What Voss Engineering does

Voss Engineering, Inc. is a privately held specialty manufacturer of structural bearing pads, elastomeric pads, slide bearing assemblies, and vibration/shock dampening materials, founded in 1959 and headquartered in Lincolnwood, Illinois (a Chicago suburb). The company operates from a 25,000 sq ft facility and employs 11-50 people. Its product portfolio spans seven core lines: SORBTEX® (fabric/rubber composite bearing pads manufactured to MIL-C-882E), VSB Series (PTFE/steel slide bearings), NEOSORB® (AASHTO grade polychloroprene bearing pads in 50/60/70 durometer), FIBERLAST® (omni-directional random oriented fiber pads rated at 2,000 psi), VOSSCO® (random oriented fiber pads for precast concrete), and VTB Series (structural thermal break material for building envelopes). Underlying technology centers on layered elastomeric composites — combining cotton-polyester duck fabric with synthetic rubber, PTFE sliding interfaces, and cross-layered fiber orientations — engineered for high compressive strength (up to 10,000 psi on SORBTEX®), vibration isolation, and thermal expansion accommodation.

The company sells through a sales-led, consultative go-to-market motion, with factory-based sales personnel and RFQ-based quoting for custom-fabricated orders. Customers include state departments of transportation (interstate highway projects on I-95, I-10, I-80), transit authorities (Chicago Transit Authority Green Line, Washington Metro), commercial venues (United Center, Philadelphia Eagles Stadium, Cowboys Stadium), bridges (Port Mann, Bay Bridge), and heavy industrial facilities (steel mills, refineries, power generation). The company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification and AASHTO Product Evaluation & Audit Qualification, and reports projects executed across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Thailand, and Iceland.

Revenue mechanics are entirely transaction-based: products are precision-fabricated to project specifications with no public pricing, no recurring subscription model, and no disclosed framework agreements. The business operates without external funding, institutional investment, or M&A activity, and is privately held under continuous operation since 1959. There are no reported leadership changes, restructuring events, or product pivots in the available record.

Name

Voss Engineering

Legal name

Voss Engineering, Inc.

Website

https://vossengineering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Voss Engineering is a privately held Illinois-based manufacturer of structural bearing pads, slide bearings, and vibration/shock dampening materials, serving bridge, transit, commercial building, and heavy industrial customers globally since 1959.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lincolnwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Structural Bearing Pad Sales: Precision-fabricated elastomeric bearing pads and slide bearing assemblies sold to engineering firms, construction companies, and government agencies for infrastructure and commercial projects. Products are fabricated to order in various sizes and specifications.
2. Industrial Vibration Isolation Products: SORBTEX® fabricated pads, washers, and bushings for industrial machinery shock and vibration isolation sold to heavy equipment manufacturers and industrial facilities.
3. AASHTO Grade Bearing Pads: Standard and custom-sized AASHTO-compliant bearing pads for state DOT projects and infrastructure applications. Available in multiple durometers with standard material properties.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Voss Engineering manufactures and sells structural bearing pads, elastomeric bearing pads, PTFE/steel slide bearing assemblies, and vibration/shock dampening materials used in bridges, buildings, transit infrastructure, and industrial equipment. Products are precision-fabricated to order under proprietary brands (SORBTEX®, NEOSORB®, FIBERLAST®, VOSSCO®, VSB Series, VTB Series) to MIL-C-882E and AASHTO specifications, sold B2B to engineering firms, construction companies, and government agencies.

Product overview

Voss Engineering is a manufacturer of bridge and structural bearing pads, elastomeric pads, slide bearing assemblies, and vibration/shock dampening materials. The product portfolio includes seven core product lines: SORBTEX® (structural bearing pads, fabricated pads, washers and bushings for shock/vibration isolation), VSB Series (PTFE/steel slide bearings), NEOSORB® (AASHTO grade polychloroprene bearing pads), FIBERLAST® and VOSSCO® (random oriented fiber bearing pads for different load capacities), and VTB Series (structural thermal break material). These products serve infrastructure, commercial, industrial, and heavy equipment applications across bridges, pipelines, buildings, and industrial facilities worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SORBTEX®: Structural bearing pads, expansion bearing assemblies, and industrial fabricated pads, washers, and bushings made from layered rubber and fabric composite material.
• NEOSORB®
• FIBERLAST®
• VOSSCO®
• VSB Series
• VTB Series

