Aero Rubber Company

What Aero Rubber Company does

Aero Rubber Company, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned custom rubber manufacturer founded in 1973 by John Kasman and headquartered in an 82,000-sqft facility in Tinley Park, Illinois. The company produces high-volume, made-to-specification rubber components using molded, extruded, fabricated, and sheet processes, with elastomer coverage spanning silicone, EPDM, neoprene, Viton, nitrile, TPV, PVC, and sponge materials, supported by proprietary capabilities such as hot vulcanized splicing and Electrical Discharge Machining of custom extrusion dies. It also manufactures an industrial rubber bands line — including pallet bands, TuffJob drum-liner bands, HardHat safety bands, and the registered PromoStretch® silicone advertising bands — and offers value-added services like Pack & Hold blanket orders and pressure-sensitive adhesive backing.

The business is run exclusively as a B2B custom volume manufacturer with a consultative sales-engineer model: customers submit electronic quote requests or call a dedicated sales line, business information is required, and orders are tailored to customer specifications rather than sold through retail. Distribution is direct and single-country (United States with free-sample reach into Canada), supplemented by content marketing, SEO, YouTube, LinkedIn, and trade show activity. ISO 9001:2015 certification (ANAB-accredited) underpins the quality system, and the firm cites over 90% on-time shipping and an accumulated 50-year tooling inventory as core operational assets.

Revenue mechanics rest on quote-based high-volume custom contracts, multi-year blanket order arrangements via the Pack & Hold program, and limited web specials (with a $200 minimum purchase). The company serves primary verticals including industrial manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, and promotional/branding, plus secondary exposure to food and beverage processing, electrical equipment, breweries, and construction/safety. It is currently led by founder/CEO John Kasman alongside President Bev Schatte, who assumed the presidency in 2015 as part of a second-generation family transition.

Name

Aero Rubber Company

Legal name

Aero Rubber Company, Inc.

Website

https://aerorubber.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aero Rubber Company is an ISO 9001:2015-certified, family-owned B2B manufacturer of custom molded, extruded, fabricated, and sheet rubber parts, plus industrial rubber bands, serving industrial manufacturing, warehousing/logistics, and promotional customers from its Tinley Park, Illinois facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Rubber Products Manufacturing

NAICS

Rubber Product Manufacturing for Mechanical Use (326291), All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing (326299)

SIC

Fabricated Rubber Products, Nec (3060)

akta.pro primary industry

Molded & Extruded Industrial Rubber Parts (Custom Components) (IMANALAG)

Keywords

• Custom rubber manufacturing
• Rubber extrusion
• Rubber molding
• Industrial rubber bands
• Elastomer fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Tinley Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Custom Rubber Parts Manufacturing: High-volume custom rubber component manufacturing including molded parts, extruded parts, fabricated parts, and sheet rubber products. Products are manufactured to customer specifications with minimum quantities required.
2. Industrial and Commercial Rubber Bands: Pallet bands, Tuff Job bands, anchor/tab bands, general-use bands, non-latex bands, and PromoStretch silicone advertising bands. Sold in various formulations for different environments (indoor, outdoor, freezer).
3. Custom Printed/Promo Products: PromoStretch silicone advertising bands with custom printing, silicone wristbands, HardHat bands for construction safety. Value-added packaging and labeling options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Aero Rubber Company is a custom rubber products manufacturer producing molded, extruded, fabricated, and sheet rubber goods along with industrial rubber bands. It works with elastomers such as silicone, EPDM, neoprene, Viton, and nitrile, and serves industrial and commercial buyers through a quote-based RFQ process staffed by consultative sales engineers, with low minimum order quantities for stock items (web specials from $200) and made-to-order custom parts.

Product overview

Aero Rubber Company is an ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturer of high-volume custom rubber components and industrial rubber bands. The company operates as a B2B custom volume manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio organized around two core product lines: Custom Rubber Parts (including fabricated, extruded, molded, and sheet products manufactured from various elastomers including Silicone, EPDM, Neoprene, Viton, and Nitrile) and Industrial Rubber Bands (including pallet bands, TuffJob bands, tab/anchor bands, and PromoStretch silicone advertising bands). Products are manufactured to customer specifications with support from consultative sales engineers. The company also offers value-added services including custom hose/sleeves, Pack & Hold blanket order programs, and pressure sensitive adhesive backing. Manufacturing methods include die cutting, lathe cutting, water-jet cutting, hot splicing/vulcanizing, extrusion, and compression/injection/transfer molding.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PromoStretch®: Custom printed silicone advertising bands and wristbands for promotional purposes.
• TuffJob™
• HardHat™

Products and services

• Custom Molded Rubber Parts

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90% on-time shipping performance
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• County Waste Management (County Grant Program)minorOthersCounty waste management auditor provided grant information to Drake's Brewing Company for investing in reusable transportation materials, which led to the discovery of Aero's rubber pallet bands as a sustainable alternative to plastic shrink wrap. The auditor initially suggested mesh pallet wraps and later mentioned rubber bands as a better solution.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Timco Rubber: Custom rubber manufacturer offering molded, extruded, die-cut, and lathe-cut parts plus industrial rubber bands. Closely comparable to Aero Rubber's two-pillar product model (custom parts + bands), and operates a similar consultative B2B sales model with quote-based pricing.
• Ace Rubber Products: Custom rubber molding and extrusion manufacturer serving industrial OEM customers with similar materials (silicone, EPDM, neoprene, Viton, nitrile). Direct overlap with Aero's custom-parts business and material portfolio, serving comparable end markets.
• Lauren Manufacturing: Custom extruder of rubber and polymer profiles serving industrial customers. Directly comparable to Aero's extruded parts capabilities (gaskets, seals, tubing, TPV/PVC profiles), with similar material breadth and engineered-solutions positioning.
• Da/Pro Rubber: Custom molded rubber manufacturer with compression, transfer, and injection molding capabilities. Closely comparable to Aero's molded-parts offering, including liquid silicone and custom elastomer formulations for industrial customers.
• Vanguard Products Corp. Custom silicone and elastomer component manufacturer for military, aerospace, and industrial markets. Comparable material range and custom fabrication capabilities to Aero, particularly in silicone gaskets, seals, and conductive elastomers.
• Custom Rubber Corporation: Custom molded and extruded rubber products manufacturer serving industrial OEMs. Direct overlap with Aero's core custom-parts business and a similar B2B specification-driven sales model.
• Elasto Proxy: Custom fabricator of rubber and plastic components — including gaskets, seals, profiles, and molded parts — for industrial customers. Comparable in material breadth, custom-engineering approach, and mid-market industrial customer focus.
• Alliance Rubber Company: Industrial rubber band manufacturer with a broad portfolio including pallet bands, stationery bands, and specialty bands. Most direct competitor in Aero's industrial-bands business, including comparable product lines for logistics and warehouse use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Trelleborg AB: Global engineered polymer and sealing-solutions manufacturer serving aerospace, industrial, and automotive markets. Broadly competes with Aero in industrial rubber seals, gaskets, and molded components but at far larger scale and with multi-site, multi-material capabilities beyond Aero's niche.
• Parker Hannifin: Global motion and control technologies company with a substantial sealing and polymer-engineered-products division. Overlaps with Aero in industrial rubber seals, O-rings, and custom elastomer components as part of a much broader portfolio serving aerospace, industrial, and automotive OEMs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aerorubber
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCdFCwsY6y0scI8BgAZIhY3w
• Facebookfacebook.com/AeroRubberCompany
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aero-rubber-company

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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