Budnick Converting, Inc.

What Budnick Converting, Inc. does

Budnick Converting, Inc. is a private, woman-owned (WBENC-certified) industrial converter founded in 1952 and headquartered in Columbia, Illinois. The company converts adhesive tapes, foams, films, foils, and other flexible materials into custom parts for manufacturing customers, using 75+ converting machines across facilities in Illinois, Kansas City, Tampa, and a Monterrey, Mexico joint venture (Excelcuts). Core technical capabilities include rotary and flatbed die cutting, lathe and rewind slitting, waterjet and laser cutting (with tolerances to ±0.005 inch), flexographic/inkjet printing, laminating and coating (up to 60-inch width), spooling/finishing, and XY-axis plotting for prototyping.

The company's business model rests on three revenue streams: (1) custom converting services for customer-supplied or Budnick-sourced materials, (2) tape and material product sales acting as an authorized converter for major OEMs including 3M, tesa, Avery Dennison, Saint-Gobain, and Nitto, and (3) toll converting plus application-engineering consulting. Pricing is quote-based for custom work, with a $500 minimum order on the e-commerce storefront for standard converted products; recurring revenue is supported by blanket orders, inventory agreements, and consignment programs.

Go-to-market is multi-channel: field-based Business Development Specialists with 20+ years of industry experience visit North American manufacturing facilities for enterprise and OEM accounts; industrial distributors handle mid-market reach; and tape manufacturer partnerships provide referral flow. The company serves 12+ verticals including aerospace & defense (AS9100D-certified), automotive, appliance, medical (FDA-registered), electronics, building materials, sign & graphics, and oil & gas, with notable customers spanning fuel tank, RV, cooler/freezer door, aerospace, and medical equipment manufacturers.

Name

Budnick Converting, Inc.

Legal name

BUDNICK CONVERTING, INC.

Website

https://budnick.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Budnick Converting is a woman-owned industrial converter of adhesive tapes, foams, films, and foils, providing custom die cutting, slitting, laminating, and prototyping for OEMs and manufacturers across aerospace, automotive, medical, appliance, and electronics verticals in North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Industrial Adhesive Tape Converting

NAICS

Converted Paper Product Manufacturing (3222)

SIC

Converted Paper & Paperboard Prods (No Contaners/Boxes) (2670)

akta.pro primary industry

Paper Converting Services (slitting, sheeting, coating, laminating, rewinding) (IMAMAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Flexible Packaging Converting & Finishing (Slitting, Rewinding, Coating, Embossing) (IMALABAL)

Keywords

• Adhesive tape converting
• Custom die cutting
• Precision slitting services
• Flexible material converting
• Industrial adhesive solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Converting Services: Custom converting of adhesive tapes, foams, films, foils, and other flexible materials including die cutting, slitting, laminating, printing, spooling, finishing, prototyping, waterjet, laser, and XY-axis plotting. Services allow customization to particular application requirements.
2. Tape and Material Product Sales: Sourcing and selling adhesive tapes, foams, films, foils, and specialty materials from major manufacturers including 3M, tesa, Avery Dennison, Saint-Gobain, Nitto and others. Materials converted to customer specifications.
3. Toll Converting: Slitting and cutting materials provided by customers to desired specifications, serving as a toll converter.
4. Consulting and Process Audit Services: Application engineering consulting and process audits analyzing tape applications and proposing optimum adhesive and process solutions with ROI analysis
5. Inventory Management Programs: Blanket Orders, Inventory Agreements, and Consignment arrangements providing ongoing supply relationships

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Budnick Converting, Inc. is a specialty converter of adhesive tapes, foams, films, foils, and other flexible materials, providing custom converting services such as die cutting, slitting, precision cutting, laminating, printing, spooling, prototyping, and consulting. The company sources raw materials from major manufacturers including 3M, tesa, Avery Dennison, Saint-Gobain, and Nitto, then converts them to customer specifications across multiple industries including aerospace, automotive, medical, appliance, electronics, and sign & graphics.

Product overview

Budnick Converting, Inc. is a woman-owned adhesive tape and flexible material converter offering a comprehensive portfolio of converting services (die cutting, slitting, precision cutting, printing, laminating, spooling, prototyping) combined with proprietary product lines including Banner Ups® banner finishing products. The company sources and converts adhesive tapes, foams, films, and foils from major manufacturers (3M, tesa, Avery Dennison, Saint-Gobain, Nitto) into custom parts, rolls, and sheets. Services are delivered through nine converting facilities across North America with consulting and process audit capabilities to optimize customer adhesive applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Banner Ups® by Budnick: Innovative banner finishing products including adhesive grommet tabs, banner finishing products, and SEGDesign Frames for the Sign and Graphics market. Products create strong, durable banners at a fraction of the time and cost of inserting grommets and sewing banner hems.

