Manufacturers Industrial Group

What Manufacturers Industrial Group does

Manufacturers Industrial Group (MIG), founded in 1998 and headquartered in Lexington, Tennessee, is a privately held contract manufacturer operating as an LLC under CEO Andre Gist. The company produces automotive seating subassemblies, components, and hardware—including manual seat adjusters, welded assemblies, metal stampings, fine blankings, formed wire, and bent tube—through robotic and automated GMAW and resistance welding processes. MIG serves major Tier 1 automotive seating suppliers, with Johnson Controls as the primary integration anchor supported by native EDI (X12 830 planning schedules, 862 shipping schedules, and 856 ASN documents), and additional customers including Faurecia, Lear/Adient, TS Tech, Toyota Boshoku, ARJ Manufacturing, Intier Automotive, and ABB. Internal capabilities span tooling, gage, and machine development, in-house quality testing, error-proofing systems, and standardized PPAP and program transfer procedures.

MIG generates revenue through three streams: contract manufacturing for automotive seating (hardware sales), metal fabrication and structural steel for commercial and government construction (hardware sales, with visible projects including a $4.49M I-40 bridge, $2.99M Memphis Airport parking garage, and $1.95M Music City Center stair package), and Manufacturing Process Outsourcing (professional services) in which MIG embeds personnel and manages operations inside customer facilities. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales with direct B2B relationships, supplemented by government contracting through a GSA schedule enabled by MBE and HUB Zone certifications. A strategic alliance with Steel Fabrication of Jackson, TN provides approximately $30 million in additional bondable work capacity and 40,000 shop hours, and a wholly-owned subsidiary, MIG Wire and Tube, LLC, extends the company's formed wire and bent tube capabilities.

Name

Manufacturers Industrial Group

Legal name

Manufacturers Industrial Group, LLC

Website

https://migllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Manufacturers Industrial Group is a Lexington, Tennessee-based contract manufacturer producing automotive seating subassemblies and metal fabrication products for Tier 1 suppliers like Johnson Controls, Faurecia, and Lear, with additional construction steel work via GSA contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lawrenceville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing - Automotive Seating: Full service contract manufacturer of automotive seating subassemblies, components and hardware including manual seat adjusters, welded assemblies, metal stampings, fine blankings, formed wire and bent tube and other light assemblies.
2. Metal Fabrication Services: Steel fabrication and erection services for construction including heavy structural steel for building and bridge construction, stair cases, hand rails, mezzanines, and ornamental metals.
3. Manufacturing Process Outsourcing: MIG places resources inside customer facilities to develop, implement and manage manufacturing operations, providing lean organizational structure and value-add management.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Manufacturers Industrial Group is a full-service contract manufacturer that produces automotive seating subassemblies, components and hardware including manual seat adjusters, welded assemblies, metal stampings, fine blankings, formed wire, bent tube and other light assemblies, primarily for Tier 1 automotive seating customers. It also fabricates heavy structural steel, staircases, handrails, mezzanines and ornamental metals for commercial and government construction, and offers Manufacturing Process Outsourcing (MPO) in which MIG places its people and equipment inside customer facilities to run production.

Product overview

Manufacturers Industrial Group (MIG) is a full-service contract manufacturer serving the automotive seating and industrial construction sectors. The company operates as a unified portfolio combining multiple manufacturing capabilities: automotive seating subassemblies (manual seat adjusters, welded assemblies, metal stampings, fine blankings), metal fabrication products (formed wire, bent tube through MIG Wire and Tube subsidiary), and construction metal products (structural steel, stairs, handrails, mezzanines). MIG offers in-house manufacturing process outsourcing (MPO) services and has strategic alliances for expanded steel fabrication and erection capabilities. The product architecture centers on core manufacturing operations (welding, stamping, assembly, forming) with supporting tooling and equipment fabrication capabilities, all unified under quality control processes from design through shipping.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Automotive Seating Subassemblies

Quantifiable outcome

• Taken over 70 programs from competitors due to bankruptcy, poor quality concerns, downsizing and consolidation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Steel Fabrication of Jackson, TNcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance bringing additional $30 million bondable work capacity and approximately 40,000 shop hours. Extends MIG's steel fabrication capabilities for construction projects.
• VeritivminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance to provide Facilities, Industrial supplies and services including kitting and fulfillment. Includes facilities supplies and packaging supplies catalogs.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Flex-N-Gate: Privately held Tier 1 supplier with metal stamping, welding, and assembly operations producing automotive seating and structural subassemblies for major OEMs. Directly comparable contract-manufacturing model with adjacent customer overlap.
• Martinrea International: Canadian Tier 1 automotive supplier with metal stamping, robotic welding, and assembly operations that produce seating subassemblies and structural components for the same OEM customer base MIG serves. Most direct peer in scale and capability mix.
• Shiloh Industries: Automotive supplier specializing in lightweight metal stampings, welded assemblies, and noise/vibration solutions for seating and body structure. Comparable in process technology (robotic welding, stamping) and Tier 1 supply model.
• Autokiniton (formerly Tower International): Automotive metal forming and welded assembly specialist supplying seating and structural components to Tier 1 seating manufacturers. Closely comparable in product mix (stampings, welded assemblies) and contract-manufacturing model.

Broad incumbents

• Lear Corporation: Major Tier 1 automotive seating manufacturer, listed as a MIG customer (via legacy Lear Seating relationship). Direct incumbent in the same end market, defining sourcing requirements MIG serves.
• Adient: World's largest pure-play automotive seating manufacturer and one of MIG's named customers (formerly Johnson Controls seating). Both customer and competitor, providing the structural backbone of MIG's end market.
• Faurecia: Global Tier 1 automotive supplier with major seating division and a named MIG customer. Provides broader portfolio scale (interiors, clean mobility, electronics) that dwarfs MIG's seating-subassembly focus.
• Magna International (Magna Seating): Global Tier 1 supplier with a dedicated seating division that competes for the same seating subassembly programs MIG supplies. Massive scale, broad product portfolio, and direct overlap with MIG's customer set.

Emerging players

• Futaba Industrial: Japanese automotive parts manufacturer with metal stamping, welding, and exhaust/structural component operations serving Toyota and other Asian OEMs. Comparable process technology and contract-manufacturing focus, with regional concentration in Asia.

Regional players

• Olympic Steel: U.S. metal service center and fabricated parts supplier with structural steel and contract manufacturing operations. Comparable on the construction/structural steel side of MIG's business, though primarily a metals distributor rather than Tier 1 auto supplier.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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