kitpackers

What kitpackers does

KitPackers is a privately held US custom chemical packaging company that converts bulk containers of one and two component reactive resin systems — including adhesives, encapsulants, sealants, coatings, greases, lubricants, cleaners, and primers — into smaller, user-friendly dispensing units. Founded in 1970 in Minneapolis and relocated to Germantown, Wisconsin in 1987, the company has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ellsworth Adhesives since 1984 and shares a 107,000 sq. ft. facility with sister company ResinLab. KitPackers holds authorized repackager designations with three flagship principals — 3M, Dow/DOWSIL (the first Authorized Dow Corning RePackager, designated in 1997), and Henkel/Loctite — and serves enterprise OEMs in electronics, defense and aerospace, transportation, battery, medical, electrical, lighting, and general industrial markets. Customer logos are not publicly disclosed but are described as "Major OEMs" across each vertical.

The core technology stack is a portfolio of one component packaging systems (cans and pails, cartridges, glass bottles, jars, plastic bottles and jugs, MonoPak pouches, syringes, and collapsible aluminum tubes) and two component packaging systems (Sulzer MIXPAC and Nordson EFD dual cartridges in multiple volumetric ratios, dual syringes, Techkits and Semkits, and burstable TwinPak pouches), supported by an in-house chemistry laboratory, a Premixed & Frozen (PMF) resin capability that flash-freezes two component systems at -80°C in syringes and cartridges, an integrated labeling system that pulls GHS data from manufacturer Safety Data Sheets, and material modification services (UV indicators, pigments, glass spacer beads, fumed silica, solvents, fillers) delivered through the ResinLab partnership. Quality and regulatory infrastructure includes ISO 9001:2015 (since 2008), ITAR compliance, and REACH and RoHS compliance documentation.

Revenue is generated through B2B contracts on a quote-based, project-pricing model with net 30 day account terms, supplemented by transactional Visa and MasterCard acceptance. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales with technical consultation (Request a Quote flows in both US and EU) and a referral channel driven by 3M, Dow, and Henkel sales representatives who route custom packaging work to KitPackers. Geographic reach is anchored at the Germantown, WI headquarters with a regional European contact in East Kilbride, Scotland, and partner locations spanning North America, Europe, and Asia to service multinational manufacturers. The company is privately held, uncapitalized, and operates as a subsidiary unit of the larger Ellsworth Adhesives group with no disclosed financial details.

Name

kitpackers

Legal name

KitPackers LLC

Website

https://kitpackers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Short description

KitPackers is a US-based custom chemical packaging company that repackages one and two component reactive resins into smaller user-friendly units for OEMs in electronics, defense, transportation, medical, and general industrial markets as an authorized repackager for 3M, Dow/DOWSIL, and Henkel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Chemical Packaging

NAICS

Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (325991)

akta.pro primary industry

Primary Packaging (Form-Fill-Seal, Blister, Sachet/Stick Pack, Bottling) (TLAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Kitting & Bundling Services (TLAIAFAA), Hazardous Materials & UN-Certified Bulk Packaging (IMALAGAH)

Keywords

• Contract chemical packaging
• One-component packaging
• Two-component packaging
• Toll blending services
• Material testing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Germantown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Chemical Packaging: Repackaging of bulk chemical containers into smaller, user-friendly units including one and two component packaging systems. Revenue generated through conversion of bulk containers into various packaging formats including cans, pails, cartridges, syringes, bottles, jars, tubes, and pouches.
2. Value-Added Services: Services including kit assembly and bagging, modifications and toll blending, documentation and labeling, hazardous shipping, material testing, material degassing, and product integrity preservation.
3. Material Testing Services: In-house analytical, physical, and quality assurance testing services through partnership with ResinLab. Testing includes rheological, thermal, flammability, chemical characterization, mechanical, and electrical properties.
4. Premixed & Frozen Resin Services: PMF packaging of two component resin/catalyst systems that are blended, packaged, and frozen for customer convenience.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

KitPackers custom-packages one- and two-component resins and specialty industrial chemicals, converting bulk containers into cans, pails, cartridges, bottles, jars, tubes, pouches, and syringes for adhesives, sealants, encapsulants, coatings, greases, lubricants, cleaners, primers, and other reactive resin systems. It also provides kit assembly, documentation and labeling, material testing, material modification and toll blending, premixed-and-frozen resin services, and product-integrity handling for industrial customers.

