PCE

What PCE does

PCE, Inc. is a privately held plastics manufacturing holding company headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, founded in 1993 by Sam Featherston. It operates three wholly-owned subsidiaries that together provide end-to-end custom plastics manufacturing: HTI Plastics (injection molding, founded 1985, acquired by PCE in 1995, operating 24 Krauss Maffei injection molding machines from 55 to 1,800 tons), Lincoln Plastics (plastic extrusion, founded 1948, with proprietary cord-cover products under the Flexiduct brand), and Apex Plastics (blow molding, based in Brookfield, Missouri, producing containers and bottles including the Option Pak line). PCE sells custom-manufactured plastic components and packaging to enterprise and mid-market B2B customers across agriculture, pharmaceutical/medical, food and beverage, sporting goods, and industrial verticals.

Revenue is generated through project-based custom manufacturing contracts priced on a quote basis according to specifications, volume, and material complexity, with multi-year customer engagements in regulated end-markets. The company holds a stack of certifications that function as market-entry gates — ISO 9001 across all subsidiaries, ISO 13485 and FDA approval at HTI Plastics for medical-device and pharmaceutical work, and ISO 9001:2015 at Apex Plastics. Go-to-market is direct sales via dedicated sales managers handling accounts and developing new business, supplemented by trade-show participation at PackExpo, SHOT Show, LightFair International, Nebraska Power Farm Show, and Walmart's U.S. Manufacturing Supplier Summit. In 2018, PCE sold its non-plastics Geist Global Division to focus exclusively on plastics manufacturing; in 2022, Apex Plastics acquired customer Juice Merchandising Corporation, signaling vertical-integration intent. The company is led by founder-CEO Sam Featherston, with Sheli Carpenter as CFO, and operates with no disclosed institutional or PE ownership.

Name

PCE

Legal name

PCE, Inc.

Website

https://pce.us.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

PCE, Inc. is a privately held Nebraska-based plastics manufacturer operating three subsidiaries — HTI Plastics (injection molding), Lincoln Plastics (extrusion), and Apex Plastics (blow molding) — producing custom plastic components and packaging for agriculture, pharmaceutical, food, sporting goods, and industrial B2B customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lincoln

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Plastic Manufacturing: PCE generates revenue through manufacturing custom plastic products and components for various industries. The company produces injection molded products, extrusion profiles, and blow-molded products. Revenue is generated through project-based manufacturing contracts with customers in agriculture, food, pharmaceutical, sporting goods, and industrial sectors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

PCE, Inc. is a plastics manufacturing company that produces custom plastic products and components through three subsidiaries: HTI Plastics (injection molding), Lincoln Plastics (plastic profile extrusion), and Apex Plastics (blow molding). The company serves customers in agriculture, food, pharmaceutical, animal health, sporting goods, and industrial markets with capabilities spanning design, engineering, project management, primary molding processes, and secondary operations. Products include custom molded parts, pharmaceutical applicators, bottles and containers, flexible cord covers, and irrigation components.

Product overview

PCE, Inc. is a plastics manufacturing company and parent holding company operating three distinct subsidiaries: HTI Plastics (injection molding), Lincoln Plastics (extrusion molding), and Apex Plastics (blow molding). The company offers extrusion blow molding, custom profile extrusion, and injection molding capabilities along with design, engineering, project management and secondary operations. Products serve agriculture, food, pharmaceutical, animal health, sporting goods, and industrial markets. HTI Plastics operates 24 Krauss Maffei injection molding machines; Lincoln Plastics specializes in cord covers and irrigation products; Apex Plastics focuses on blow-molded containers and bottles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Flexiduct: Flexible cord cover product line including Flexiduct Original Cord Cover, Layflat Power Extension, Mega Duct, Safcord products.
• Option Pak

Products and services

• HTI Plastics - Injection Molding Manufacturing Custom and proprietary thermoplastic injection-molded products for pharmaceutical, animal health, food packaging, and sporting goods customers, operating 24 Krauss Maffei injection molding machines ranging from 55 ton to 1,800 ton.
• Lincoln Plastics - Plastic Extrusion Manufacturing Plastic profile extrusion manufacturing for agricultural, electrical, shelving, sporting goods, and industrial applications, including flexible cord covers, irrigation products, and specialty extruded profiles.
• Apex Plastics - Blow Molding Manufacturing Custom extrusion blow molding of plastic containers and bottles for food/beverage, health and beauty, and industrial markets from an FDA registered facility in Brookfield, Missouri.
• Flexiduct Flexible Cord Cover Product Line Flexible floor duct and cord cover product line including Flexiduct Original Cord Cover, Layflat Power Extension, Mega Duct, and Safcord, manufactured by Lincoln Plastics.
• Option Pak Blow-Molded Packaging

Quantifiable outcome

• RAVE Award as one of Top Ten Highest Achieving Vendors 2018-2019

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• WalmartcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Lincoln Plastics attended Walmart's U.S. Manufacturing Supplier Summit at Walmart World Headquarters in Bentonville, MO. Brad Heywood (Sales Manager) and John Eby (Marketing Manager) joined 2,000 others and 800 U.S. based companies to pitch products. This indicates a strategic supplier relationship with major retailer.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IPL Plastics: Multi-process plastics manufacturer (injection, blow molding, extrusion) with FDA-grade capabilities serving food, beverage, healthcare, and consumer — overlapping with PCE's three-process model and regulated-end-market focus.
• Tessy Plastics: Custom injection molder with multiple U.S. facilities serving medical, consumer, and industrial customers — directly comparable to PCE in process capability, customer mix, and private mid-market positioning.
• EVCO Plastics: Custom plastic injection molder and contract manufacturer serving medical, industrial, and consumer markets — comparable to HTI Plastics in process and end-market exposure.
• Silgan Holdings: Major North American rigid plastic container and bottle manufacturer; its Dispensing & Specialty Closures and Plastic Containers segments directly overlap with Apex Plastics' blow-molded bottles and HTI's injection-molded components.
• AptarGroup: Global dispensing and active material science solutions provider with strong pharmaceutical and FDA-regulated packaging overlap with HTI Plastics' applicator and medical injection molding work.
• Technimark: Custom injection molder serving healthcare, consumer, and industrial customers — closely comparable to HTI Plastics in process mix and regulated-end-market exposure.

Broad incumbents

• TricorBraun: Large North American rigid packaging distributor and manufacturer with blow-molded bottles and injection-molded closures — overlapping with Apex Plastics' bottle lines and HTI's closure/component work.
• Berry Global Group: Large public plastic packaging manufacturer with injection molding, blow molding, and extrusion serving food, beverage, healthcare, and industrial end markets. Overlaps with PCE's three-process model but at materially greater scale and broader geographic reach.
• Rieke Packaging (Aptar subsidiary brand): Specialty closure and dispensing component manufacturer; directly comparable to HTI's injection-molded caps, closures, and pharmaceutical applicator lines.

Emerging players

• Protolabs: Digital manufacturing service offering rapid injection molding, CNC, and 3D printing — competes with PCE for low-volume custom plastic parts and prototypes, especially in medical and consumer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/HTIPlastic
• Facebookfacebook.com/HTIPlastic

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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