McAlpin Industries

Employee Size

51-200

Organization Type

Privately Held

Headquarters

Rochester, NY

Founded

1964

Since Frank McAlpin and Ralph Derleth opened a 960-square-foot tool and die shop in Rochester in 1964, McAlpin Industries has grown into a family-owned manufacturer with more than 200,000 square feet of production space. Still operating from its Rochester roots, the company is known for keeping complex metal manufacturing work under its own roof, including large welded structures followed by precision machining. McAlpin is also a certified Veteran-Owned Small Business and an ISO 9001:2015-certified, ITAR-registered supplier to OEMs and industrial customers.

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