Product overview

KitPackers is a custom chemical packager offering a comprehensive portfolio of one component and two component packaging systems for industrial chemicals including adhesives, encapsulants, sealants, coatings, greases, lubricants, cleaners, and primers. One component systems include Cans & Pails (metal and plastic), Cartridges, Glass Bottles, Jars, Plastic Bottles & Jugs, MonoPaks (foil and clear pouches), Syringes, and Collapsible Aluminum Tubes. Two component systems include Dual Cartridges (from Sulzer MIXPAC and Nordson/EFD in various ratios), Dual Syringes (3-30 mL), Techkits & Semkits (barrier and injection styles), and TwinPaks (burstable and clipped flexible pouches). The company also provides complementary services including Documentation & Labeling (with GHS compliance), Kit Assembly, Material Testing (rheological, thermal, flammability, chemical, mechanical, electrical), Modifications & Toll Blending, Premixed & Frozen Resins (flash frozen at -80 C), and Product Integrity services. KitPackers is ISO 9001:2015 certified and serves markets including battery, transportation, defense, general industry, lighting, medical, electrical, and consumer products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Metal Cans & Pails Metal cans and pails for one-component chemicals, including round paint-style cans with press-fit lids, F-style cans with threaded screw caps, and tin-plated steel pails in 2.7 to 5 gal capacities; metal cans range from 4 oz to 5 gal.
• Plastic Cans & Pails HDPE plastic pails for one-component silicones, methyl methacrylates, epoxies, and greases, offered from 1 gal to 5 gal in UN-rated, open-head, tight-head, straight-wall, and tapered variations.
• One Component Cartridges Precision-molded natural polyethylene cartridges from manufacturers including Techcon, Semco, and Nordson EFD, offered from 2.5 oz to 32 oz with 1/4 NPT female outlets for nozzles and needles.
• Glass Bottles One-component glass bottles ranging from 2.3 mL vials to 100 mL round bottles, offered in clear and amber styles with standard or brush caps, including French-square bottles.
• Plastic Jars One-component plastic jars ranging from 1 oz to 32 oz, molded from polypropylene (PP), HDPE, PVC, and PET with various barrier properties for different chemistries.
• Plastic Bottles & Jugs One-component plastic bottles and jugs ranging from 2 mL pipettes to 5 gal jugs, molded from polyethylene with PVC, PET, and other resin options providing barrier properties.
• MonoPaks One-component foil-laminate or polyester-laminate pouches for storage and single use of adhesives, sealants, primers, and liquids or pastes, ranging from 2 mL to 50 mL, with larger two-gallon capacity options.
• One Component Syringes Manual and air-powered polyethylene co-polymer syringes from manufacturers including Fisnar QuantX, Nordson EFD, Techcon 700 Series, and Air-Tite, offered from 1 to 55 cc for precision dispensing of small amounts of liquids and pastes.
• Collapsible Aluminum Tubes Collapsible aluminum tubes for RTV silicones, polyurethanes, and solvent-based adhesives, available in 1/2 oz, 1 oz, 3 oz, and 5.4 oz capacities with puncture caps, nasal tips, or plastic tube options.
• Dual Cartridges Side-by-side dual cartridges from Sulzer MIXPAC and Nordson/EFD in sizes and volumetric mix ratios of 1:1, 2:1, 4:1, and 10:1, molded from polypropylene or nylon, including C-System, F-System, Nordson/EFD, and Ratio-Pak variants.
• Dual Syringes Dual syringes for two-component resin systems including epoxies, urethanes, silicones, and acrylics, ranging from 3 mL to 30 mL capacity with 1:1, 2:1, and 10:1 mix ratios, dispensed manually with a plunger through a static mixer.
• Techkits & Semkits Barrier and injection-style two-component kits manufactured by Techcon and PPG Semco, designed for storing, mixing, and dispensing two-component adhesives, sealants, encapsulants, or resin systems, in sizes ranging from 2.5 oz to 20 oz.
• TwinPaks Two-component polyester-laminate pouches for storing, mixing, and dispensing epoxies, urethanes, silicones, and other two-component resin systems, available from 4 mL to 360 mL in burstable and clipped styles.
• Documentation & Labeling Services Documentation services including Certificates of Conformance, Certificates of Analysis, Test Reports, REACH and RoHS Compliance Certificates, ITAR compliance, and Certificates of Origin, plus full-color standard and custom labeling with GHS compliance.
• Kit Assembly Services Custom field-repair or installation kits assembled with adhesives in convenient packaging, applicators, safety data sheets, instructions, gloves, surface-preparation materials, and repair components, with bagging, boxing, and master carton packaging.
• Material Testing Services Material testing through shared ResinLab facilities covering rheological properties (viscosity, gel time), thermal properties (CTE, Tg), flammability (UL 94), chemical characterization (FTIR), mechanical properties (lap shears, tensile), and electrical properties.
• Modifications & Toll Blending Services Material modification by adding UV indicators, pigments, glass spacer beads, fumed silica, solvents, and fillers, plus small- and large-batch toll blending of epoxies, urethanes, and silicones through partnership with ResinLab.
• Premixed & Frozen Resins Blending, packaging, and freezing of two-component resin/catalyst systems including epoxy, silicone, urethane, and polysulfides; material is precisely weighed, mixed, degassed, packaged, and flash-frozen at -80°C in syringes, cartridges, jars, or cans.
• Product Integrity Services Comprehensive repackaging process ensuring product integrity, including chemical handling and storage, inspection and foreign-object-debris removal, mixing, degassing, centrifuging, repackaging, finishing, transportation, and sampling with quality assurance testing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced labor to mix and dispense
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments9 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

