What McClean Anderson does

McClean Anderson, LLC is a privately held US manufacturer of filament winding equipment, founded in 1961 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and now headquartered in Schofield, Wisconsin. The company designs, builds, and supports a complete filament winding ecosystem used by industrial manufacturers of composite parts such as pressure vessels, pipe, rocket motor casings, tanks, ducting, and golf club shafts. Its product portfolio spans seven distinct filament winder models (Little Hornet, Super Hornet, Spider, Cyclone, Titan, Raptor, and Vertical), a proprietary PC/PLC control system (Ocelot), a pattern development and simulation software (SimWind), and auxiliary equipment including fiber delivery, fiber impregnation, fiber delivery tooling, and mandrel extraction systems.

The company's technology centers on precise, computer-controlled fiber placement. Ocelot is a Windows 10 / EtherCAT-based control platform with a 17-inch HD touch display, advanced safety logic, and encrypted firmware; SimWind designs and simulates helical, circumferential, bottle, non-linear, and chain transition wind patterns and supports 3D simulation. Auxiliary modules such as electronic fiber tensioning (dynamic accuracy better than 5%) and programmable-digital doctor blades extend process control. McClean Anderson also operates an in-house R&D lab, runs customer test winding services, and delivers training — capabilities that support both pre-sale validation and post-sale customer success.

Commercially, McClean Anderson sells custom-built machinery directly to enterprise customers on a quote basis, with sales engineers handling presentations, demonstrations, quotations, installation, and acceptance testing. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and contracts are described as multi-year. Distribution is direct to global industrial customers with no disclosed channel partners. The firm is structured as a Wisconsin LLC, has 11-50 employees, and is not publicly traded. No institutional investors, funding rounds, or current ownership details beyond the 1992 acquisition by Industrial Service and Machine, Inc. are disclosed.

Name

McClean Anderson

Legal name

McClean Anderson, LLC

Website

https://mccleananderson.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

McClean Anderson is a private US manufacturer founded in 1961 that designs, builds, and supports filament winding equipment and proprietary Ocelot/SimWind controls for industrial composite parts manufacturers, including pressure vessels, pipe, and rocket motor casings, selling custom machinery directly to global enterprise customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Filament Winding Equipment

NAICS

Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing (333613), Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing (3336)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Linear Motion & Mechanical Power Transmission (Ball/roller screws, linear guides, bearings, couplings) (IMAHAGAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Wind Turbines & Nacelle Prime Movers (IMAHAFAE)

Keywords

• Filament winding equipment
• Composite manufacturing machinery
• Filament winder controls
• Fiber delivery systems
• Mandrel extraction systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Schofield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Filament Winding Equipment Sales: McClean Anderson manufactures and sells advanced filament winding equipment including filament winders, auxiliary equipment, and control systems. Products are sold directly to customers with custom configurations.
2. Customer Training Services: The company provides training to new and existing customers at their R&D Center or at customer sites. Training covers machinery setup, maintenance, programming, and operation.
3. Test Winding Services: Sales engineers perform customer test winding services as part of the sales process and customer support.
4. R&D Lab Services: Customer education and assistance with winding techniques and part program development using the in-house R&D Center equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

McClean Anderson designs, manufactures, and supports filament winding equipment used to produce composite parts. The product portfolio includes seven filament winder models (Little Hornet, Super Hornet, Spider, Cyclone, Titan, Raptor, and Vertical Winder), proprietary Ocelot PC/PLC control systems, SimWind pattern development software, and auxiliary equipment such as fiber delivery systems, fiber impregnation baths, fiber delivery tooling, and mandrel extraction systems.

Product overview

McClean Anderson is a world leading manufacturer of filament winding equipment since 1961. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio organized into three main categories: (1) Filament Winders - seven distinct models ranging from entry-level (Little Hornet) to large-scale production (Raptor), including specialized vertical and multi-spindle configurations; (2) Controls - Ocelot PC/PLC-based machine control system and SimWind pattern development software that work together to design and execute winding operations; (3) Auxiliary Equipment - supporting systems including Fiber Delivery Systems, Fiber Impregnation, Fiber Delivery Tooling, and Extraction Systems. The products work as an integrated ecosystem where SimWind software designs winding patterns, Ocelot controls execute them on the filament winders, and auxiliary equipment handles material delivery and post-winding extraction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Little Hornet Compact, entry-level filament winder with 2 axes of computer-controlled motion driven by Windows-based Ocelot machine control, matched for both R&D and production environments.
• Super Hornet Multi-axis filament winder for composite part development, prototyping, or production, with higher performance specifications than the Little Hornet and customizable configurations.
• Spider
• Cyclone
• Titan
• Raptor
• Vertical Winder
• Ocelot Control System PC/PLC based filament winding machine control with EtherCAT communication, Windows 10 OS, 17-inch HD touch display, advanced safety logic, and encrypted code, built for use with McClean Anderson winders.
• SimWind Pattern Development Software
• Fiber Delivery Systems
• Fiber Impregnation Systems
• Fiber Delivery Tooling
• Mandrel Extraction Systems

Quantifiable outcome

• Improved winding accuracy and production speeds with computer control
• +1 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 moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Engineering Technology Corporation (EnTec): EnTec manufactures computer-controlled filament winding machines for composite pressure vessels, pipe, and rocket motor cases — directly overlapping McClean Anderson's product portfolio and customer use cases.
• Mikrosam: Mikrosam produces filament winding, automated fiber placement, and tape laying equipment for composites, competing head-to-head with McClean Anderson in multi-axis winding systems and integrated control software.
• Roth Composite Machinery: Roth Composite Machinery is a German manufacturer of filament winding machines for pipes, tanks, and pressure vessels, serving the same industrial composites OEMs as McClean Anderson with comparable custom-built offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Magnum Venus Products (MVP): MVP manufactures a broad portfolio of composites manufacturing equipment including RTM, filament winding, and infusion systems. It overlaps with McClean Anderson in winding but addresses a wider process set and customer base.
• Davis-Standard: Davis-Standard is a large industrial machinery group that, via its acquisition of Catbridge Machinery, competes in filament winding equipment while serving a far broader converting and composites customer base than McClean Anderson.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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