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Best Manufacturing Services Companies in Wisconsin, United States

The 204 best Manufacturing Services companies in Wisconsin, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Plexus.

204companies tracked
$176.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
6have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · MANUFACTURING SERVICES × WISCONSIN

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.

50companies analysed
66%cloud-native stacks
2010funding peak (by rounds)
2008median founding year
53median Fliar Index™
79kcombined LinkedIn audience
48%of audience held by top 3
10companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Manufacturing Services companies in Wisconsin

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Plexus
Provider of supply chain and aftermarket solutions
$150M150 mo agoPublic—1979WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+232 patents
Anesthesia EMR documentation systems and implantable neurostimulator power source technologies
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2Patina Solutions
Provider of senior-level interim executive and professional staffing solutions
$11M104 mo agoAcquired—2008—6 patents
Real‑time chemical tracer monitoring for geothermal and CO₂ subsurface diagnostics
—
3Bb7
Comprehensive design and product development firm
$8M140 mo agoLate Stage—2000———
4Vorteq Coil Finishers
Provider of coil coated steel & aluminium products and services
$7M50 mo agoSeries AJim Dockey
CEO
1982Webflowcore-jsjQuery+7——
5Dynamatic
Manufacturer of eddy current controllers for textile, water & wastewater industries
$550K120 mo agoAcquiredGary Steinhart
President / CEO
1931WordPressMySQLPHP+223 patents
Design and assembly of impact tool systems for construction and earth‑moving equipment
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6Wolter, Inc.
Provider of industrial storage, material handling, and engineering system services
—28 mo agoSeed—2020Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+4010 patents
Metal stamping and forming tools for sheet metal shaping and texturing
—
7Lawton Standard
Manufacturer of metallurgical castings
—35 mo agoSeedAlex Lawton
CEO
2019WordPressMySQLPHP+18—1 job opening
8Kruger Family Industries
Manufacturer of returnable packaging, OEM components, and automotive accessories
—57 mo agoSeed—2014WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+29—1 internship

Top 10 Manufacturing Services companies in Wisconsin

#1
Series A · Oconomowoc, Wisconsin · founded 1982 · 225 employees
$7Mraised
▾

Provider of coil coated steel & aluminium products and services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2022Series A$7M
  • May 2018Conventional Debt—
Founders & team
Jim DockeyCEO
Investors
Eagle Private Capital
Tech stack
CloudflareHstsHttp/3JqueryJsdelivrLottiefiles
#2
Public · Neenah, Wisconsin · founded 1979 · 25000 employees
$150Mraised
▾

Provider of supply chain and aftermarket solutions

Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssApple Icloud MailAzureAzure Edge NetworkBootstrap
#3
Acquired · Brookfield, Wisconsin · founded 2008 · 123 employees
$10.9Mraised
▾

Provider of senior-level interim executive and professional staffing solutions. It offers access to a network of experienced professionals for short-term assignments across various industries and functional areas. These professionals possess deep industry and functional expertise, enabling clients to quickly address critical business needs and achieve specific outcomes. The service is designed to provide agility and flexibility to organizations facing change or needing specialized skills on a temporary basis. This approach allows companies to rapidly respond to evolving business conditions and leverage seasoned talent without long-term commitments.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2017Series A$951.4K
  • Jun 2016Angel$3.4M
  • Jan 2015Series A$2.1M
  • Oct 2013Seed$310.3K
Tech stack
Adobe Experience ManagerJavaVarnishApache Http ServerCloudflareQualified
#4
Late Stage · Madison, Wisconsin · founded 2000 · 45 employees
$7.7Mraised
▾

Comprehensive design and product development firm

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2014PE$7.7M
Investors
Banyan Mezzanine Funds, Woodlawn Partners
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpModernizrJquery MigrateJquery
#5
Acquired · Kenosha, Wisconsin · founded 1931 · 13 employees
$550Kraised
▾

Manufacturer of eddy current controllers for textile, water & wastewater industries

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 719 LinkedIn followers
Founders & team
Gary SteinhartPresident / CEO
Investors
C3 Capital, Woodlawn Partners
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesCore-JsGodaddyGoogle Analytics
#6
Seed · Brookfield, Wisconsin · founded 2020 · 119 employees
—raised
▾

Provider of industrial storage, material handling, and engineering system services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 7.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2024Seed—
Investors
Brown Brothers Harriman
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBootstrapBugherdCart FunctionalityChart.JsCloudflare
#7
Seed · De Pere, Wisconsin · founded 2019 · 29 employees
—raised
▾

Manufacturer of metallurgical castings

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 4.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2023Seed—
Founders & team
Alex LawtonCEO
Investors
NewSpring
Tech stack
Chart.JsContact Form 7Core-JsHstsHubspotIsotope
#8
Seed · Portage, Wisconsin · founded 2014 · 1000 employees
—raised
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Manufacturer of returnable packaging, OEM components and automotive accessories catering to diverse self-palletized markets including automotive, government, healthcare, grocery and food and beverage. The company engages in developing new components for heavy truck, agriculture and construction equipment customers, supplying grocery and retail chains with returnable material handling solutions, providing automotive OEMs with battery packaging for electric-powered vehicles and manufacturing recreational products for several other customers.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 6.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2021Seed—
Tech stack
Core-JsElementorGoogle Font ApiGsapHstsHttp/3
#9
Acquired · Milwaukee, Wisconsin · founded 1976 · 137 employees
—raised
▾

