DipTech Systems

What DipTech Systems does

DipTech Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and installs dip molding and dip coating equipment for medical device, industrial, consumer products, and electronics manufacturers. Founded in 2004 in Salem, Ohio and headquartered in Kent, Ohio near Akron (the historic center of U.S. polymer research), the company has been part of the Molded Devices Inc. group since 2018. Its equipment portfolio spans continuous chain lines capable of producing over 1,000 pieces per minute, robotic batch dipping systems, and the registered Diplomat® series of lab- and pilot-scale machines with up to four-axis programmable motion control. Supporting offerings include automatic stripping systems (the subject of a granted patent held by sales manager William L. Howe), pinhole and conductivity test stands compliant with FDA and ASTM standards, spray coating equipment, film cast equipment, and a temperature- and humidity-controlled in-house laboratory for process and product development.

Underlying technology is built around PLC and PC-based programmable motion platforms, multi-axis robotic handling, automated tank temperature and solution mixing control, and downstream curing (convection, thermal, UV, IR). The company supports FDA-regulated medical production with 21 CFR Part 11 compliance and certifies its equipment to NFPA, IEEE, ASTM, and CE directives.

DipTech operates a direct enterprise sales motion with no resellers or distributors. Technical sales engineers engage customers by phone, email, and on-site visits to the Kent facility, then design and quote custom equipment. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time capital equipment sales of custom-built machines, supplemented by engineering and technical services (mechanical/electrical design, project management, installation supervision, IQ/OQ/PQ validation support) and in-house laboratory and prototype services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company has completed over 500 projects in the last 10 years and serves customers in 14+ countries globally.

Name

DipTech Systems

Legal name

DipTech Systems, Inc.

Website

https://diptechsystems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DipTech Systems designs, manufactures, and installs custom dip molding and dip coating equipment — including continuous chain lines, robotic batch systems, and the Diplomat® lab series — for medical device, industrial, consumer products, and electronics manufacturers in over 14 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Dip Molding and Coating Equipment

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Blow Molding & Thermoforming Packaging Equipment (Bottle/Tray Making) (IMALAOAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Dropper Systems (Droppers, Pipettes, Teats) (IMALALAG)

Keywords

• Dip molding equipment
• Dip coating machinery
• Polymer coating systems
• Continuous chain lines
• Robotic dipping systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Kent

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Manufacturing and Sales: DipTech Systems designs, manufactures, and installs dip molding machinery, dip coating machinery, and related automated equipment. Revenue is generated through one-time capital equipment sales of custom-built machines including lab scale units, batch systems, and high-volume continuous chain lines.
2. Engineering and Technical Services: Services include mechanical and electrical design, project management, site installation supervision, technical documentation, product/process development, and validation support (IQ, OQ, PQ).
3. In-house Laboratory and Prototype Services: Temperature and humidity controlled laboratory services for product development, process development, and small-scale production for testing and marketing use.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

DipTech Systems designs, manufactures, and installs custom dip molding and dip coating equipment — including continuous chain lines, robotic batch systems, spray coating equipment, film cast equipment, and the laboratory-scale Diplomat series — for medical, industrial, electronics, and consumer products manufacturers. The company also provides engineering consulting, an in-house R&D/laboratory for process development, and test and inspection equipment, offering turnkey solutions from concept through installation.

