What MetFab does

MetFab, Inc. is a family-owned specialty metal fabricator headquartered in Houston, Texas, founded in 1999 and operating with 11–50 employees. The company produces fabricated metal components and products in aluminum, stainless steel, mild steel, galvanize, and various alloys (including Hastalloy), working from gauge sheet metal up to 6-inch plate. Its offering spans both one-off prototyping and full production runs, with end markets including Aerospace, Food & Beverage, Chemical, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Electronics, Packaging, Processing, and Turbine industries.

The technical base centers on a diversified mix of CNC and manual fabrication equipment: water jet cutting with a 72" x 144" envelope and ±0.003" tolerances, Thermal Dynamics CNC plasma cutting up to 500 inches per minute, 30–95 ton punching capacity, multi-process welding (FCAW, GMAW, GTAW, SMAW) on structural and exotic alloy work, a 150-ton press brake with a 10-foot die bed, CNC milling and turning, and finishing services including powder coating, electro-polishing, and stainless steel finishing from #3 to mirror #7. In-house CAD/CAM design, field measurement, and project management enable turnkey delivery from concept to installation. Standardized product lines — notably the WC100-series stainless steel wall curbs and DN100-series grate-less channel drains — are sold as both components and turnkey installations.

MetFab operates a sales-led, project-based business model with quote-based pricing and direct customer engagement through its sales staff, serving both end users and OEMs. Revenue is generated through custom fabrication services (project fees), hardware sales of standardized products, and professional services including field installation and plant maintenance. The company is bootstrapped with no institutional funding, no disclosed acquisitions, and no public market presence, with Casey McGuire serving as Owner and President.

Name

MetFab

Legal name

MetFab, Inc.

Website

https://metfabusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MetFab, Inc. is a family-owned Houston-based metal fabricator (founded 1999) producing custom and standardized components in aluminum, stainless steel, and alloys for end users and OEMs across aerospace, food & beverage, chemical, oil & gas, pharmaceutical, and other industrial verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Metal Fabrication Services

NAICS

Plate Work Manufacturing (332313), Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing (332312)

SIC

Sheet Metal Work (3444), Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440)

akta.pro primary industry

Steel Plate, Sections & Welded Assemblies (IMADACAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sheet Metal & Ductwork Fabrication/Installation (EDAOACAH)

Keywords

• Custom metal fabrication
• Sheet metal fabrication
• Water jet cutting
• CNC plasma cutting
• Industrial welding services

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Fabrication Services: Project-based custom metal fabrication services ranging from prototyping to full production runs. Services include cutting, shearing, forming, rolling, punching, welding, machining, and finishing. Revenue generated through one-time project fees based on complexity, materials, and labor requirements.
2. Fabricated Metal Products: Sale of fabricated metal components and products including stainless steel curbs, channel drains, enclosures, and structural assemblies. Products sold with part numbers (e.g., WC100 series, DN100 series) with pricing based on specifications and quantity.
3. Field Services and Installation: Turnkey project services including installation, plant maintenance, onsite welding, and project management. Revenue generated through service labor and project management fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

MetFab is a specialty fabricator and producer of quality metal products, providing outsourced manufacturing, job shop fabrication, prototyping, and field services from prototype through full production runs. The company fabricates components in aluminum, stainless steel, mild steel, galvanize, and various alloys (including Hastalloy) from gauge sheet metal to 6" plate, serving both end users and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with manual and CNC fabrication services including cutting, shearing, forming, rolling, punching, welding, machining, finishing, design, and field installation.

