Re-Steel
Re-Steel Supply Company is a privately held Denver-based specialty supplier of Invar (Iron-Nickel) plate, tube, weld wire, and precision-cut tool kits for aerospace Primes and Tier 1 composite tooling fabricators, with integrated recycling and storage services.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1999
- HeadquartersDenver, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Re-Steel does
Re-Steel Supply Company, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, is a privately held specialty industrial supplier focused exclusively on Invar (Iron-Nickel) alloys and related services for the aerospace composite tooling market. The company produces and distributes Invar 36 and Invar 42 plate products (rolled to order up to 10 inches thick, 120 inches wide, and 1,000 inches long), Invar tube products with continuous full-penetration welds, and Invar Ti-Mn weld wire. Its core customers are aerospace Primes and Tier 1 composite structure fabricators who require Invar tooling for dimensional stability during high-temperature composite cure cycles.
Re-Steel operates a vertically integrated model spanning inventory stocking (several million pounds of nickel-alloy plate for immediate global delivery), custom rolling, precision cutting (saw, waterjet, HD plasma), CAD-to-net-shape kitting (accepting CATIA, STEP, DXF, and DWG files) at its Macomb, Michigan facility, and a circular economy recycling program that buys back end-of-life Invar and other composite tooling materials (6061 Aluminum, Graphite, BMI, Carbon Steel, Kirksite) for remelting into new plate. The company also offers tool storage services for customers deferring reuse or recycling decisions. All operations are certified to AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 (both dated 15-Apr-2024) and the company is ITAR-registered, enabling direct supply into aerospace and defense programs.
The go-to-market is enterprise B2B field sales targeting Prime and Tier 1 engineering and procurement teams, with quote-based pricing, no e-commerce or self-serve channel, and direct contact via phone and [email protected]. Revenue is generated through one-time hardware sales of plate, tube, weld wire, and pre-kitted tools, supplemented by managed-service fees for recycling and storage. Geographic reach spans North America, Europe, and Asia via in-house international logistics. The company employs 11–50 people across its Denver headquarters and Macomb production site.
Re-Steel firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Re-Steel
- Legal name
- Re-Steel Supply Company
- Website
- https://re-steel.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1999
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Re-Steel Supply Company is a privately held Denver-based specialty supplier of Invar (Iron-Nickel) plate, tube, weld wire, and precision-cut tool kits for aerospace Primes and Tier 1 composite tooling fabricators, with integrated recycling and storage services.
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Re-Steel industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Aerospace Specialty Alloy Manufacturing
- NAICS
- Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (3312), Custom Roll Forming (332114), Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing (33231), Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (331210)
- SIC
- Sheet Metal Work (3444), Steel Pipe & Tubes (3317), Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling & Finishing Mills (3310)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Metal Cutting Tools, Tooling & Workholding (Cutters, Inserts, Chucks, Fixtures) (IMAHADAB)
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Where Re-Steel is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Denver
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
Re-Steel business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Invar Products Sales: Sale of Invar plate products (Invar 36, Invar 42), invar tube, and weld wire to aerospace composite tooling fabricators. One-time product sales with rolling-to-order customization.
- Tool Kits: Kitting services including 3D to 2D file conversion, nesting, cutting, labeling and packaging of Invar tool kits for immediate fabrication.
- Recycling Services: Recycling programs where Re-Steel collects obsolete Invar tools, remelts them, and converts scrap into new plate. Service fee paid by tooling contractor; may provide credits for new products.
- Tool Storage Services: Storage of Invar tools until future use or recycling decision is made by customer.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels2 records
Re-Steel product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Re-Steel supplies Invar (iron-nickel alloy with low thermal coefficient of expansion) products and services to the aerospace composite tooling industry. Core offerings include custom-rolled Invar plate (Invar 36, Invar 42) up to 10 inches thick, Invar tube, Invar Ti-Mn weld wire, and pre-cut Invar tool kits, complemented by in-house precision cutting (waterjet, plasma, saw), CAD-to-net-shape conversion, and a closed-loop recycling and remelting service for end-of-life composite tooling.
Product overview
Re-Steel is a premier supplier of Invar products and services for the aerospace composite tooling industry. The company operates a multi-product portfolio centered on Invar (Fe-Ni low thermal expansion alloys), comprising: Invar Plate products including Invar 36 and Invar 42 grades rolled to custom specifications; Invar Tool Kits for fabricators featuring precision net-shape cutting from CAD files; Invar Tube products with continuous welds; and Invar Ti-Mn Weld Wire for joining applications. Supporting the product portfolio are Tooling Asset Management/Circularity Programs offering storage and recycling services, and in-house Cutting Services (saw, waterjet, plasma). The company converts semi-finished slabs into finished plate up to 10 inches thick, 120 inches wide, and 1,000 inches long.
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Products and services
- Invar Plate Custom-rolled Invar and specialty alloy plates produced to order, available up to 10 inches (254 mm) thick, 120 inches (3 m) wide, and 1,000 inches (25 m) long, for aerospace composite tooling applications.
- Invar 36 Iron-nickel (Fe-Ni) alloy with a low thermal coefficient of expansion, formulated for composite tooling applications requiring dimensional stability at high temperatures.
- Invar 42 Fe-Ni alloy variant with modified chemical composition for composite tooling applications, offering enhanced dimensional stability properties.
