REM Surface Engineering
Provides isotropic superfinishing and chemical polishing processes for metal components, including additively manufactured parts, improving surface finish, fatigue life, and performance.
- CEO / Founder
- Justin Michaud
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Stage
- Established
- Total Funding
- $200K
- Latest Round
- Grant
- Key Investors
- The Jordan Company
Technology & Products
Key Products
ISF® Process; Rapid ISF® Process; Extreme ISF® Process (Chemical Polishing and Chemical-Mechanical Polishing); FERROMIL® Race products; PURE products for firearms; Mass finishing equipment and installed systems
Technological Advantage
Proprietary chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) and chemical polishing (CP) processes for AM parts, protected as trade secrets and proprietary formulations; independently validated by NASA JPL and Chalmers University; advantage is defensible via proprietary chemistry and process know-how.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Reduces AM post-processing time by up to 60x vs traditional abrasive finishing (e.g., >60x faster chemical polishing for A6061-RAM2), improves fatigue life, and enables qualification of aerospace-grade AM parts.
How They Differentiate
REM's proprietary chemical ISF achieves >3x faster than traditional abrasive finishing and >60x faster chemical polishing for A6061-RAM2, while improving fatigue life; competitors typically rely on abrasive or electropolishing methods without the same chemical-mechanical precision.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Aerospace/defense manufacturers, AM part producers, medical device makers, automotive and motorsports component suppliers
Industry Verticals
Aerospace/Defense; Medical; Automotive; Motorsports; Firearms; Additive Manufacturing
Competitors
PostProcess Technologies; Rösler Group; Bondition
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
55+ years in business; 25+ Fortune 500 customers; 30+ peer-reviewed technical publications; 70+ major aerospace platforms; 35,000+ life-critical medical devices processed
Major Milestones
Founded in 1965; Invented isotropic superfinishing (ISF); Developed Extreme ISF® for additive manufacturing; Completed NASA SBIR contracts for rocket nozzle polishing; Announced partnership with Nikon AM and Constellium; Won 2026 AMUG Technical Competition in Finishing & Post Processing
Notable Customers
NASA; NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL); AddUp; Elementum 3D