B&H Tool Company

What B&H Tool Company does

B&H Tool Company is a privately held US-based industrial manufacturer founded around 1970 and headquartered in San Marcos, California. The company specializes in performance-driven annular die extrusion tooling, including crossheads (adjustable center, fixed center, multi-layer, and micro-extrusion variants), in-line dies, tips, dies, and associated parts and accessories, serving manufacturers in the wire and cable, medical device, and industrial tubing industries.

The company's technical foundation rests on its proprietary B&H Flow Analytics methodology, which combines Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation with iterative engineering collaboration to optimize polymer flow, pressure, and shear characteristics before tooling is manufactured. Notable product features include spiral deflector technology that eliminates knit lines and improves burst strength, a BH25A Micro Crosshead achieving tolerances below .00010" for microbore tubing and fiber optics, an adjustable center crosshead design for balanced laminar flow, and in-line dies with a precision three-leg spider design. The company also offers a suite of online engineering calculators for draw-down ratio analysis, tip and die sizing, and lifecycle cost analysis.

B&H operates a direct B2B enterprise sales model, with quote-based pricing generated through seven specialized worksheets covering crossheads, spare parts, adapters, breaker plates, tips/mandrels, and dies/bushings. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time sales of standard and custom-engineered tooling, supplemented by aftermarket parts and accessories. The company claims a global customer footprint through direct enterprise sales, although operating geographies are documented only for the United States. Documented customer outcomes include 40% production capacity increases and annual savings of $50,000-$400,000 from tooling investments of $5,000-$8,000.

Name

B&H Tool Company

Legal name

B&H Tool Company

Website

https://bhtool.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

B&H Tool Company is a privately held US-based manufacturer of precision extrusion tooling, including crossheads, in-line dies, tips and dies, serving wire and cable, medical device, and industrial tubing manufacturers with CFD-optimized custom and standard solutions since 1970.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Extrusion Tooling

NAICS

Plastics Pipe, Pipe Fitting, and Unlaminated Profile Shape Manufacturing (32612)

SIC

Gaskets, Packg & Sealg Devices & Rubber & Plastics Hose (3050)

akta.pro primary industry

Plastic Film, Sheet & Profile Extrusion (IMANAOAD)

Keywords

• Extrusion tooling
• Crosshead assemblies
• In-line dies
• CFD flow analytics
• Polymer extrusion manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

San Marcos

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

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. Extrusion Tooling Products: B&H generates revenue from the sale of standard and custom-engineered extrusion tooling products including crossheads, in-line dies, tips, dies, and associated parts and accessories. Both one-time purchases and replacement parts are offered.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

B&H Tool Company designs, engineers, and manufactures standard and custom precision extrusion tooling—including crossheads, in-line dies, tips, dies, breaker plates, heaters, and thermocouples—for wire and cable, medical device, and industrial tubing manufacturers. The company pairs its physical tooling with a proprietary B&H Flow Analytics CFD-based engineering service that optimizes polymer flow, tolerances, and process stability before tooling is manufactured, supporting both new equipment sales and aftermarket spare parts globally.

