Metal Craft

What Metal Craft does

Metal Craft, operating under the unified brand Metal Craft & Riverside, is a privately held U.S. precision machining and engineering services company. It provides custom contract machining for tight-tolerance components used by aerospace and defense and medical device manufacturers, with stated applications covering surgical instruments, diagnostic equipment, aeronautical equipment, and military systems. The company is headquartered in Elk River, Minnesota and operates a second manufacturing facility — Riverside Machine and Engineering — in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, with both sites managed under a single organization.

The service portfolio is structured around five core offerings: Engineering & Design Services, Quality Services, Manufacturing Services, Project Management, and Vacuum Aluminum Brazing. Production is built on CNC precision machining, supported by in-house design and quality assurance functions, and positioned around a "Built Right, Every Time" quality philosophy. The proprietary capability highlighted in source material is high-precision custom contract machining for critical components where tolerance and reliability are paramount.

The business model is direct B2B contract manufacturing: the company sells custom-quoted precision machining services to enterprise customers in regulated verticals, with engineering engagement integrated into the workflow. Go-to-market is primarily through direct enterprise sales and inbound phone/email channels, supported by a basic social-media presence (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube) used for top-of-funnel awareness rather than self-serve demand capture. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; engagements appear to be custom-quoted per project. The company is independent and founder/closely-held, with no disclosed venture capital, private equity, or parent-company affiliation, and serves a domestic U.S. customer base across two Midwest production sites.

Name

Metal Craft

Legal name

Metal Craft, Riverside

Website

https://metal-craft.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Metal Craft & Riverside is a privately held U.S. precision machining and engineering services firm that produces tight-tolerance custom contract machined components for aerospace and defense and medical device manufacturers, operating two Midwest production facilities under a single organization.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Machining Services

NAICS

All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (33299), Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3329)

SIC

Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products (3490)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Sheet Metal Machinery (Laser/Plasma/Waterjet Cutting, Punching) (IMAHADAD)

Keywords

• Precision machining services
• Custom contract machining
• CNC precision machining
• Aerospace component manufacturing
• Medical device machining

Headquarters

HQ city

Elk River

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Metal Craft & Riverside is a precision machining and engineering services provider offering custom contract machining for the aerospace and medical industries. The company delivers end-to-end solutions spanning engineering and design analysis, manufacturing using CNC precision machining, quality assurance, project management, and vacuum aluminum brazing, with over 40 years of experience producing components for life-saving medical devices and mission-critical aeronautical equipment.

Product overview

Metal Craft & Riverside is a precision machining and engineering services company offering a unified suite of manufacturing services. The portfolio includes Engineering & Design Services, Quality Services, Manufacturing Services, Project Management, and Vacuum Aluminum Brazing—all coordinated to deliver custom contract machining solutions. The company specializes in precision components for the aerospace and medical industries, with services designed to work together under the 'Built Right, Every Time' philosophy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Contract Machining

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Donatelle: Donatelle is a Midwest-based medical device and precision machining contract manufacturer serving Class II/III medical OEMs, structurally comparable to Metal Craft's Elk River facility in geography, scale, and regulated end-market exposure.
• Orchid Orthopedic Solutions: Orchid Orthopedic Solutions is a global contract manufacturer specializing in precision implants and instruments for the orthopedic and medical device market — relevant as a direct vertical peer in life-critical precision machining.
• Avalign Technologies: Avalign Technologies specializes in precision machining and assembly for medical device and aerospace customers, including implants and instruments — sharing Metal Craft's two-vertical focus and contract manufacturer business model.
• Tegra Medical: Tegra Medical is a precision contract manufacturer focused on medical devices and surgical instruments, providing machining, assembly, and finishing — overlapping with Metal Craft's medical vertical and precision machining capability set.
• Protolabs: Protolabs operates a digital contract manufacturing platform offering CNC machining, sheet metal, and injection molding to customers across medical, aerospace, and industrial end-markets — directly comparable to Metal Craft's custom contract machining model, with the key difference of being a software-defined, multi-facility public peer.

Broad incumbents

• Integer Holdings: Integer Holdings is a large publicly-traded medical device contract manufacturer with extensive machining and assembly capabilities across cardio, neuromodulation, and orthopedics — a broad incumbent occupying the same medical contract manufacturing lane as Metal Craft at greater scale.
• Precision Castparts (Berkshire Hathaway): Precision Castparts is a Berkshire Hathaway-owned diversified manufacturer of complex metal components for aerospace, power, and industrial markets — relevant as a broader incumbent competitor for high-precision metalwork in aerospace, though at vastly greater scale and vertical scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/MetalCraftRiverside
• Facebookfacebook.com/MetalCraftandRiversideMachineandEngineering
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/metal-craft-&-riverside-machine-and-engineering/about
• Instagraminstagram.com/metalcraftandriverside
• Xx.com/metalcraftmach

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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