What Mid-America Machining does

Mid-America Machining, Inc. is a privately held US precision manufacturer founded in 1988 by Mark Berry and headquartered in Brooklyn, Michigan. The company designs and manufactures high-precision extrusion blow molds and complementary tooling (trim tooling, blow pins, head/extrusion tooling, facing station tooling, shear steels, striker plates) for reciprocating screw, shuttle, and wheel machinery platforms. It employs approximately 100 people in a 55,000 sq ft facility running multi-shift CNC operations (Makino, Okuma, Haas, Fadal) with in-house engineering, prototyping (Stratasys F270 3D printing, Faro Arm laser scanning with Polyworks for reverse engineering), sampling (4 oz to 2 gallon capabilities), and testing (Mecmesin top load, Lansmont drop, Olympus Magna-Mike). The company sells into motor oil and automotive fluids, cosmetics and personal care, food products and cooking oils, chemicals and herbicides, household cleaners and detergents, and sporting goods packaging, going to market through dedicated regional sales contacts covering Central US, Northeast US, and Mexico/Canada, with custom quote-based project pricing per mold or tooling package.

The company's commercial differentiator is its "Total Tooling Package," bundling all tooling components under one roof to streamline customer qualification, alongside a substantial granted patent portfolio spanning the US, Mexico, Canada, Australia, Great Britain, Europe, and Brazil covering lightweight container designs and methods. In May 2024 Mid-America launched Cornerstone Technology™, a patent-pending platform that achieves 20-25% weight reduction in extrusion blow molded containers while maintaining or improving bottle strength by minimizing part stress risers and maximizing resin efficiency on oblong and rectangular shapes. Revenue mechanics are project-based, one-time per mold or tooling sale with ongoing mold repair and reconditioning as a recurring service layer. The company is privately held by the Berry and Lobbestael families and operates as part of the Rooted Pixels Network, with Mark Berry as President, Cheryl Berry as CFO, Peter Lobbestael as SVP, Dan Lobbestael as VP of Manufacturing, Dave Yenor as VP of Business Development, and David Swan as Head of Engineering.

Name

Mid-America Machining

Legal name

Mid-America Machining, Inc.

Website

https://mid-americamachining.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Mid-America Machining is a privately held US precision manufacturer of extrusion blow molds and complete tooling packages serving packaging OEMs in motor oil, cosmetics, food, chemicals, household cleaners, and sporting goods, with global patents and a patent-pending lightweighting platform called Cornerstone Technology™.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Blow Mold Manufacturing: Custom manufacturing of extrusion blow molds and tooling for container production. Revenue generated from design, prototyping, manufacturing, and delivery of molds and tooling components.

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Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Mid-America Machining designs and manufactures high-precision extrusion blow molds and complementary tooling (trim tooling, blow pins, head/extrusion tooling, facing station tooling) for reciprocating screw, shuttle, and wheel blow molding machinery platforms. The company provides a Total Tooling Package alongside product development, reverse engineering, prototyping, sampling, mold manufacturing, and mold repair/reconditioning services.

Product overview

Mid-America Machining is a manufacturer of high-precision extrusion blow molds and tooling serving multiple industries including motor oil, automotive fluids, cosmetics, food products, chemicals, and household cleaners. The company offers a unified portfolio centered on its core Extrusion Blow Molds product, complemented by the Total Tooling Package offering that bundles molds with trim tooling, blow pins, and head/extrusion tooling. Supporting services include Product Development & Engineering (container design, reverse engineering with Faro Arm laser scanning, 3D printing via Stratasys F270, and lab testing), Manufacturing (mold making, repair, and reconditioning), and Blow Mold Sampling. The company's latest innovation is Cornerstone Technology™ — a patent-pending technology platform that achieves 20-25% weight reduction in containers while maintaining strength, positioning it as a next-generation addition to the product family. The company operates approximately 100 employees in a 55,000 square foot facility in Brooklyn, MI.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cornerstone Technology™: Patent pending molds and design services that redefine the strength to weight ratio for extrusion blow molded containers, achieving 20-25% weight reduction while maintaining or improving container strength.

