Demgy Group, a specialist in plastics processing solutions for the aerospace industry, has expanded its footprint in the US with the acquisition of Tool-Gauge, a Tacoma, WA-based manufacturer of plastic aircraft cabin interior parts, and a Tier 1 supplier to Boeing. According to Demgy Group, a key aim of the acquisition is to raise its position as a Tier 1 supplier to Boeing and Airbus, and as a Tier 2 supplier to ‘all aerospace equipment manufacturers’.
This news follows Demgy Group’s 2023 acquisition of EIS Aircraft (now branded Demgy EIS), a Germany-based specialist in plastic and composite components for aircraft cabin interiors, and a supplier to Airbus.
Tool-Gauge, which will be renamed Demgy Pacific, is a longstanding specialist in cabin interiors, including the manufacture of plastic components and sub-assemblies for civil and military aeronautics. The organisation will be led by Pierre-Jean Leduc as CEO of Demgy Group and Demgy Pacific; Mike Walter as president of Demgy Pacific and Demgy Chicago (Demgy’s two US operations); and Eric Wilmoth as vice president of operations of Demgy Pacific.
Tool-Gauge has industrial expertise in plastic injection moulding and the machining of high-performance materials. Tool-Gauge won Boeing’s Silver Performance Excellence Award for nine consecutive years (2010-2019) and is a longstanding Boeing D1-4426 / BAC5321 Class I and II approved supplier.
“By reinforcing its leadership in high value-added plastics processing for the aerospace and defence industries, Demgy Group has become one of the world’s leading, if not the leading, supplier of plastic cabin interior parts directly to Airbus and Boeing, as well as to all American and European aircraft equipment manufacturers,” said Pierre-Jean Leduc, CEO of Demgy Group.
“At the same time, we have just signed major contracts with our main customers, which will certainly help us to optimize the benefits from the acquisition – meaning that we can look forward with confidence to taking over Tool-Gauge under the right conditions.”
The new Demgy Pacific entity is intended to strengthen Demgy Group’s position in the USA, with two workshops dedicated to injection moulding of high-performance polymers for cabin interior parts, and metal machining for aircraft spare parts, which will also be dedicated to high-performance polymer machining.
“With the acquisition of Tool-Gauge, the aerospace market has become the Demgy Group’s top market, ahead of the automotive and medical sectors. This strengthened positioning will enable us to deploy our cutting-edge technological solutions on a much larger scale, offering components created from high- and extreme-performance polymers,” added Leduc.
Cross-functional synergies
The Demgy group now offers aircraft manufacturers, cabin equipment suppliers and airlines the combined expertise and services of Demgy EIS, Demgy Normandie, Demgy Atlantique and Demgy Romania, as well as the US subsidiaries of Demgy Pacific and Demgy Chicago, which are focused on the aerospace sector. A key part of the group’s work is its circular Multiplasturgy offering, which replaces metal parts with lighter weight, circular plastic and composite versions.
“Through this acquisition, we’ll grow and enhance our US footprint by strengthening our position as a leader in high value-added plastics processing for the aerospace and defence sector,” said Mike Walter, president of Demgy Pacific and Demgy Chicago. “We’re enthusiastically looking forward, for example, to the synergies that Demgy Pacific will be able to develop with the Demgy Group’s other facilities in injection moulding, assembly and decoration.”
In 2024, Demgy Group generated sales of 100 million Euros, 7% of which was invested in R&D and capital expenditure. Following this acquisition, Demgy Group expects its sales will exceed 130 million Euros in 2025, and is aiming for sales of 200 million Euros by 2030. Demgy Group now has 10 sites with a total workforce of 950.
