What R&D Mold Machining does

R&D Mold Machining (legal entity: R & D MOLD MACHINING s. r. o.) is a Slovak precision mold and tooling manufacturer founded in 2008 in Považská Bystrica. The company designs and produces injection molds (single- and multi-cavity, up to 7 tons), carbon fiber composite molds (up to 2.5m x 1.8m) using autoclave, press molding, and RTM technologies, prototype molds with universal frame inserts, custom measuring and special-purpose fixtures, and engineered components for industries such as automotive, aerospace, food processing, and pharmaceuticals. It operates 15 CNC milling machines (3–5 axis), 2 six-axis turning centers, EDM cutting and die sinking, 3D CMM measurement, and 0.008mm 3D laser scanning, supported by SolidWorks, Moldex3D, and SolidCAM software.

The company monetizes through project-based mold manufacturing contracts (one-time), engineering services (feasibility studies, mold flow analysis, reverse engineering via laser scanning), small-series plastic part production (in-house injection presses up to 250t), fixture production, post-production maintenance and repair (managed services), and a CNC training academy (RDM Academy) offering accredited and non-accredited courses for milling and turning. Through its R&D COMPOSITE division, established in 2017, it uniquely offers vertically integrated composite part production in-house alongside mold manufacturing, eliminating the need for an external composites supplier. Distribution is exclusively direct enterprise field sales, targeting engineering and manufacturing decision-makers at premium OEMs and Tier suppliers across Europe and globally. It serves a logo-rich customer base including Bentley, Porsche, BMW, Jaguar, Boeing, Koenigsegg, AMG/Daimler, Brose, ZKW, Baker Hughes, Liquibox, Franke, and Tomra.

The company is privately held with no institutional investors; financing has been a mix of organic growth and EU non-repayable grants (€372,326.40 for smart manufacturing/IoT, 2020–2021; €893,473.73 for composite R&D with University of Žilina, 2020–2022). Operations are supported by ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications and a SOPK dual-education certification (valid to 2030).

Name

R&D Mold Machining

Legal name

R & D MOLD MACHINING s. r. o.

Website

https://radmold.sk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

R&D Mold Machining is a Slovak precision mold manufacturer (founded 2008, 50+ employees) producing injection molds, carbon-fiber composite molds, prototype molds, and measuring fixtures for premium automotive, aerospace, and industrial clients via direct enterprise sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Mold Manufacturing and Tooling

NAICS

Industrial Mold Manufacturing (333511), All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (333248)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559), Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Thermoforming Tooling, Mold & Die Manufacturing (IMANAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Custom Injection Molding & Contract Manufacturing (Job Shops/CMs) (IMANAFAJ), Injection Molding & Plastics Manufacturing (EDAOAGAJ)

Keywords

• Precision mold manufacturing
• Injection mold production
• Carbon composite tooling
• CNC machining services
• Measuring fixture fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Povazska Bystrica

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mold Manufacturing (Injection, Carbon, Prototype): Core revenue stream from designing and manufacturing molds for plastic injection, carbon fiber composites, and prototype applications. Covers the full lifecycle from feasibility studies, engineering, and mold production to testing, sampling, and delivery with usage instructions. Includes mold modification and repair services.
2. Engineering Services: Feasibility studies, mold flow analysis (Moldex3D), reverse engineering using 3D laser scanning, product design consultations, and material selection. Provided as part of comprehensive mold production projects.
3. Plastic Pressing / Small-Scale Production: Injection molding of plastics for mold verification and small-series part production using in-house machines up to 250t capacity. Offered when clients lack production capacity or external supplier production in small volumes is not cost-effective.
4. Fixture Production: Manufacturing of measuring fixtures, post-process fixtures, and special-purpose fixtures for vibration, light, and other industrial applications. Includes MSA verification and calibration services.
5. Engineering Products: Special machining, components, construction parts, devices for aeronautics/military/scientific research, automotive parts, robotics components, spare parts, and welding/assembly/production solutions.
6. RDM Academy - CNC Training Courses: CNC operator and programmer training courses offered through the company's own academy. Includes accredited and non-accredited programs for milling and turning. Government employment subsidies of approximately €800 (€1,250 for unemployed) are available through the 'Zručnosti pre trh práce' project.
7. Maintenance, Repair, and Post-Production Services: Ongoing warranty and post-warranty maintenance, mold modification, crash/escalation repairs, spare parts and components, and recalibration services for fixtures throughout the product lifecycle.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

