REM Surface Engineering
Provides chemically accelerated isotropic superfinishing (Extreme ISF® Process) for metal AM parts — removing powder, oxides, and supports while achieving ±5–25 µm tolerances and improving fatigue life, corrosion resistance, and surface finish for aerospace, medical, and industrial applications.
- CEO / Founder
- Justin Michaud
- Team Size
- 51-200
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- $3.44M
- Latest Round
- Grant
- Key Investors
- U.S. Department of Energy; NASA; U.S. Air Force
Technology & Products
Key Products
Extreme ISF® Process – Chemical Polishing (CP); Extreme ISF® Process – Chemical-Mechanical Polishing (CMP); ISF® Process; REM® Process; Rapid® ISF Process; Custom mass finishing systems and chemical formulations
Technological Advantage
CLAIMED: Pioneer and global leader in isotropic superfinishing for metal AM (60 years of process chemistry expertise). VERIFIED: Peer-reviewed Chalmers University publication on CMP for PBF-LB/316L; NASA collaboration on rocket superalloy engine channel finishing; 12 US government AM contracts over 6 years; Azoth 3D binder jet gear case study; ASTM AM Center of Excellence materials standardization partner. DEFENSIBILITY: Extreme ISF® and ISF® are proprietary branded processes; no specific patent numbers found in public sources, suggesting trade secret / know-how protection as primary moat alongside 60-year process chemistry library
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Enables metal AM parts to meet flight-critical surface finish and dimensional tolerances (±5–25 µm) without line-of-sight limitations — unlocking internal channels, gyroid lattices, and complex geometries that conventional abrasive methods cannot reach, thereby extending fatigue life and corrosion resistance and removing the post-processing bottleneck that blocks AM adoption in high-value aerospace and medical applications
How They Differentiate
Extreme ISF® CP/CMP treats non-line-of-sight and internal surfaces that vibratory tumbling, sandblasting, and manual abrasive methods cannot reach; achieves ultra-low Ra roughness (CMP) and removes AM-specific defects (partially sintered powder, oxide layers, support stubs) in a single chemically accelerated process; compared to conventional abrasive methods, preserves complex AM geometry while delivering surface quality equivalent to wrought/machined standards — key for flight-certified aerospace and blood-contacting medical parts
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Aerospace OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, defense contractors, medical device manufacturers, power generation companies, and automotive manufacturers requiring precision surface finishing for metal AM components such as rocket engines, heat exchangers, impellers, and gears
Industry Verticals
Aerospace/Defense; Medical; Automotive; Power Generation
Competitors
PostProcess Technologies; Able Electropolishing; Viwateq
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Expanded to 3 continents (US: Southington CT + Brenham TX; Europe: Willich Germany); 12 US government AM-related contracts over 6 years; new larger Willich Germany facility opened 2023+ as European AM hub with chemical polishing installation; Brenham TX facility re-opened; 60th anniversary in 2025; Formnext 2025 exhibitor; peer-reviewed CMP publication with Chalmers University; AM-specific process advancements across PBF-LB, binder jetting, and DED over decade+
Major Milestones
1965 — Founded by Robert Michaud in Southington, CT; 2023+ — New larger Willich, Germany facility opened as European AM hub with chemical polishing installation; 2023–2025 — Brenham, TX facility re-opened; 2024–2025 — Peer-reviewed CMP publication co-authored with Chalmers University (PBF-LB/316L); Past 6 years — 12 US government contracts for AM surface finishing; 2025 — 60th anniversary; Formnext 2025 exhibitor
Notable Customers
NASA; US Government (12 AM finishing contracts over 6 years); Azoth 3D; Chalmers University (research partner)