Holbrook Tool & Molding

What Holbrook Tool & Molding does

Holbrook Tool & Molding Inc. is a privately held precision tooling and custom injection molding company founded in 1986 and headquartered in a 22,800 sq. ft. climate-controlled facility in Meadville, Pennsylvania, operating with approximately 35 full-time employees. The company designs and builds injection molds (prototype, inserted overmold, production, stack, and two-shot) and runs production molding — including in a 3,600 sq. ft. ISO Class 8 / Class 100,000 cleanroom with 9-10 presses ranging from 44 to 300 tons — for medical device, consumer product, electronic fastener, and automotive electronics customers. It is ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 certified for plastic parts production, with medical-grade molding as a central capability. Its stated specializations include mold construction for single- and multi-cavity tools with conventional runners or hot manifold systems (Gammaflux-controlled).

Underlying capability is housed in-house across the full tool-build workflow: design via CREO and KeyCreator with four Mastercam CAM stations; CNC machining on five CNC machining centers and a CNC turning center (Haas, DMG Mori, Kitamura); EDM from ten fully capable CNC EDMs including wire EDM handling 14 x 9.5-inch plates plus EDM drilling; grinding across 13+ Harig/Mitsui surface grinders, a Moore Jig Grinder, and a Kellenberger ID/OD grinder; and inspection via a Brown & Sharpe Gage-2000 CMM, OGP Smart Scopes, and calibrated gage blocks. Laser welding for mold repair rounds out the service set.

The business model is project-based and quote-driven: customers request quotes through a website RFQ form or by phone, engagements are priced per tooling and production run (described as multi-year contractual), and revenue is generated from one-off custom mold construction, recurring injection molding production, CNC machining/turning services, and mold repair/troubleshooting. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct: a sales manager (Bob Strom) and engineering consultation funnel prospects through the website, with no third-party distribution channels and no publicly disclosed pricing, customer roster, or financial metrics.

Name

Holbrook Tool & Molding

Legal name

Holbrook Tool & Molding Inc.

Website

https://holbrooktool.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Holbrook Tool & Molding is a privately held, ~35-employee precision tooling and custom injection molding shop in Meadville, PA. It designs and builds molds and runs medical-grade production via an ISO 13485-certified, ISO Class 8 cleanroom for medical, consumer, and electronics OEMs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Plastic Injection Molding and Mold Manufacturing

NAICS

Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261), Industrial Mold Manufacturing (333511)

SIC

Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Injection Molding & Contract Manufacturing (Job Shops/CMs) (IMANAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical & Life Sciences Injection Molding (Devices, Diagnostics, Cleanroom) (IMANAFAC), Insert & Overmolding (Metal/Plastic, Multi-Material) (IMANAFAI)

Keywords

• Custom injection molding
• Mold construction services
• Precision CNC machining
• Medical device plastics
• Plastic part manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Meadville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Mold Construction: Design, build, and sample injection molds for various industries including electronic, medical, consumer and automotive. Capabilities include single or multi cavity tools with conventional runners and hot manifold systems.
2. Injection Molding Production: Production runs using either internally constructed molds or customer-supplied molds. Runs from Class 100,000 cleanroom with 9-10 presses ranging from 44 to 300 tons.
3. CNC Machining and Turning Services: Precision CNC machining and turning for component parts, gages, and fixtures. Offers both small quantity and high volume production runs.
4. Mold Repair and Troubleshooting: Laser welding and mold repair services for precise repair of damaged mold components.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Holbrook Tool & Molding designs and builds custom injection molds and runs custom plastic injection molding for medical, consumer product, and electronic fastener customers. Production is supported by an in-house toolroom offering CNC machining, EDM, grinding, CAD/CAM design, and tooling inspection, including a 3,600 sq. ft. Class 100,000 cleanroom with 9-10 presses for medical-grade plastic parts.

