Blackford Capital (via Davalor) Acquires Industrial Molding Corporation from NN, Inc.

Davalor Mold (Blackford Capital) Acquires Industrial Molding Corporation from NN, Inc.

February 13, 2025

Manufacturing

Davalor Mold Company, LLC, a portfolio company of Blackford Capital, acquired Industrial Molding Corporation from NN, Inc. as the first add-on to the Davalor platform. The acquisition expands Davalor's manufacturing capabilities and leadership bench, supporting continued platform growth and capability expansion.

Blackford Capital Invests in Texas Injection Molding

November 14, 2025

Manufacturing

Blackford Capital has made a minority growth investment in Texas Injection Molding, a Houston-based manufacturer of precision-engineered injection molded industrial components. The founder will retain a substantial equity stake, Scott Osterling joins as CEO, and the capital will be used to fund expansion and support add-on acquisition activity; terms were not disclosed.

Benford Capital / Industrial QC Acquire Avalon Vision Solutions

October 14, 2025

Manufacturing

Benford Capital Partners and its Industrial QC platform have acquired Avalon Vision Solutions, a Lithia Springs, Georgia-based maker of machine vision quality-control systems (including the MoldWatcher product). The deal is an add-on to the Industrial QC platform and expands its capabilities into the plastics and injection-molding/die-casting end markets.

Blackford Capital Acquires Ace Controls to Expand PACIV Industrial Automation Platform

January 27, 2025

Manufacturing

Blackford Capital acquired Houston-based Ace Controls and added it as the third add-on to its PACIV industrial automation platform. The acquisition expands PACIV's control panel capabilities and adds exposure to the water & wastewater and oil & gas end markets while extending the platform's geographic footprint to Texas; Ace Controls' management and employees will remain with the business.

Adler Industrial Solutions Acquires R&D/Leverage

September 7, 2022

Manufacturing

Adler Industrial Solutions, a tooling roll-up, acquired R&D/Leverage, a mold manufacturer headquartered in Lee's Summit, Missouri with an additional manufacturing facility in Nottinghamshire, England. The acquisition (Adler's third) expands Adler's capabilities into blow molds, injection stretch blow molds and preform molds, increases scale and adds European manufacturing capacity; founders Ivan and Ardith Drienik exited to Adler.

Midwest Composite Technologies (CORE Industrial Partners) Acquires ICOMold

December 6, 2019

Manufacturing

CORE Industrial Partners’ portfolio company Midwest Composite Technologies (MCT) has acquired ICOMold, a digital manufacturer specializing in injection molding and CNC machining headquartered in Toledo, Ohio. The add-on expands MCT’s traditional and additive manufacturing capabilities alongside its recent FATHOM acquisition to create a larger on‑demand digital manufacturing platform; financial terms were not disclosed.