- Invar Tool Kits Precision-cut, labeled, and packaged Invar kit components for aerospace composite structure fabricators, featuring net-shape cutting from 3D/2D CAD files with tight tolerances using waterjet, plasma, and laser methods.
- Invar Tube Tubular Invar products featuring continuous and full penetration welds without corner welding, designed for optimized tool designs that reduce weight, production time, and tooling costs.
- Invar Ti-Mn Weld Wire Titanium-manganese weld wire specifically formulated for joining Invar materials in composite tooling applications.
- Cutting Services In-house cutting services including saw cutting (up to 32x24 inch throat, 149 inch length, 26,000 lbs capacity), waterjet cutting (up to 8 inch material), and HD plasma cutting for Invar and specialty alloys.
- Composite Tooling Recycling End-of-life composite tool recycling service that extracts scrap, breaks down materials, remelts, and converts them into new high-quality Invar plate, managing materials including Invar, 6061 Aluminum, Graphite, BMI, Carbon Steel, and Kirksite.
Companies that use Re-Steel
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Re-Steel technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration4 records
Feature4 records
Re-Steel partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators2 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Re-Steel competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Aperam: Global specialty stainless steel and nickel alloy producer. A broad incumbent with Invar-capable production that competes with Re-Steel in supplying low-expansion alloys, but at significantly larger scale and with a much wider product portfolio.
- Hexcel: Major aerospace composite materials manufacturer (carbon fiber, prepregs, honeycomb). A broad incumbent serving the same aerospace Prime/Tier 1 customers as Re-Steel in the composite manufacturing value chain, with much greater scale and a broader composite materials portfolio.
- Carpenter Technology: Large specialty alloy producer with aerospace-certified Invar and low-expansion alloy products. Competes with Re-Steel at the mill level with broader material portfolio, established aerospace OEM relationships, and significantly greater scale and balance sheet.
- VDM Metals: Global manufacturer of high-performance nickel alloys and specialty stainless steels including Invar grades. A larger upstream mill competitor to Re-Steel, supplying aerospace and industrial customers with broader alloy portfolio and deeper R&D capabilities than a downstream service center.
- Kloeckner Metals: Large metals service center with aerospace-certified processing and distribution capabilities across steel, aluminum, and specialty alloys. Competes with Re-Steel's service center model with significantly broader geographic footprint, larger inventory, and more diversified customer base.
Direct peers
- Janicki Industries: Leading aerospace composite tooling fabricator that is both a Re-Steel customer and a structural peer in the composite tooling value chain. Comparable because Janicki consumes large Invar tooling masters and competes for the same aerospace Prime and Tier 1 composite tooling programs.
- Ed Fagan Inc. Specialty alloy distributor and processor focused on low-expansion alloys including Invar 36 and Invar 42. Directly comparable to Re-Steel as a niche distributor serving aerospace composite tooling fabricators, with similar value-added cutting and processing services.
- Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals: Specialty stainless steel and nickel alloy service center with precision rolling, slitting, and cut-to-length capabilities. Competes with Re-Steel's custom rolling and processing offerings, particularly in supplying precision strip and plate to aerospace customers.
- NeoNickel: Specialty metals distributor with deep Invar 36/42 inventory and aerospace focus. Directly competes with Re-Steel as an Invar plate, bar, and tube supplier to aerospace and industrial customers, with overlapping AS9100/quality certifications and a similar enterprise field sales motion.
- High Performance Alloys: Manufacturer and distributor of specialty nickel and cobalt alloys including Invar products. Competes with Re-Steel in supplying low thermal expansion alloys to aerospace, defense, and industrial customers with similar custom processing capabilities.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Re-Steel social profiles
Digital presenceRe-Steel compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance3 records
Re-Steel financial estimates
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Re-Steel leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Re-Steel funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Re-Steel M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Re-Steel
What does Re-Steel do?
Re-Steel supplies Invar (iron-nickel alloy with low thermal coefficient of expansion) products and services to the aerospace composite tooling industry. Core offerings include custom-rolled Invar plate (Invar 36, Invar 42) up to 10 inches thick, Invar tube, Invar Ti-Mn weld wire, and pre-cut Invar tool kits, complemented by in-house precision cutting (waterjet, plasma, saw), CAD-to-net-shape conversion, and a closed-loop recycling and remelting service for end-of-life composite tooling.
Is Re-Steel a public or private company?
Re-Steel is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Re-Steel founded?
Re-Steel was founded in 1999. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Re-Steel based?
Re-Steel is headquartered in Denver, United States, in the North America region.
How does Re-Steel make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Invar Products Sales are the primary driver. The others are tool Kits, recycling Services and tool Storage Services.
Who are Re-Steel's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Aperam, Hexcel, Carpenter Technology, VDM Metals and Kloeckner Metals. Direct peers are Janicki Industries, Ed Fagan Inc., Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals, NeoNickel and High Performance Alloys.
Does Re-Steel have an API?
No public API is recorded for Re-Steel.
What industry is Re-Steel in?
Re-Steel's product category is Aerospace Specialty Alloy Manufacturing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHADAB, Metal Cutting Tools, Tooling & Workholding (Cutters, Inserts, Chucks, Fixtures). Its NAICS code is 3312 and its SIC code is 3444.