R&D Mold Machining designs, manufactures, modifies, and repairs precision molds for plastic injection and carbon fiber composite parts, and produces custom measuring fixtures and engineering products. The company delivers full-cycle mold production services — from feasibility studies and engineering through mold production, testing, optional small-series part production, and post-production maintenance — serving automotive, aerospace, and industrial clients globally. It operates a vertically integrated model including its R&D COMPOSITE division for autoclave, press molding, and RTM composite part production.

Product overview

R&D Mold Machining is a precision mold and tooling manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and services for the automotive, aerospace, engineering, and other industries. The core product portfolio includes Injection Molds (single and multi-cavity molds for plastics), Carbon Molds (composite molds using autoclave, press molding, and RTM technologies), Prototype Molds (rapid development molds), Special and Measuring Fixtures, and Engineering Products. Services include full-cycle engineering (feasibility studies, mold flow analysis, reverse engineering), mold production, maintenance/modification, and small-series plastic pressing. The company is unique in Slovakia and Central Europe for offering complete carbon part production from mold manufacturing through final composite parts in the R&D COMPOSITE division.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• R&D COMPOSITE: Division specializing in composite and carbon part production using AUTOCLAVE, PRESS MOLDING, and RTM technologies for aerospace, automotive, medical, and other industries.

Products and services

• Vstrekovacie formy (Injection Molds) Precision injection molds for plastic parts production, including single-cavity, multi-cavity, technical plastics, and visual parts molds, with hot runner and cold runner systems up to 7 tons. Sold to automotive, aerospace, and industrial manufacturers for serial production of plastic components.
• Formy na karbón (Carbon Molds) Specialized molds for carbon fiber and fiberglass composite parts production, using autoclave, press molding, and RTM technologies, with maximum mold dimensions of 2.5m x 1.8m. Sold to automotive, aerospace, cycling, and medical manufacturers.
• Prototypové formy (Prototype Molds) Prototype molds for rapid part development and small-scale production, including pilot molds and universal mold frame inserts for efficient cost and time savings. Enables production of multiple part modifications.
• Špeciálne a meracie prípravky (Special and Measuring Fixtures) Custom measuring fixtures for quality verification, post-process fixtures for product finishing, and special purpose fixtures for medical, military, and aerospace applications, with MSA verification and calibration services.
• Strojárske výrobky (Engineering Products) Precision engineering products including special machines, components, automotive parts, robotics components, spare parts, and devices for aeronautics/military/scientific research.
• Inžinierske služby (Engineering Services) Feasibility studies, mold flow analysis (Moldex3D), reverse engineering via 3D laser scanning, product design consultations, and material selection — provided as part of comprehensive mold production projects.
• Výroba formy (Mold Manufacturing Service) End-to-end mold production process from design through manufacturing, testing, sampling, and delivery with usage instructions. Includes feasibility verification and quality verification stages.
• Údržba a úprava foriem (Mold Maintenance and Modification) Ongoing warranty and post-warranty maintenance, mold modification, crash/escalation repairs, spare parts and components, and recalibration services for fixtures throughout the product lifecycle.
• Lisovanie plastov (Plastic Pressing / Small-Scale Production) Injection molding of plastics for mold verification and small-series part production using in-house machines up to 250t capacity with maximum mold size 1.2x0.8m. Offered when external supplier production in small volumes is not cost-effective.
• RDM Academy - CNC Training Courses CNC operator and programmer training courses (accredited and non-accredited) for milling and turning on EMCO machines. Government employment subsidies of approximately €800 (€1,250 for unemployed) available through the 'Zručnosti pre trh práce' project.

