UNSPSC 23101533: Cold press

A type of wood laminating machine that uses pressure rather than heat to join glued sheets of wood.

UNSPSC 23101533 Cold press, a Commodity code, describes metalworking equipment that state and local governments procure for fabrication, machine shop, and light manufacturing operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing press brakes—hydraulic or mechanical devices for bending and forming sheet metal and plate—along with portable pneumatic presses and related fabrication equipment. The code also encompasses specialty equipment such as pocket creasers used in industrial production. Issuing bodies include university systems, state criminal justice agencies, cities, and cooperative purchasing consortiums. The Texas A&M University System appears as a repeat buyer, posting multiple ITBs for press brakes between June and October 2026; the system procures through its AggieBid electronic platform and directs vendor questions to a central procurement contact. Most recent activity clusters in Texas, reflecting both TAMUS and state agency procurement needs.

The geographic spread shows concentrated activity in Texas, with secondary activity in Pennsylvania and multi-state cooperative purchasing. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas A&M University System's ITB TAMUS-ITB-27-0548 for a press brake with a response deadline of October 29, 2026; the City of Philadelphia's micro purchase solicitation B2727683 for a portable pneumatic press due August 18, 2026; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB IW259370 for tandem head pocket creasers due August 3, 2026; and Sourcewell's multi-jurisdictional RFP 061626 for law enforcement equipment (a category that may include related metalworking or tactical gear equipment) due June 16, 2026, spanning Washington state and numerous participating entities across the United States and Canada. All solicitations use electronic submission portals (AggieBid, PHLContracts, TDCJ Procurement Portal, or Sourcewell Procurement Portal) and prohibit late submissions.