Aero Metals

What Aero Metals does

Aero Metals, Inc. is a privately held precision investment casting (lost-wax) foundry headquartered in La Porte, Indiana, operating continuously since 1961. The company produces near-net-shape metal components to tight tolerances (±0.005 to ±0.010 per inch linear, ~125 RMS surface finish) across nine alloy families — austenitic and martensitic stainless steels, 17-4 PH, carbon steels (4130, 4140, 4340, 8620), ductile iron, A356 aluminum, nickel- and cobalt-based alloys, beryllium copper, brass, and bronze. Its primary customers are OEMs in aerospace, military & defense, firearms, security and door/lock hardware, pump & valve, and agricultural equipment, with secondary exposure to automotive, medical, food & beverage, and industrial hand tools. Production is fully domestic at a single La Porte site, with all tooling, engineering, casting, and CNC machining performed in-house.

Revenue is generated through project-based, quote-driven sales of custom castings, with multi-year contract cadence for high-volume production runs (e.g., bronze casting programs, firearm components, aerospace structural parts). The company is AS9100-certified, ISO 9001:2015-certified (expires 5-2-2027), and ITAR-registered with a Cage Code and FFL (expires 10-2026), giving it qualification to participate in commercial jetliner and US defense supply chains. Quality assurance is reinforced by sister company American Metal Testing, a NADCAP-approved non-destructive testing lab offering fluorescent penetrant, radiographic, and magnetic particle inspection. The go-to-market model is direct B2B sales — quote requests via aerometals.com, phone outreach, and trade show presence — with all distribution domestic. The company is independently owned, with no disclosed external institutional investors, parent company, or M&A activity.

Name

Aero Metals

Legal name

Aero Metals, Inc.

Website

https://aerometals.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Aero Metals is a US precision investment casting foundry, founded in 1961 in La Porte, Indiana, producing near-net-shape metal components across nine alloy families for aerospace, defense, firearms, security hardware, pump & valve, and industrial OEM customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Metal Castings (Investment Casting Foundry)

NAICS

Other Nonferrous Metal Foundries (except Die-Casting) (331529), Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting) (331524)

SIC

Nonferrous Foundries (Castings) (3360), Aircraft & Parts (3720)

akta.pro primary industry

Metal Airframe Structures & Machined Parts (IMABAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aerospace Structural Metals & Alloys (Titanium, Aluminum, Nickel) (IMABANAL), Interior Structural Components (Floor Beams, Seat Tracks, Frames) (IMABAEAJ), Aluminum Casting & Ingot/Billet/Slab Production (IMAKACAE)

Keywords

• Precision investment castings
• Lost-wax metal casting
• Industrial foundry services
• Alloy casting manufacturing
• Aerospace metal castings

Headquarters

HQ city

La Porte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Precision Investment Casting Services: Core revenue stream from manufacturing custom metal castings using investment casting process. Services include engineering support, tooling design, casting production, and finishing operations. Revenue generated through project-based quotes for both low-volume prototypes and high-volume production runs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Aero Metals operates a domestic precision investment casting foundry that produces near-net-shape metal components using the lost-wax (investment) casting process. The company casts a wide range of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys—including stainless steels, carbon steels, ductile iron, aluminum, nickel-based, cobalt-based, beryllium copper, brass, and bronze alloys—for low- and high-volume production runs across aerospace, defense, firearms, security hardware, pump & valve, agriculture, and automotive customers. All tooling, engineering, casting, CNC machining, and quality testing are performed in-house at its La Porte, Indiana headquarters.

Product overview

Aero Metals is a precision investment casting foundry offering a unified manufacturing platform centered on the lost-wax (investment) casting process. The core product is precision investment casting services producing near-net-shape metal components across nine major alloy families: stainless steel (400 Series, 300 Series, 17-4 PH), carbon steel (4130, 4140, 4340, 8620), ductile iron, aluminum (A356), nickel-based, cobalt-based, beryllium copper, and copper-based alloys (brass, bronze). Value-adding modules include in-house tooling design and build, engineering and design for manufacturability support, CNC machining for secondary operations, and non-destructive testing services through sister company American Metal Testing. The company operates as a single-source provider from design engineering through finished casting delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Precision Investment Casting Services Core service producing near-net-shape metal components via the lost-wax investment casting process for OEMs in aerospace, defense, firearms, security hardware, pump & valve, agriculture, and industrial sectors. Serves both low-volume prototypes and high-volume production runs.
• Stainless Steel Investment Castings

Quantifiable outcome

• Near-net shape production reducing post-cast machining requirements
• +2 more outcomes

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• American Metal Testing (AMT)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAmerican Metal Testing is a NADCAP-approved non-destructive testing laboratory operating as a sister company to Aero Metals. AMT provides on-site NDT services including fluorescent penetrant inspection, radiographic inspection, and magnetic particle inspection. The relationship enables Aero Metals to offer comprehensive quality assurance and testing services to customers requiring certified inspection of investment castings.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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