What Reliable does

Reliable Silver Corporation (RSC) is a privately held, USA-based manufacturer of engineered precious and specialty metal products, founded in 1979 and headquartered in Waterbury, Connecticut. The company processes gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and select base metals into sputtering targets (planar and rotatable), evaporation materials, electroplating anodes, target bonding services, and fabricated wire, strip, rod, tube, grain, flake, and chemical/salt products. Core technology centers on physical vapor deposition (PVD) materials and precision metal fabrication, with proprietary quality control methods for homogeneous grain structure, void- and inclusion-free certification, and ultrasonic-scanned target bonding. Manufacturing is vertically integrated across three facilities: two in Connecticut (original plant plus a 2017 expansion site) and one in Albuquerque, New Mexico (acquired from Materion Corporation's Large Area Targets Americas business in late 2024). The company is ISO 9001:2015 certified.

RSC sells exclusively business-to-business through direct sales and RFQ-based quoting, with a 24-hour quote turnaround target, same-day or next-day shipping on certain chemical products, and on-time delivery rates above 95%. Managed metal services — including pool accounts, bank transfers, and reclaim deposit — extend the relationship beyond one-time sales. Customers are organized across seven served industries: semiconductors, electrical contacts, and architectural glass/large-area coatings are the primary segments, with automotive, medical, energy, and specialty/other secondary. Recent acquisitions (Materion Large Area Targets in 2024, Vincent Clad Metals in May 2026) signal active inorganic expansion into larger-format targets and clad metals, while the company continues to position itself as a more agile, responsive alternative to larger global competitors.

Name

Reliable

Legal name

Reliable Silver Corporation

Website

https://reliablecorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Reliable Silver Corporation manufactures engineered precious and specialty metal products — including sputtering targets, electroplating anodes, and precision-fabricated wire, strip, rod, and tube — serving B2B customers in semiconductors, electrical contacts, architectural glass, automotive, medical, energy, and specialty industries from three USA facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Metals Manufacturing

NAICS

All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (33299), Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying (33149)

SIC

Miscellaneous Primary Metal Products (3390)

akta.pro primary industry

Electroplating & Metallization Chemicals (Cu/Ni/Au plating, additives) (IMAEAKAK)

Keywords

• Precious metals manufacturing
• Sputtering targets
• Electroplating anodes
• Silver fabrications
• Specialty metal products

Headquarters

HQ city

Naugatuck

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fabricated Metal Products: One-time sale of precision-engineered precious and specialty metal products including sputtering targets, anodes, wire, strip, rods, tubes, chemicals/salts, and specialty forms. Products are manufactured to customer-specific dimensions, mechanical properties, and composition requirements.
2. Metal Management Services: RSC manages metal accounts for customers including bank transfers and pool accounts. Reclaim material can be deposited directly into customer metal accounts. Customer-specific strategies to match precious metals purchase timing to end product cost.
3. Target Bonding Services: Bonding planar targets to backing plates with ultrasonic scanning quality verification. Involves attaching sputtering targets to backing plates for stability, heat transfer, and electrical contact.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Reliable Silver Corporation manufactures and supplies precision-engineered precious metal (gold, silver, platinum, palladium) and specialty metal products including sputtering targets (planar and rotatable), electroplating anodes, evaporation materials, target bonding services, and fabricated forms such as wire, strip, rod, tube, plate, grain/shot, flake, and powder. Products are custom-fabricated to customer-specified dimensions, purity, grain structure, and composition, with metal management services including pool accounts for reclaim material. The company also distributes inorganic precious metal salts and chemicals used in electroplating.

