Plasma Technology

What Plasma Technology does

Plasma Technology Incorporated (PTI) is a privately held surface engineering company founded in 1969 and headquartered in Torrance, California. The company applies thermal spray coatings to customer-supplied parts across five primary techniques — High Velocity Oxy-Fuel (HVOF), High Velocity Plasma, Low Velocity Plasma, Combustion, and Wire Arc — drawing on a catalog of more than 300 coating materials. PTI also provides in-house finishing, grinding, metallurgical testing, and R&D co-development for novel coatings. End applications include jet engine compressor blades, combustor components, titanium gimbals, power generation turbine parts, and select electronics and industrial uses where wear, oxidation, erosion, or thermal tolerance are critical failure modes.

The business operates a B2B contract-service model: customers ship parts, PTI applies coatings using quote-based, project-specific pricing tied to part complexity, coating chemistry, and finishing requirements. Approximately 40% of output is delivered as-coated, with the remainder finished to end-use specification. PTI is Approved or Qualified by over 100 industrial concerns and holds NADCAP (Coatings and Non-Destructive Testing), FAA Repair Station (DN3R455L), EASA 145.4751, FDA, ISO 9001, and AS9100D certifications. Named enterprise customers include General Electric, Pratt & Whitney, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Sikorsky, Bell Helicopter, Solar Turbines, and Hamilton Sundstrand. Operations run from a 40,000 sq ft Torrance headquarters (with R&D, machine shop, and grinding) and a 21,000 sq ft multi-shift plant in South Windsor, Connecticut, dedicated to East Coast engine OEM accounts.

Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales: no resellers, digital channels, or marketing beyond a basic corporate website and email/phone intake at [email protected]. Aerospace originated as the founding vertical and remains important; non-aerospace verticals (power generation, petrochemical, automotive, electronics) now constitute approximately 60% of business. The firm maintains 101-250 employees, appears founder/owner-operated with no external investors, and shows no M&A, funding, or expansion activity in the sourced materials, suggesting a mature, stable operator rather than a high-growth company.

Name

Plasma Technology

Legal name

Plasma Technology Incorporated

Website

https://ptise.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Plasma Technology Incorporated is a privately held surface engineering firm founded in 1969 that applies thermal spray coatings (HVOF, plasma, combustion, wire arc) across 300+ materials to aerospace, power generation, petrochemical, and industrial customers, operating from Torrance, CA and South Windsor, CT.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Surface Engineering & Coating Services

NAICS

Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers (332812)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Thermal Spray & Metallizing (HVOF/Plasma/Arc) (IMAIAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aerospace Thermal Management, Insulation & Fire Protection Materials (IMABANAE), Automotive & Transportation Coatings (IMAEAHAC)

Keywords

• Surface coating services
• Thermal spray coatings
• HVOF coating services
• Aerospace surface engineering
• Industrial coating solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Torrance

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Surface Coating Services: PTI provides surface coating services applied to customer parts. The coatings are applied to parts in 'as coated' condition or finished condition depending on application. Services include HVOF, plasma coating, combustion coating, and wire arc coating across over 300 coating materials. Revenue is generated through application of coatings to customer-supplied parts with pricing based on part complexity, coating type, and finishing requirements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Plasma Technology Incorporated (PTI) applies thermal spray coatings to customer-supplied parts across more than 300 coating materials using five primary techniques: High Velocity Oxy-Fuel (HVOF), High Velocity Plasma, Low Velocity Plasma, Combustion (Flame Spray), and Wire Arc coating. Services are delivered through two U.S. production facilities in Torrance, CA and South Windsor, CT, with NADCAP, FAA/EASA, FDA, and major OEM approvals supporting aerospace, power generation, petrochemical, automotive, electronics, and industrial customers.

Product overview

Plasma Technology Incorporated (PTI) is a Surface Engineering Company offering a portfolio of coating services applied through five distinct techniques: High Velocity Oxy-Fuel Coating (HVOF), High Velocity Plasma Coating, Low Velocity Plasma Coating, Combustion Coating (Flame Spray), and Wire Arc Coating. The company provides over 300 coating materials—including Tungsten Carbide/Cobalt, Chromium Carbide, Yttria Stabilized Zirconia, and zinc coatings—applied as surface solutions for parts across diverse industries including Aerospace, Cryogenic, Petrochemical, Automotive, Marine, Textile, Computer, and Power Generation. Beyond core coating application, PTI offers complementary services including R&D partnership, finishing and grinding, and extensive support operations with metallographic laboratories and specialized welding capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• High Velocity Oxy-Fuel Coating (HVOF)

Quantifiable outcome

• Bond strengths above 10,000 PSI achieved with HVOF coatings
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NADCAP (National Aerospace Defense Contractors Accreditation Program)coreOthersBoth PTI facilities are NADCAP certified for Coatings and Non-Destructive Testing. NADCAP accreditation is a critical requirement for aerospace and defense contractors, demonstrating PTI's compliance with rigorous industry standards.
• FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)coreOthersPTI West Coast Facility holds FAA Repair Station No. DN3R455L, enabling the company to perform coating services on aircraft components requiring FAA approval.
• EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency)coreOthersPTI holds EASA.145.4751 approval, enabling the company to perform maintenance and coating services on aircraft components for European aviation authorities.
• FDA (Food and Drug Administration)coreOthersPTI's Torrance, CA facility is approved by the FDA, enabling the company to provide surface engineering solutions for medical device and pharmaceutical industry applications.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bodycote: A large thermal processing services group with a dedicated surface technology division offering thermal spray and related coating services to aerospace, automotive, and industrial customers.
• Praxair Surface Technologies (Linde): Part of Linde plc, Praxair Surface Technologies is one of the largest global thermal spray coating service providers, offering HVOF, plasma, and other spray processes for aerospace and industrial customers, directly competing with PTI's core service portfolio.
• Oerlikon Metco: A division of Oerlikon providing thermal spray materials, equipment, and coating services across aerospace, power generation, and industrial markets, with a comparable portfolio of HVOF, plasma, and arc spray offerings.

Direct peers

• Chromalloy: An aerospace-focused MRO and coatings provider that applies thermal spray coatings to engine components for airlines, OEMs, and militaries, with significant overlap with PTI's jet engine blade and combustor coating work.
• A&A Coatings: A US thermal spray coating service provider serving aerospace, military, and industrial customers with HVOF, plasma, and flame spray processes, a comparable mid-sized specialist to PTI.
• Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies: Operates a global network of thermal spray coating facilities serving aerospace, defense, and industrial customers with HVOF, plasma, and other coating processes, directly comparable in service model and customer mix to PTI.
• Thermal Spray Technologies (TST): Specializes in HVOF, plasma, and other thermal spray coating services for aerospace, defense, and industrial customers, with a comparable service-only model and customer mix.
• FW Gartner Thermal Spraying: A US-based thermal spray service specialist focused on aerospace and industrial gas turbine components, with HVOF and plasma capabilities that closely parallel PTI's offerings and customer base.
• APS Materials: A thermal spray coating service company specializing in plasma, HVOF, and detonation gun coatings for aerospace, medical, and industrial applications, with a similar focus on high-performance engineered surfaces.

Emerging players

• Imprex (Surface Engineering): A US-based thermal spray and surface engineering service provider serving aerospace, medical, and industrial customers, a smaller specialist with overlapping techniques including HVOF and plasma.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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