Since its 1909 founding in Cincinnati, Xtek has built its identity around metallurgy, developing the Tool Steel Process that hardens components for punishing industrial service. The company became 100 percent employee-owned through an ESOP by 2000 and remains headquartered in the Cincinnati area, where it supports heavy industry with custom industrial components and equipment reconditioning.
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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
Metcut Research, IncIndependent 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.CINCINNATI, OH
Tygart SteelFrom its McKeesport plant, Tygart Steel turns prime and non-prime steel plate into fabricated components such as counterweights and custom weldments. The division has supplied plate products for more than 60 years and is part of M. Glosser & Sons, a family-owned business founded in 1899 and now 100% employee-owned. Its 100,000-square-foot facility and ISO 9001:2015 certification support plate fabrication for material handling, construction, and other industrial applications.MCKEESPORT, PA
Pittsburgh Metal Processing CoSince 1944, employee-owned Pittsburgh Metal Processing Co. has heat-treated metals for industrial and commercial customers from its Pittsburgh shop. The locally owned company operates 10 furnaces, including units up to 14 by 40 feet, and maintains an on-site metallurgist to help determine appropriate treatment requirements. It serves customers nationwide, with typical lead times of three to five business days and NADCAP-accredited lab services available.PITTSBURGH, PA