Product overview

Reliable Silver Corporation (RSC) is a manufacturer of specialty metals and engineered precious metal products. The company operates under three business segments: precious metal and silver mill products, precious metal sputtering targets, and rotatable sputtering targets. The core product portfolio includes silver anodes for electroplating, sputtering targets (planar and rotatable formats) for physical vapor deposition, evaporation materials, target bonding services, silver and gold rods/tubes/wires/strips/plates, silver and gold chemicals/salts, silver grain/shot, platinum foils, silver flake/powder, and silver overlay products. These products serve industries including semiconductors, electrical contacts, architectural glass (large area coatings), automotive, medical, energy, aerospace, and jewelry manufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Silver Anodes for Electroplating High purity silver anodes for electroplating applications, available in various form factors including slabs, pillows, popcorn, cones, balls, dogbones, gumdrops, and rods. Used by industrial electroplating operations.
• Sputtering Targets Precious metal and specialty metal sputtering targets including planar and rotatable targets for physical vapor deposition (PVD) applications. Products include gold, silver, platinum, palladium, nickel, and various alloy targets. Used in semiconductor manufacturing, architectural glass coatings, and other thin-film deposition industries.
• Target Bonding Services Bonding services attaching sputtering targets to backing plates using indium-based bonding agents, with ultrasonic scanning of bond-line to ensure integrity and quality. Provided for stability, heat transfer, and electrical contact in PVD systems.
• Evaporation Materials Engineered pellets and slugs for physical vapor deposition via evaporation processes, designed to minimize spitting and vaporize at known rates. Used in thin-film deposition applications.
• Silver Rods (Fine, Coin, Sterling) Fabricated silver rods in fine silver (99.99%), coin silver (90% Ag/10% Cu), and sterling silver (92.5% Ag/7.5% Cu) alloys, ranging from 0.030 to 3 inches in diameter and up to 9 feet in length. Used in jewelry, musical instruments, and industrial applications.
• Silver and Gold Tubes Tubing in 99.99% purity silver and gold, plus sterling silver and coin silver alloys, used in slip ring contacts, explosive cord, musical flutes, and ring tubing applications.
• Silver and Gold Chemicals/Salts Silver nitrate, silver cyanide, potassium silver cyanide, potassium gold cyanide, sodium gold sulfite, and silver carbonate for electroplating and industrial applications. Available for same-day or next-day shipping.
• Silver Strip and Plates Fine silver, coin silver, and sterling silver strip and plates manufactured to customer-specified dimensions, mechanical properties, and composition for machining and forming processes.
• Silver and Gold Wire Fine silver, coin silver, sterling silver, and gold wire from 0.006 to 0.250 inch diameter with precise uniform grain structure, including flat wire and tape products. Used in electrical contacts, wire bonding, and jewelry applications.
• Silver Grain/Shot Fine silver grain/shot at 99.99% purity with consistent spherical shape, screened for oversize particles, cleaned and dried for industrial use. Often shipped same-day or next-day.
• Platinum Foils Platinum foil up to 2 feet width and as thin as 0.001 inches, with standard purity of 99.95% and higher purities available. Also includes platinum disk and flag electrodes. Used in electrochemistry, hydrogen production, and energy applications.
• Silver Flake and Powder Precipitated silver flake, powder, and oxide for paste, ink, and specialty lubricant preparation in demanding industrial applications.
• Silver Overlay/Silver Filled Strip Sterling silver overlay and silver filled strip products, including silver tri-metal stack (sterling silver on copper overlayed on nickel), used for busbars, specialty contacts, and western wear. Proprietary bonding techniques for excellent bond integrity and tight dimensional tolerances.

Quantifiable outcome

• On-time delivery above 95%, often 100%
• +3 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Materion Corporation: US-based advanced materials specialist with a significant precious metals and sputtering target portfolio; RSC acquired Materion's Large Area Targets Americas business in late 2024, making Materion the most direct historical peer in RSC's core served markets.
• Tanaka Precious Metals: Japan-based global leader in precious metals fabrication including sputtering targets, evaporation materials, bonding, and bonding services for semiconductor, electronics, and decorative applications — directly comparable to RSC's precious metals mill products and targets business.
• Heraeus Precious Metals: German precious metals technology group with broad sputtering target, evaporation material, and silver paste offerings serving semiconductor, photovoltaic, and industrial coating customers — competing head-to-head with RSC in precious-metal PVD consumables.
• Kurt J. Lesker Company: US-based manufacturer and distributor of vacuum deposition materials including sputtering targets and evaporation materials, serving R&D and production customers in semiconductors, optics, and thin-film coatings — closely overlapping RSC's target and PVD consumables business.
• Indium Corporation: US-based specialty metals manufacturer producing precision sputtering targets, indium-based bonding, and related thin-film materials for semiconductor, display, and solar applications — directly comparable product portfolio to RSC's bonding and targets offerings.
• ACI Alloys: US specialty alloys and sputtering target manufacturer offering custom and standard targets in precious and refractory metals for semiconductor, optical, and research customers — comparable small-batch, custom-engineered business model to RSC.
• Stanford Advanced Materials: US-based specialty metals supplier offering sputtering targets, evaporation materials, and fabricated precious-metal components across research and industrial end-markets — overlapping with RSC's specialty metals and target product lines.

Broad incumbents

• Johnson Matthey: UK-based global precious metals and catalysts company with significant operations in precious metal fabrication, refining, and PVD materials — overlaps with RSC's precious-metals processing but operates at much larger scale across wider end-markets.
• Umicore: Belgian materials technology group with a substantial precious metals chemistry and refining business that supplies industrial users — comparable to RSC's metals and chemicals processing capability but at materially greater scale and breadth.
• Plansee Group: Austrian refractory metals specialist producing molybdenum, tungsten, and other sputtering target materials for semiconductor, display, and architectural glass coating applications — adjacent to RSC's large-area coating target business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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