FINE INTERNATIONAL

What FINE INTERNATIONAL does

Fine International Corporation is a privately held US industrial machinery company founded in 1995 and headquartered in Tinton Falls, New Jersey. The company designs and supplies wire and cable production equipment, with a core specialization in physical foam extrusion technology, including its proprietary N2-400 gas injection system used for cellular insulation of conductors. Beyond capital equipment, the firm sells shielding tapes and certain finished cable products, generating an ongoing consumables revenue stream alongside discrete machinery sales.

The firm's manufacturing footprint is anchored by the Shanghai Fine Machinery Company joint venture in China, established in 2001, which employs 250+ staff and produces equipment for global cable manufacturers. Two US principals with a combined 60 years of cable industry experience manage engineering, sales, and customer relationships from the New Jersey office. In 2016 the company extended its product line into optical fiber equipment, including UV coloring and buffering lines, broadening its exposure beyond traditional copper cable insulation.

The business model is industrial B2B equipment sales with custom-engineered production lines sold to wire and cable manufacturers worldwide, complemented by raw material and finished cable product sales. The company holds ISO-9001 certification and maintains visibility through periodic participation in major industry trade shows such as Interwire Atlanta and Wire Dusseldorf. Revenue, headcount trends post-2018, and customer concentration are not disclosed in the available data.

Name

FINE INTERNATIONAL

Legal name

Fine International Corporation

Website

https://fineinternational.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fine International Corporation designs and manufactures custom wire and cable production equipment, specializing in physical foam extrusion systems, and serves industrial cable manufacturers worldwide from its New Jersey office and Shanghai joint venture.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tinton Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wire and Cable Machinery Sales: Sale of specialized machinery and equipment to wire and cable manufacturers including complete extrusion lines, components, and custom-designed systems
2. Raw Materials (Shielding Tapes): Sale of aluminum laminated shielding and separating tapes in customer specified slit widths, supplied in traditional pad and jumbo packages
3. On-site Commissioning and Service: On-site commissioning for start-up and training of supplied machinery, technical support, troubleshooting, and factory-procured spare parts

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Fine International Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells specialized machinery and equipment for the wire and cable, fiber optic, medical, and general plastics industries. Its core offering is custom-engineered extrusion lines, jacketing lines, braiders, stranders, corrugating/welding lines, packaging lines, and auxiliary equipment, built around proprietary physical foam extrusion technology. The company also supplies aluminum laminated shielding tapes and certain finished cable products as raw materials.

Product overview

Fine International Corporation is a specialized machinery supplier and raw materials provider for the wire and cable, fiber optic, medical, and general plastics industries. The company operates two main divisions: a Machinery Division (established 1995) offering complete extrusion lines, component equipment, and optical fiber processing machinery; and a Raw Materials Division supplying shielding tapes and cable products. The core machinery portfolio includes primary extrusion lines based on proprietary physical foam technology, high speed braiders, stranding equipment, TIG welding/corrugating lines, packaging systems, and a full range of auxiliary equipment (capstans, dancers, accumulators, preheaters, cooling systems, electrical controls). The company also manufactures optical fiber equipment (UV coloring, buffering lines) and supplies aluminum laminated tapes, process reels, and communication/coaxial cables. Manufacturing is conducted at a Shanghai, China facility with ISO-9001 certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• N2-400 Gas Injection Systems: High pressure gas injection system for foam extrusion applications, delivers nitrogen up to 700 bar suitable for coaxial, LAN, or RF cable applications.
• Preciseflow