Products and services

• Extrusion Blow Molds High-precision extrusion blow molds for all machinery platforms including reciprocating screw, shuttle, and wheel applications, serving motor oil, automotive fluids, cosmetics, food products, chemicals, and household cleaners.
• Total Tooling Package Comprehensive tooling offering that bundles molds, trim tooling, blow pins, head/extrusion tooling, and facing station tooling for reciprocating screw, shuttle, and wheel applications under one roof.
• Product Development & Engineering Services Full-service container and mold design including modeling, reverse engineering using Faro Arm laser scanning and Polyworks software, SLA prototyping, 3D printing using Stratasys F270, and lab testing (Mecmesin top load, Lansmont drop, Olympus Magna-Mike wall thickness).
• Blow Mold Manufacturing Mold making, inspection, mold repair and reconditioning, trim and head tooling, and blow pin assemblies manufactured across multiple shifts using Makino, Okuma, Haas, and Fadal CNC equipment with 24-hour manufacturing capabilities.
• Mold Repair & Reconditioning Dedicated repair, modification, and reconditioning services for existing blow molds with standardized procedures ensuring efficient and consistent turnaround.
• Blow Mold Sampling Services Complete container development from conceptualization to finished container using reciprocating screw and shuttle sampling machines with 4 oz. to 2 gallon capabilities for unit cavity samples, market testing, performance testing, and line trials.
• Cornerstone Technology™ Patent-pending molds and design services that minimize PSR to maximize the strength benefit of available resin, achieving 20-25% weight reduction in extrusion blow molded containers with oblong or rectangular footprints and rectangular shapes.
• CNC Machinist Services Skilled machining services operating Makino, Okuma, Haas, and Fadal CNC equipment including 3-axis and 4-axis vertical and horizontal machining centers in a low-volume, high-quality precision manufacturing environment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20-25% weight reduction while maintaining or improving container strength with Cornerstone Technology™
• +1 more outcomes

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Direct peers

• W. Müller GmbH: German manufacturer of extrusion blow molds and tooling. Directly comparable to Mid-America Machining as a specialty mold and tooling supplier serving blow molding machinery OEMs and converters across consumer and industrial packaging.
• FGH Systems: North American designer and builder of extrusion blow molds and related tooling. Closely comparable to Mid-America in product scope (blow molds, trim tooling, blow pin assemblies) and customer base (blow molding converters and machinery OEMs).
• Stopol Inc. US-based custom blow mold manufacturer providing extrusion blow molds, tooling, and refurbishment services. Directly comparable to Mid-America Machining in offering a total tooling package to blow molding customers across consumer end markets.
• OBR S.p.A. Italian manufacturer of extrusion blow molds and turnkey tooling packages. Directly comparable to Mid-America Machining as a dedicated blow mold tooling specialist serving the same converter and machinery OEM customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Graham Engineering Corporation: Established US-based manufacturer of extrusion and blow molding machinery, with in-house mold and tooling capabilities. Comparable to Mid-America as a broader packaging machinery incumbent that also supplies blow molds to converters, while operating at significantly larger scale.
• Uniloy (Milacron): Major blow molding machinery manufacturer (now part of Milacron) supplying reciprocating screw, shuttle, and wheel systems globally. Comparable to Mid-America as a machinery incumbent whose installed base creates the tooling demand Mid-America serves, and which also competes for in-house moldmaking work.
• Bekum America: North American arm of Bekum Maschinenfabriken, a leading global manufacturer of extrusion blow molding machines. Comparable to Mid-America as the type of machinery OEM that anchors Mid-America's customer base and a broader incumbent in the blow molding ecosystem.
• Kautex Maschinenbau: German manufacturer of extrusion blow molding machinery with global presence, including machinery for packaging and industrial containers. Comparable to Mid-America as a machinery incumbent in the same blow molding technology stack and a potential supplier/customer overlap.

Others

• Plastic Technologies, Inc. (PTI): US-based provider of container design, preform development, and package testing services for PET and other plastics. Comparable to Mid-America as an adjacent services and engineering peer in plastic container development, overlapping on design, prototyping, and lab testing.

Emerging players

• Custom-Pak Inc. US contract manufacturer of custom extrusion blow-molded products. Comparable to Mid-America as a North American blow molding specialist, though operating as a converter (producing finished containers) rather than a mold maker, making it an adjacent emerging player in the same vertical.

Market position

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Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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