OSAAP

What OSAAP does

OSAAP México is a privately held Mexican custom manufacturer founded in 2020 and headquartered in Querétaro. The company designs and fabricates custom foam-based tool organization and protection products, with its core portfolio comprising Charolas Personalizadas para Herramienta (custom tool trays), Shadow Boards (foam tool silhouettes for 5S/Lean and aerospace FOD compliance), and Inserto de Espuma (custom foam inserts for packaging and inter-station transport). All manufacturing is performed in-house at the Querétaro facility using high-resistance Expanded Polyethylene (EPE) and EPS foams processed via CNC machining for variable-depth cuts and laser engraving for labeling, with no additional cost for engraving and a minimum order quantity of one piece.

OSAAP's value proposition centers on full customization (any shape, size, and depth), bicolor foam construction for visual tool-missing detection, and rapid quote-to-delivery turnaround. The firm markets itself to industrial customers across aerospace manufacturing and MRO, automotive production lines, electronics assembly, transport/packaging of delicate components, and general manufacturing implementing Lean/5S standards. Pain points addressed include Foreign Object Debris (FOD) risk in aerospace, tool accountability, workspace organization, and damage prevention for high-value parts.

Commercially, OSAAP operates a sales-led, quote-based model: customers request pricing via a dedicated portal (cotiza.osaapmexico.com.mx), phone, or email, and the company designs and produces to specification before shipping nationwide across Mexico. The firm claims a multi-country presence alongside its domestic footprint, although no foreign offices, distributor agreements, or named anchor customers are disclosed. The company is independently operated with no recorded external investment, acquisitions, or public listing, and is operated under the OSAAP México / OSAAP Technologies brand.

Name

OSAAP

Legal name

OSAAP México

Website

https://osaapmexico.com.mx

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

OSAAP México designs and manufactures custom EPE foam tool trays, Shadow Boards, and packaging inserts for aerospace, automotive, electronics, and MRO customers from its Querétaro facility, selling via a quote-based, project-based model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Foam Tool Trays and Shadow Boards

NAICS

Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing (326150), Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing (32614)

SIC

Plastics Foam Products (3086)

akta.pro primary industry

Polyethylene (PE) Foam Manufacturing (IMANAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Foam Conversion & Fabrication (Cutting, Laminating, CNC, Packaging Inserts) (IMANAIAJ), Foam Protective Packaging (EPS/EPE/EPP, PU, Molded Foam) (IMALAFAA)

Keywords

• Custom foam tool trays
• Shadow board manufacturing
• EPE foam fabrication
• 5S lean tool control
• Aerospace FOD prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Querétaro

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Tool Trays and Shadow Boards: One-time product sales of custom foam trays and Shadow Boards for tool organization. Customers submit specifications for custom designs which are manufactured to order. Production is done in-house with quick turnaround times. The company manufactures from one piece minimum order quantities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

OSAAP designs and manufactures custom foam tool trays (Charolas Personalizadas para Herramienta), Shadow Boards, and protective foam packaging inserts produced from high-resistance Expanded Polyethylene (EPE) foam. All products are custom-cut via CNC machining to any shape, size, and depth, with optional laser engraving for tool labels, measurements, processes, and logos, and are sold to industrial customers for tool control, 5S/Lean compliance, FOD prevention, MRO, and transport protection.

Product overview

OSAAP specializes in the design and manufacturing of customized foam-based organization and protection solutions. The core product portfolio consists of Charolas Personalizadas para Herramienta (custom tool trays), Shadow Boards (foam tool organizers with silhouettes), and Inserto de Espuma (custom foam inserts for packaging). All products are manufactured in-house using high-resistance polyethylene foam (EPE/EPS) with laser engraving capabilities. The offerings are designed for industrial applications including 5S and Lean Manufacturing process control, aerospace FOD (Foreign Object Debris) prevention, MRO and automotive maintenance operations, and transportation/packaging of delicate components.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Charolas Personalizadas para Herramienta (Custom Tool Trays) Custom foam tool trays manufactured to order from high-resistance Expanded Polyethylene (EPE) foam, cut via CNC machining to any shape, size, and depth, and intended to securely hold tools in drawers, workbenches, and cases for industrial customers in aerospace, automotive, electronics, and MRO environments.
• Shadow Boards Foam Shadow Boards manufactured with high-resistance EPS/EPE foam that display tool silhouettes for organized storage, supporting 5S and Lean Manufacturing standards, FOD control in aerospace, and MRO and automotive maintenance operations. Laser engraving for tool labels, measurements, processes, and logos is included at no additional cost.
• Inserto de Espuma para Embalaje y Transporte (Custom Foam Inserts for Packaging and Transport) Custom foam inserts designed to protect delicate, precise, and high-value parts during transport between workstations and production plants, cushioning components against handling damage in industrial and manufacturing logistics.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Plastifoam: Custom EPS and protective foam packaging fabricator serving industrial OEMs with molded foam components. Comparable to OSAAP's in-house foam conversion business on a smaller, conversion-focused footprint.
• ACH Foam Technologies (Atlas Molded Products): Major North American molded EPS and foam fabrication company producing protective packaging, construction foams, and custom molded foam components. Direct competitor in EPS-based Shadow Board and protective foam categories OSAAP serves.
• Foam Products Corporation: US-based custom foam fabricator producing protective packaging, custom foam inserts, and fabricated foam components. Operates the same custom conversion model OSAAP uses for tool trays and packaging inserts.
• Foam Fabricators, Inc. A US/Mexico-based custom foam fabricator producing molded and fabricated EPS/EPE/PU foam products for protective packaging and industrial applications. Closest business-model peer to OSAAP, operating larger-scale conversion of the same foam chemistries OSAAP cuts in Querétaro.
• Treston Group: European manufacturer of modular industrial workstations, tool organizers, and foam tool tray systems. Closely aligned with OSAAP's industrial tool-organization and 5S solution set, serving overlapping factory customers.

Broad incumbents

• Lista International (Stanley Black & Decker): Industrial tool storage, workstation, and shadow-board systems provider owned by Stanley Black & Decker. Competes with OSAAP in the tool-control and shadow-board category but as part of a much broader industrial-storage portfolio.
• UFP Technologies: Larger engineered foam and specialty components manufacturer serving industrial, medical, and automotive markets. Competes with OSAAP in custom foam fabrication while operating a much broader product portfolio and customer base.
• Pregis: Global protective packaging manufacturer offering foam-in-place, custom foam fabrication, and a full protective-packaging portfolio. Competes with OSAAP's protective foam insert line and dwarfs it on scale and geographic reach.
• Sonoco ThermoSafe: Temperature-controlled and protective packaging division of Sonoco, including custom foam inserts for shipping high-value industrial parts. Directly comparable to OSAAP's protective foam insert product.
• Sealed Air: Global protective packaging leader (Instapak, Bubble Wrap, etc.) with custom foam fabrication capabilities. Overlaps with OSAAP's protective insert offering as part of a much broader industrial-packaging portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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