Product overview

Holbrook Tool & Molding offers mold construction and custom injection molding as its core offerings. The company provides end-to-end manufacturing services including Design Services (using CREO, KeyCreator, and Mastercam), CNC Machining, Grinding Services, EDM Services, and Inspection Services. All products and services are integrated under one facility, enabling the company to design, build, run production, and perform prototype molds, inserted overmolds, and production molds. The company specializes in medical, consumer product, and electronic fastener fields, with capabilities including single or multi cavity tools with conventional runners or hot manifold systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Injection Molding Injection molding services performed for medical, consumer, and electronic fastener customers using either internally constructed or customer-supplied molds. Production runs operate from a 3,600 sq. ft. Class 100,000 cleanroom with 9-10 presses ranging from 44 to 300 tons.
• Mold Construction Design and build of injection molds including prototype molds, inserted overmolds, production molds, stack molds, and two-shot molds. Capabilities include single or multi cavity tools with conventional runners or hot manifold systems for medical, consumer, electronic fastener, and automotive electronics customers.
• Mold Repair and Troubleshooting Laser welding and mold repair services for precise repair of damaged mold components, provided by Holbrook Tool & Molding's toolroom.
• CAD/CAM Mold Design Services Mold design services using customer part prints or electronic files, executed in CREO and KeyCreator CAD with Mastercam CAM across four CAM stations supporting direct CNC download.
• CNC Machining and Turning Services Precision CNC machining and CNC turning for component parts, gages, fixtures, and tooling-related work, executed on five CNC machining centers and a CNC turning center with additional manual mills and lathes.
• Precision Grinding Services Grinding services including form grinding, carbide grinding, and centerless grinding, using 13 Harig Surface Grinders, Mitsui surface grinders, a Moore Jig Grinder, and a Kellenberger ID/OD Grinder.
• EDM Services Electrical Discharge Machining services including 10 fully capable CNC EDMs, wire EDM capable of handling 14 x 9.5 inch plates, and EDM drilling (hole popping).
• Tooling Inspection Services Full tooling inspection program using a Brown & Sharpe Gage-2000 Coordinate Measuring Machine, a Mitutoyo Height Master, OGP Smart Scopes, and calibrated gage blocks.

Quantifiable outcome

• Class 100,000 cleanroom certified for medical grade molding
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Accu-Mold: Custom precision injection molder focused on tight-tolerance plastic components for medical and industrial customers; directly comparable as a small specialty job shop serving medical markets with custom tooling.
• Plastic Molded Concepts: Custom injection molder offering mold design, mold build, and production molding with medical and industrial end-markets; similar size and vertically-integrated profile to Holbrook.
• Stack Plastics: Class 100,000 cleanroom injection molder specializing in medical and diagnostic components; directly comparable on regulatory certifications, cleanroom operations, and small-shop medical focus.
• D&M Plastics: Custom injection molder with in-house mold design and production capabilities serving medical, industrial, and consumer customers; comparable integrated tool-and-mold shop profile.
• Engineered Custom Plastics (ECP): Small to mid-sized contract injection molder offering custom tooling and molding services to medical, electronics, and industrial markets; comparable in customer verticals and job-shop model.

Broad incumbents

• Phillips Medisize (a Molex company): Global contract manufacturer dominating medical device plastics and drug-delivery systems; relevant as the scaled incumbent against whom Holbrook competes for outsourced medical molding programs.
• Tessy Plastics: Large-scale custom injection molder serving medical, consumer, and industrial markets with extensive cleanroom operations; relevant as a tier-1 incumbent whose sizing and breadth Holbrook cannot match.
• Nypro (Jabil Healthcare): Global precision plastics and medical device contract manufacturer within Jabil; comparable as a large incumbent in medical injection molding that competes for similar OEM programs.

Emerging players

• Fictiv: Digital manufacturing marketplace aggregating injection molding and CNC machining partners for prototyping and production; relevant as a technology-driven entrant reshaping how customers source custom tooling and molding work.
• Xometry: On-demand manufacturing marketplace spanning CNC, injection molding, and 3D printing; comparable as a platform that aggregates demand and competes for the same custom mold/prototype RFQs Holbrook pursues.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/holbrookmolding

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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