Name

Brush Research Manufacturing

Legal name

Brush Research Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Website

https://brushresearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Brush Products Sales: BRM generates revenue through the sale of industrial brushes including FLEX-HONE® tools, abrasive nylon brushes, power brushes, hand brushes, and custom brushes. Products are sold through e-commerce, distributors, and manufacturing representatives.
2. Custom Brush Design Services: BRM offers custom brush engineering services where technical engineers design tools for specific application requirements, likely generating additional revenue through custom product orders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Brush Research Manufacturing Co., Inc. designs and manufactures industrial brushes and the proprietary FLEX-HONE® flexible honing tool for cylinder finishing, deburring, surface preparation, and edge blending. Its NAMPOWER abrasive nylon brush line plus power brushes, hand brushes, automotive overhaul brushes, and custom-engineered brush solutions are sold to automotive rebuilders, aerospace, firearms, hydraulics, gears, marine, food processing, and industrial manufacturing customers worldwide.

Product overview

Brush Research Manufacturing is a manufacturer of industrial brushes and flexible honing tools founded in 1958. The company's product portfolio centers on its proprietary FLEX-HONE® flexible honing tool (invented by BRM's founder) for cylinder finishing and deburring, along with the NAMPOWER branded abrasive nylon brush line for automated finishing. Additional product lines include power brushes (spiral tube, wheel, cup, end, and flare brushes), hand brushes (tube brushes, scratch brushes, applicators), automotive brushes (engine overhaul kits for Cummins, Detroit Diesel, Caterpillar), and custom brush design services. The company offers over 8,000 solutions across various industries including aerospace, automotive, firearms, hydraulics, marine, and industrial manufacturing. Products are used with hand drills, drill presses, robotic cells, and machining centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NAMPOWER: Premium abrasive nylon brushes including disc brushes, end brushes, wheel brushes, and spiral tube brushes featuring ceramic and silicon carbide abrasives.
• FLEX-HONE®

Products and services

• FLEX-HONE® Flexible Honing Tools The flagship product line of flexible honing tools invented by the BRM founder that finish and deburr cylinders, produce a plateaued 45-degree crosshatch for piston ring seating and oil retention, and can reach single Ra finishes with finer grits. Available in sizes from 4mm to 36 inches and usable in drill presses, hand drills, robotic cells, or machining centers.
• NAMPOWER Abrasive Nylon Brushes Premium abrasive nylon brush family including disc brushes, ceramic end brushes, composite hub wheel brushes, copper center wheel brushes, and spiral tube brushes, designed for automated finishing, deburring, surface preparation, and edge blending on flat and contoured parts.
• FLEX-HONE® For Rotors Specialized flexible hone variant specifically engineered for brake rotor surface finishing applications.
• FLEX-HONE® For Firearms Specialized flexible hone for firearms bore finishing and chamber polishing using controlled low-pressure action to remove microscopic peaks without altering bore geometry.
• FLEX-HONE® For Chamfers Specialized flexible hone variant designed for chamfer deburring applications.
• Automotive Overhaul Brushes Specialized automotive brushes for engine overhaul work, including dedicated Cummins, Detroit Diesel, and Caterpillar overhaul lines, plus valve guide brushes, oil line gallery brushes, and cylinder wash brushes.
• Power and Hand Spiral Tube Brushes Spiral tube brushes in abrasive nylon, power, NAMPOWER ceramic, and ring-handle variants for deburring, finishing, and cleaning of cylinders, drilled holes, and tapped holes in power tool, hand tool, and automated-equipment use cases.
• Power Wheel, Cup, End, Mandrel and Flare Brushes Power-driven wheel, cup, end, mandrel-mounted, and flare brushes for deburring, cleaning, polishing, and surface preparation on flat or contoured surfaces, available in wire, abrasive nylon, and NAMPOWER ceramic filament constructions.
• Hand Brushes, Applicators and Parts Wash Brushes Manual hand brushes including ring-handle spiral tube brushes, parts wash brushes, firearms cleaning brushes, cylinder wash brushes, hand scratch brushes, and applicator brushes for cleaning, parts washing, and surface preparation tasks.
• Brush Kits (Automotive, FLEX-HONE®, Deburring, Tube) Pre-packaged kits including the 10-piece Automotive FLEX-HONE® Kit, the 10-piece Deburring FLEX-HONE® Kit, 6-piece nylon brush kits, miniature abrasive nylon deburring brush kits, abrasive nylon spiral tube brush kits, and automotive tube brush kits.
• Custom FLEX-HONE® and Custom Twisted Wire Brushes Custom-engineered flexible honing tools and twisted wire brushes designed to customer specifications for unique applications, supported by BRM's technical sales team and surface finishing engineers.
• FLEX-HONE® Accessories and Adapters Accessory products including FLEX-HONE® adapters, FLEX-HONE® oil, tool holders, shanks, bushings, power brush adapters, and GBDX replacement sections and drums for use with the FLEX-HONE® and brush product lines.