Product overview

MetFab is a family-owned metal fabrication company founded in 1999, offering outsourced manufacturing and job shop fabrication services from prototype to full production runs. The company operates as a specialty fabricator producing metal products in aluminum, stainless steel, mild steel, galvanize, and various alloys from gauge sheet metal to 6 inch plate. The core product portfolio centers on metal fabrication services including Water Jet Cutting (up to 6 inches thick, 72x144 inch area), Plasma Cutting (up to 1 inch thick), Punching Services (30-95 ton capacity), Welding (multi-process FCAW/GMAW/GTAW/SMAW), Machining (CNC milling and turning), and Forming/Rolling (150 ton press brake). Supporting product lines include Stainless Steel Wall Curbs (WC100 series) for sanitary operations, Channel Drain Systems (DN100 series) for industrial floors, Conveying Equipment, Pipe and Piping Systems, Ventilation Systems, Custom Enclosures, and Instrumentation/Electrical Products. Additional services encompass CAD/CAM Design, Finishing (powder coating, galvanizing, electro-polishing), and Field Services including installation and project management. MetFab serves diverse industries including Aerospace, Food & Beverage, Chemical, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Electronics, Packaging, Processing, and Turbine sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Metal Fabrication Services Full-service metal fabrication including cutting, shearing, forming, rolling, punching, welding, and machining for sheet metal, plate, and structural members from gauge sheet to 6 inch plate, offered to industrial end users and OEMs across multiple sectors.
• Water Jet Cutting Water jet cutting service processing materials up to 6 inches thick with a 72" x 144" cutting area, achieving tolerances up to ±0.003 inches with no heat affected zone. Designed for industrial customers requiring high-precision, distortion-free cutting of plate and sheet.
• Plasma Cutting CNC and manual plasma cutting using Thermal Dynamics systems with 72" x 144" cutting area, capable of cutting both ferrous and non-ferrous materials from gauge to 1 inch thick at speeds up to 500 inches per minute.
• Punching Services CNC and manual punching equipment in 30, 65, and 95 ton capacities, capable of punching up to 1-1/16" diameter holes in 1 inch thick plate, with embossing, louvering, and perforation capabilities.
• Welding Services Multi-process welding (FCAW, GMAW, GTAW, SMAW) of structural members, plate, and sheet in aluminum, stainless steel, mild steel, and alloy steels, including spot welding and stud welding up to 1/2" diameter studs.
• Machining Services CNC milling and turning operations plus secondary operations such as drilling and tapping for aluminum, mild steel, stainless steel, alloys, and plastics including acetal, Nylon, polyethylene, and polypropylene.
• Forming and Rolling 150-ton press brake with 10-foot die bed, capable of rolling 12 gauge sheet to 48 inches wide and up to 1/4 inch plate to 72 inches wide, including pipe and structural members; both standard and custom tooling available for embossing, louvering, and punching applications.
• Stainless Steel Wall Curbs (WC100 series) Stainless steel wall curb system constructed from 10 gauge type 304 stainless steel with concrete fill and rebar reinforcement for USDA and sanitary operations; available as components or with turnkey installation. Part numbers include WC100, WC200, and WC300 series.
• Channel Drain Systems (DN100 series) Stainless steel grate-less channel drain system for industrial floors ideal for wash-down and aseptic applications, made of type 304 stainless steel with bead blast finish; available in standard and heavy-duty versions. Part number system: DN100-# channels-length-config-std/hvy dty-size.
• Conveying Equipment Industrial conveyor systems including chain, enclosed, accumulation, bucket elevator, roller, screw, slitting, belt, tabletop chain, bi-directional, live roller, and slat conveyors for industrial material handling applications.
• Pipe and Piping Systems Process piping and manifold assemblies including ANSI and custom plate flanges, dairy/sanitary tubing, fabricated tube and fittings, high- and low-pressure piping, with X-ray and hydrostatic testing available.
• Ventilation Systems Industrial ventilation systems for labs, local exhaust systems, exhaust hoods, fan and stack installation, make-up air intake, and round and square ductwork.
• Custom Enclosures Custom metal enclosures including equipment cabinets, electronics enclosures, motor enclosures, computer terminals, insulated cabinets, and custom boxes for various industrial applications.
• Instrumentation and Electrical Products Control panels, regulator panels, sensor brackets, instrument enclosures, electrical enclosures, back panels, and wireways for instrumentation and electrical applications.
• Design Services CAD/CAM design services including field measurement and detailing, engineering and design, and turnkey project capabilities for converting customer concepts into finished fabricated products.
• Finishing Services Finishing services including bead blasting, painting, powder coating, hot dip galvanizing, electro-polishing, glass bead blasting, interior teflon coatings, and various stainless steel finishes from #3 to #7 mirror finish.
• Field Services Field installation, project management, plant maintenance, onsite welding services, and equipment modification services for integrating new equipment into existing operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Water jet cutting achieves tolerances up to ±0.003" over entire cutting area
• +4 more outcomes

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Olympic Steel: Public US metal service center with plate and sheet processing plus contract fabrication. While larger and broader in scope, its plate-processing and fabrication arm competes for the same industrial plate-fabrication work MetFab serves.
• Mestek, Inc. Larger US manufacturer of HVAC products, ductwork, and custom metal fabrication. Overlaps with MetFab's ventilation/ductwork product line and broader sheet-metal capabilities, but operates at substantially greater scale and brand presence.

Direct peers

• BTD Manufacturing: Mid-size US contract manufacturer offering custom metal fabrication, stamping, and assembly across industrial end markets. Peer to MetFab in multi-vertical job-shop positioning and turnkey-from-design production services.
• Tempco Manufacturing: Custom metal fabrication and machining shop serving aerospace, defense, and industrial clients. Comparable to MetFab on precision-fab positioning, mid-size operations, and multi-vertical aerospace/industrial mix.
• Komaspec: Houston-based custom precision metal fabricator serving multiple industrial verticals. Direct peer to MetFab given shared Houston geography, similar job-shop model, and overlapping capabilities in sheet metal, plate, and machined components.
• Precision Metal Industries: Mid-sized custom sheet metal and plate fabricator with water jet and welding capabilities. Directly overlaps MetFab's cutting, forming, and welding service stack and small-to-mid industrial customer base.
• Wieland Diversified: US contract metal fabricator with CNC cutting, forming, machining, and finishing services across multiple industries. Matches MetFab on integrated process stack and multi-vertical job-shop positioning.
• HPL Stampings: US custom metal stamping and fabrication provider serving industrial OEM customers. Comparable to MetFab on multi-vertical industrial customer base and made-to-order fabrication model.
• Service Steel Aerospace: Houston-based distributor and processor of aerospace metals with in-house processing and fabrication capabilities. Comparable to MetFab's aerospace segment and shared Houston hub, though SSA is more metals-distribution-led.
• Dalsin Industries: Houston-headquartered contract metal manufacturer offering sheet metal fabrication, machining, and assembly to industrial OEMs. Comparable to MetFab on geographic base, mid-size employee range, and multi-vertical job-shop service model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 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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