Products and services

• Primary Extrusion Lines Primary extrusion lines based on proprietary physical foam technology for manufacturing foamed insulation products used in CATV coaxial cable, LAN category cable, minicoax cable, and RF microwave cable. Targeted at wire and cable manufacturers globally.
• Jacketing Lines Extrusion lines for jacketing and sheathing applications in wire and cable manufacturing, for cable producers requiring insulation jacketing equipment.
• Braiders (Rotary, Vertical, Horizontal) High speed rotary braiders (16 and 24 carrier versions) and horizontal braiders (up to 48 carriers) for wire, cable, and hose applications with automatic lubrication and safety features.
• Corrugating/Welding Lines TIG aluminum welding lines and corrugation systems for manufacturing aluminum and copper tube products used in CATV and RF coaxial cables, including tube forming, welding station, and cooling system.
• Planetary and SZ Stranders Stranding equipment including planetary, rigid, tubular, skip and SZ stranding lines, single and double twist bunchers for wire and fiber applications.
• Payoffs and Takeups Various payoff and takeup equipment including cantilever, portal, O-frame, and dual shaft designs with diameter capacities up to 3000mm for wire and cable production lines.
• Packaging Lines (Spool and Coreless) Reel and coreless packaging equipment for final product put-ups and rewind operations at cable manufacturing facilities.
• N2-400 Gas Injection Systems High pressure gas injection systems (up to 700 bar) for physical foam extrusion, designed for coaxial, LAN, and RF cable applications with proprietary extrusion screw design and proprietary extruder hardware with coupling injector bolt and interchangeable micron-sized orifices.
• Extruders and Foam Extruders Extruders designed with 25-150mm barrel diameters and 20:1 to 40:1 L/D ratios for general purpose and specialty foam insulation applications based on proprietary physical foam technology, including PE foam and FEP foam variants.
• Optical Fiber Equipment UV coloring systems, loose tube buffering lines, and tight buffer lines for optic fiber manufacturing, targeted at fiber optic cable manufacturers.
• Shielding and Separating Tapes Aluminum laminated shielding and separating tapes supplied in customer specified slit widths, constructed from aluminum, polyester, biaxial oriented polypropylene, PVC and polyolefin based adhesives, available in standard and specialty variants (foil free, self-lubricated), in pad form and extended length jumbo rolls.
• Communication Cable and High Performance CATV Coaxial Cable Communication cables and high performance coaxial cable products based on proprietary foam technology, manufactured to ISO or US specifications from ISO-9001 certified factories, for cable manufacturers and distributors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 80% foam density reduction in cable insulation (as shown in N2-400 gas injection system specifications)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Shanghai Fine Machinery CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001Joint venture established in Shanghai, P.R. China in early 2001. This partnership further enhanced Fine International's capabilities in manufacturing equipment for the wire and cable marketplace. The joint venture manufactures the equipment offered in the machinery division.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Davis-Standard: US-based manufacturer of extrusion and converting machinery, including complete wire and cable extrusion lines, components, and controls. Directly competes with Fine International across the same core product categories and customer base.
• Maillefer: Finnish manufacturer of wire and cable production equipment, including extrusion lines, jacketing, and insulation systems. Same customer base (cable producers) and similar customization-to-spec business model as Fine International.
• Macro Engineering & Technology: Canadian manufacturer of blown film and specialized extrusion lines, including cable insulation. Comparable in providing custom-engineered extrusion systems to industrial customers, with some overlap in foam extrusion technology.
• Hans Weber Maschinenfabrik: German manufacturer of plastic extrusion machinery including wire and cable insulation systems. Comparable product line and uses a similar approach of engineered-to-order systems for industrial cable producers.
• Skaltek: Swiss manufacturer of cable manufacturing equipment, including payoffs, take-ups, capstans, and complete extrusion lines. Closely comparable product offering and customer base to Fine International's machinery division.
• ProTec Polymer Processing: German manufacturer of extrusion and material processing equipment for cable, pipe, and profile applications. Competes with Fine in cable jacketing lines and components targeted at industrial cable manufacturers.
• Rosendahl Nextrom: Austrian manufacturer of wire, cable, and fiber optic production equipment including extrusion, SZ-stranding, and optical fiber coloring/buffering lines. Direct competitor to Fine in both copper cable and fiber optic machinery.
• Troester: German manufacturer of extrusion and calendering equipment for rubber, cable, and plastics. Overlaps with Fine in cable extrusion and jacketing lines and competes for the same global cable producer customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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