Best Manufacturing Services Companies in Ohio, United States
The 299 best Manufacturing Services companies in Ohio, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Aurora Plastics.
Our analysis of 50 Manufacturing Services companies
$2.0b in tracked funding; 66% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2010.
Ranked: Best Manufacturing Services companies in Ohio
| # | Company | Last round | Disclosed funding | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Sigma Manufacturer of pressure sensitive adhesive coated products | — | — | 29 | Dhiren Shah CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | Top 50M | 143 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | 4 job openings · 1 internship |
| 2 | acadia lead management services Acadia Lead Management Services specializes in digital marketing, sales pipeline management and strategic… | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | acu-gage systems Acu-Gage Systems manufactures non-contact coordinate measuring equipment. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Advanced Polymer Coatings Provider of protective polymer coatings for industrial and marine applications | — | — | 34 34 → 77 (+126%) | — | HubSpot CMS HubMicrosoft AdvertisingHubSpot+17 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 5 | AIM MRO Provider of commercial repair and machining services | — | — | 61 61 → 69 (+13%) | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 6 | Airpowerdynamics Manufacturer of aerospace and aviation components using injection molding | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | ajax tocco magnethermic corp. Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic Corp. designs and manufactures induction heating and melting equipment. | — | — | 212 | — | HubSpot CMS HubSalesforceMaterial Design Lite+17 | Top 10M | 147 patents Induction heating power electronics and flexible coil heating systems for industrial heating | — |
| 8 | Akron Brass Provider of lighting and monitoring products | — | — | 3 | — | MagentoHyva ThemesMySQL+15 | Top 5M | 116 patents Advanced fire‑fighting foam delivery and nozzle control technologies | 3 launchs |
Top 12 Manufacturing Services companies in Ohio
#1
Funding Raised · Beavercreek, Ohio · founded 2006 · 36 employees$4.4Mraised▾
Provider of research and hardware development for advanced technology solutions. It specializes in areas including hypersonics, inertial navigation, directed energy, autonomy, and gas turbine propulsion. Its expertise extends to diagnostics, optics, sensors, thermal management, and C-UAS/Missile Defense. It provides solutions for defense, space, agriculture, medical, and nuclear industries. It focuses on engineering analysis, research support, and the design of solutions in photonics, lasers, sensors, and aerospace science. It has experience in experimental methods, modeling & simulation tools, and hardware development.
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$199.9K
- Jul 2024Grant (prize money)$174.8K
- Jul 2023Grant (prize money)$1.5M
- Jun 2022Grant (prize money)$1.3M
#2
Series A · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2004 · 98 employees$30.2Mraised▾
Manufacturer of towing, cargo, and cleaning products. It designs and produces tie-down straps, towing accessories, cargo management systems, garage organization solutions, and cleaning tools. The company's product lines are characterized by quality and innovation, with a focus on inventive product design and efficient manufacturing. Each brand offers a unique set of products developed through a robust research and development process.
- Jul 2023Series A$4.2M
- May 2023Conventional Debt$6M
- Mar 2018Conventional Debt$20M
#3
Late Stage · Bowling Green, Ohio · founded 1994 · 64 employees$38.6Mraised▾
Manufacturer of security holograms and stickers intended to serve government, international companies, retailers and collectible companies. The company offers products like hologram labels, tamper-evident stickers, mechanical security seals and security tapes serving various end markets.
- Nov 2022Unattributed$195K
- Aug 2022PE$38.4M
#4
Acquired · Akron, Ohio · founded 1997 · 200 employees$278Mraised▾
Aurora Plastics is a manufacturer of PVC compounds. It offers processing and application programs to the broad range of PVC products in both powder and pellet form. Its products include weatherable, non-weatherable, injection moulding, capstock and others. Its applications include automotive, furniture, fencing, footware, electrical raceways, construction, composite technology and more.
- 2016Conventional Debt$278M
#5
Acquired · Westerville, Ohio · founded 2021$4Mraised▾
It is a leading adhesive and sealant solutions development partner, specializing in formulating, filling, blending, and contract packaging. They supply various markets such as MRO, building and construction, automotive aftermarkets, consumer/DIY, and general industrial with a wide range of product chemistries and packaging solutions. The company recently completed the acquisition of Adaseal and Lohnpack Contract Filling, expanding their manufacturing and packaging capabilities.
- Oct 2023Series A$4M
#6
Seed · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2020 · 10 employees$1Mraised▾
Provider of medical & non medical gloves services
- Jul 2023Seed—
- Sep 2022Seed$1M
#7
Acquired · Highland Heights, Ohio · founded 2006 · 91 employees$2.9Mraised▾
Manufacturer of rugged optical components and subsystem products
- Jul 2022Seed$2.9M
#8
Seed · Cincinnati, Ohio · founded 2010$1Mraised▾
Provider of fire protection equipment and services
- May 2023Seed$1M
#9
Series A · Westlake, Ohio · founded 2014 · 7 employees$7.7Mraised▾
Offers research and development of laser scribing processes
- May 2014Series A$7.7M
#10
Deadpooled · Dayton, Ohio · founded 2016$775.5Kraised▾
Manufacturer of fabricated metal products
- Mar 2021Seed$775.5K
#11
Funding Raised · Tipp City, Ohio · founded 2015$200Kraised▾
Provider of custom metal parts and 3D printing equipment using advanced casting and additive manufacturing. This includes rapid prototyping and replacement parts, utilizing processes such as lost foam casting and additive manufacturing evaporative casting. The company offers services for various metals including aluminum, brass, bronze, copper, iron, steel, and nickel alloys. They also provide metallurgical consulting and specialize in steel lost foam casting and ultra-thin ductile iron casting with as-cast threads. The offered equipment enables the production of fast and accurate aluminum parts.
- Jul 2019Grant (prize money)$200K
#12
Acquired · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 1957 · 268 employees—raised▾
Offers engineering and manufacturing services for the defense sector
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Manufacturing Services coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Additive Manufacturing in Ohio is moving
A read on the academic research around Additive Manufacturing in Ohio — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 71 papers.
Ohio State University and Ohio Aerospace Institute lead Ohio's additive manufacturing research—spanning materials, biomedical printing, and process optimization—with a cautiously optimistic tone (mean stance 0.49) and recent acceleration.
- The Ohio State University54
- Ohio University6
- Ohio Aerospace Institute4
- Ohio Northern University3
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center2
- 3D printing1→4
- 3D printing3→11
- 3D printing5
- Selective laser melting2
- 3d printed2
- Workflow1
- Scaffold1
Common questions
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