Quantifiable outcome

• Mold production capacity for parts up to 2600x1600x800mm (CNC milling) and composite molds up to 2.5m x 1.8m
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature13 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Žilinská univerzita v Žiline (University of Žilina)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Research partnership under EU-funded R&D project (€893,473.73, Jan 2020 – Dec 2022) focused on acquiring new knowledge through industrial research and experimental development, applying it to the production process, and diversifying production through a new composite platform product for modular off-road electric vehicles. Žilinská univerzita serves as the formal project partner.
• Ministry of Transport and Construction of the Slovak RepublicminorOthersGovernment body overseeing the Operational Programme Integrated Infrastructure 2014-2020, providing EU structural funding for the company's smart manufacturing and R&D projects. The company received €372,326.40 for implementing smart IoT solutions into production and €893,473.73 for R&D activities.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• PCS Company: PCS Company is a US-headquartered global supplier of mold components, hot runners and engineered plastics services, with European presence serving automotive and packaging mold shops. It is comparable as an adjacent incumbent providing mold-making consumables and engineering services to similar OEM customers.
• Hasco Hasenclever GmbH + Co KG: Hasco is one of Europe's largest standardized hot-runner and mold component suppliers, headquartered in Austria. R&D Mold Machining integrates similar hot-runner, multi-component and mold-standard components into its projects, making Hasco a key upstream adjacent player serving the same mold-making market.
• DME Company: DME is a global mold component, hot-runner and mold-services company (now part of Barnes Group). It supplies standardized tooling consumables to virtually every European mold shop including R&D Mold Machining and competes for mold lifecycle service work, making it a broad incumbent in the same mold ecosystem.
• Hexcel Corporation: Hexcel is a leading global manufacturer of advanced composites including carbon fiber, prepregs and honeycomb core, primarily serving aerospace (including Boeing) and industrial customers. It is comparable as a much larger incumbent operating in the same carbon-composite value chain that R&D Mold Machining's aerospace and automotive composite tooling business addresses.
• GF Machining Solutions: GF Machining Solutions (Switzerland) is a major supplier of EDM, high-speed milling and laser texturing systems used by precision toolmakers worldwide. R&D Mold Machining uses comparable EDM, 3-5 axis milling and laser technologies, so GF is a relevant equipment-side incumbent shaping the cost structure and capability ceiling of the same mold-making market.
• Meusburger Georg GmbH & Co KG: Meusburger is a leading Austrian manufacturer of standardized mold plates, mold components and hot-runner systems used by European tooling shops. As a direct supplier into the same injection mold workflow that R&D Mold Machining operates, it is a comparable upstream/mold-standard incumbent in Central Europe.
• Toray Advanced Composites: Toray Advanced Composites is a global supplier of carbon fiber prepregs, resins and composite parts for aerospace, automotive and industrial applications. It is comparable to the R&D COMPOSITE division as a much larger incumbent supplying the same aerospace/automotive composite programs that R&D Mold Machining's tooling and parts business targets.

Direct peers

• Simoldes Group: Simoldes is one of Europe's largest independent plastic injection mold and part producers (Portugal), supplying global automotive OEMs with molds, multi-component tools and injected parts. It is comparable to R&D Mold Machining as a directly competing custom mold maker operating at higher scale in the same vertical and customer base.
• Mikron Group: Mikron Group (Switzerland) runs precision machining and tooling operations serving automotive, industrial and medical customers. Like R&D Mold Machining it combines high-precision CNC, EDM and assembly into engineering products for premium European OEMs, making it a closely comparable direct peer in size, capability mix and customer profile.

Regional players

• SGL Carbon: SGL Carbon (Germany) is a European manufacturer of carbon fiber, composite materials and carbon-based components serving automotive, aerospace and industrial customers. R&D Mold Machining's R&D COMPOSITE division uses similar autoclave and RTM processes for the same European OEM base, making SGL a regional reference player in the carbon value chain the company is moving into.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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