Product overview

DipTech Systems offers a comprehensive portfolio of dipping and coating equipment for the medical, industrial, and consumer products industries. The core product lines include Dip Molding Equipment (for submersion of molds into polymers to create thin-walled products), Dip Coating Equipment (for protective and functional surface coatings), Spray Coating Equipment (for precision X-Y pattern applications), and Film Cast Equipment (for liquid polymer film production). Supporting services include Dip Room Services/R&D (with temperature/humidity controlled laboratory and batch-style systems), Test/Inspection Equipment (pinhole testing for quality control), and Engineering Consulting. The flagship Diplomat® series provides research and pilot scale dipping machines with 2-4 axis precision motion control. The company serves diverse markets including medical devices, electronics, industrial manufacturing, and consumer products, with equipment capable of producing over 1000 pieces per minute on high-volume chain lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dip Molding Equipment Custom-engineered dip molding machines that immerse parts in polymer solutions to form molded coatings on medical, industrial, electronics, and consumer products components. Designed and built to customer specifications for production environments.
• Dip Coating Equipment Custom dip coating lines that apply protective or functional polymer coatings by dipping parts into liquid coating materials. Used by manufacturers in medical, industrial, electronics, and consumer products sectors.
• Continuous Chain Dipping Lines Automated continuous chain conveyor dipping systems for high-volume dip coating production. Engineered for throughput up to 1,000+ pieces per minute in industrial and consumer-products manufacturing environments.
• Robotic Batch Dipping Systems Robotic, programmable multi-axis (up to 4–5 axes) batch dipping systems for precision polymer dip molding and coating of parts. Configured for manufacturers needing flexible automation for varied part geometries.
• Spray Coating Equipment Custom spray coating equipment designed to apply polymer coatings to parts as an alternative or complement to dip coating processes. Targets industrial and consumer-products manufacturers.
• Film Cast Equipment Custom film cast equipment for producing polymer films used in industrial and consumer-products applications. Designed and manufactured to customer specifications.
• Diplomat Series Laboratory Machines Laboratory-scale dip molding and dip coating machines (Diplomat series) used for process development, qualification, and small-volume production. Used by manufacturers and laboratories to validate processes before scaling to production lines.
• Engineering Consulting Services Engineering consulting services covering concept development, process design, and installation support for dip molding, dip coating, spray coating, and film cast projects. Offered to manufacturers evaluating or deploying polymer coating processes.
• In-House R&D / Laboratory Services In-house R&D laboratory services for polymer dipping, coating, and material testing, enabling customers to qualify processes prior to scale-up. Located in Kent, Ohio near the polymer research hub of Northeast Ohio.
• Test and Inspection Equipment Test and inspection equipment used to verify polymer dip coating and molding processes against FDA, ASTM, and customer quality requirements. Supports manufacturers needing validated, standards-compliant production.

Quantifiable outcome

• Continuous chain lines capable of producing over 1000 pieces per minute
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 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

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• LWB Steinl: LWB Steinl builds rubber and silicone injection molding machines used in elastomer product manufacturing, closely overlapping with DipTech's specialty elastomer dipping equipment. It targets similar industrial rubber goods customers and competes for the same project-driven capital equipment dollars.
• MAPLAN (Wittmann Group): MAPLAN produces rubber and silicone injection molding machinery for technical elastomer parts. It is highly comparable to DipTech on elastomer processing technology and customer base, even though MAPLAN uses injection rather than dipping as its forming method.
• SAS Rubber Machinery: SAS Rubber Machinery supplies rubber molding equipment globally to manufacturers of dipped and molded rubber goods. It serves overlapping end markets (gloves, automotive seals, industrial rubber parts) and competes with DipTech for custom elastomer production line projects.
• REP International (REP Group): REP International manufactures rubber injection molding presses used to produce elastomer products, a closely adjacent process to DipTech's dip molding. It targets similar automotive, industrial and consumer elastomer customers with comparable project-based equipment sales.
• DESMA (Freudenberg Sealing Technologies): DESMA is a German manufacturer of rubber and silicone injection molding machinery with a long history in dipping-adjacent elastomer processing. It is directly comparable to DipTech's rubber/latex dipping equipment for technical elastomer parts and serves similar automotive, medical and industrial customers.

Others

• Molded Devices Inc. Molded Devices Inc. is the diversified industrial group that DipTech joined in 2018. It is the closest corporate parent and a meaningful comparable for understanding group-level strategy, capital allocation and cross-company engineering resources available to DipTech.
• New Era Technical: New Era Technical is DipTech's sister company within the Molded Devices Inc. group, providing contract engineering and labor placement. It is comparable as an adjacent ecosystem participant supporting the same technical workforce and customer set in the Kent/Akron polymer hub.

Broad incumbents

• Engel Austria: Engel is a large plastics machinery manufacturer with elastomer processing capability. While it primarily uses injection molding, it competes with DipTech for industrial elastomer component projects and serves shared medical and industrial customers.
• KraussMaffei: KraussMaffei is a large industrial machinery incumbent with broad plastics and rubber processing equipment lines, including reaction molding and extrusion. It overlaps with DipTech on elastomer forming equipment for industrial customers but operates across far more processes and end markets.

Emerging players

• SK Group (Sung Won / SK Industrial): SK-affiliated firms in Korea build high-volume dipping lines for the glove industry, overlapping directly with DipTech's continuous chain line products. They are a credible emerging competitor, especially across Asia where most global glove production is concentrated.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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