S & K TOOL & DIE CO., INC

What S & K TOOL & DIE CO., INC does

S&K Tool & Die Co., Inc. is a privately held custom plastic injection mold shop founded in 1972 and headquartered in Portage, Michigan. The company designs and builds custom molds for manufacturers, with all work performed on a custom (non-production) basis. Its service offering is organized around four integrated stages: Quoting/Planning, Design/Engineering, Mold Build, and Equipment services. The technical work is executed by a team of Mold Makers, Machinists, CNC Programmers/Machinists, Mold Designers, and EDM Programmers/Machinists operating from a single facility.

The business operates on a custom quotation-based model. Pricing is project-specific, with all prices subject to change before final acceptance, and customer contracts are governed by Terms & Conditions that assert Michigan jurisdiction, Michigan mold lien rights, and a 1.5% monthly finance charge on overdue balances. The company does not sell standard products, does not operate distribution channels, and does not maintain a self-serve or digital commerce front end; all projects begin with direct customer inquiry through a website contact form. The operating geography is Michigan/domestic US, with no global footprint claim.

The company is owned by Philip Best, who acquired it in 1993 alongside Scott Anson and Tad Gluchowski and remains the sole owner. The company has no external parent, no institutional investors, no funding rounds, no patents or trademarks, and operates from a single facility relocated in 2016 to 4401 Environmental Drive. Total employment is in the 11-50 range based on the size of its specialized workforce.

Name

S & K TOOL & DIE CO., INC

Legal name

S&K Tool & Die Co., Inc.

Website

https://sktool.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

S&K Tool & Die Co., Inc. is a privately held custom plastic injection mold shop in Portage, Michigan, founded in 1972, serving manufacturers with project-based mold design, engineering, and build services from a single facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Plastic Injection Mold Manufacturing

NAICS

Industrial Mold Manufacturing (333511)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Custom injection molds
• Plastic mold design
• Mold engineering services
• Precision mold building
• Tool and die

Headquarters

HQ city

Portage

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Custom Mold Manufacturing: Custom plastic injection mold fabrication services, including design, engineering, and mold building. Revenue generated from custom project quotations based on customer specifications. All work is custom, non-production machining.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

S&K Tool & Die Co., Inc. designs, engineers, and builds custom plastic injection molds for manufacturers, delivering each project through a four-stage process: Quoting/Planning, Design/Engineering, Mold Build, and Equipment services. The shop produces only custom molds — no production machining — built to purchaser specifications within typical mold tolerances, and is staffed by Mold Makers, Machinists, CNC Programmers/Machinists, Mold Designers, and EDM Programmers/Machinists.

Product overview

S&K Tool & Die Co., Inc. is a custom plastic injection mold shop rather than a software product company. The company offers a unified service offering centered on custom plastic injection mold manufacturing. Their core service process encompasses four integrated stages: Quoting/Planning, Design/Engineering, Mold Build, and Equipment services. The company employs a qualified team of Mold Makers, Machinists, CNC Programmers/Machinists, Mold Designers, and EDM Programmers/Machinists. All work is custom, not production machining. The company does not offer discrete product brands or modules but rather operates as a full-service custom mold shop.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Plastic Injection Mold Manufacturing Full-service custom plastic injection mold manufacturing delivered through four integrated stages — Quoting/Planning, Design/Engineering, Mold Build, and Equipment services — for manufacturers requiring molds built to their specifications. All work is custom (not production machining), executed by Mold Makers, Machinists, CNC Programmers/Machinists, Mold Designers, and EDM Programmers/Machinists.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• DME / Barnes Molding Solutions: Major supplier of mold bases, mold components, and standardization products to injection mold builders; comparable as an enabling supplier and ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• MSI Mold Builders: Custom injection mold manufacturer focused on design, engineering, and build of plastic injection molds, directly comparable to S&K's core service.
• PTI Engineered Plastics: Michigan-based custom injection molder with integrated mold design, engineering, and build services serving industrial customers; directly comparable in geography and service offering to S&K Tool.
• Plastic Components Inc. Custom plastic injection molder with mold design and build capability serving industrial OEM customers, similar in integrated service profile to S&K Tool.
• Tooling Tech Group: Midwest-based tooling solutions provider offering custom injection mold design and build for industrial customers, comparable to S&K's specialized mold-making focus.
• Jaco Products: Ohio-based custom plastic injection molder with in-house mold design and build capability, comparable to S&K as a similar-sized custom plastics manufacturing operation spanning tooling and molded parts.
• Thogus Products: Custom injection molder and tooling provider in Ohio with a similar Midwest OEM customer base and combination of mold-making and production molding capabilities.
• Mold-Tech: Custom mold design and manufacturing services business serving global automotive and industrial customers, comparable as a dedicated custom mold builder.

Broad incumbents

• Husky Injection Molding Systems: Global supplier of injection molding machines, hot runners, and mold technology operating broadly in the same plastics manufacturing ecosystem as a much larger incumbent.
• Mold-Masters: Global leader in hot runner systems and mold technology supplying injection mold builders and molders worldwide; overlaps with S&K's mold-building activity but at much greater scale and scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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