Beckmann Converting

What Beckmann Converting does

Beckmann Converting, Inc. is a privately held, specialty industrial toll contract manufacturer headquartered in Amsterdam, New York, that laminates multi-layer textile composites using ultrasonic bonding technology. The company takes customer-owned raw materials — nonwovens, wovens, knits, films, and meshes — and converts them on wide-web, roll-to-roll ultrasonic equipment into high-performance laminates up to 124 inches wide, with up to nine distinct anvil roll patterns delivering bonded areas from 0.5% to approximately 10% of the laminate surface. Production is ExWorks from the single Amsterdam facility, with inline slitting to any slit widths and traceability from raw roll to finished product. The company also operates a wholly owned subsidiary, Sandel International, Inc., which manufactures and sells Sandel Fire Barrier Fabrics for upholstered furniture, smoke curtains, fire blankets, and other fire barrier applications.

Commercially, Beckmann Converting operates an enterprise field-sales model led by Founder and President Klaus Beckmann and VP of Marketing and Sales Ray Piascik. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, structured in three stages: no-charge Hand Trials (typically 3–6 samples run on production equipment), usage-based (hourly) Roll Trials, and unit-based Production pricing (linear or square yards or meters) under multi-year contracts. The go-to-market combines a content-rich website with a structured buyer's journey (Needs Assessment → Initial Evaluation → Hand Trials → Roll Trials → Production), technical resource libraries including a Virtual Swatchbook and Laminating Sampler, and participation in industry trade shows (IDEA2022, FiltXpo, World of Wipes 2024). The Quality Management System is certified to ISO 9001:2015 by ASQ/ANSI, with consistent annual audit pass-rate noted.

The customer base is enterprise-focused across nonwovens, filtration, medical, healthcare/PPE, fire safety, and adjacent durable goods verticals, served through a 11–50 employee organization with over 30 years of operating history. A 2023 capital investment replaced the ultrasonic technology and controls on a high-production laminating machine with the latest equipment from core technology partner Herrmann Ultrasonics, delivering productivity and quality improvements extending into 2024 and 2025. The customer pipeline includes a major global filtration company onshoring North and South American supply and a UK-based medical product company sending materials trans-Atlantically for lamination before European downstream conversion. Named sub-brand offerings include the Sandel Fire Barrier Fabrics line.

Name

Beckmann Converting

Legal name

Beckmann Converting, Inc.

Website

https://beckmannconverting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Beckmann Converting is a privately held, Amsterdam, NY-based toll contract manufacturer that uses ultrasonic bonding to laminate multi-layer textile composites (nonwovens, wovens, knits, films) for enterprise customers across filtration, nonwovens, medical, and related durable goods verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Textile Laminating Services

NAICS

Other Textile Product Mills (3149)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Finishing, Converting & Die-Cutting Services (IMALAKAN)

Keywords

• Ultrasonic textile lamination
• Toll contract manufacturing
• Roll-to-roll bonding
• Nonwoven composites
• Fire barrier fabrics

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Toll Lamination Services: Revenue generated through toll contract manufacturing services for ultrasonic lamination of customer-owned materials. Customers retain ownership of raw materials and pay for conversion/lamination services. Hand trials provided at no charge; roll trials charged hourly; production pricing on unit basis (linear yards, square yards, linear meters, square meters).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Beckmann Converting provides toll contract manufacturing services for ultrasonic roll-to-roll lamination of multi-layer textile composites, including nonwovens, wovens, knits, and films. The company laminates 2 to 7+ layers into high-performance composites up to 124 inches wide using proprietary ultrasonic bonding technology. Services span the full product lifecycle, from early-stage new product development (Needs Assessment, Hand Trials, Roll Trials) through volume production runs for end-use product manufacturers across filtration, wipes, construction, automotive, and protective apparel applications.

Product overview

Beckmann Converting, Inc. is a toll contract manufacturer offering ultrasonic roll-to-roll lamination of multi-layer textile composites (nonwovens, wovens, knits, films, meshes) for end-use product manufacturers. The company's core service is the lamination process itself, delivered via wide-web, roll-to-roll ultrasonic bonding equipment. The offering spans the full product lifecycle: Early-stage NPD support (Needs Assessment, Initial Evaluation, Hand Trials, Roll Trials) through volume production. A wholly owned subsidiary, Sandel International, separately manufactures and sells Sandel Fire Barrier Fabrics (fire barrier materials for furniture, smoke curtains, fire blankets). The company's roll pattern portfolio includes nine distinct anvil roll patterns (TX, BC, BF, Open Diamond, Large Diamond, BK, TR, F, CC) providing bonded areas from 0.5% to ~10% to serve diverse applications (filtration, wipes, geotextiles, construction, automotive, protective apparel). Supporting resources include an online Virtual Swatchbook and physical Laminating Sampler for pattern selection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sandel Fire Barrier Fabrics: Family of fire barrier fabrics for use in upholstered furniture, smoke curtains, fire blankets, and other fire barrier applications. Manufactured by wholly owned subsidiary Sandel International, Inc.

