Mike Alexander Dies

What Mike Alexander Dies does

Mike Alexander Dies, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned manufacturer of steel rule cutting dies and flexographic printing plates, founded in 1984 and headquartered at 1134 West Kentucky St., Louisville, Kentucky. The company produces CNC-manufactured rotary and flat laser steel rule cutting dies, flexographic print plates (Liquid Polymer, R-Back, and Rubber variants), and complementary tooling including male/female stripping and blanking tools, phenolic and steel counters, and printed mylars and vinyls. It also offers supporting services such as bent rule, burn only, waterjet rubber cutting, and in-house EDM services for custom perf and combination rule. The company states use of Artios and Impact CAD software to import customer files (including faxed drawings, samples, or verbal instructions) and state-of-the-art CNC equipment focused on reducing process variation.

The business sells directly to packaging and printing manufacturers in the corrugated and folding carton industries, primarily in the southern and midwestern United States, through a hands-on, sales-led model. A professional sales staff provides consultative service including CAD design and on-site press operator training, positioning the company as a custom, short-lead-time specialist rather than a high-volume commodity supplier. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with revenue generated per order through one-time sales of dies, plates, tooling accessories, and ancillary cutting services.

The legal name is Mike Alexander Dies, Inc. (also doing business as 'MADies'), owned and operated by Angie and Tony Alexander. Employment is reported in the 11-50 range, and operations are concentrated at a single Louisville facility with no disclosed subsidiaries, external investors, funding rounds, M&A activity, patents, or regulatory actions in the available data. The company has operated continuously since 1984 with no material expansion, contraction, or strategic pivot documented beyond maintaining its regional custom-die and printing plate offering.

Name

Mike Alexander Dies

Legal name

Mike Alexander Dies, Inc.

Website

https://madies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mike Alexander Dies, Inc., founded in 1984 in Louisville, Kentucky, is a family-owned manufacturer of steel rule cutting dies and flexographic printing plates serving corrugated and folding carton packaging and printing customers across the southern and midwestern United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Die Manufacturing

NAICS

Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing (333515)

SIC

Printing Trades Machinery & Equipment (3555), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Paper & Paperboard Packaging Converting & Finishing (Die-Cutting, Gluing, Windowing, Coating) (IMALACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Folding Carton & Paperboard Packaging Printing (IMALAKAH), Finishing, Converting & Die-Cutting Services (IMALAKAN)

Keywords

• Steel rule cutting dies
• Flexographic printing plates
• Die manufacturing
• Packaging tooling
• Custom cutting dies

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Steel Rule Cutting Dies: Custom-manufactured rotary and flat steel cutting dies for the packaging and printing industry. Dies are produced to customer specifications with short lead times.
2. Flexographic Printing Plates: Manufacturing of flexographic printing plates including liquid polymer plates, R-back plates, and rubber plates for the corrugated and folding carton industry.
3. Tooling and Specialty Products: Male/female stripping tools, male/female blanking tools, phenolic counters, steel counters, and printed mylars and vinyls. Custom perf and combination rule services.
4. Cutting Services: Bent rule, burn only, waterjet rubber cutting services, and EDM services for custom perforations and combination rules.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Mike Alexander Dies is a custom manufacturer of rotary and flat steel rule cutting dies and flexographic printing plates (including Liquid Polymer, R-Back, and Rubber Plates) for the corrugated and folding carton packaging and printing industries. The company also supplies complementary tooling such as stripping and blanking tools, phenolic and steel counters, and printed mylars and vinyls, produced to customer specifications with short lead times at competitive prices.

Product overview

Mike Alexander Dies, Inc. is a manufacturer of Steel Rule and Flexographic Dies serving the packaging and printing industry since 1984. The company produces a unified portfolio of die-cutting products centered on Laser Steel Rule Cutting Dies (available in rotary and flat configurations) and Flexographic Print Plates (including Liquid Polymer, R-Back, and Rubber variants). The product line is complemented by tooling accessories including Male/Female Stripping Tools, Male/Female Blanking Tools, Phenolic Counters, Steel Counters, and Printed Mylars & Vinyls. The company operates a full-service art department supporting the entire product range using state-of-the-art CNC equipment and Artios/Impact CAD software for custom die designs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Laser Steel Rule Cutting Dies

Quantifiable outcome

• Increased production rates for customers using their cutting dies and printing plates
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Esko (Veralto/Danaher): Provider of prepress, CAD, and workflow software for packaging converters, including ArtiosCAD—the same CAD platform used by Mike Alexander Dies. Comparable as a packaging-industry incumbent enabling the same design-to-die workflow.
• BOBST: Global supplier of packaging machinery, dies, and printing equipment. Comparable as a major incumbent offering integrated die-making and converting equipment to large packaging manufacturers worldwide.
• Marbach Group: Large global supplier of tooling, dies, and automation for the packaging industry. Comparable as a steel rule die manufacturer with broader international footprint, deeper product portfolio, and integrated hot-foiling/laser solutions.
• Zund America: Manufacturer of digital cutting systems and tooling for packaging, signage, and graphics. Adjacent incumbent offering modular die-cutting equipment that competes for the same converter capex dollars.

Direct peers

• S&S Die Cutting and Manufacturing: Specialty manufacturer of steel rule dies and related tooling for the packaging and printing industry. Comparable as a direct competitor in the same product category with overlapping customer segments in corrugated and folding carton.
• Atlas Die, LLC: US-based manufacturer of steel rule cutting dies and die-cutting tooling serving packaging converters. Highly comparable given shared product focus (rotary/flat dies, stripping/blanking tooling) and similar small-to-mid market customer base.
• Bernal Dies, Inc. Family-owned manufacturer of steel rule cutting dies serving the packaging and printing industry. Closely comparable in scale, ownership structure, and product offering to Mike Alexander Dies.
• Harper Corporation of America: Manufacturer of flexographic printing plates, anilox rolls, and printing consumables for the packaging industry. Directly comparable as a flexographic plate supplier serving the same corrugated and folding carton converters.
• Independent Die Service, Inc. US manufacturer of steel rule dies and tooling accessories serving packaging and printing customers. Comparable as a regional die-making specialist competing for similar customer accounts.

Regional players

• Technifold USA: UK-headquartered supplier of die-cutting tooling, creasing matrices, and stripping accessories. Comparable product line (die-room consumables and accessories) for corrugated and folding carton converters, with primary market outside the US.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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