Rhyno

What Rhyno does

Rhyno Manufacturing, Inc. is a privately held, ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturer and distributor of specialty and standard fasteners, headquartered at 475 Allendale Drive in Wheeling, Illinois. The company serves B2B manufacturers across a broad horizontal set of industries — automotive, toys, furniture, cell phones, fitness equipment, printers, photocopiers, hedge trimmers, and other consumer and industrial goods — supplying fastening solutions engineered for plastics, light alloys, magnesium die castings, and metal joints. With a headcount of 11-50, Rhyno is positioned as a small, focused specialty manufacturer rather than a high-volume commodity fastener producer.

Name

Rhyno

Legal name

Rhyno Manufacturing, Inc.

Website

https://rhynomfginc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rhyno Manufacturing is a privately held, ISO 9001:2015 certified U.S. manufacturer and distributor of specialty fasteners with proprietary TRILOBULAR thread-forming and thread-locking technologies, serving B2B manufacturers across automotive, electronics, consumer goods, and industrial sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wheeling

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fastener Product Sales: Manufacture and distribution of standard and specialty fasteners including special fasteners, shoulder bolts, collar studs, sems screws, tapping screws, machine screws, TAPTITE thread-rolling fasteners, POWERLOK thread-locking screws, REMFORM thread-forming fasteners, PLASTITE, MAGTITE 2000, PUSHTITE II, KLEERLOK, and KLEERTITE fasteners. The company offers blended cost models and manufactures both small and large quantities.
2. Value-Added Services: Additional services including custom labeling/packaging, assembly, bagging, deburring, drilling, end slotting, grinding, head painting, heat treating, kitting, patching, plating, shaving, sorting, electronic data interchange (EDI), barcode capability, just-in-time stocking programs, statistical process control (SPC), production part approval process (PPAP), and product testing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Rhyno Manufacturing is an ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturer and distributor of standard and specialty fasteners for plastics, light alloys, magnesium die castings, and metal applications. Its product line centers on proprietary thread-forming, thread-rolling, and thread-locking screws — including TAPTITE, POWERLOK, REMFORM, PLASTITE, MAGTITE 2000, PUSHTITE II, KLEERLOK, and KLEERTITE families — complemented by machine screws, tapping screws, sems screws, shoulder bolts, collar studs, and special fasteners, plus value-added services such as engineering, testing, custom labeling, plating, heat treating, kitting, SPC, and PPAP.

