What Sigmund Cohn does

Sigmund Cohn Corp. is a fourth-generation, family-owned precision metals manufacturer founded in 1901 and headquartered in Mount Vernon, New York. The company specializes in precious metals and specialty alloys, producing wire, ribbon, foil, sheet, tubing, sputter targets, slugs, and coin blanks for medical devices, automotive sensors, aerospace and defense electronics, temperature-sensing components, and coinage. Its technical differentiation is concentrated in ultra-fine wire drawing — down to .0003 inch in diameter — and a library of proprietary alloys marketed under designations such as Platinum #851, Platinum #479, LR 80, L.T.C., and Pt 385.

The business operates a B2B contract-manufacturing model with an estimated 51-100 employees, selling into regulated end markets where qualified-supplier status (ISO 9001:2015, military-spec, and medical-device qualifications) is a gating requirement for participation. Notable customer relationships include the U.S. Mint at West Point for coin blanks and historically Wilson Greatbatch for pacemaker components. In 2011, the company formed Coin Corp. International (CCI) as a dedicated subsidiary to address the minting market. A 2022 solar-panel installation now covers approximately 40% of facility energy needs, supporting cost position and ESG credentials for procurement-conscious customers.

Revenue mechanics are driven by specialty-metal pricing passed through to customers plus processing margins on tight-tolerance fabrication; the high precious-metal content inflates invoiced revenue relative to value-added. The company has no public funding history, no disclosed investor base, and operates as a private, closely-held enterprise with no indication of imminent capital-markets activity.

Name

Sigmund Cohn

Legal name

Sigmund Cohn Corp.

Website

https://sigmundcohn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1901

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Sigmund Cohn is a fourth-generation, family-owned precision manufacturer of precious-metal and specialty-alloy wire, ribbon, foil, sheet, tubing, and coin blanks, serving medical, automotive, aerospace/defense, electronics, and coinage customers globally from Mount Vernon, NY.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Precious Metal Manufacturing

NAICS

Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3329), All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (33299), Metal Can, Box, and Other Metal Container (Light Gauge) Manufacturing (33243)

SIC

Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products (3490), Jewelry, Precious Metal (3911)

akta.pro primary industry

Chains & Wire Manufacturing (CRAKAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Metal Can Ends, Lids & Components (Ends, Rings, Tabs) (IMALADAJ)

Keywords

• Precision metal manufacturing
• Precious metal alloys
• Ultra-fine wire production
• Medical device materials
• Coin blank planchets

Headquarters

HQ city

Mount Vernon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Precision Metal Product Sales: Sigmund Cohn generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of precision metal products including wire, ribbon, sheet, foil, tubing, targets, slugs, and fabricated components made from precious metals (gold, platinum, palladium, silver) and specialty alloys. Products are sold on a per-order basis with custom specifications. The company serves industrial customers requiring precision-toleranced materials for medical devices, aerospace components, automotive parts, electronics, and coinage.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sigmund Cohn is a precision custom metal manufacturer producing ultra-fine wire, ribbon, sheet, foil, tubing, targets, slugs, and coin blank planchets from precious metals (platinum, gold, palladium, silver) and specialty base metal alloys. Products are manufactured to tight tolerances — wire as small as .0003 inches and ribbon as thin as .0002 inches — for medical, aerospace, automotive, electronics, sensing, and minting customers.