Products and services

• SORBTEX® Structural Bearing Pads and Expansion Bearing Assemblies Layered rubber and fabric composite elastomeric structural bearing pads and expansion bearing assemblies, meeting MIL-C-882E and AASHTO specifications. Designed for high load capacity in bridge, building, and infrastructure applications.
• SORBTEX® Fabricated Pads, Washers, and Bushings High-quality resilient elastomeric pads, washers, and bushings composed of multiple layers of woven cotton-polyester duck fabric impregnated with oil-resistant synthetic rubber, manufactured to MIL-C-882E for impact shock absorption and vibration dampening in heavy equipment and industrial machinery.
• VSB Series – PTFE/Steel Slide Bearings Low-profile slide bearing systems allowing relative movement between structural elements, using PTFE-to-PTFE or PTFE-to-polished-stainless-steel sliding interfaces, with optional elastomeric components and available glass-filled or unfilled PTFE in various thicknesses.
• NEOSORB® AASHTO Grade Polychloroprene Bearing Pads Plain elastomeric (polychloroprene/neoprene) bearing pads meeting AASHTO specifications, available in 50, 60, and 70 durometer hardness, for pre-cast concrete, cast-in-place concrete, and steel-framed structures, accommodating vertical load and rotation through deflection.
• FIBERLAST® Omni-Directional Random Oriented Fiber (ROF) Pads Advanced elastomeric bearing pad with cross-layered cured fibers providing omni-directional load distribution, with uniform compressive stress design capacity of 2,000 psi, used in industrial and construction installations.
• VOSSCO® Random Oriented Fiber (ROF) Pads High-performance homogeneous mixture of un-vulcanized elastomer and synthetic fabric fibers, permanently cured for strength and dimensional stability; economic bearing or bedding pad for precast concrete construction including box beam, hollow core plank, double tee end plates, and base plates.
• VTB Series Structural Thermal Break Material Load-bearing thermal break product designed for use between structural framing elements that penetrate the building envelope, reducing thermal conduction loss and condensation damage, available in 1/4", 1/2", 3/4", and 1" thicknesses.

Quantifiable outcome

• SORBTEX® allows compressive stress of 2,500 psi (3,000 psi per AASHTO), enabling smaller bearing solutions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

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 indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mageba: Swiss-headquartered global structural bearing manufacturer producing elastomeric, pot, and sliding bearings for bridges and buildings. Comparable in delivering engineered structural bearings with international project reach that overlaps Voss's marquee-customer profile.
• FIP Industriale: Italian manufacturer of structural bearings, expansion joints, and anti-seismic devices for bridges and buildings. Overlaps Voss on elastomeric and sliding bearing supply for major infrastructure projects, especially in transit and bridge markets.
• Goodco Z-Tech (Canam Bridges): Structural bearings and expansion joints producer now part of Canam. Competes head-to-head with Voss on fabric-reinforced laminated and elastomeric bearing pads for highway, rail, and pedestrian bridges.
• RJ Watson, Inc. U.S. specialty manufacturer of bridge bearings, expansion joint systems, and structural supports. Directly comparable range of elastomeric and fabric-reinforced bridge bearings supplied to U.S. transportation agencies and design engineers.
• Watson Bowman Acme: Manufacturer of structural bearings and expansion joint systems for bridges and structures. Direct overlap with Voss on elastomeric and modular bearings supplied to transportation authorities and design-build contractors.
• D.S. Brown Company: U.S.-based manufacturer of structural bearing pads, expansion joints, and bridge components. Closely comparable product portfolio (elastomeric and random-oriented fiber bearings) sold into the same state DOT and bridge-rehabilitation customer base as Voss.

Broad incumbents

• Trelleborg AB (Engineered Solutions): Global engineered-polymer and elastomer solutions provider with a structural-bearing product line alongside vibration isolation, sealing, and other industrial polymer products. Larger-scale incumbent competing in the same spec-driven bridge and building market but with a much broader portfolio.
• Freudenberg Sealing Technologies: Global industrial elastomer and anti-vibration specialist serving mobility, machinery, and infrastructure customers. Overlaps with Voss's industrial vibration-isolation pad business as a much larger, diversified incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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