Products and services

• Ultrasonic Roll-to-Roll Lamination (Toll Manufacturing) Toll contract manufacturing service for laminating multiple layers (2-7+) of customer-owned technical textiles (nonwovens, wovens, knits, films, meshes) into high-performance composites using ultrasonic bonding technology on wide-web, roll-to-roll equipment, for end-use product manufacturers.
• Lamination Process Development (Initial Evaluation, Hand Trials, Roll Trials) Early-stage new product development support including Initial Evaluation to determine ultrasonic bonding feasibility, Hand Trials on production equipment to confirm bondability, and Roll Trials to develop optimized lamination processes for commercial production.
• Sandel Fire Barrier Fabrics Fire barrier fabrics manufactured by wholly owned subsidiary Sandel International, Inc., for use in upholstered furniture, smoke curtains, fire blankets, and other fire barrier applications. Sold and marketed separately from the toll laminating services.
• Roll Pattern Portfolio (TX, BC, BF, Open Diamond, Large Diamond, BK, TR, F, CC) Nine distinct ultrasonic anvil roll patterns offering bonded areas ranging from 0.5% to approximately 10% of total laminate web area, covering applications from lightweight wipes and filtration media to heavy geotextiles and construction materials.
• Virtual Swatchbook Online resource showcasing all 9 available ultrasonic anvil roll patterns with images, technical specifications, and guidance on pattern selection for specific end-use applications.
• Needs Assessment Form Service Structured intake form service used to qualify laminating programs from early-stage conceptual laminates to production-stage programs, capturing end-use application, commercial stage, annual volume, bond specifications, and material details.
• Laminating Sampler Physical sample set sent to customers showing each of the roll patterns on actual nonwoven textile laminates, supplementing the online Virtual Swatchbook. Available by request via the Needs Assessment Form.

Quantifiable outcome

• Higher quality and consistency than customer in-house capabilities (per customer reports)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Herrmann Ultrasonics, Inc.coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2023Herrmann Ultrasonics (North American Headquarters in Bartlett, IL) is the supplier of ultrasonic bonding technology and controls. In late 2023, Beckmann Converting invested in replacing ultrasonic technology in one of its high production laminating machines with Herrmann's latest equipment. The upgraded machine was fully commissioned after months of installation and testing, delivering productivity and quality improvements. Company anticipates migrating this new ultrasonics capability to additional laminating machines.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Sealed Air: Sealed Air produces protective and laminated packaging materials including laminated films, foams, and specialty composites used in industrial and food-contact applications. Although its core focus is protective packaging, its bonded/laminated products share technology adjacency with Beckmann's textile lamination process.
• Freudenberg Performance Materials: Freudenberg Performance Materials is a globally scaled nonwovens and laminates producer serving hygiene, automotive, construction, and specialty industrial end-uses. It operates as a much broader incumbent with in-house bonding and lamination capabilities, whereas Beckmann is a focused specialty toll converter serving similar end-markets.
• Berry Global (now Glatfelter / Magnera): Berry Global and its successor nonwovens/specialty businesses produce nonwoven rolls, laminated substrates, and engineered composite materials for hygiene, filtration, and industrial end-uses. As a large-scale diversified producer of bonded/laminated nonwovens, it represents the broader incumbent alternative for many of the same end-product manufacturers Beckmann serves on a toll basis.
• Trelleborg Engineered Coated Fabrics: Trelleborg Engineered Coated Fabrics produces engineered and coated/laminated textiles for demanding industrial applications including aerospace, marine, and protective equipment. As a larger, diversified incumbent with substantial bonding capabilities, it represents a higher-volume alternative in many of the same end-uses Beckmann serves.
• Johns Manville: Johns Manville manufactures insulation, roofing systems, and engineered nonwoven composites used in building and construction, many of which are laminated composites. As a much larger incumbent with broader product portfolios, Johns Manville competes in some of the same construction/insulation end-uses Beckmann serves via its filtration, geotextile, and construction material customers.
• Avery Dennison (Performance Tapes and Specialty Materials): Avery Dennison is a large-scale specialty materials company producing pressure-sensitive laminates, films, and coated substrates for industrial and consumer applications. While Avery Dennison is focused more on adhesive-based laminations and finished branded products, it overlaps with Beckmann in the broader textile/composite lamination market.

Direct peers

• Highland Industries: Highland Industries manufactures wide-width engineered technical fabrics and laminated textiles for industrial, military, aerospace, and automotive end-uses. Both companies operate in specialty textile composites with wide-web laminated constructions, though Highland produces finished branded materials while Beckmann operates primarily as a toll converter.
• Eastex Products: Eastex Products is a specialty contract converter and laminator of technical textiles, offering toll laminating and converting services similar to Beckmann Converting's roll-to-roll ultrasonic lamination model. Both firms convert customer-owned textile materials into high-performance composites for end-use manufacturers across apparel, filtration, and industrial applications.
• Tex Tech Industries: Tex Tech Industries produces engineered and high-performance textile composites using a range of fiber and bonding technologies, including coated and laminated substrates for aerospace, defense, and industrial applications. Both firms occupy the engineered-textile composites space, producing laminates with specific mechanical and performance properties.

Others

• Bostik (Arkema): Bostik is a global manufacturer of industrial adhesives and bonding solutions for textile and flexible-laminates applications. While Bostik supplies inputs (adhesives, bonding systems) rather than competing with Beckmann as a toll converter, it represents the primary adhesive-based alternative technology for multilayer textile lamination that Beckmann's ultrasonic process competes against.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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