In-Place Machining Company offers on-site machining, metrology, and large-scale cutting & drilling services for multiple industries. Offerings include on-site machining, diamond wire cutting, R-Stamp Certified Welding, etc.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 5.0% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +3 · hiring: Sales Engineer, Machine Shop Manager
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. HydroPoint) announced in 12 mo
Investors
Abacus Finance Group, Platte River Equity
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpGravity FormsYoast SeoAutoptimize
#10
Acquired · Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin · founded 1948 · 51 employees
—raised
▾

Provider of engineering and manufacturing services to aerospace, defense and industrial markets

Founders & team
Warren NoblesFounder
Investors
Avante Capital Partners
Tech stack
Animate.CssAnime.JsAosAzureContact Form 7Core-Js

Funding & investor landscape

$176.1Mtotal disclosed funding
5companies funded
15disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Woodlawn Partners2 rounds
Abacus Finance Group1 rounds
Auxo Investment Partners1 rounds
Avante Capital Partners1 rounds
Banyan Mezzanine Funds1 rounds
Blackwell Capital Group1 rounds
Brown Brothers Harriman1 rounds
C3 Capital1 rounds
Eagle Private Capital1 rounds
Greyrock Capital Group1 rounds

Notable founders

Jim Dockey
CEO · Vorteq Coil Finishers
Gary Steinhart
President / CEO · Dynamatic
Alex Lawton
CEO · Lawton Standard
Warren Nobles
Founder · Nobles Worldwide
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 833,057 docs

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

RESEARCH IN WISCONSIN · Materials

How research on Additive Manufacturing in Wisconsin is moving

A read on the academic research around Additive Manufacturing in Wisconsin — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 64 papers.

University of Wisconsin–Madison, Stout, and Milwaukee lead Wisconsin's additive manufacturing research, focusing on process optimization and biomedical 3D printing with a cautiously optimistic, advancement-dominant tone.

64 papers · stance +0.50 · 28% breakthrough · 17% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
top institutions
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison53
  • University of Wisconsin–Stout5
  • University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee3
  • University of Wisconsin System2
  • Medical College of Wisconsin2
leading researchers
Andrew J. Boydston · Hantang Qin · Tim A. Osswald · Weijun Shen · Anne Schmitz · Kyle C. H. Chin
prism intelligence · tone & topics
98% positive · 0% critical tone
HealthcareDIY ProjectsBusinessSpace ExplorationMaterials ScienceIndustrial Automation
▲ Breakthroughs17 · 27%
▼ 33%→30% share
▼0.9× share momentum8 median citations65% since 2021mostly methods-led
3D printing breakthroughs rising sharply, doubling from 2 to 5 papers as field share holds near 30%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • 3D printing2→5
Newly emerging3d printed 0→3
Landmark Multimaterial actinic spatial control 3D and 4D printing · 325 cites
◆ Advancements33 · 52%
▼ 56%→54% share
▲1.0× share momentum15 median citations61% since 2021mostly methods-led
Composite material research newly emerging with 6 papers while 3D printing advancements nearly tripled to 14.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • 3D printing5→14
Newly emergingComposite material 0→6
Landmark In-situ full-field mapping of melt flow dynamics in laser metal additive manufacturing · 249 cites
▼ Concerns10 · 16%
▲ 0%→14% share
5 median citations50% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns segment surged from 0% to 14% field share, with impact resistance and Izod testing each drawing 3 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • 3D printing6
  • Impact resistance3
  • Izod impact strength test3
  • Polymer2
  • Stereolithography2
Newly emerging3D printing 0→3
Landmark Not all PLA filaments are created equal: an experimental investigation · 17 cites

Common questions

How many Manufacturing Services companies are there in Wisconsin, United States?
Radar tracks 204 indexable Manufacturing Services companies headquartered in Wisconsin, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Manufacturing Services companies in Wisconsin, United States?
The Manufacturing Services companies in Wisconsin, United States on this list have raised a combined $176.1M in disclosed equity funding across 5 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Manufacturing Services company in Wisconsin, United States?
Plexus is the highest-funded Manufacturing Services company in Wisconsin, United States, with $150M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Manufacturing Services companies in Wisconsin, United States are funded?
5 of the 204 Manufacturing Services companies in Wisconsin, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Manufacturing Services unicorns are there in Wisconsin, United States?
None of the Manufacturing Services companies in Wisconsin, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Wisconsin, United States Manufacturing Services companies?
The most active investors in Wisconsin, United States Manufacturing Services companies on this list include Woodlawn Partners, Abacus Finance Group, Auxo Investment Partners, Avante Capital Partners, Banyan Mezzanine Funds.
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