Independent since its Cincinnati founding in 1948, Metcut Research became a 100% employee-owned company in 1976 and has built its identity around people-led, impartial materials evaluation. Its early machinability research grew into a 139,000-square-foot operation serving customers worldwide, with a particular history in demanding aerospace and high-temperature applications. Metcut now supports product development and certification work through materials testing and precision specimen preparation.
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Tech Met, IncFounded by Gary Reed in the late 1980s, Tech Met provides chemical milling and surface-treatment services for high-performance metal components, particularly in aerospace, medical and additive manufacturing. The Glassport company has served the aerospace community since 1988 and operates more than 120,000 square feet across two Pennsylvania facilities, with capacity for parts up to 10,000 pounds and 20 feet long. Tech Met became 100% employee-owned through an ESOP when Reed retired in 2015, and maintains Nadcap supplier merit status for chemical processing, held since 2002.332710GLASSPORT, PA
Techmetals, IncTechmetals, Inc. traces its roots to 1968, when Dan Brockman and John Stickel founded Miami Precision Chrome while they were in college. Now based in Dayton, the company has grown from a small shop into a nearly 400,000-square-foot operation with about 230 employees, while retaining a reputation for tackling difficult, specification-driven finishing work. Its in-house research and development team helps customers develop custom solutions for demanding aerospace, medical and industrial applications.DAYTON, OH
AMETEK Specialty Metal ProductsFor more than 85 years, AMETEK Specialty Metal Products has built its reputation on metallurgy and materials science through six specialist manufacturers in the United States and United Kingdom. The AMETEK business unit develops custom precision materials for demanding applications, with a particularly long aerospace record that includes work associated with the Concorde, F-15 Eagle and Airbus A380. Its five U.S. facilities also support domestic production meeting Buy American and DFARS requirements.COLLEGEVILLE, PA
Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research, IncEstablished in 1967, Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research is a Youngstown-area laboratory known for high-volume, quick-turnaround materials testing. Its 300,000-square-foot integrated facility supports demanding engineering work, including additive-manufacturing materials testing for aerospace and other advanced industries. WMT&R holds A2LA ISO/IEC 17025 and Nadcap accreditations.YOUNGSTOWN, PA