Custom OEM upholstery

Upholstery built to the product, not to a catalog.

Midwest Textile patterns, prototypes and manufactures custom upholstery for OEMs and product brands, from equipment and marine seating to commercial interiors, from a first article to a hundred thousand units, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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USA manufacturedProduction-ready first articles100 to 100,000+ units

Custom OEM upholstery

Custom upholstery for seating, equipment and commercial interiors.

From operator seats and marine seating to booths, stools and cushions, we help manufacturers bring upholstered products to market with the right pattern, material, foam and finish, at production volume.

Custom black and red upholstered heavy equipment operator seat

01 / 07 Heavy Equipment Seats Replacement and OEM operator seat covers for tractors, loaders and heavy equipment, built to take abrasion, sun and daily climbing in and out.

Pair of custom white and teal upholstered boat seats

02 / 07 Boat & Marine Seating Marine seating in UV and mildew resistant vinyl, with contrast panels and piping that hold up to sun, spray and constant use.

Custom blue upholstered dental and medical operator stool

03 / 07 Medical & Dental Seating Seating for dental, medical and lab equipment in cleanable vinyls chosen to survive daily disinfection without cracking.

Custom orange and cream upholstered restaurant booth

04 / 07 Booth Seating Booth seating for restaurants, bars and hospitality fit-outs, with custom panels, channels and inlays sewn to your design.

05 / 07 Bar Stools & Counter Seats Bar stool and counter seat tops with contrast welting and embroidered logos, made to repeat exactly across a full fit-out.

Set of custom white cushions and pillows with green piping

06 / 07 Cushions & Pillows Seat cushions, back cushions and pillows with piping and ties, sewn over foam cut to your dimensions for indoor or outdoor product lines.

Custom round upholstered pouf in a neutral woven fabric

07 / 07 Poufs & Soft Furniture Poufs, ottomans and soft furniture for furniture brands bringing production back to the USA, in the fabric and finish your line calls for.

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OEM manufacturing

Reliable production from first sample to repeat order.

Pattern development, material selection, foam, cutting, sewing and inspection all happen in one facility, so every run matches the specification you approved rather than a drawing somebody reinterpreted.

That is also why a change request comes back in days instead of across an ocean.

Made in Green Bay, Built in the USA

The floor

Manufacturing in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

You work directly with the people designing, sewing and shipping your product. No agency in the middle, and no overseas shipping cycle sitting between a change request and a corrected sample.

That is why a first article turns around in a few weeks, and why a design question gets answered by the person who will actually sew it.

100 to 10,000+Units per production run

100%USA manufactured

What we do

Custom upholstery capabilities.

Pattern development and fit engineering

We pattern from the seat or frame rather than from a drawing, so the cover fits the real contours, mounting points and wear areas.

Material selection for UV, abrasion and cleaning

Marine vinyls with UV and mildew resistance, commercial fabrics rated in double rubs, cleanable medical finishes, and colorfast materials that will not dye-migrate.

Foam, cushions and inserts

Foam cut to your dimensions and density and sewn into cushions, seat tops and pillows, so the cover and the fill arrive as one finished part.

Welting, piping and branding

Contrast welting, piping, channels and embroidered or applied logos, held to the same placement on unit one and unit ten thousand.

Production-ready first articles

A validated sample built on real material and fitted to the real part before a full run, so a scale-up does not turn into a redesign.

Production runs, kitting and logistics

From pilot quantities of around 100 units through to orders of 100,000 and above, held, kitted and released against your production schedule.

Why Big Brands Trust Midwest

Skip the Middleman

We are the manufacturer, which means you work directly with the people designing, sewing, and shipping your industrial textile products. Expect faster answers, smarter solutions, and real collaboration with no lost-in-translation delays.

Quick First Runs for Production

We specialize in production-ready first articles that help you validate designs and move into full runs with confidence. From protective equipment covers to seat upholstery and zipper pouches, every prototype is engineered for manufacturability and durability.

Scalable Production

Whether it’s a pilot run of 100 sewn lid organizers or an order of 100,000+ OEM soft goods, we deliver with precision. Our USA-based setup gives you the flexibility to scale quickly, without overseas delays or quality risks.

Regulatory Know-How

We work with your compliance and QA teams from day one

Custom Upholstery Questions, Answered

The questions OEMs and product manufacturers ask us most often before a first article. If yours is not here, ask it directly.

What materials do you use for custom upholstery?

It depends on where the product lives. Marine and outdoor seating needs vinyl with UV and mildew resistance; high-traffic commercial seating is chosen by abrasion rating in double rubs; medical and dental seating needs finishes that survive daily disinfection without cracking.

Tell us the environment and how the product is used and cleaned, and we will spec the material to that rather than to a swatch book.

Can you match an existing seat or cover?

Yes. A physical seat, an existing cover, a drawing, or photographs with key dimensions are all enough to start.

We pattern from the part itself wherever we can, which is more accurate than working from a drawing, because it captures the real contours, mounting points and wear areas.

Do you supply the foam as well as the cover?

Yes. We cut foam to your dimensions and density and sew it into cushions, seat tops and pillows, so you receive a finished part rather than a cover and a separate fill.

If your seat uses a molded foam or a frame you supply, we pattern the cover to it.

Can you meet flammability or other standards?

If your product has to meet a flammability standard, a medical requirement, or Berry Amendment compliant materials for a government program, tell us at the quote stage.

The standard determines which materials and foams are eligible, so it has to be settled before the first article rather than after it.

What is the minimum order quantity for custom upholstery?

We run from pilot quantities of around 100 units through to orders of 100,000 and above.

Before a full run we build production-ready first articles, so the design is validated on real material and the real part before you commit to volume.

What does custom upholstery cost?

There is no list price, because upholstery is priced on the pattern, the material, the foam, the detailing and the run size.

The largest lever by far is quantity. Send us a seat, a drawing or an existing cover and we will price against the actual part.

Where is the upholstery manufactured?

In our own facility in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

You work directly with the people designing, sewing and shipping the product. That is the reason a change request is answered in days rather than across an overseas shipping cycle.

Start a project

Send us a seat and we will build the upholstery around it.

A physical seat, an existing cover, a drawing or photographs with key dimensions are all enough to start. Tell us where the product lives and how it is used and cleaned, and we will spec to that.

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Quotes answered inside 48 hours. Pilot runs start around 100 units, with a production-ready first article before any full run.

What Our Industrial Partners Say

Real feedback from automotive manufacturers, industrial companies, and OEM partners who trust Midwest for their critical applications

"Midwest's seat covers helped us reduce manufacturing costs by 28% while improving comfort ratings across our entire truck line."

Manufacturing Director, Major Truck Manufacturer

"The custom cargo management systems have revolutionized our fleet operations. Loading times reduced by 40%."

Fleet Operations Manager, Logistics Company

"Quality is exceptional and TS 16949 compliance was seamless. We've scaled from 100 to 1,000 units monthly with zero quality issues."

Quality Manager, Automotive Tier 1 Supplier