TDIC

Name

TDIC

Legal name

TD Industrial Coverings, Inc.

Website

https://tdic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sterling Heights

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Protective Cover Manufacturing: Design and manufacturing of custom protective covers for robots and industrial equipment. Products include robot covers for automotive paint shops, aerospace applications, and medical equipment protection. Both one-off prototypes and high volume production runs are supported.
2. Cleanroom Laundry Services: Cleaning, inspection, and refurbishment of paint shop covers and industrial garments. Woven/washable products are laundered in the clean room laundry, while non-woven products are processed through the Aero-Particle Extractor. Includes quality testing and particle counting.
3. Textile Management Zero Waste Program: Reusable textile products with lifetime refurbishment services. Resells refurbished products at below-market prices, reducing hazardous textile waste for customers.
4. Custom Development Services: Custom product development including prototyping using 3D CAD, 3D printing, and vacuum forming. Tailored projects for specific customer requirements with one-off or high volume production.
5. Specialty Products: Surface cleaning products including tack cloths, pre-saturated wipers, anti-stat booth film, woven floor shields, and TuffStuff products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

TDIC designs and manufactures custom protective covers for industrial robots and equipment used in automotive paint shops, aerospace manufacturing, medical device production, and heavy truck assembly. The company provides end-to-end capabilities including 3D CAD product engineering, CNC precision cutting, mass-customization sewing, and Class 100 cleanroom processing, supported by cleanroom laundry services and a textile refurbishment program for reusable covers.

Product overview

TDIC is a protective covering systems manufacturer serving industrial applications. The company offers a portfolio of protective cover products including Robot Covers for automotive paint applications, Aerospace Covers for plane parts and engines, and Medical Equipment Covers using anti-microbial materials. These core products are supported by Custom Development Services using 3D CAD and prototyping capabilities, and a Textile Management Zero Waste Program for sustainable refurbishment and reuse. The company also provides Specialty Products including surface cleaning solutions, tack cloths, and anti-stat booth film. Laundry and cleanroom services, delivered through both internal operations and Elite Cleanroom Services (acquired in 2020), process and certify covers for quality and particle-free standards. The company holds 12 patents for innovative protective covering designs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Automotive Paint Robot Covers Specialized protective covers for robots in automotive paint facilities, effective for powder coat, 1K and 2K, and solvent/waterborne paint applications. Sold to automotive OEMs and their tier suppliers.
• Aerospace Covers Protective covers for commercial and defense aerospace applications, including full or partial airplane parts during spraying, robot painting overspray protection, removable panel systems, plane engine covers, and wheel covers.
• Medical Equipment Covers Medical equipment protection covers utilizing anti-microbial materials and innovative designs for medical device and equipment manufacturers; also includes masking process solutions.
• Heavy Truck Covers Protective covering systems for heavy truck and motorcycle manufacturing equipment, including robot covers for assembly operations.
• Custom Development Services Custom product development and prototyping services using 3D CAD software, 3D printing, and vacuum forming, accommodating one-off or high-volume parts with on-site or remote development options for customers with specialized equipment.
• Cleanroom Laundry Services Class 100 cleanroom laundry services that wash, particle-test, and inspect industrial covers and garments. Woven products processed in cleanroom laundry; non-woven products cleaned via the Aero-Particle Extractor.
• Textile Management Zero Waste Program Reusable textile products with lifetime refurbishment; resells refurbished covers, tube wipers, gloves, garments, tack cloths, and pre-saturated wipers at below-market prices to reduce hazardous textile waste.
• Specialty Surface Cleaning Products Surface preparation and cleaning consumables including tack cloths, pre-saturated wipers, anti-stat booth film, woven floor shields, and TuffStuff heavy-duty surface protection products for industrial paint and manufacturing environments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 34% of work orders completed in 24 hours or less
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 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.

• Elite Cleanroom ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Acquired Elite Cleanroom Services in 2020, expanding TDIC's cleanroom laundry capabilities. Elite has been providing cleanroom laundering services to over 20 automotive assembly paint shops in North America since 2000. Products processed by Elite are approved by major automotive manufacturers including FCA, Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, and Subaru.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ansell: Ansell is a global manufacturer of protective gloves, garments, and industrial safety equipment serving automotive, healthcare, and industrial customers. Comparable to TDIC at the protective-apparel layer though Ansell is far broader, publicly listed, and does not specialize in paint robot covers.
• Lakeland Industries: Lakeland Industries manufactures disposable and reusable protective clothing, gloves, and industrial textiles for chemical, healthcare, and manufacturing customers. Comparable to TDIC's protective textile offerings and cleanroom laundry services at a broader, multi-vertical scale.
• DuPont Personal Protection: DuPont's Personal Protection division manufactures Tyvek protective garments and industrial cover solutions for automotive, chemical, and cleanroom applications. Comparable to TDIC's protective covering systems but at vastly greater scale and broader category coverage including disposable garments.
• Kimberly-Clark Professional: Kimberly-Clark Professional supplies wipers, cleanroom consumables, and protective garments to industrial, manufacturing, and healthcare customers globally. Overlaps with TDIC's cleanroom wiper, garment, and contamination-control textile products but operates at far larger scale across many more categories.
• Helly Hansen Workwear: Helly Hansen produces workwear and protective apparel for industrial, maritime, and outdoor professional users. Comparable to TDIC at the protective apparel / textile layer for industrial customers, though Helly Hansen is a global brand and does not focus on paint robot covers.

Direct peers

• ITW Texwipe: ITW Texwipe is a major manufacturer of cleanroom wipes, swabs, and contamination-control consumables used in semiconductor, pharmaceutical, and industrial cleanrooms. It overlaps with TDIC's cleanroom laundry and textile refurbishment offerings and serves a similar contamination-control buyer persona.
• Contec: Contec manufactures cleanroom wipers, mops, and contamination-control products used in industrial and pharmaceutical cleanroom environments. Like TDIC, it serves contamination-sensitive manufacturing customers with specialty textile-based consumables and shares a similar B2B sales motion into regulated industrial end markets.
• Berkshire Corporation: Berkshire Corporation produces cleanroom wipes, disinfectants, and contamination-control products for life sciences, medical device, and industrial cleanrooms. Comparable to TDIC's cleanroom processing and protective covering work for regulated industrial and medical customers.
• Veltek Associates: Veltek Associates manufactures sterile cleanroom products including wipers, disinfectants, and garments for pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers. Similar to TDIC in serving contamination-controlled industrial environments with custom textile-based solutions.

Others

• Trelleborg Engineered Coated Fabrics: Trelleborg produces engineered polymer-coated fabrics and technical textiles used in industrial sealing, protection, and surface applications. Adjacent to TDIC's engineered protective textile business, with potential overlap in technical fabric innovation for industrial customers, though Trelleborg operates at much larger scale and broader scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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