What Hardware Components does

Hardware Components Inc (HCI) is a privately held OEM sourcing and distribution company founded in 1980 and headquartered in Hudson, Ohio. The company functions as a single-source intermediary between North American buyers and a qualified network of Asian manufacturing partners, spanning castings (die, sand, investment, lost foam, permanent mold), forgings, stampings, wire forms, fabrications and weldments, plastics (injection, rotational, blow-molded, thermoformed), rubber and silicone products, machined parts, assemblies, and packaging and retail merchandising. Manufacturing partners operate in China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Vietnam, with capability ranges from small workshops to ISO-rated facilities.

The company extends beyond sourcing into integrated supply chain services. Hardware Components operates a 40,000 sq. ft. warehouse and distribution facility in Hudson, Ohio, supporting JIT and Kanban inventory programs, US Customs clearance, duty classification, and direct shipping to customer branch offices. Proprietary sea freight container packing software optimizes full container load utilization and enables LCL shipment consolidation with other customers' freight, reducing per-unit logistics costs.

The business model is sales-led and relationship-driven, with a horizontal customer segmentation spanning small entrepreneurs through Fortune 500 manufacturers across North America. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales and distribution across nine manufacturing categories plus contract manufacturing and supply chain management services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the company offers prompt, no-obligation quotations on customer specifications. The firm is privately held with no disclosed parent, institutional investors, or venture backing, and operates with a small employee base of 11-50 people.

Name

Hardware Components

Legal name

Hardware Components, Inc.

Website

https://hardwarecomponents.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hardware Components Inc is a privately held Ohio-based OEM sourcing and distribution intermediary, connecting North American buyers since 1980 with qualified Asian manufacturing partners across nine product categories plus integrated warehousing, logistics, and supply chain management services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial OEM Components Sourcing and Contract Manufacturing

NAICS

Hardware Manufacturing (332510)

SIC

Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware (3420)

akta.pro primary industry

Electronics Components & OEM/ODM Sourcing Marketplaces (CRAFAHAM)

Keywords

• OEM sourcing services
• Contract manufacturing
• Metal castings supply
• Supply chain management
• Industrial component distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

New Matamoras

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Sales and Distribution: Revenue generated through the sale and distribution of manufactured components including castings, forgings, stampings, wire forms, plastics, rubber products, machined parts, and assemblies. Contract manufacturing and supply chain management services provide additional revenue streams.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Hardware Components Inc sources and distributes OEM-manufactured hardware components including castings, forgings, stampings, wire forms, fabrications, plastics, rubber products, machined parts, and assemblies, leveraging qualified manufacturing partners in China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Vietnam. The company operates as a one-source responsibility provider, bundling contract manufacturing, supply chain management, distribution, and warehousing services (including a 40,000 sq. ft. facility in Hudson, Ohio supporting JIT and Kanban programs) for North American customers from small entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 manufacturers.