Product overview

Rhyno Manufacturing is an ISO 9001:2015 certified fastener manufacturer and distributor offering a comprehensive portfolio of standard and specialty fasteners. The product line centers on proprietary thread-forming and thread-rolling technologies including TAPTITE (PRO, 2000, II, DUO-TAPTITE), POWERLOK (thread-locking), and REMFORM (thread-forming) sub-brands, complemented by PLASTITE, MAGTITE, PUSHTITE, KLEERLOK, and KLEERTITE specialized fasteners. The company also provides standard fastener categories (machine screws, tapping screws, sems screws, shoulder bolts, collar studs, special fasteners) alongside value-added services including engineering support, testing, custom labeling, EDI, barcode capability, just-in-time stocking, SPC, PPAP, and secondary operations (assembly, plating, heat treating, grinding, and more). The product portfolio serves various industries requiring fastening solutions for plastics, light alloys, magnesium die castings, and general manufacturing applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Special Fasteners
• Shoulder Bolts
• Collar Studs
• Sems Screws
• Tapping Screws
• Machine Screws
• TAPTITE Thread-Rolling Fasteners Family of TRILOBULAR thread-rolling screws including TAPTITE PRO (Parabolic Profile), TAPTITE 2000 (Radius Profile, introduced 1998), TAPTITE II (introduced 1990), and DUO-TAPTITE (introduced 1979). Designed for forming strong internal threads in metals with low thread-forming torque and resistance to vibrational loosening.
• POWERLOK Thread-Locking Screws TRILOBULAR all-metal locking screw family including POWERLOK (60-30 thread profile) and POWERLOK II (patented Dual-Angle thread form). Provides vibration resistance through physical interference in the nut member root without adhesives, patches, or lock washers.
• REMFORM Thread-Forming Screws Family of TRILOBULAR thread-forming screws with asymmetrical thread profiles, including REMFORM, REMFORM II (Unique Radius Flank), REMFORM II HS (for higher strength and fiber-reinforced materials), and REMFORM II F (for magnesium, soft aluminum, and low ductility materials). Minimizes radial hoop stress and boss bursting in plastic assemblies.
• PLASTITE Fasteners TRILOBULAR thread-rolling fasteners for plastics, including PLASTITE 48-2 (twin-lead threads, 48 degree profile for faster insertion and higher holding strength) and PLASTITE 45 (45 degree thread profile).
• MAGTITE 2000 Fasteners TRILOBULAR thread-forming screws designed for magnesium die castings, using Radius Profile thread to compress rather than cut material and minimize debris generation.
• PUSHTITE II Fasteners Press-in fastener assembly with helical locking grooves allowing easy removal and reinsertion, featuring a 70-10 degree semi-buttress thread shape and TRILOBULAR cross-section for easy entry and high pull-out resistance.
• KLEERLOK Fasteners TRILOBULAR screws designed for pre-tapped holes contaminated with weld splatter, paint, primer, or foreign matter. Can be combined with POWERLOK for paint clearing and locking torque.
• KLEERTITE Fasteners Debris-clearing TRILOBULAR screw for joints where locking is not desired, designed to clear threads in pre-tapped holes contaminated with weld splatter, paint, primer, or foreign matter.
• Value-Added Fastener Services Engineering, testing, applications support, 2D drawings, and samples provided alongside secondary operations including custom labeling/packaging, assembly, bagging, deburring, drilling, end slotting, grinding, head painting, heat treating, kitting, patching, plating, shaving, sorting, EDI, barcode capability, just-in-time stocking, SPC, PPAP, and product testing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Axial force is over 4.5 times greater than radial force in REMFORM II thread form, minimizing boss bursting
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bossard Group: Swiss global fastener specialist combining manufacturing with engineering services and logistics. Comparable on fastener category leadership and direct-sales-with-engineering-support GTM, but at substantially larger scale and global footprint.
• Illinois Tool Works (ITW): Diversified industrial manufacturer with multiple fastener and fastening-related operating divisions. Comparable on the underlying fastener manufacturing category, though Rhyno is a niche specialist within ITW's much broader portfolio.
• Stanley Black & Decker (Industrial): Large industrial conglomerate with fastener and engineered components segments serving automotive and industrial OEM markets. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing in the same end-customer RFPs Rhyno targets.
• Würth Industry: Industrial division of the Würth Group focused on fastener supply, kitting, and C-part management for OEMs. Comparable in offering value-added services (kitting, JIT, VMI) alongside fastener products.

Regional players

• Bulten: Swedish fastener manufacturer specializing in automotive OEM supply with European focus. Comparable on automotive OEM fastener specialization and engineered-thread expertise, though operating in a different geography.
• Midwest Fastener: US Midwest-based fastener distributor and light manufacturer serving industrial customers. Comparable as a similarly sized, regional, sales-led fastener business, though with less proprietary technology depth.

Direct peers

• Semblex: Specialty thread-forming and thread-rolling fastener manufacturer with a comparable portfolio of engineered thread forms (TAPTITE, REMFORM licensed/related families). Most direct comparable on product offering and target customer base.
• Nifco: Japanese specialist in plastic fasteners and engineered plastic components for automotive and consumer applications. Comparable on the engineered-plastics fastening niche and OEM-direct sales motion.
• Penn Engineering: Manufacturer of specialty self-clinching, broaching, and thread-forming fasteners serving similar engineered-plastics and sheet-metal fastening applications. Comparable on specialty positioning and engineering-support sales motion.
• infasco: Canadian specialty fastener manufacturer focused on engineered and high-strength bolts, nuts, and threaded products. Comparable as a privately held specialty fastener manufacturer of similar scale serving industrial OEM customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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