Committed capital. No contingencies. Your equipment off the floor on your terms.

Mattoon Appraisers acquires die casting cells, fabrication equipment, and Swiss machining assets directly — then deploys that same purchase discipline across every category of plastics processing and metalworking machinery, from a single unit to a complete production operation.

Who Mattoon Appraisers is

The name Mattoon Appraisers reflects a straightforward commitment: the appraisal discipline comes first, and everything built on top of it — direct acquisitions, consignment programs, auction management, full facility exits — earns its credibility from that foundation. A company that buys equipment with its own capital has every incentive to know exactly what the asset is worth before the offer is made. That alignment is not incidental to how Mattoon Appraisers operates; it is the reason the model works. We are not generalists who stepped into industrial machinery because the market looked attractive. The categories we cover — die casting, fabrication, Swiss machining, and the full range of plastics processing and metalworking equipment — are categories we understand from the inside: how the machines are built, how they wear, what production quality looks like at the end of a long run, and where the gap between asking price and defensible value tends to appear. That knowledge is what separates a direct acquirer from a listing service, and it is what sellers and buyers on both sides of our transactions are actually paying for. Mattoon Appraisers operates across North America and maintains an active global buyer network. We do not name a home region because the work does not have one — the next engagement is wherever the right equipment and the right situation converge.

How we handle the transaction

Mattoon Appraisers is built around a direct acquisition model — meaning the first question we ask about any piece of equipment is whether we want to own it, not whether we can find someone who might. That posture changes everything about how a transaction moves. When a manufacturer needs a die cast cell, a Swiss turning center, or a fabrication department off the floor, Mattoon Appraisers steps in as the buyer: committed capital, straightforward terms, no dependency on a third party who has not yet arrived. The scope of what we acquire spans the full production floor. Grinding machinery — surface, cylindrical, and centerless — gets the same direct-purchase consideration as an extrusion line, a thermoform system, or a rotomold operation. Injection molding presses, blow mold equipment, CNC machining departments, tool and die rooms, stamping operations, rubber and silicone processing lines, automation and auxiliary equipment, EDM assets, and complete mold inventories all fall inside our buying scope. No category is treated as a sideshow. Outright purchase is the core, but it is not the only path available. When the asset profile or the seller's timeline points toward a different structure, Mattoon Appraisers manages consignment arrangements — actively placing equipment with qualified buyers across North America and through a global buyer network that runs continuously. We do not park assets on a static list; we work them. Every transaction that benefits from a documented number gets one. Our appraisal and valuation work covers fair market value, orderly liquidation value, and distressed-sale value — written deliverables that hold up in front of lenders, legal counsel, estate administrators, or any counterparty who demands a defensible basis before the conversation continues. When a situation calls for a structured auction or managed liquidation — a plant closure, a bankruptcy proceeding, an estate that needs a defined endpoint — Mattoon Appraisers organizes and executes the event, from opening bid strategy through final settlement. For sellers whose situation extends beyond individual assets, we handle complete business sales and turnkey facility exits. We manage the engagement so that contracts, real estate, and M&E transfer as a single coordinated transaction — one point of accountability rather than three separate advisors pulling toward different outcomes. Whether the mandate is a fast outright purchase, a consignment program, a certified appraisal, an auction, or a full business disposition, Mattoon Appraisers carries the transaction from the first call to the closed file.

1. Die Casting Machinery & Cells
2. Fabrication Equipment & Systems
3. Swiss Precision Turning Centers
4. Precision Surface & Cylindrical Grinding Machinery
5. Mold Inventories, Tooling & Proprietary Product Lines
6. CNC Machining Centers & Turning Equipment
7. Extrusion Lines & Extruder Systems
8. Automation Equipment & Auxiliary Process Systems
9. Rubber & Silicone Processing Machinery
10. Wire & Ram EDM Equipment
11. Tool & Die Toolroom Assets
12. Metal Stamping Presses & Progressive Die Lines
13. Rotational Molding & Rotomold Equipment
14. Thermoforming Lines & Sheet-Forming Systems
15. Injection Molding Presses & Hot Runner Systems
16. Blow Molding Machinery & Accumulator Lines

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