Tech Met
Tech Met, Inc. specializes in chemical milling and surface treatment services, including post-processing of additively manufactured metal parts, serving aerospace and medical customers with high-temperature alloy expertise.
- CEO / Founder
- Rich Carlson
- Team Size
- 51-200
- Stage
- Established
- Latest Round
- Bootstrapped
Technology & Products
Key Products
Chemical milling; Surface enhancement; Post-processing of 3D printed parts; Electro-chemical machining; Passivation
Technological Advantage
Process know-how in chemical milling of high-temperature alloys, backed by NADCAP certification; dedicated AM post-processing cell; employee-owned culture. No patents found; advantage lies in proprietary process expertise and customer qualifications.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Reduces weight and improves surface finish of metal components, including 3D-printed parts, through precision chemical milling; enables compliance with aerospace tolerances; dedicated cell for AM aluminum post-processing.
How They Differentiate
Long-established (since 1988) employee-owned chemical milling specialist; dedicated cell for AM post-processing; NADCAP-certified; handles high-temperature alloys and complex selective masking. Unlike general-purpose metal finishers, Tech Met focuses on complex aerospace alloys and is an early mover in chemical post-processing of additive manufactured parts.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Aerospace OEMs, additive manufacturing part producers, medical device manufacturers
Industry Verticals
Aerospace; Defense; Medical; Commercial
Competitors
Great Lakes Engineering; Advanced Chemical Etching; Precision Micro
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Company is tracked as a key player in multiple global chemical milling market reports (2020-2025 and 2023-2030 editions), with reported sales, revenue, price, and gross margin figures for Tech Met Chemical Milling; specific numerical values not extracted from snippets, but inclusion in these reports indicates active market monitoring and financial performance data availability.
Major Milestones
Founded in 1988; 2012: Completed facility relocation and expansion to 48,000 sq ft in Glassport, PA; 2020: Commissioned first cell dedicated to post-processing of 3D printed aluminum parts; Supporting organization on NASA RAMPT project
Notable Customers
Wyman Gordon; General Electric; Rocketdyne; The Boeing Company; Bell Helicopter; Bettis Atomic Labs
Official records
Filings, certifications, and programme counts AMPulse can show for this company.
- [C] ITAR · claimed
- [C] NADCAP · claimed
- [C] ISO_13485 · claimed