What Wagstaff Applied Technologies does

Wagstaff Applied Technologies (Wagstaff AT) is a custom mechanical and electrical engineering and manufacturing firm operating as a division of Wagstaff, Inc., a Washington State corporation founded in 1946. The division itself was created in 2001 to diversify the parent company into nuclear and hydropower industries, and operates from a 193,000 sq ft headquarters and primary manufacturing facility in Spokane Valley, WA, plus a 120,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Hebron, KY, totaling 313,000 sq ft of manufacturing space. Wagstaff AT designs and fabricates complex, highly engineered equipment for two principal end markets: the nuclear industry (gloveboxes, containers and NRC-licensed B-type transport casks, lifting beams, remote material handling equipment, pressure vessels, control panels, and skids for DOE national laboratories, the Waste Treatment Plant, and nuclear prime contractors) and the hydropower industry (new and reconditioned wicket gates, operating rings, runners, servomotors, head covers, and related turbine components for utility operators).

Name

Wagstaff Applied Technologies

Legal name

Wagstaff Applied Technologies Inc.

Website

https://wagstaffat.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Wagstaff Applied Technologies is a custom engineering and manufacturing firm (division of Wagstaff, Inc.) that designs and fabricates nuclear-grade equipment (gloveboxes, pressure vessels, containers, lifting beams, material handling) and refurbished hydropower turbine components for DOE national labs, nuclear primes, and utility operators from facilities in Spokane Valley, WA and Hebron, KY.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nuclear and Hydropower Custom Engineering and Fabrication

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Pressure Vessels, Columns & Storage Tanks (ASME/Process Vessels) (IMAHAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Process Skids & Modular Process Systems (Packaged Units) (IMAHAEAH), Tank, Vessel & Pipeline Inspection/Cleaning/Repair (API/ASME) (IMAIACAH)

Keywords

• Custom nuclear fabrication
• Pressure vessel manufacturing
• Hydropower turbine components
• Glovebox containment systems
• CNC machining services

Headquarters

HQ city

Spokane

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Engineering and Manufacturing Services: Project-based engineering design and fabrication services for custom equipment including pressure vessels, gloveboxes, containers, lifting beams, and material handling equipment. Revenue generated through one-time custom manufacturing projects with engineering design services bundled.
2. Hydropower Component Refurbishment: Reconditioning and repair services for hydropower turbine components including runners, wicket gates, operating rings, and servomotors. Ongoing maintenance and refurbishment contracts with hydropower operators.
3. Machining Services: CNC milling and turning services for industrial applications. Capacity for large-scale industrial machining projects up to 68 feet in length and 6 feet in diameter.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wagstaff Applied Technologies is a custom engineering and manufacturing firm that designs, fabricates, tests, and commissions code-compliant equipment for the nuclear and hydropower industries. Its core offering spans ASME/NQA-1 qualified products such as gloveboxes, pressure vessels, NRC-licensed containers and casks, lifting beams, material handling systems, control panels, and skids, complemented by new and reconditioned hydropower turbine components including wicket gates, operating rings, runners, and servomotors. The company delivers turnkey solutions under ASME-NQA-1, ASME U-Stamp, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR 71 Subpart H, AWS D1.1/D1.6, and UL 508A programs, supported by in-house engineering, CNC machining, fabrication, NDE, and factory acceptance testing.

