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Canada’s Leading Custom Machine Builder for Rubber Extrusion with 33 Years of Proprietary IP

Founded in 1993, this Ontario-based manufacturer designs and builds high-precision custom automation systems for the automotive sector, with decades-long Tier 1 customers across the U.S. and Canada.

The acquisition includes ~$486K in CNC equipment, a vault of proprietary engineering designs, and established North American client relationships — a turnkey platform with seller-provided transition training.

Waterloo, CanadaFounded 19933 FT, 4 PT employeesCustom Industrial Automation
$550,000
Asking price
$680,073
Revenue · TTM

Financial performance

Revenue$680,073

Revenue by fiscal year. Detailed financials, margins, and add-backs are shared after approval.

Investment highlights

  1. 0133 years of proprietary engineering IP. Decades of custom engineering designs, drawings, and deep automotive relationships create a defensible moat in a highly specialized niche.
  2. 02Decades-long customer relationships. Tier-1 automotive sealing suppliers across the U.S. and Canada
  3. 03Healthy gross margins. Averaging approximately 59% over the last five fiscal years on specialized, high-value custom machinery
  4. 04Highly expandable capability. Precision machining and custom automation expertise directly transferable into aerospace, mining, food preparation and packaging, power generation, and oil & gas sectors

Growth opportunities

  • Dedicated Sales Function: The business has grown for 33 years through customer relationships and inbound demand, a dedicated sales function would expand the pipeline significantly.
  • The 33-year design library has been deployed almost exclusively in automotive rubber extrusion, but the underlying automation expertise transfers directly into adjacent industries
  • Automotive Tier-1s are actively re-tooling for EV programs that require new rubber components and the company is well-positioned to capture incremental tooling spend on those new platforms.

Business details

Industry
Custom Industrial Automation
Location
Waterloo, Canada
Founded
1993
Employees
3 FT, 4 PT
Reason for sale
Retirement - The owner is in his 70s and is looking to retire
Operating model
Semi-absentee, owner at ~30 hrs/wk
Seller financing
Considered

Company identity, full financials, ownership, and the data room are shared after Succession AI approves your access and you sign an NDA for this business.

$550,000Asking price

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