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Dow/DOWSILflagshipTechnology or Integration · 1 January 1997Authorized Dow Repackager. KitPackers is one of only two officially authorized companies to repackage DOWSIL high-technology silicone products. In 1997, became the first company designated as an 'Authorized Dow Corning RePackager'. Recently, the DOWSIL product brand name was announced for all heritage Dow Corning High-Performance Silicone Products.
• ResinLabcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1994ResinLab is a division of Ellsworth Adhesives. KitPackers combined operations with ResinLab in 1994 and moved into a new facility adjacent to the Ellsworth Adhesives facility. ResinLab provides KitPackers with additives, extensive mixing capabilities, and expertise for material modifications. The partnership allows access to R&D and quality assurance labs, analytical equipment, and chemical supplier relationships.
• Ellsworth AdhesivescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1984Ellsworth Adhesives purchased KitPackers in 1984. KitPackers is an Ellsworth Adhesives company. This sister company relationship provides access to a limitless range of chemicals with the industries best lead times at competitive prices.
• 3MflagshipTechnology or IntegrationAuthorized 3M Repackager. KitPackers is the first choice for 3M Sales Representatives when their customers need a custom package or modification of a 3M adhesive. Dozens of 3M Representatives have visited for hands-on training.
• Henkel/LoctiteflagshipTechnology or IntegrationAuthorized Henkel Loctite Repackager. KitPackers is a preferred repackager of the world's largest provider of adhesive products, Henkel Corporation. Repackages a wide variety of Henkel technologies including products from industrial, electronics, and aerospace divisions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Ellsworth Adhesives: Parent company of KitPackers and a global industrial adhesives and specialty chemicals distributor with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. Highly comparable in customer base and product categories, but operates at broader distribution scale rather than focusing on custom repackaging services.
• ITW Devcon: Division of Illinois Tool Works producing maintenance and repair adhesives, epoxies, and protective coatings with multiple packaging formats. Broader portfolio than KitPackers but serves overlapping industrial OEM and MRO customers.
• Bostik: Global adhesives business of Arkema offering industrial, construction, and packaging adhesives with extensive one- and two-component packaging systems. Comparable customer base in electronics, transportation, and industrial assembly, but at much larger scale and broader product breadth.

Direct peers

• ResinLab: Sister company of KitPackers under Ellsworth Adhesives, focused on custom formulating and manufacturing of adhesives, sealants, potting compounds, and encapsulants. Direct overlap in custom resin handling, toll blending, and material modification capabilities.
• Epoxies Etc. US-based custom formulator and packager of epoxy resins, potting compounds, and adhesives. Comparable in providing customized one- and two-component resin packaging solutions for electronics, aerospace, and industrial customers.
• Master Bond: Custom formulator and manufacturer of specialty adhesives, sealants, and potting compounds with proprietary packaging formats including premixed and frozen systems. Competes in similar high-performance resin packaging niches for medical, aerospace, and electronics customers.
• Hernon Manufacturing: Manufacturer of specialty adhesives, sealants, and coatings with in-house custom packaging for one- and two-component systems, including automated dispensing solutions. Comparable in serving aerospace, electronics, and defense with tailored packaging and ITAR-compliant capabilities.
• Permabond: Global manufacturer of engineering adhesives including cyanoacrylates, epoxies, and anaerobics with custom packaging for one- and two-component systems. Overlaps with KitPackers in industrial and electronics customer segments requiring specialty chemical packaging.
• Smooth-On: US manufacturer of specialty silicones, epoxies, polyurethanes, and polymer chemistry with proprietary packaging for two-component systems. Comparable niche specialty chemicals manufacturer serving industrial, art, and prototyping customers.

Others

• Sulzer Mixpac: Supplier of MIXPAC dual cartridge systems used by KitPackers in its two-component packaging offerings. Adjacent rather than competitive: Sulzer makes the packaging hardware KitPackers fills, and both serve the same industrial dispensing end market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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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