Product overview

Wagstaff Applied Technologies is a custom engineering and manufacturing firm providing complex fabricated equipment for nuclear and hydropower industries. The product portfolio includes 12 core manufactured products (Gloveboxes, Control Panels/Enclosures, Lifting Beams, Material Handling Equipment, Containers/Casks, Pressure Vessels, Skids, Wicket Gates, Operating Rings, Servomotors, Runners, and Other Hydropower Components) supported by 6 service offerings (Engineering, Fabrication, CNC Milling, CNC Turning, Inspection and Test Services, and Factory Acceptance Testing). The products are highly engineered custom solutions designed and fabricated to meet stringent nuclear industry standards (NQA-1, ASME, AWS) and hydropower specifications, with services providing complete project lifecycle support from design through testing and commissioning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gloveboxes Complete glovebox design and fabrication for nuclear, pharmaceutical, research, and specialty manufacturing applications, executed under an NQA-1 quality assurance program with licensed Professional Engineers and qualified welders.
• Control Panels and Enclosures UL 508A certified industrial control panels and enclosures ranging from simple junction boxes to complex operator control consoles with supervisory control and data acquisition systems.
• Lifting Beams ASME BTH-1 and B30.20 code compliant below-the-hook lifting beams, including unique purpose-built designs for nuclear facilities manufactured under the NQA-1 quality program.
• Material Handling Equipment Custom-designed, built, and tested machines for remote handling of nuclear materials, including bogies, conveyors, turntables, and automated robotic systems using multiple remote handling techniques.
• Containers and Casks Custom containers and casks ranging from thin-walled waste containers to NRC-licensed B-type transport casks, including fresh fuel shipping containers and waste cans for nuclear programs.
• Pressure Vessels Complete pressure vessel design and fabrication in accordance with the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, with authorization to affix the ASME U stamp and National Board stamp.
• Skids Skid-mounted industrial process equipment including pipe and pump systems with integrated electrical controls, compliant with ASME U-Stamp, B31.1, B31.3, API 650, UL 508A, and NQA-1 codes.
• Wicket Gates New and reconditioned wicket gates for hydroelectric dams, manufactured to customer specifications with welding operations per AWS or ASME codes and CNC-machined.
• Operating Rings New and reconditioned operating rings for hydropower applications, manufactured to customer specifications with welding operations per AWS or ASME codes.
• Servomotors Complete rebuild services for hydropower servomotors including disassembly, cleaning, rebuilding, and testing by expert technicians.
• Runners Reconditioning services for Francis, Kaplan, Pelton, and other turbine runners using welding operations per AWS or ASME codes, machined on CNC horizontal boring machines.
• Hydropower Other Components Reconditioning services for various turbine components including head covers, wear rings, rotor brake segments, bearings, labyrinth seals, flow fairings, trunnions, and static Babbitt Bearing applications.
• Engineering Design Services Mechanical and electrical engineering design services using solid modeling and finite element analysis software for pressure vessels, structural, seismic, lifting beam, and other engineered applications.
• Fabrication Services Welding services for complex steel, stainless steel, and aluminum fabrications using GMAW, FCAW, SMAW, GTAW, and SAW processes, compliant with AWS D1.1/D1.6 and ASME Section IX.
• CNC Milling Services 3, 4, and 5 axis CNC milling and horizontal boring services with maximum machining envelope of 24' x 13' x 11', using state-of-the-art controls, tool changers, and pallet changers.
• CNC Turning Services CNC turning services for components up to 6 feet in diameter and up to 68 feet in length, using CNC horizontal lathes, CNC vertical lathes, 3-axis live-tooling lathes, and dual-spindle multi-task machining centers.
• Inspection and Test Services On-site and in-field inspection services using Coordinate Measuring Machines, FARO Quantum Series, FARO ScanArm, and reverse engineering, including in-house NDE for dimensional, visual, magnetic particle, liquid penetrant, and leak testing.
• Factory Acceptance Testing Full-service test facility offering procedure writing, qualification, NDE, and final acceptance testing including load testing, helium leak testing, pressure decay testing, and hydrostatic testing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average welder tenure of 17+ years indicating workforce stability and expertise retention
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• East Valley School DistrictminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership for workforce development through the Production and Manufacturing Academy. Twenty high school students graduated from inaugural class in 2019. Program provides exposure to manufacturing trades and STEM careers.
• Greater Spokane, Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChamber of commerce partnership for workforce development and community engagement. Co-founder of Production and Manufacturing Academy initiative.
• Spokane Workforce CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkforce development partnership supporting the Production and Manufacturing Academy and manufacturing career pathways.
• American Glovebox Society (AGS)minorOthersProfessional membership organization. AGS promotes knowledge dissemination through annual conferences, publications including The Enclosure magazine, and development of Guidelines and Standards for glovebox technology.
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)coreOthersASME certification body for NQA-1 quality assurance program and U-Stamp authorization for pressure vessel manufacturing. Provides certification audits and standards for nuclear and pressure equipment.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• NAC International: Nuclear packaging, transport, and fuel-cycle services company that designs and supplies casks and storage systems. Directly comparable to Wagstaff AT's NRC-licensed container/cask offerings and nuclear material handling work for DOE and utility customers.
• Holtec International: Privately held manufacturer of nuclear storage and transport casks, containers, and used fuel management systems. Closely comparable to Wagstaff AT's container/cask business for nuclear materials handling, including NRC-licensed B-type transport casks.
• Andritz AG: Global supplier of hydropower turbines, generators, and refurbishment services. Directly comparable to Wagstaff AT's hydropower turbine component reconditioning (runners, wicket gates, operating rings, servomotors) for utility operators.
• Curtiss-Wright Corporation: Diversified industrial manufacturer with a Nuclear Operations segment supplying precision components, reactor protection systems, and specialized equipment to the US Navy, DOE, and commercial nuclear industry. Comparable for nuclear-grade engineering, fabrication, and qualification work.
• Energy Industries of Ohio (EIO): Nuclear manufacturing and engineering services firm supporting DOE and nuclear utility clients. Comparable scope of custom nuclear equipment fabrication, refurbishment, and field services similar to Wagstaff AT's nuclear projects.
• BWX Technologies (BWXT): Leading US manufacturer of nuclear components and fuel for naval, DOE, and commercial customers. Directly comparable to Wagstaff AT's nuclear fabrication business serving DOE national labs and federal contractors under NQA-1 quality programs.
• Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA: Major international manufacturer of hydropower turbine and generator equipment, including refurbishment of aging fleet components. Comparable to Wagstaff AT's hydropower segment serving US utilities with turbine and servomotor rebuild services.

Broad incumbents

• Framatome: Global nuclear reactor and services provider (formerly Areva NP) supplying fuel, components, and engineering services. Overlaps with Wagstaff AT's nuclear fabrication and component scope, but at significantly greater scale and breadth.
• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries: Large diversified industrial manufacturer with significant nuclear power, hydropower, and energy infrastructure operations. Comparable across both of Wagstaff AT's verticals, but at portfolio scale rather than focused specialization.
• Westinghouse Electric Company: Full-scope nuclear systems OEM covering reactors, fuel, services, and components. Larger and broader than Wagstaff AT, but overlapping in nuclear-grade fabrication and equipment supply to utility and government customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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