Product overview

Hardware Components Inc is an OEM and distributor sourcing company that provides comprehensive manufacturing and supply chain solutions. The company's offering is organized as a portfolio of distinct manufacturing services including Castings (die, sand, investment, lost foam, permanent mold), Forgings, Stampings, Wire Forms, Fabrications & Weldments, Plastics (injection molding, rotational, blow-molded, thermoformed), Rubber & Silicone Products, Machined Parts, and Assemblies. These manufacturing capabilities are supported by integrated value-added services including Packaging & Retail Merchandising, Supply Chain Management, Distribution, and Warehousing. The company positions itself as a one-source responsibility provider with international sourcing connections established since 1980, serving customers ranging from small entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 companies across North America.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Castings Comprehensive casting services including die castings (zinc, copper/brass, aluminum), sand castings (grey, malleable and ductile iron, brass, stainless steel, aluminum), investment castings (lost-wax process for aluminum, bronze, steel, stainless steel), lost foam castings, and permanent mold (gravity die casting) for industrial and consumer customers. Manufacturing facilities located in China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Vietnam.
• Forgings Forging services including open die forgings, impression/closed die to drop forgings, cold-forged, swaging and roll forming in aluminum alloys, stainless steel, alloy steel, carbon steel, and brass alloys. Secondary processes include machining, de-burring, solution annealing, normalizing, water quenching, tempering, stress relieving, and surface finishes.
• Stampings Stamping services including blanking, piercing, forming, drawing, fine blanking, progressive die stamping, and deep drawing. Processes ferrous and non-ferrous alloys such as stainless steel, cold-rolled steel, zinc, aluminum, brass, and bronze. Secondary operations include deburring, coining, tapping, assembly, plating, powder coating, heat-treating, chromating, and oxidizing.
• Wire Forms Manufacturing of wire forms ranging from basic designs to complex shapes and bends for industrial and consumer applications.
• Fabrications & Weldments Fabricated, welded and formed parts for industrial and consumer applications.
• Plastics Plastic manufacturing including injection molded, rotational moldings, blow-molded and thermoformed parts. Handles commodity and engineered polymers with UV stability, chemical resistance, impact strength, flexural strength, and wearability. Capabilities include insert molding, over-molding, and secondary assemblies with machining, sonic welding, or custom pad printing. Manufacturing sources in Taiwan, China, and Vietnam.
• Rubber & Silicone Products Rubber products including compression molded, extruded and die-cut rubber for industrial and consumer industries. Materials include natural rubber, silicone rubber, EPDM, Nitrile, SBR, and Viton. Typical products include pet toys, gaskets, o-rings, seals, vibration isolators, bushings, diaphragms, caps, plugs, and boots. Manufacturing qualified in China and Vietnam.
• Machined Parts Custom machined parts, fasteners, and engineered components using conventional and CNC lathes, mills, turning machines, high-speed CNC machining centers, multi-axis CNC machine centers, spline, and thread rolling. Also performs heat treatment processes and metal finishing including chrome/nickel plating and anodizing.
• Assemblies Mechanical assemblies manufactured to customer specifications, including sub-assemblies for final assembly processes and complete assemblies ready for end-user.
• Packaging & Retail Merchandising Complete packaging services for retail, thermoformed and paperboard packing including hang tags, blister, skin and clamshell packaging. Also offers printed master cartons, point-of-purchase displays, corrugated retail packaging, paperboard folding cartons, and industrial goods export cartons optimized for sea freight.
• Supply Chain Management Supply chain solutions including 40,000 sq. ft. warehouse facility in Hudson, Ohio with JIT and Kanban programs. Services include shipping direct to branch offices, sea freight container routing, duty classification, US Customs clearance, and flexible payment options. Utilizes sea freight container packing software and LCL consolidation services.
• Distribution Distribution services as part of the one-source responsibility model for offshore sourcing needs, delivering manufactured components to North American customers.
• Warehousing Warehousing solutions either from the 40,000 sq. ft. facility in Hudson, Ohio or arranged nearby manufacturing facilities for JIT or Kanban programs.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Die Casting Foundries (China, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam)coreOthersQualified die casting foundries located in China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Vietnam for casting non-ferrous metals including zinc, copper/brass, and aluminum. Range of foundries from small to ISO rated.
• Sand Casting Facilities (South Korea, China, Vietnam)coreOthersSand casting production facilities in South Korea, China, and Vietnam for ferrous and non-ferrous alloys including grey, malleable and ductile iron, brass, stainless steel, and aluminum.
• Investment Casting Sources (China, Vietnam)coreOthersInvestment casting (lost-wax process) capabilities for aluminum, bronze, steel and stainless steel alloys in China and Vietnam with over twenty years of experience.
• Rubber Product Manufacturers (China, Vietnam)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerQualified manufacturers for quality rubber products in China and Vietnam specializing in compression molded, extruded and die-cut rubber products for industrial and consumer industries.
• Plastic Molders (Taiwan, China, Vietnam)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerQualified sources for injection molded, rotational moldings, blow-molded and thermoformed plastic parts. Array of molders in Taiwan, China, and Vietnam matching unique product characteristics.
• Machining FacilitiescoreOthersVarious manufacturing facilities with conventional and CNC lathes, mills, turning machines, high-speed CNC machining centers, multi-axis CNC machine centers, spline, and thread rolling capabilities. Also perform heat treatment, metal finishing, chrome/nickel plating, and anodizing.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• McMaster-Carr: Largest US industrial hardware distributor, offering castings, fasteners, machined parts, and raw materials to industrial and consumer OEMs. Comparable as a broad-line industrial sourcing and distribution incumbent serving North American manufacturers, though much larger and largely catalog/website-driven.
• W.W. Grainger: Major industrial MRO and OEM products distributor with deep catalog of metal, plastic, and rubber components. Comparable as a North American industrial distributor serving similar end-buyers, though focused on stock-keeping items rather than custom contract manufacturing.
• MSC Industrial Direct: Large US metalworking and industrial supplies distributor serving OEMs with fasteners, raw materials, and tooling. Comparable as a broad-incumbent industrial distributor selling hardware components into the same customer profile.

Direct peers

• Misumi USA: Asia-sourced industrial components manufacturer and direct distributor offering configurable machined parts, fasteners, and plastic/metal components. Closely comparable business model combining catalog distribution with custom-spec sourcing from Asian partners.
• Marco Rubber & Plastics: US-based custom manufacturer and distributor of rubber, silicone, and plastic components sourced from Asian partners. Closely comparable OEM sourcing model serving industrial customers with similar molded and extruded component categories.
• E&T Fasteners: US-based distributor and contract manufacturer of fasteners and custom hardware components sourced internationally. Comparable as a smaller-scale OEM sourcing and distribution competitor serving North American industrial customers.

Emerging players

• Xometry: Online marketplace for custom manufactured parts including CNC machining, injection molding, sheet metal, and castings. Comparable in product categories served (castings, machined parts, plastics) but operates a digital marketplace model rather than traditional field sales.
• Hubs (Protolabs Network): Global online manufacturing platform offering CNC, injection molding, sheet metal, and other custom part services. Comparable overlap in machined parts, plastics, and cast/forged components with HCI's custom-parts offering, but with a digital-first go-to-market.

Others

• Global Sources: Hong Kong-based B2B sourcing platform connecting international buyers with Asian manufacturers across hardware, electronics, and components. Comparable as an Asia-to-North-America sourcing intermediary, though operating as a marketplace rather than a direct sales channel.
• Alibaba (B2B / Alibaba.com): Largest global B2B e-commerce marketplace for sourcing manufactured goods from Asian suppliers. Comparable as a competing channel for the same Asian suppliers HCI works with, though primarily a self-serve platform rather than a value-added sourcing agent.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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