Uniphase Acquires Janler Corp. to Expand Capabilities in Plastics Injection Molding

Uniphase LLC announces that on October 29, 2024, it acquired Janler Corp., a tool builder and moldmaker based in Chicago, Illinois. This strategic acquisition strengthens Uniphase’s portfolio of integrated engineering solutions within the plastics injection molding industry, enhancing both companies’ service offerings in design, engineering, prototyping, simulation, mold building and production molding.

Janler’s cutting-edge mold building expertise will enhance Uniphase’s established tooling business with advanced technology and high cavitation mold capabilities. At the same time, Janler’s customers will benefit from Uniphase’s advanced sampling, part qualification and production molding services, driving more efficient program development, reducing risk, and accelerating time-to-market solutions.

“We are thrilled about the synergy this partnership creates,” says Carol Ebel, President of Janler. “It is essential to us, and to our customers that both parties share a deep understanding of tool building and related engineering disciplines. With Janler’s 70 years of mold building excellence, we are excited to complement our capabilities with Uniphase’s advanced molding technologies. This integration will provide even stronger support for our customers.”

Uniphase, headquartered in St. Charles, Illinois, is a full-service plastic injection molder and tool manufacturer offering a full suite of custom services for the industrial, packaging and medical markets. The company says it prides itself on providing integrated and value-added solutions for its customers.  

“Our commitment to engineering — from tool design to building our own end of line automation — enables us to produce high quality parts with efficiency and precision, all within a safe production environment,” says Bill Morici, CEO of Uniphase. “By incorporating Janler’s advanced tool building capabilities, we can offer more complete solutions to our customers and enhance program management from inception to market.” Post acquisition, Uniphase and Janler will utilize over 125,000-square-feet of manufacturing space.

Looking ahead, Uniphase and Janler plan to establish a design center to support customer innovation by leveraging their combined engineering, tooling, mold design and program management teams. Alan Klingler, Vice President of Janler, says “While we will continue operating under the Janler name, the combination essentially doubles our team of toolmakers, engineers, mold designers and program managers. This expanded capacity will enable us to offer even more comprehensive development services to our customers.”