Product overview

B&H Tool Company offers a comprehensive portfolio of performance-driven annular die extrusion tooling products. The core product lines include: (1) Crossheads & In-Line Die Assemblies — adjustable center crossheads, fixed center crossheads, in-line dies, multi-layer crossheads, and micro extrusion crossheads (BH25A); (2) Tips & Dies — extrusion tips and dies, tube/hose/pipe tips, and tooling development services; (3) Parts & Accessories — extrusion heaters, melt thermocouples, breaker plates, disassembly tools, and co-extrusion stripping attachments; and (4) B&H Flow Analytics — a proprietary CFD-based analysis service that optimizes tooling design before manufacturing. The company also provides online calculators (DDR/DRB, Tooling, Tip and Die Cost, Crosshead Replacement) for customer use. The product architecture is organized around standard and custom-engineered extrusion tooling with a collaborative engineering approach, supported by their Flow Analytics technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adjustable Center Crosshead Assemblies Adjustable center crosshead assemblies providing die adjustment, flow distribution, and tip adjustment functions for thermoplastic and fluoropolymer extrusion applications, including balanced laminar flow, reduced material degradation, optimized dimensional stability, and leak-free sealing with minimal parts.
• In-Line Dies In-line dies for medical and industrial tubing extrusion featuring a streamlined three-leg spider design, optimal flow path, and uniform heat coverage for high dimensional stability, improved concentricity, stabilized material flow, and reduced residence time.
• Fixed Center Crossheads Precision fixed center crossheads for the insulated wire and cable industry, available in 420 stainless steel, C276 Hastelloy, and 718 Inconel materials.
• Multi-Layer Crosshead Assemblies Adjustable center, multi-layer crossheads for co-extrusion applications including wire and cable, medical tubing, irrigation tubing, and industrial tube, hose, and pipe.
• Micro Extrusion Crosshead (BH25A) Micro crosshead with spiral deflector for microbore tubing, fiber optics, and insulated fine wire extrusion, achieving tolerances of less than .00010" and delivering 30%+ improvement in process stability.
• Extrusion Tips & Dies Low and high-temperature extrusion tips and dies for power cables, control cables, telemetering systems, telecommunications, radar cables, missile and satellite systems, coaxial microwave cable, and hydraulic structures.
• Extrusion Tooling Development Design, detail-engineering, prototyping, and manufacture of high-precision extrusion tooling, including single and multi-lumen tips and dies for medical device manufacturers.
• Tube, Hose and Pipe Tips Tube, hose, and pipe tips and dies for medical devices, irrigation, and conduit manufacturing, using 420 Stainless Steel for low temperature and Monel nickel alloys for high temperature applications.
• Extrusion Heaters Top-quality extrusion heaters including tubular band, mica band, or cast-in types, customized for perfect fit with B&H tooling and optimal heat transfer efficiency.
• Extrusion Melt Thermocouples Thermocouples engineered for optimum contact and temperature control in B&H crossheads and in-line dies, setting industry standard for accuracy and functionality.
• Extrusion Breaker Plates Made-to-order OEM and aftermarket extrusion breaker plates for all sizes of extruders, engineered to increase throughput by preventing compound leakage and eliminating dead spots.
• Disassembly Tools Wedge ring removers and core tube removers that prevent damage and speed changeovers, plus custom-engineered extrusion tip wrenches for precise fit.
• Co-Extrusion Stripping Attachments Cost-effective extrusion striping attachments for co-extrusion of single, dual, triple, or quad stripes, compatible with all B&H adjustable center crossheads and in-line dies.
• B&H Flow Analytics Proprietary flow analysis service using Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) simulation to optimize extrusion tooling design and performance—including fine-tuning of flow, tolerance holding, throughput, and waste reduction—before manufacturing.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% increase in production capacity from optimized crosshead design
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Davis-Standard: Davis-Standard is a large established extrusion-systems manufacturer offering complete extrusion lines including in-house tooling. It competes with B&H indirectly by bundling tooling into full-line sales to the same wire, cable, and medical tubing customers.
• Reifenhäuser Group: Reifenhäuser is a major German extrusion-systems manufacturer specializing in film, sheet, and nonwoven lines. It is a broad incumbent in the same polymer-processing ecosystem, with tooling capabilities that overlap B&H's coextrusion offerings.
• KraussMaffei: KraussMaffei is a large German manufacturer of extrusion, injection molding, and reaction processing machinery. It serves overlapping end markets including medical tubing and pipe/profile extrusion with bundled tooling and complete line solutions.
• Nordson Corporation: Nordson is a diversified industrial precision-technology company with polymer-processing product lines. It competes with B&H through its extrusion-die and melt-delivery components, particularly for medical and industrial tubing applications.

Emerging players

• Trinity Tooling: Trinity Tooling is a smaller specialized extrusion tooling manufacturer serving medical tubing and catheter applications. It is an emerging niche competitor focusing on micro-extrusion, directly adjacent to B&H's BH25A Micro Crosshead product line.

Regional players

• Precision Extrusion Inc. Precision Extrusion is a regional extrusion tooling and contract manufacturing provider primarily serving North American polymer processors. It competes in similar tubing and profile extrusion tooling categories to B&H on a more limited geographic scale.

Direct peers

• Genca: Genca manufactures crossheads, extrusion dies, and tooling for the wire, cable, and tubing industries. It competes head-to-head with B&H in fixed and adjustable center crosshead designs serving the same enterprise extrusion customers.
• Guill Tool & Engineering: Guill Tool is a closely comparable US-based manufacturer of extrusion tooling including crossheads, dies, and tips for wire, cable, medical tubing, and pipe applications. Its product portfolio and target customer base overlap almost directly with B&H Tool's.
• Cloeren Incorporated: Cloeren is a leading manufacturer of flat extrusion dies and feedblock systems for sheet, film, and coating applications. While focused on flat dies rather than crossheads, it competes with B&H in multi-layer coextrusion tooling and serves similar industrial polymer processors.
• Extrusion Dies Industries (EDI): EDI designs and manufactures flat extrusion dies for film, sheet, coating, and foam. It is a relevant peer in coextrusion tooling where B&H's multi-layer crosshead assemblies and EDI's feedblock systems both address complex polymer-flow challenges.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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