What FBF does

FBF Inc. (also known as FBF Metal Fabricators) is a Pennsylvania-based contract metal manufacturer founded in 1942 in Philadelphia as a Tool and Die shop and now operating from a 40,000 square foot facility in Southampton, Bucks County. The company serves OEMs, Tier 1 manufacturers, military/defense contractors, and industrial customers across the eastern United States, with shipments reaching assembly plants in Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and Mexico. Named customers include Ford, Chevrolet, L3 SPD Electrical Systems, the U.S. Department of the Navy, Trane, BAC, and Metalsa, spanning automotive, military, industrial, appliance, and consumer industries.

The company's technical capability centers on over 30 pieces of heavy manufacturing equipment, including a 750-ton Bliss power press with a 48x84 inch bed and air cushion, two 500-ton progressive die stamping presses with bed sizes up to 144 inches, fiber laser cutting machines, CNC turret punch presses, and a complete in-house tool and die shop with CNC knee mills, jig boring, blanchard grinding, and surface grinding. FBF also operates a 25,000 square foot dedicated assembly area with resistance/MIG/TIG welding, kitting, electro-mechanical assembly, finishing, and distribution. Quality systems include ISO 9001:2015 certification audited by Intertek, ITAR registration for defense work, and an in-house metrology lab with a Starrett CMM, optical comparator, Rockwell hardness tester, and granite surface plate.

FBF operates a project-based, quote-driven revenue model with no public pricing or rate card. Customers submit CAD files via secure transfer and receive custom proposals, with production runs ranging from 500 to 50,000+ pieces across sheet metal fabrication, metal stamping, fiber laser cutting, and assembly. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales targeting engineering and procurement teams, supported by technical blog content, local SEO, and social distribution. The company has received L3 SPD's Top Supplier Award for four consecutive years (only 2% of suppliers receive this recognition), and its parts are installed on approximately 30 U.S. Navy vessels including USS New York and USS Somerset.

Name

FBF

Legal name

FBF Inc.

Website

https://fbfinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FBF Inc. is a Pennsylvania-based contract metal manufacturer (founded 1942) operating a 40,000 sq ft facility with 30+ heavy presses, fiber laser cutting, and in-house tool and die services. It serves OEMs, Tier 1 manufacturers, and U.S. Navy defense contractors across automotive, military, industrial, and appliance verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Metal Manufacturing

NAICS

Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3329), All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (332999), Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (33641)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Metal stamping services
• Sheet metal fabrication
• Fiber laser cutting
• Contract metal manufacturing
• Tool and die services

Headquarters

HQ city

Southampton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Contract Metal Manufacturing: FBF generates revenue through contract manufacturing of custom metal parts including metal stamping, sheet metal fabrication, laser cutting, and assembly services. Revenue is project-based with quotes provided for each job. They handle production runs from 500 pieces to 50,000+ pieces.
2. Tool and Die Services: In-house tool and die making services for custom tooling development and maintenance, including die modifications for client tooling.
3. Contract Assembly Services: Sub-assembly and contract manufacturing services including kitting, fastener installation, spring installation, electro-mechanical assembly, and distribution services for contract manufacturers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

FBF Inc. is a contract metal manufacturer offering custom sheet metal fabrication, progressive die metal stamping, fiber laser cutting, and tool and die services. The company also provides welding (resistance, MIG, TIG), metal forming, sub-assembly/contract assembly, and metal finishing/secondary operations for OEMs, Tier 1 manufacturers, defense contractors, and industrial customers. Run sizes range from 500-piece prototypes to 50,000+ piece production runs.

Product overview

FBF Inc is a contract metal manufacturer offering an integrated suite of metal fabrication services. The core offerings include Sheet Metal Fabrication, Metal Stamping (progressive die stamping), Fiber Laser Cutting, and Tool & Die Shop services. These are supported by Manufacturing Assembly (contract assembly and sub-assembly), Welding Services (resistance, MIG, TIG), Metal Forming, and Metal Finishing/Secondary Operations. The company also offers Program Takeover services for projects transferred from other vendors. With over 30 pieces of manufacturing equipment including stamping presses up to 750 tons, fiber laser cutting, and CNC equipment, FBF provides a vertically integrated solution from design through delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sheet Metal Fabrication
• Metal Stamping

Quantifiable outcome

• Top Supplier Award recipient for 4 consecutive years from L3 SPD Electrical Systems (only 2% of their suppliers receive this award)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• L3 SPD Electrical SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerL3 SPD Electrical Systems is a Philadelphia-based division of L3 and US Navy contractor. FBF supplies metal fabricated parts for naval vessel electrical systems including circuit breakers, navigational systems, propulsion controls, communications and weapons platform instrumentation. FBF has received Top Supplier Award from L3 for 4 consecutive years. Parts are believed to be installed on approximately 30 US Navy vessels including USS New York and USS Somerset.
• Intertek Group PLCminorOthersIntertek is the third-party auditor certifying FBF's Quality Management System to ISO 9001:2015 standard. They provide ongoing quality assurance auditing services.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Valmont Industries: Valmont Industries is a broad incumbent engineered metal products manufacturer serving infrastructure, agriculture, and defense markets. Comparable to FBF on metal fabrication for defense and industrial customers, though at much larger scale.
• Mueller Industries: Mueller Industries is a broad incumbent manufacturer of copper, brass, aluminum, and plastic products serving plumbing, HVAC, and industrial OEMs. Comparable to FBF in serving HVAC and appliance customers (e.g., Trane) with metal fabricated components.
• Materion Corporation: Materion is a broad incumbent specialty metals producer serving aerospace, defense, and industrial markets. Comparable to FBF on serving defense OEMs with engineered metal components, though Materion focuses on specialty alloys rather than fabrication services.
• Olympic Steel: Olympic Steel is a broad incumbent metal service center and fabricated parts producer serving automotive, industrial, and construction end markets. Comparable to FBF as a US-based metal processor and fabricator, though at significantly larger scale.
• Precision Castparts (Precision Castparts Corp): Precision Castparts is a broad incumbent supplier of complex metal components for aerospace, defense, and industrial markets. Comparable to FBF as a defense/aerospace metal parts manufacturer, though at vastly larger scale and with proprietary metallurgy capabilities.
• Worthington Industries: Worthington Industries is a broad incumbent in steel processing and pressure cylinder manufacturing with extensive metal fabrication operations. Comparable as a much larger peer in metal forming, stamping, and contract manufacturing services for automotive and industrial customers.

Direct peers

• Shiloh Industries: Shiloh Industries is a direct peer — a US contract metal manufacturer specializing in lightweight stamped and welded automotive and industrial structural components. Comparable to FBF in stamping, progressive die, and welding services for automotive OEMs.
• Mayville Engineering Company (MEC): MEC is a direct peer offering contract metal fabrication, stamping, and assembly to automotive, heavy truck, agriculture, and industrial customers. Closely comparable to FBF on business model, customer mix, and core capabilities.
• Dynamic Group: Dynamic Group is a direct peer contract manufacturer offering metal fabrication, stamping, injection molding, and assembly to medical, industrial, and consumer OEMs. Comparable to FBF on integrated tooling-through-assembly contract manufacturing model.

Regional players

• Stainless Metal Craft (Stainless MetalCraft): A regional contract metal fabrication shop specializing in stainless steel and aluminum fabricated parts for OEMs. Comparable to FBF as a regional full-service metal fabricator with stamping, welding, and finishing capabilities for industrial customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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