Quantifiable outcome

• Achieves 45-degree crosshatch finish pattern for optimal piston ring seating and oil retention
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Osborn International: Osborn (a Jöst Group company) is a global manufacturer of industrial brushes, finishing tools, and surface treatment solutions. It competes directly with BRM in twisted-in-wire brushes, power brushes, and abrasive nylon brushes for industrial finishing and OEM applications worldwide.
• Tanis Brush: Tanis Brush is a US manufacturer of industrial custom and stock brushes including abrasive nylon, twisted-in-wire, and specialty brush products. It competes with BRM across metal finishing, surface conditioning, and custom-engineered brush applications.
• Gordon Brush: Gordon Brush is a US-based custom and specialty industrial brush manufacturer serving aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial markets. It is directly comparable to BRM in custom brush engineering, twisted-in-wire brushes, and aerospace-grade finishing consumables.
• Weiler Abrasives: Weiler is a leading US manufacturer of industrial brushes, abrasives, and power brush products serving metalworking, fabrication, and surface finishing customers. It directly competes with BRM in power brushes, wheel/cup/end brushes, and abrasive nylon brush categories across overlapping industrial and MRO channels.
• Anderson Products: Anderson Products is a US manufacturer of industrial cutting, grinding, and brushing tools including abrasive nylon brushes and power brushes. It overlaps directly with BRM's power brush and abrasive filament product lines for metalworking and finishing applications.

Regional players

• PFERD: PFERD is a German-headquartered global manufacturer of brushes, abrasive tools, and surface finishing products. It competes with BRM in industrial power brushes, abrasive nylon brushes, and finishing tools, primarily serving European markets but selling globally.

Broad incumbents

• Norton Saint-Gobain Abrasives: Norton is a major global abrasives and surface finishing brand offering bonded, coated, and non-woven abrasive products including brush-backed finishing tools. It competes with BRM's abrasive nylon lines but as part of a much broader portfolio of grinding and finishing solutions for industrial customers.
• Atlas Copco Industrial Tools: Atlas Copco is a global industrial tools and assembly solutions provider offering power tools, material removal tools, and integrated finishing solutions for manufacturing. It is a broad incumbent that competes with BRM's power brush lines and integrated surface finishing offerings for industrial customers.
• 3M Abrasives: 3M is a diversified global manufacturer offering Scotch-Brite non-woven abrasive brushes, flap brushes, and surface conditioning products as part of a vast industrial portfolio. Its brush products overlap with BRM's abrasive nylon and disc brush offerings but compete from a much broader platform serving overlapping industrial customers.

Emerging players

• Empire Abrasive Equipment: Empire is a US manufacturer of abrasive blast equipment and surface preparation machinery. It serves overlapping surface finishing customers as BRM but addresses surface preparation via blast equipment rather than flexible honing and brush tooling, making it an adjacent emerging player in the broader finishing category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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