Products and services

• Die Cutting Services
• Slitting Services
• Precision Cutting Services
• Printing Services
• Laminating and Coating Services
• Spooling and Finishing Services
• Prototyping Services
• Consulting & Process Audit Services
• Inventory Management Programs
• Banner Ups® by Budnick

Quantifiable outcome

• 98%+ on-time delivery through ISO 9001:2015 processes
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles8 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Evans EVCOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2024On July 1, 2024 Budnick acquired Evans EVCO, an adhesive tape converter and packaging distributor in Kansas City, MO. Evans EVCO operating systems are now fully integrated into Budnick systems. The Kansas City facility remains operational expanding infrastructure to service customers further west.
• Rick Hatton / Banner UpscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2019In 2019, Budnick announced partnership with Rick Hatton and his Banner Ups product line. Rick developed innovative banner finishing products for Sign and Graphics market for over 30 years. Banner Ups products create strong, durable banners at fraction of time and cost of inserting grommets and sewing banner hems.
• PAE of Mexico (Excelcuts)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture with PAE of Mexico creating Excelcuts, a full service converting company located in Monterrey, Mexico. Provides additional converting capacity and geographic coverage.
• 3McoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor3M Preferred Converter status; offers wide selection of 3M tapes, foams, and specialty materials including VHB tapes, reclosable fasteners, and medical-grade adhesives. Budnick sources and converts 3M products to meet customer application needs.
• tesacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributortesa Platinum Converter providing high-performance tapes including ACXplus and legacy products like 4965 and 4970. Solutions range from surface protection to permanent bonding across automotive, appliance, electronics, and industrial markets.
• Avery DennisoncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAvery Adavantage Converter offering Avery Dennison adhesive tapes, foam tapes, and foils tailored for automotive, medical, and other industrial applications. Custom converted to optimize performance, reduce weight, and improve assembly efficiency.
• Saint-GobaincoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSaint-Gobain Master Converter providing adhesive tape products and materials. Budnick works with Saint-Gobain as part of broad network of tape manufacturer partners.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• 3M: Global industrial conglomerate and major supplier of adhesive tapes (VHB, etc.). Comparable because 3M is both Budnick's largest upstream supplier and operates an Industrial Adhesives & Tapes division that competes for some converting-adjacent value, though 3M primarily sells raw tapes while Budnick converts them into custom parts.
• tesa SE: German-based global manufacturer of industrial adhesive tapes and converter partner (Budnick is a tesa Platinum Converter). Comparable as both upstream supplier and partial competitor in converting high-performance tapes (ACXplus), with broader product portfolio and international scale.
• Avery Dennison: Major pressure-sensitive adhesive tape and label materials manufacturer (Budnick is an Avery Advantage Converter). Comparable because Avery supplies raw tapes to converters while also operating in adjacent converting-intensive businesses (labels, medical), giving it partial overlap with Budnick's value chain.
• Intertape Polymer Group: Manufacturer of paper and film-based pressure-sensitive tapes, packaging products, and protective films. Comparable as a tape producer with converting capabilities serving industrial and distribution customers in similar end-markets (automotive, construction, packaging).
• Scapa Group: UK-based manufacturer of adhesive tapes and films for healthcare, industrial, and consumer markets. Comparable because Scapa combines proprietary adhesive production with custom converting for OEMs, overlapping Budnick's medical and industrial tape-converting scope.

Direct peers

• JBC Technologies: Custom precision converter of adhesive tapes, foams, films, and flexible materials serving automotive, medical, electronics, and industrial OEMs. Direct peer because JBC performs the same rotary die cutting, slitting, laminating, and waterjet converting of pressure-sensitive adhesive substrates into custom parts for similar enterprise customers.
• Shurtape Technologies: Manufacturer and converter of pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes for industrial, packaging, and consumer markets. Comparable as both an upstream tape supplier and a downstream converter producing custom slit and die-cut parts for similar OEM and industrial customer bases.
• Lamart Corporation: Custom converter of flexible materials including adhesive tapes, foils, films, and foams serving industrial OEMs. Direct peer because Lamart performs similar slitting, die cutting, laminating, and spooling operations on pressure-sensitive substrates for comparable manufacturing customers.
• Adchem Corporation: Manufacturer and converter of pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes and transfer films for automotive, electronics, medical, and industrial markets. Comparable because Adchem produces coated tapes in-house and converts them into custom parts, providing both upstream supply and converting competition to Budnick.
• Tape-Rite Co. Custom converter of adhesive tapes, foam, foil, and flexible materials with die cutting, slitting, and laminating services. Direct peer for similar mid-market industrial OEM customer base and overlapping converting capabilities on pressure-sensitive substrates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tapeinfo
• Facebookfacebook.com/budnickconverting
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/budnick-converting-inc-

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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