Paragon D&E

Paragon D and E is a tooling and precision machining company with roots in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The site says it was established in 1942 and is a certified small business. Its facility is at 5225 33rd Street SE in Grand Rapids. The company makes molds, tooling, and machined parts.

The site lists tooling for compression molding, injection molds, hydroform tooling, RTM tooling, and tooling repair. It also lists aluminum and steel tooling, composite tooling, and tool engineering and consulting. Paragon also does shipping and storage containers for nuclear waste.

The site says Paragon provides engineering and builds prototype to production tooling in aluminum, steel, Invar, and composites for aerospace parts. It offers 5-axis machining of metal and composite parts. It also offers aerospace tooling and machining of metal components for nuclear applications.

The site lists industries it serves. These are automotive, heavy trucks, aerospace, oil and gas, recreation, nuclear, and military defense. The site says its defense work is ITAR and NIST compliant. It also says the company has worked on kayak, watercraft, submarine, and ROV molds.

The site says the facility has 170,000 square feet and a 24/7 schedule. It lists more than 155 employees, a crane capacity of 100 tons or more, and one of the largest double gantry mills in North America. The site says the company has an average of more than 25 years of experience among its engineers and mold leaders.

The contact page lists the phone numbers (616) 949-2220 and (616) 949-2536. It gives an info email address. The page also has a product group contact form. The site has pages for certifications, terms, and documents, and a news item about a collaboration with Valar Atomics from August 2026.