IMR

What IMR does

IMR (Industrial Machine Repair, Inc.) is a privately held, family-owned industrial services company founded in 1971 and headquartered in Hayden, Indiana. The company specializes in the repair, rebuild, retrofit, and remanufacture of mechanical stamping presses across all major brands (Aida, Bliss, Clearing, Danly, Minster, Niagara, Verson), as well as mechanical press brakes and shears. IMR operates from a single 30,000 square foot facility equipped with five overhead cranes rated 10-50 tons, heavy machining equipment including boring mills (up to 96in×144in), a Blanchard grinder, two crankshaft grinders (Churchill up to 139in, Van Norman up to 86in), and a 75in swing engine lathe, enabling component-level work for presses up to 6,000-ton capacity.

The company generates revenue primarily through professional services—repair, rebuilding, field service, inspections, and emergency 24-hour response—with quote-based project pricing and a sales-led GTM motion driven by customer referrals and direct phone/website contact. Ancillary revenue comes from used equipment sales channeled through its long-standing partner company, David A. Keener, Inc. (DAK), established concurrently in 1971 and operating storage facilities in Hayden IN, Scipio IN, and McMinnville TN. Customer base consists of enterprise industrial manufacturers across automotive (Ford, Magna), appliance (Whirlpool), industrial equipment (GE, Siemens, Modine), and other sectors, served both at the Indiana facility and via a mobile field fleet (cranes to 15 tons, fork trucks to 40,000 lbs) for on-site work. The company maintains an 11-50 employee headcount, has been Keener-family-owned for three generations, and provides 12-month warranties on complete rebuilds.

Name

IMR

Legal name

Industrial Machine Repair, Inc.

Website

https://imrinc.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IMR is a family-owned industrial services firm founded in 1971 that repairs, rebuilds, retrofits, and remanufactures mechanical stamping presses for enterprise manufacturers across automotive, appliance, and industrial sectors from its Hayden, Indiana facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

North Vernon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Stamping Press Repair Services: Full service repair of stamping press components including gears, crankshafts, clutches, brakes, backshafts, rams, adjusting screws, pitmans, lubrication and pneumatic systems. Revenue generated through service labor and parts.
2. Press Rebuilding Services: Complete rebuilds of stamping presses with full disassembly, inspection, component replacement, updating controls and safety equipment to current standards. Includes 12-month warranty on complete rebuilds.
3. Used Equipment Sales (via DAK): Sale of used and rebuilt metal stamping and forging equipment through partner company David A. Keener, Inc. Includes year warranty on rebuilt presses and six months on reconditioned presses.
4. Press Retrofitting and Upgrades: Clutch and brake conversions, press control upgrades, speed changes, variable speed control installations, and other modernization services.
5. Field Service and On-site Repair: On-site press equipment repair services with mobile crew and equipment, including emergency service response and preventive maintenance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IMR Inc. specializes in the repair, rebuild, retrofit, and remanufacture of mechanical stamping presses across all major brands (Aida, Bliss, Clearing, Danly, Minster, Niagara, Verson, and others). Services cover component repair (gears, crankshafts, clutches, brakes, bearings), full press rebuilds, on-site field service, emergency repairs, inspections, welding and brazing of cast iron, large/heavy component machining, engineering redesigns, and millwright/machinery moving for industrial manufacturers operating metal stamping presses.

Product overview

IMR Inc. (Industrial Machine Repair) is a single-service industrial company specializing in the repair, rebuild, retrofit, and remanufacture of mechanical stamping presses. The company operates from a 30,000 square foot facility in Hayden, Indiana, and provides a comprehensive suite of services including Press Repair Services, Press Rebuilding Services, Field Repair Services, Inspection Services, and Emergency Services as core offerings. These are complemented by specialized add-on services including Press Clutch and Brake Conversions, Engineering and Design Services, Large and Heavy Component Machining, Professional Machinery Movers (Millwright Services), Portable Machining Services, and Welding and Brazing Services. The company also offers Used Equipment Sales through its partner company David A. Keener, Inc. IMR works on all brands of mechanical stamping presses including Aida, Bliss, Clearing, Danly, Minster, Niagara, and Verson. The portfolio is a unified service offering rather than a modular software platform—customers engage IMR for physical repair and maintenance of industrial equipment rather than purchasing software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Warranty coverage: 12 months on complete rebuilds, 6 months on parts rebuilt or supplied under normal operating conditions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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.

• David A. Keener, Inc. (DAK)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1971DAK was established in 1971 as a used equipment dealership and serves as IMR's partner company for used and rebuilt machinery sales. DAK specializes in the sale and purchase of used metal stamping and forging equipment, maintaining large independent inventory. DAK partners with IMR to provide rebuilding services. DAK offers year warranty on every rebuilt press and six months on reconditioned presses. Storage facilities located in Hayden and Scipio, Indiana and McMinnville, Tennessee.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bliss Industries: Long-standing press manufacturer (one of the brands IMR explicitly services) with remanufactured equipment offerings. Comparable as both a peer in rebuild work and as an OEM IMR supports on legacy Bliss presses.
• Schuler Group: Global press OEM with a large installed base of mechanical and servo presses, offering factory and field service as part of a broader equipment portfolio. Comparable to IMR as a brand IMR services and as a competitor for high-end rebuild work.
• Fives Group: Global industrial engineering group with metal forming, machining, and combustion equipment businesses plus aftermarket service. Comparable to IMR as a much larger peer providing rebuild, retrofit, and service across metal forming equipment.
• Aida Engineering: Japanese press manufacturer with global service operations supporting its mechanical and servo press installed base. Directly comparable to the Aida-brand work IMR performs and a competitor for service contracts on Aida presses.
• Macrodyne: Manufacturer of hydraulic presses and automation cells for forming, stamping, and forging applications, with aftermarket service. Comparable to IMR in serving heavy industrial stamping/forging customers with on-site support.
• Beckwood Press: US manufacturer of hydraulic and servo presses offering installation, training, and aftermarket service. Comparable to IMR as a press-focused supplier overlapping on customer base in metal stamping and forming.
• SMS group: Global metallurgical equipment OEM and service provider with installed base across metal forming, forging, and stamping. Comparable to IMR as a much larger industrial machinery service provider overlapping on metal forming customers.
• Applied Industrial Technologies: Large US industrial MRO distributor and service provider serving manufacturers with bearings, power transmission, fluid power, and on-site maintenance. Comparable to IMR as a competing source of industrial machinery maintenance services.

Direct peers

• Advanced Technology Services (ATS): Industrial maintenance services provider offering on-site equipment repair, preventive maintenance, and MRO support to manufacturers. Directly comparable to IMR's field service and emergency repair model, though at much greater scale.
• Stamtec: Stamtec manufactures high-speed mechanical stamping presses and provides rebuild/service for existing press fleets. Directly comparable to IMR as a press-focused service provider serving overlapping stamping customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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