Foam Fabricators of Minnesota

What Foam Fabricators of Minnesota does

Foam Fabricators of Minnesota is a privately held custom foam fabrication company headquartered in Maple Lake, Minnesota, founded in 1975. Operating from a single fully stocked facility, the company maintains inventory of over 80 classifications of foam materials and deploys state-of-the-art CNC machine tools to serve OEMs and businesses across industries including healthcare, electronics, military, industrial manufacturing, and consumer goods. The company fulfills orders ranging from single prototypes to million-piece production runs, with claim of 40+ years of industry experience. No parent company, external investors, or subsidiaries are disclosed.

The company's product portfolio spans six application categories — protective packaging, cases and inserts, cushioning, healthcare products, industrial applications, and corrugated shipping boxes — manufactured from five primary foam material families (polyethylene, polyurethane, beaded polyethylene, crosslinked polyethylene, expanded polystyrene) plus specialty grades such as anti-static ESD foam and MIL-PRF-26514 military-spec foam. Fabrication capabilities include CNC routing, wire/abrasive cutting, water jet cutting, die cutting, thermoforming, foam lamination, and assembly/kitting services, enabling an integrated workflow from concept and prototyping through production and packaging.

The business operates on a quote-based, direct sales model with dedicated account managers handling inbound requests; no public pricing exists. Revenue is generated from one-time and production-run sales of custom fabricated foam products and value-added services including design, prototyping, subassembly, kitting, and final assembly. The only disclosed external commercial relationship is a preferred case partnership with Pelican for custom foam case inserts. The company pivoted to PPE production during COVID-19 (2020) and has since expanded into a formal healthcare/medical OEM product line.

Name

Foam Fabricators of Minnesota

Legal name

Foam Fabricators of Minnesota

Website

https://foamfabmn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Foam Fabricators of Minnesota is a private, 51-100-employee custom foam fabrication company in Maple Lake, MN that supplies OEMs and businesses across healthcare, electronics, military, and industrial markets with custom foam products and packaging using 80+ foam classifications and CNC tooling.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Foam Fabrication

NAICS

Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing (326150), Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing (326140), Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing (322211)

SIC

Plastics Foam Products (3086), Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080)

akta.pro primary industry

Foam Conversion & Fabrication (Cutting, Laminating, CNC, Packaging Inserts) (IMANAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Foam Protective Packaging (EPS/EPE/EPP, PU, Molded Foam) (IMALAFAA), Polyethylene (PE) Foam Manufacturing (IMANAIAE), Polyurethane (PU) Flexible Foam Manufacturing (IMANAIAC)

Keywords

• Custom foam fabrication
• Foam packaging solutions
• CNC foam cutting
• Industrial foam products
• Protective foam packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Maple Lake

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Foam Products: One-time and production-run sales of custom fabricated foam products for OEMs and businesses. Revenue generated from manufacturing and selling customized foam parts, packaging solutions, cases, inserts, and cushioning products. Orders range from single prototypes to million-piece production runs.
2. Fabrication Services: Value-added services including design, prototyping, subassembly, kitting, and final assembly services that complement the core foam product sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Foam Fabricators of Minnesota manufactures custom foam products and packaging solutions for OEMs and businesses of all sizes. The company fabricates protective packaging, case inserts, cushioning, healthcare foam products, industrial foam components, and custom corrugated shipping boxes from over 80 classifications of foam, serving orders from single prototypes to large-scale production runs.

Product overview

Foam Fabricators of Minnesota is a custom foam fabrication company that offers a comprehensive portfolio of foam products and manufacturing services. The core offering includes six primary product categories: Protective Packaging, Cases and Inserts, Cushioning, Healthcare Products, Industrial Applications, and Corrugated Shipping Boxes. These products are manufactured using five main foam material types: Polyethylene, Polyurethane, Beaded Polyethylene, Crosslinked Polyethylene, and Expanded Polystyrene. The company supports its product portfolio with five fabrication service capabilities—Design and Prototyping, Die Cutting, Water Cutting, CNC Cutting, and Foam Lamination—along with Assembly, Kitting, and Subassembly services. The integrated workflow allows customers to take projects from concept through prototyping to final production and packaging.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Protective Packaging

Quantifiable outcome

• Short lead times and on-time delivery
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PelicanminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPreferred case partner. Foam Fabricators creates custom foam inserts for Pelican cases and helps customers source cases. The partnership helps save customers time and money when ordering custom foam cases.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Plastixx LLC: Custom foam fabricator producing fabricated foam products, packaging, and specialty components for OEMs. Highly comparable on fabrication services (die cutting, water jet, CNC), material offerings, and customer verticals.
• Insul-Fab: Custom foam and plastics fabricator serving industrial, medical, and electronics OEMs with CNC cutting, die cutting, and lamination services. Directly comparable on product offering, services, and target customer profile.
• Foam Fabricators, Inc. Largest direct competitor; multi-location custom foam fabricator serving protective packaging, OEM, and consumer markets across the U.S. Compares on product offering, customer base (OEMs), and fabrication services (cutting, lamination, kitting).
• UFP Technologies: Public specialty manufacturer of custom foam, packaging, and component solutions serving medical, automotive, aerospace, and consumer OEMs. Closely comparable business model combining custom fabrication, design engineering, and value-added assembly.
• Foam Design Inc. Custom foam fabricator producing packaging, case inserts, cushioning, and OEM components. Comparable on fabrication capabilities, materials range, and customer segments (industrial, medical, electronics).

Broad incumbents

• Sonoco Products: Global packaging conglomerate with protective packaging and custom foam component capabilities. Overlaps on corrugated shipping boxes and protective packaging but serves a vastly broader product portfolio.
• Sealed Air: Global packaging incumbent whose protective packaging segment competes with custom foam packaging solutions. Broadly comparable on protective packaging and cushioning categories, though Sealed Air's portfolio spans many packaging types beyond fabricated foam.
• Pregis: Large protective packaging manufacturer offering foam-in-place, sheet foam, and fabricated foam inserts. Overlaps with Foam Fabricators on protective packaging and OEM customer base but operates at much greater scale and breadth.

Regional players

• Kansas Foam Products: Regional custom foam fabricator serving OEMs across the central U.S. with similar cutting, lamination, and packaging services. Comparable business model but operates in a different geographic territory.

Others

• Pelican Products: Channel partner and case manufacturer. Foam Fabricators is a preferred Pelican case-insert fabricator; Pelican's case ecosystem drives pull-through demand for Foam Fabricators' custom foam inserts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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