Best Industrial Goods and Manufacturing Companies in Idaho, United States
The 38 best Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies in Idaho, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Versabuilt.
Our analysis of 81 Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies
$7.0b in tracked funding; 85% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies in Idaho
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Versabuilt CNC automation solutions for machinists, increasing productivity and reducing downtime | $3M | 98 mo ago | Seed | Al Youngwerth Founder/Chairman/CTO | 2013 | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | 19 patents Automated robotic gripping and workholding systems for CNC machining and material handling | — |
| 2 | Melni Technologies Provider of patented electrical connectors for various applications | $2M | 17 mo ago | Series A | Mark Melni Founder | 2007 | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+22 | 15 patents Design and manufacture of wire-wrapped electrical and fluid conduit connectors. | — |
| 3 | Slant 3D 3D printing manufacturer of plastic without molds | $2M | 16 mo ago | Series A | — | 2017 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+13 | — | — |
| 4 | nextScan Manufacturer of microfilm and microfiche conversion scanners and workflow software | $523K | 119 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2002 | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | 3 patents LED-based high‑intensity illumination for microfilm scanning and fast linear film transport | — |
| 5 | AceCo Precision Home - AceCo Precision Manufacturing | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Advanced Industrial Full line industrial distributor providing specialty contracting services and flow control products | — | — | Acquired | Ben Albano CEO | 1997 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Bay Shore Systems Provider of excavator, truck, and drilling services for rental | — | — | Unfunded | — | 1978 | WordPressSentryMySQL+31 | — | — |
| 8 | bear mountain machine Bear Mountain Machine is a CNC milling and turning shop that specializes in machining, fabrication… | — | — | Private | — | 1983 | — | — | — |
Top 4 Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies in Idaho
#1
Series A · Twin Falls, Idaho · founded 2007 · 3 employees$2Mraised▾
Melni Technologies is a company that specializes in creating innovative and safe electrical connectors. They have patented technologies, such as the RadCrimp™ and Hyper-Splice®, which are revolutionizing the electrical connector industry. Their connectors solve the continuous problems associated with crimping wires and offer a variety of solutions for different applications.
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$2M
- Apr 2018Series A$2M
#2
Series A · Nampa, Idaho · founded 2017$1.5Mraised▾
Slant 3D is a 3D printing manufacturer of plastic without molds. The company offers Production 3D Printing, Fulfillment, and CAD Design. It has partnered with Haddington Dynamics, Wacky Bobbers, LittleBots, Nickelodeon and Amazon.
- Apr 2025Series A$1.5M
#3
Seed · Boise, Idaho · founded 2013 · 7 employees$2.6Mraised▾
CNC automation solutions for machinists, increasing productivity and reducing downtime. They provide versatile CNC automation systems designed to streamline production for CNC lathes and mills. Their offerings include mill automation with MultiGrip, DuoGrip, and ZPS, as well as lathe automation with DuoGrip. They offer grippers, robot integration solutions, CNC auto doors, and accessories like VersaWash and VersaBlast. Their solutions are designed for high-mix CNC shops, enabling machinists to easily add new parts without robot programming or integrators. They focus on flexible solutions that adapt to unique workflows, providing reliable performance and technical support. They offer workholding solutions and licensing, along with resources like manuals, data sheets, CAD models, and software downloads. They aim to make automation accessible, offering affordable solutions for high-mix shops, and increasing productivity.
- Jul 2018Seed$2.6M
#4
Funding Raised · Meridian, Idaho · founded 2002 · 26 employees$522.8Kraised▾
Manufacturer of microfilm and microfiche conversion scanners and workflow software. The company provides equipment designed to increase user production and lower the overall cost of scanning film and fiche. The scanners are combined with software to provide functionality and return on investment. The company offers solutions for government entities, archives, libraries, service bureaus, and commercial businesses.
- Oct 2016Grant (prize money)$522.8K
Funding & investor landscape
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Industrial Goods and Manufacturing coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 7,448 United States-affiliated papers.
- Purdue University West Lafayette227
- Georgia Institute of Technology200
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology180
- Pennsylvania State University154
- Texas A&M University149
- Fabrication68→273
- Nanotechnology68→251
- Composite material35→164
- 3d printed63→167
- Polymer13→90
- Composite material78→370
- 3d printed94→363
- Fabrication81→307
- Fused deposition modeling54→206
- Mechanical engineering38→184
- 3d printed16→76
- Fabrication5→48
- Nanotechnology16→51
- Composite material11→43
- Mechanical engineering15→40
Where additive manufacturing is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing additive manufacturing patents in the United States
United States additive manufacturing patent filing is accelerating — 61,539 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by Hewlett Packard Development, General Electric, Boeing; annual filings 3152→5421.
- Hewlett Packard Development6474
- General Electric4399
- Boeing1750
- Xerox1641
- Stratasys1297
- United Technologies1295
- Align Technology1277
- 3D Systems1201
Common questions
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