Inland Metal Technologies

Name

Inland Metal Technologies

Legal name

Inland Metal Industries Inc.

Website

https://inlandmetal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hayward

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Precision Fabrication: Project-based custom fabrication services for precision sheet metal components including frames, enclosures, machined components, and integrated assemblies. Revenue generated through direct B2B transactions with enterprise customers across multiple industries including aerospace, defense, medical, and semiconductor sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Inland Metal Technologies is a precision sheet metal fabricator producing custom metal components including frames, enclosures, machined parts, and integrated electromechanical assemblies. The company provides end-to-end manufacturing services from engineering and design through cutting, forming, machining, welding, powder coating, clean room assembly, and CMM inspection. Operations are housed in a 150,000 sq. ft. AS9100D/ISO9001:2015 certified and ITAR registered facility in Hayward, California, serving aerospace, defense, medical, semiconductor, and other industries with stringent quality requirements.

Product overview

Inland Metal Technologies is a precision sheet metal fabrication company offering a unified portfolio of manufacturing services. The core offerings include Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication, Frames, Enclosures, Machined Components, and Integrated Assemblies, supported by engineering, welding, powder coating, quality assurance, and supply chain management service modules. The company operates 150,000 sq. ft. in Hayward, CA and serves aerospace, defense, medical, semiconductor, and other industries requiring stringent quality standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication Precision sheet metal fabrication services including cutting (turret punching, flat sheet and tube lasers, punch-laser combo with automation, waterjet), forming (CNC, robotic, and auto tool changing press brakes), and finishing using Amada, Mazak, Trotec, IPG, and Omax equipment for enterprise customers.
• Frames Custom metal frames fabricated to customer specifications using precision cutting, forming, welding, and finishing capabilities for industrial and aerospace applications.
• Enclosures Precision metal enclosures for electronic, industrial, and aerospace applications with clean room assembly and powder coating capabilities.
• Machined Components CNC machined components including 3-axis, 4-axis with pallet loading, 5-axis machining on Haas VF5 and VF6, and active tooling lathes for precision parts used in aerospace, defense, medical, and semiconductor applications.
• Integrated Assemblies Complete electromechanical assemblies combining precision sheet metal, machined parts, welding, powder coating, clean room assembly, and leak testing for end-use deployment in aerospace, defense, medical, and semiconductor applications.
• Engineering Services In-house engineering services including solid modeling, CNC programming, drawing creation, Design for Manufacturing/Cost/Performance optimization (DFM/DFX), quick turn prototyping, and production line design and implementation for enterprise customers.
• Welding Services Comprehensive welding services including MIG, TIG, Stick, Fronius CMT, laser welding, robotic MIG, robotic Fronius CMT, and robotic spot welding, supported by an American Welding Society CWI on staff.
• Powder Coating Services 5-stage zirconium wash powder coating using Wagner PEM-X1 guns, AFC large capacity booths, pass-through ovens, and pocketed filter powder booths for durable finishing of fabricated components.

Quantifiable outcome

• AS9100D/ISO9001:2015 certified quality management system
• +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

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Protolabs: Protolabs offers on-demand CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, and injection molding for low-volume production and prototyping. Like Inland Metal, it serves engineers needing quick-turn custom parts with quality documentation, but at larger scale via a digital platform.
• Xometry: Xometry operates a digital marketplace aggregating precision CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, and other custom manufacturing services. It is directly comparable to Inland Metal as a supplier of custom fabricated metal components, though delivered via a software-mediated, multi-supplier model rather than a single shop.
• Fictiv: Fictiv provides on-demand custom manufacturing including CNC machining, sheet metal, and injection molding through a curated supplier network with quality inspections. Comparable to Inland Metal as a precision custom fabrication provider, but differentiated by its software platform and supplier-network model.
• Hubs (Protolabs Network): Hubs is an online manufacturing platform offering CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, and 3D printing services from a global supplier network. Directly comparable to Inland Metal for custom metal parts, with Hubs emphasizing digital ordering and distributed manufacturing.
• East/West Manufacturing Enterprises: East/West Manufacturing is a US-based contract manufacturer offering precision sheet metal fabrication, CNC machining, cable assemblies, and box-build for aerospace, medical, and defense. Directly comparable to Inland Metal in capability mix, customer verticals, and quality certifications.

Broad incumbents

• Worthington Enterprises: Worthington Enterprises is a diversified industrial manufacturer with pressure cylinders, steel processing, and consumer products. While much broader than Inland Metal, its steel processing and custom metal product operations overlap with Inland's precision fabrication capabilities at a far larger scale.
• Precision Castparts Corp: Precision Castparts Corp (PCC), a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, manufactures complex metal components and investment castings for aerospace, defense, and industrial customers. It is a much larger incumbent serving the same aerospace/defense precision metal components market that Inland Metal addresses.
• Materion Corporation: Materion Corporation produces advanced engineered materials including specialty metals, alloys, and precision components for aerospace, defense, semiconductor, and medical markets. Comparable to Inland Metal in serving regulated precision-metal end markets, but at a much broader and more upstream position in the supply chain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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