What Ferguson Perforating does

Ferguson Perforating Company is a US-based custom manufacturer of perforated metal solutions founded in 1927 and headquartered at 130 Ernest Street in Providence, Rhode Island. The company operates as a Division of Diamond Manufacturing Company and runs a second manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania dedicated to perforated cylinders. Its headcount sits in the 101–250 range, and it sells exclusively on a custom B2B basis with no public price list, generating revenue per project rather than per license or subscription.

Ferguson's core offering is perforated sheet, plate, and cylinder stock produced on full-width perforating presses rated to 60 inches wide and 450 tons, capable of up to 400,000 holes per minute with programmable patterns, blank areas, margins, and locator holes. The company manufactures its own punches, dies, and tooling in-house — a capability it explicitly contrasts with other perforators — and supports a library of more than 1,000 standard patterns plus custom tool design via AutoCAD and 3D solid modeling. Material capability spans aluminum (including 2024, 6061, and 7075 alloys), stainless steel, carbon steel, coated steel, Inconel, Monel, titanium, copper/brass/zinc, composites, and plastics, with thickness from 0.008 inch to 1 inch and hole diameters up to 12 inches. Secondary operations include leveling, shearing, slitting, laser cutting, welding, forming, rolling, powder coating, and annealing, and the company extends into metal enclosures, architectural panels, and other value-added fabrications.

Ferguson sells into six primary verticals — aerospace, automotive, architectural, filtration, food services, and sugar processing — through a toll-free phone line, a website quote-request channel, and a network of US and international sales representatives. Its strongest commercial differentiator is regulatory: it holds AS9100D (the only US perforator with this certification), NADCAP laser cutting, and ISO-9001:2015, which together qualify it for aerospace and defense work, including exotic-material applications such as Inconel and titanium perforating. Other industrial applications span batch centrifugal sugar screens, perforated food-service trays and strainers, automotive fuel-filter stock and radiator grills, architectural ceilings and railings, and industrial filtration screens.

Name

Ferguson Perforating

Legal name

Ferguson Perforating Company

Website

https://fergusonperf.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Ferguson Perforating is a US-based custom manufacturer of perforated metal sheets, cylinders, and fabricated parts serving aerospace, automotive, architectural, filtration, food processing, and sugar processing industries. It is the only AS9100D-certified perforator in the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Perforated Metal Manufacturing

NAICS

Forging and Stamping (3321), Metal Crown, Closure, and Other Metal Stamping (except Automotive) (332119)

SIC

Sheet Metal Work (3444), Metal Forgings & Stampings (3460)

akta.pro primary industry

Metal Forming & Fabrication Machines (Presses, Bending, Shearing, Stamping) (IMAHADAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Metal Cutting Tools, Tooling & Workholding (Cutters, Inserts, Chucks, Fixtures) (IMAHADAB)

Keywords

• Perforated metal manufacturing
• Custom metal fabrication
• Aerospace perforated components
• Industrial filtration screens
• Metal stamping tooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Providence

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Perforated Metal Products: Custom manufacturing of perforated metal products for various industries. Revenue generated from producing perforated sheets, cylinders, and fabricated parts to customer specifications. Pricing based on material type, pattern complexity, tolerances, and quantity ordered.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ferguson Perforating designs, tools, and manufactures custom perforated metal sheets, plates, cylinders, and fabricated components in aluminum, stainless steel, carbon steel, titanium, Inconel, Monel, copper, brass, and plastics. Production uses in-house-built full-width perforating presses with proprietary tooling, supported by secondary fabrication, laser cutting, and engineering services. Output is supplied as engineered, specification-driven goods to enterprise customers in aerospace, automotive, filtration, food services, architectural, and sugar processing markets.

Product overview

Ferguson Perforating offers a portfolio of perforated metal solutions centered on its core Perforated Metal Products (sheets, plates, cylinders) manufactured from aluminum, stainless steel, carbon steel, exotic alloys, and plastics in various hole patterns. The company differentiates through vertical integration, combining manufacturing with value-added services including Metal Enclosures & Cabinetry, Architectural Design and Decorative Applications, Fabrication Services (leveling, shearing, slitting, laser cutting, welding, forming, rolling, powder coating), and Technical Design and Engineering Support. The product line extends into industry-specific solutions such as Sugar Screens for sugar processing, Food Services Perforated Sheets for food processing, and Filtration Products for industrial filtration applications. The company also produces Perforated Cylinders/Tubing as a distinct product category.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Perforated Metal Products

Quantifiable outcome

• 400,000 holes per minute production speed
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Diamond Manufacturing CompanyOthersFerguson Perforating Company is a Division of Diamond Manufacturing Company, headquartered in Providence, RI. This is a corporate parent-subsidiary relationship.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• McNichols Company: Largest U.S. supplier of perforated metal, bar grating, and wire mesh products. Directly competes with Ferguson across perforated metal sheets, same materials, and same end markets (architectural, industrial, filtration).
• Hendrick Manufacturing: U.S. manufacturer of perforated metal products and screen plates for architectural, industrial, and aerospace applications. Overlaps directly with Ferguson's core perforation offering and value-added fabrication services.
• Roy Manufacturing: Specialty perforated metal manufacturer producing custom perforated sheets, tubes, and fabricated parts. Directly comparable in product mix, customization, and target verticals (industrial and filtration).
• Ecco Manufacturing: Custom perforated metal fabricator offering sheets, coils, and fabricated parts with in-house tooling capability. Closely comparable to Ferguson's in-house tooling, custom fabrication, and B2B industrial customer base.
• Metalex (a division of Mayville Engineering Company): Perforated and expanded metal products manufacturer serving architectural, industrial, and OEM customers. Comparable in core perforation product line and engineered metal fabrication.

Regional players

• Webforge: Asia-Pacific leader in perforated metal and walkway grating products, serving mining, architectural, and industrial markets. Comparable product mix to Ferguson but primarily operating outside North America.
• RMIG: European perforated metal manufacturer with global presence, producing perforated sheets, coils, and fabricated parts. Comparable in perforation capabilities and verticals (architecture, filtration, industry) but primarily Europe-anchored.

Broad incumbents

• Nucor Corporation: Largest U.S. steel producer with downstream fabricated metal products and perforating capabilities. Overlaps with Ferguson as a steel input supplier and as a broad incumbent in metal products that may serve some of the same end markets.
• Roper Whitney: Established manufacturer of metalworking machinery, sheet metal fabrication tools, and punches/dies. Overlaps with Ferguson's in-house tooling and metalworking equipment capabilities, though Roper Whitney is a machine/tool maker rather than a perforator.

Others

• Diamond Manufacturing Company: Parent company of Ferguson Perforating. While not a direct competitor, Diamond Manufacturing produces complementary fabricated metal products (perforated and expanded metal), and is structurally relevant as the controlling parent entity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/FergusonPerf
• Facebookfacebook.com/fergusonperforatingco
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ferguson-perforating

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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