What Kent Brings to Sur-Seal | Inside the Merger

Strengthening Sur-Seal’s Leadership Through Kent Manufacturing

Sur-Seal continues to expand its legacy of engineered sealing solutions with the strategic acquisition of Kent Manufacturing. As a trusted leader in custom converting and material solutions, this partnership enhances our capabilities to provide advanced sealing, gasketing, and thermal management solutions tailored for healthcare, automotive, and aerospace applications.

Expanding Our Expertise & Industry Certifications

Kent Manufacturing, a third-generation company with 60 years of expertise, is recognized as a 3M Preferred Converter and brings ISO-13485 certification for medical devices and IATF-16949 certification for automotive manufacturing. These certifications bolster our ability to meet the highest quality standards across critical industries.

With this acquisition, we extend our engineering and converting expertise to provide a broader range of solutions, greater material access and enhanced production efficiency.

Enhanced Capabilities for Unmatched Performance

By joining forces with Kent, Sur-Seal gains access to:

• Expanded Cleanroom Capabilities for Healthcare – Kent’s ISO-13485-certified cleanroom and white room facilities allow us to deliver industry-compliant medical-grade adhesives, tapes and die-cut components.
• Advanced Automotive & Aerospace Solutions – With IATF-16949 certification, we reinforce our ability to produce high-performance gaskets, seals and insulation for automotive and aerospace applications.
• A Broader Manufacturing Footprint – Our newly expanded Michigan facility allows us to bring high-quality sealing and converting solutions closer to customers, increasing production efficiency and speed-to-market.
• Cutting-Edge Converting & Die-Cutting Capabilities – Kent’s advanced processes include wide-web laminating, foam skiving, waterjet cutting, inline laser rotary die cutting and flatbed converting.

What This Means for Our Customers

This merger empowers engineers, procurement specialists, and product designers with greater access to innovative material solutions and advanced converting technologies, including:

• Next-Generation Gaskets & Seals – The combined expertise of Sur-Seal and Kent enables custom-engineered sealing solutions that meet rigorous industry standards while improving durability and performance.
• Medical Adhesive & Custom Die-Cut Solutions – Kent’s cleanroom production enhances our medical manufacturing capabilities, delivering precision-cut adhesives, wound care solutions and wearable medical technologies.
• EMI Shielding & Thermal Management Materials – Our expanded portfolio now includes high-performance materials for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding and thermal control, critical for electronics, defense and industrial applications.
• Rapid Response & Localized Manufacturing – With expanded regional operations, we are positioned to better serve customers across North America with improved lead times and faster fulfillment.

Kent’s Legacy, Sur-Seal’s Future

This acquisition combines two customer-centric organizations that prioritize innovation, reliability, and engineering excellence. Mike Muraski, former owner of Kent, reflects on this transition: “Sur-Seal shares Kent’s values of integrity, customer commitment, and innovation. This partnership allows Kent to grow, push the boundaries of what’s possible, and continue delivering the highest quality solutions to our customers.”

The Future of Innovation Starts Here

We’re excited to take this next step in our journey to provide best-in-class material solutions that solve complex engineering challenges across industries. Learn more about our expanded capabilities by visiting our Kent Manufacturing integration page here.

Hear directly from our leadership team:

• Matt on Kent
• Pete on Kent

At Sur-Seal, we engineer possibility—and with Kent Manufacturing, we’re unlocking even greater potential to serve our customers with cutting-edge material solutions, enhanced capabilities, and a commitment to excellence.