Product overview

Sigmund Cohn Corp. is a precision custom metal manufacturer specializing in precious metals and specialty alloys since 1901. The company operates as a single unified manufacturing platform producing fabricated metal products including precision wire (as fine as .0003 inch diameter), ribbon and flat wire, tubing, targets, slugs, and specialty wire forms. The core product portfolio spans precious metals (Platinum, Gold, Palladium, Silver in various purities and alloys), base metals (Copper, Iron, Aluminum, Nickel, Tungsten, Stainless Steel), and engineered specialty alloys. Manufacturing capabilities include electroplating, enamel coating, and custom fabrication for medical, automotive, aerospace/defense, electronics, temperature sensing, sensing and control devices, and coin minting applications. Coin Corp. International (CCI), a subsidiary established in 2011, handles sales and marketing for coin blank products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Precious Metals (Platinum, Gold, Palladium, Silver) High-purity precious metals supplied in various grades including Platinum (99.99% Reference Grade, 99.95% Commercial Grade), Gold (99.99%, 99.98%), Palladium (99.95%), and Silver (99.98%, 99.99%) used across medical, aerospace, electronics, and industrial applications.
• Platinum Alloys Specialty platinum-based alloys including Platinum/Palladium, Platinum/Iridium, Platinum/Rhodium, Platinum/Ruthenium, Platinum/Molybdenum, Platinum/Nickel, Platinum #479 (Platinum/Tungsten), and Platinum #851 (Platinum/Rhodium/Ruthenium) engineered for specific resistivities, tensile strengths, and nobility levels.
• Gold Alloys Gold-based alloys including LR 80 low resistance alloy, Gold/Gallium, 14Kt and 18Kt Gold, Gold/Antimony, Gold/Platinum, and Gold/Iron for various conductivity and durability requirements.
• Base Metals & Alloys Base metal products including Copper (99.98%), Iron (99.9+%), Aluminum (99.999% high purity and 99% #1100), Tungsten (99.98%), Nickel (multiple grades), Constantan, Nichrome 60/80, Kovar, Stainless Steel #302, Phosphor Bronze, and Beryllium Copper for industrial applications.
• Precision Wire Ultra-fine precision wire manufactured to diameters as small as .0003 inches, including precious and base metal wires for medical, electronics, sensing, and automotive applications.
• Ribbon & Flat Wire Flat wire and ribbon rolled from round wire to minimum .00025 inch thickness with width-to-thickness ratios from 2:1 to 75:1, available in precious and base metal alloys.
• Temperature Sensing Wire Thermocouple wire (Types R, S, B), RTD materials including Reference Grade Platinum wire and Pt 385 resistance wire, and platinum thermometer wire with various TCR specifications for temperature measurement applications.
• Medical Wire Precious metal medical wire including platinum and platinum alloys for catheters, guidewires, implantable devices, neurovascular and cardiovascular systems, and medical sensors. Features radiopaque and biocompatible alloys.
• Wollaston Wire Special process wire consisting of silver-clad Platinum or Platinum/Rhodium with core wire diameters as small as .00025 inches for specialized industrial applications.
• Electroplated Wire & Ribbon Gold and Tin/Lead electroplated onto base metal wires with plating thickness controlled by milligrams per square inch or weight percent increase for enhanced corrosion resistance or solderability.
• Enameled Wire Wire with Schenectady Chemical's Isonel 200 insulation coatings including bondable and solderable coatings applied to precise specifications.
• Targets & Slugs Precious and base metal targets and slugs including high-purity Gold (99.99%, 99.999%), Platinum (99.95%, 99.99%, 99.999%), Palladium, and specialty alloys for deposition and sputtering applications. Available as discs up to 8 inches diameter, cylinders, washers, and custom configurations.
• Tubing Seamless tubing manufactured in platinum group metals and gold alloys for medical, chemical, temperature sensing, glass/fiberglass, crystal growth, jewelry, and aerospace industries.
• Coin Blank Planchets Precision coin blank planchets manufactured for sovereign mints including platinum blanks for high-value coinage. Includes bullion coins, commemorative coins, tokens, and specialty medallions.
• Contract Manufacturing Services Full-service contract manufacturing including product testing, custom engineering support, specification certification, quality assurance, and research and development for new metal combinations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Wire diameters as small as .0003 inches with ribbon as thin as .0002 inches
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 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.

• Coin Corp. International (CCI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Coin Corp. International was established in 2011 as the sales and marketing arm for mint coin products within the Sigmund Cohn group of companies. CCI leverages Sigmund Cohn's century-long precious metals fabrication experience to market and sell coin blank products to government and private mints worldwide.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Materion Corporation: Materion produces beryllium, precious metal, and specialty alloy products including precision strip, wire, and targets. Like Sigmund Cohn, it serves medical, aerospace, defense, and electronics customers with engineered metal materials requiring tight tolerances and high purity.
• Heraeus: Heraeus is a global precious metals and technology group that produces platinum, gold, and specialty alloy wire, ribbon, and components for medical, electronics, and industrial applications. The two companies compete most directly in precious-metal wire and ribbon for medical and sensing applications.
• Fort Wayne Metals: Fort Wayne Metals manufactures precision fine wire, ribbon, and cable for medical devices, including nitinol, stainless, and precious-metal alloys. It is a close direct peer to Sigmund Cohn in ultra-fine medical wire used in neurovascular, cardiovascular, and orthodontic applications.
• Deringer-Ney: Deringer-Ney produces precious metal alloys and precision components, including wire, ribbon, and electrical contacts. It overlaps directly with Sigmund Cohn's precious-metal wire, alloy, and contact materials business serving medical, automotive, and electronics customers.
• California Fine Wire Co. California Fine Wire is a niche manufacturer of ultra-fine and specialty metal wire including precious and refractory metals. It is comparable to Sigmund Cohn's ultra-fine precision wire capability and shares customers in electronics, sensing, and research applications.
• Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. Tanaka is a Japanese precious-metals group that produces platinum, gold, and palladium materials including wire, ribbon, and sputtering targets. It is comparable to Sigmund Cohn in platinum-group metal processing, ultra-fine wire, and targets for medical, electronics, and coinage applications.
• Elgiloy Specialty Metals: Elgiloy manufactures specialty alloy strip, wire, and bar for medical, industrial, and aerospace applications. It overlaps with Sigmund Cohn in precision wire and engineered alloys for medical devices and demanding industrial environments.

Broad incumbents

• Johnson Matthey: Johnson Matthey is a large, diversified precious metals and catalysts business with significant operations in platinum-group metals, biomedical materials, and electronic components. It competes broadly with Sigmund Cohn in precious-metal supply and engineered materials but at a much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• AMETEK: AMETEK is a diversified industrial manufacturer with businesses in electronic instruments and electromechanical devices, including specialty metal components. It is a broad incumbent in the same end markets (medical, aerospace, process control) where Sigmund Cohn supplies precision materials.
• Linde (Praxair Surface Technologies): Linde's surface technologies and materials businesses overlap with Sigmund Cohn in high-purity metal targets, sputtering materials, and engineered alloys for electronics and aerospace. As a broad incumbent it competes at scale rather than in Sigmund Cohn's ultra-fine specialty wire niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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