diamond, bullet-nose, floating, and cone locator pins for accurate workpiece positioning in jigs and fixtures. For precision machining and tool-building operations.
• Drill Bushings Precision drill bushings for guiding drill bits and ensuring accurate hole placement in machining operations. For jig and fixture builders and machining departments.
• Hoist Rings Lifting hoist rings for safely moving heavy equipment and tooling components. For industrial manufacturers and maintenance operations requiring safe rigging.
• Threaded Inserts Threaded inserts for thread reinforcement in tooling fixtures, providing durable steel threads in aluminum or softer materials. For fixture builders and OEMs needing durable thread interfaces.
• Clamping Hardware Clamping hardware including clamp straps, clamping kits, screw clamps, edge clamps, swing clamps, and ID/bore clamps for workholding. For general industrial manufacturers and fixture builders.
• Modular Fixturing Modular fixturing components for building configurable workholding setups for various machining applications. For manufacturers needing flexible, reconfigurable fixturing.
• Quick-Change Tooling Systems Quick-change tooling systems including plates and accessories for rapid tool changes in machining operations. For machining departments seeking reduced setup times.
• KOSMEK Power Workholding Solutions Automated power workholding solutions including hydraulic and pneumatic clamps, cylinders, and power vises for high-volume production environments. Distributed by Carr Lane as part of its automation product line via its KOSMEK technology partnership. For high-volume automated manufacturers.
• Work Supports & Rest Buttons Rest buttons, pads, and work supports including jig feet, screw rest buttons, heavy-duty rest pads, and patented air rest buttons for workpiece support during machining. For manufacturers building jigs and fixtures.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 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.

• KOSMEKcoreTechnology or IntegrationKOSMEK is a technology partner providing power workholding solutions. Carr Lane distributes KOSMEK products including hydraulic clamps & cylinders, pneumatic clamps & cylinders, quick-change pallet clamps, and power vises as part of their automation and power workholding product line.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MISUMI: MISUMI operates a global catalog-based industrial components business with hundreds of thousands of standard SKUs in jigs, fixtures, locating elements, and workholding — directly mirroring Carr Lane's catalog model, customer base (special machine builders, tool & die shops), and online/e-commerce distribution approach. It is the closest global benchmark for Carr Lane's business model.
• Jergens: Jergens is a US-based manufacturer of workholding, lifting, and fixture components with overlapping product categories (toggle clamps, locating pins, hoist rings, threaded inserts) and a similar customer base of tool & die shops and special machine builders.
• DESTACO: DESTACO (part of the Stabilus Group) is a global manufacturer of manual and automated clamping, workholding, and automation products. Its product lines in toggle clamps, swing clamps, and power clamping directly overlap with Carr Lane's manual and KOSMEK distributed lines.
• Schunk: Schunk is a German-headquartered global leader in clamping, gripping, and workholding technology with broad coverage of tooling components, precision vises, and automated workholding — competing directly with Carr Lane's catalog and with KOSMEK-type power workholding solutions.
• Gressel: Gressel is a Swiss precision clamping and workholding specialist with a strong presence in 5-axis and automation clamping. Its product focus overlaps directly with Carr Lane's CL5® 5-Axis Workholding and its broader clamping portfolio.
• Lang Technik: Lang Technik is a German specialist in macro and 5-axis workholding vises and clamping systems, competing head-to-head with Carr Lane's CL5® system in the precision 5-axis machining segment served by aerospace and medical customers.
• Kitagawa: Kitagawa is a Japanese manufacturer of workholding and automation equipment, including power chucks, cylinders, and robotic workholding. It competes with Carr Lane's KOSMEK-distributed power workholding line in automated production environments.
• Hainbuch: Hainbuch is a German precision workholding and clamping specialist with a strong presence in CNC turning and milling workholding, competing with Carr Lane in precision locating, clamping, and automated workholding for industrial machinery customers.
• Kurt Workholding: Kurt Workholding is a US manufacturer of precision machine vises and workholding solutions widely used in CNC machining. It overlaps with Carr Lane's precision clamping and workholding lines in the same North American precision machining customer base.
• Mitee-Bite: Mitee-Bite is a US specialist in low-profile, edge, and custom workholding clamping solutions. It competes with Carr Lane's edge clamps, ID/bore clamps, and clamping kits in the same precision machining and tooling customer segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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