Century Tool
Designs and manufactures medium to large compression molds for composite materials, serving automotive, heavy truck, aerospace, and personal watercraft industries.
- CEO / Founder
- Lee Childers
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Stage
- Acquired
- Latest Round
- Acquired
- Key Investors
- Tooling Tech Group (acquirer)
Technology & Products
Key Products
Compression molds for composite components; Reaction molds; Class A surface tooling; Large composite mold tooling; Secondary fixtures; GMT (glass mat thermoplastic) trial capabilities
Technological Advantage
In-house design and engineering; large-format CNC machining (Zimmermann portal mills); deep-hole drilling capabilities; on-site thermoplastic composites trial capabilities with infrared oven; ISO 9001:2015 certified
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Vertically integrated provider of high-quality compression and reaction molds for composite components, offering design, machining, and try-out under one roof.
How They Differentiate
Vertically integrated with in-house design, engineering, machining, assembly, and try-out under one roof; specialization in large, complex compression molds for composite Class A surface parts; part of Tooling Tech Group providing broader capabilities across multiple tooling disciplines.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers; Aerospace manufacturers; Heavy truck manufacturers; Marine/personal watercraft manufacturers
Industry Verticals
Automotive; Aerospace; Heavy Truck; Marine/Personal Watercraft
Competitors
Kiefer Tool; FPM Tooling & Automation; Elite Mold & Engineering
Growth & Milestones
Major Milestones
Founded 1974; Acquired by Tooling Tech Group in April 2018; Added on-site thermoplastic composites trial capabilities with infrared oven (2025/2026); Invested in Zimmermann FZU37 portal milling machine for large mold capacity; Invested in Cheto deep-hole drilling machine