Rapid Metal Products

What Rapid Metal Products does

Rapid Metal Products is a privately held precision metal fabrication job shop founded in 1998 in Lakeland, Florida, operating from a company-owned 20,000 square foot facility on over two acres of land. The firm runs a single unified service offering that spans automated laser cutting (two Trumpf systems with sheet capacity to 60" x 120"), Flow IFB waterjet cutting (sheet capacity to 72" x 144"), HAAS and MAZAK CNC milling and turning, CNC press brake forming, certified MIG/TIG welding, and finishing operations including food-grade polishing. Material processing covers carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, plastics, wood, and stone from .015" to 1.000" thickness, with tolerances to +/- .002". The customer base spans at least nine end-markets — packaging equipment, food processing equipment, medical equipment, aerospace, transportation, power generation, theme park and architectural metals, electronics, and signage — with named testimonials from food processing, packaging, medical, and architectural customers, including one Dock-to-Stock preferred supplier qualification.

The business model is a quote-based B2B job shop, with sales driven by responding to customer bid solicitations within 24 hours. The firm holds 60+ years of combined metal fabrication experience across its three founding partners, employs 30 craftsmen, and runs a quality assurance function led by a manager with 30+ years of industry tenure. Revenue is project-based and one-time per engagement, with no disclosed standard pricing, subscription tiers, or contracted minimums. In-house CAD/CAM capability (AutoCAD 2017, Inventor, TOPPS laser nesting, BobCAD, MIETrak shop floor management) supports design assistance, raster-to-vector scanning, and engineering support as part of the delivered scope.

Strategically, Rapid Metal Products presents as a mature, stable, owner-operated regional fabricator rather than a scaling platform. There are no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, leadership transitions, or geographic expansions; recent strategic activity is limited to a CNC machining equipment investment, a website product gallery launch, and deepening of food-grade and specialty-finish capabilities. Geographic scope is Southeast US, and the firm is privately held with no institutional investors, parent company, or public listing referenced.

Name

Rapid Metal Products

Legal name

Rapid Metal Products

Website

https://rapidmetalproducts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rapid Metal Products is a privately held precision metal fabrication job shop in Lakeland, Florida, serving packaging, food processing, aerospace, medical, architectural, and industrial OEM customers across the Southeast US with laser cutting, waterjet cutting, CNC machining, forming, and certified welding services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Metal Fabrication Services

NAICS

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (332), Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3329), All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (33299)

SIC

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

• Custom metal fabrication
• CNC laser cutting
• Waterjet cutting services
• Precision metal machining
• Welding and forming

Headquarters

HQ city

Lakeland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Metal Fabrication Job Shop: Job shop production using CNC cutting, forming, welding and finishing of materials. Work is custom project-based, producing close tolerance mild steel, stainless steel and aluminum parts. Material processing ranges from .015" to 1.000" thickness. Services include precision fabricated metal parts, weldments, chassis, enclosures, frames, covers, brackets, and cut-to-size blanks.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Rapid Metal Products is a precision metal fabrication job shop that produces custom fabricated metal parts and weldments including chassis, enclosures, frames, covers, brackets, and cut-to-size blanks. Work is performed using CNC laser cutting, waterjet cutting, CNC machining, forming, punching, welding, and finishing, processing carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and other materials from .015" to 1.000" thickness to tolerances as tight as +/- .002". The company also provides design assistance, quality assurance, and delivery services to industrial customers across multiple sectors.

Product overview

Rapid Metal Products is a precision metal fabrication job shop located in Central Florida (Lakeland, FL). The company operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture, providing comprehensive metal fabrication services including laser cutting, waterjet cutting, CNC machining, forming, punching, welding and finishing, engineering, design assistance, quality assurance, and delivery services. The portfolio centers on Metal Fabrication Services as the core offering, complemented by specialized capabilities in Laser Cutting, Waterjet Cutting, CNC Machining, Metal Forming, and Welding Services. These services produce custom precision fabricated metal parts and weldments including chassis, enclosures, frames, covers, brackets, and cut-to-size blanks for industries such as Packaging, Electronics, Transportation, Power Generation, Aerospace, Theme Park, Citrus Processing, Architectural Metals, and Signage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Laser Cutting CNC laser cutting services using two Trumpf Laser Systems with sheet sizes to 60" x 120", processing carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum up to .750" thickness at tolerances to +/- .002", with automated night-run capability.
• Waterjet Cutting Flow IFB waterjet cutting with Dynamic Head for sheet sizes to 72" x 144", cutting various metals and non-metals (carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, plastics, wood, stone) at tolerances to +/- .002".
• CNC Machining Precision CNC milling up to 50" x 26" x 25" at 30 hp with speeds to 12,000 RPM, CNC turning 10" x 24" x 2" bar with a 20 hp / 10-tool turret, plus manual mills, lathes, and surface grinder using HAAS and MAZAK equipment.
• Metal Forming and Finishing Three CNC press brakes to 250 ton x 144", shearing to 1/4" x 144", horizontal sawing 13" x 18" capacity, 52" Timesaver deburring, vibratory deburring/finishing, and food grade polishing and finishing.
• Welding Services Certified MIG and TIG welding of carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum; spot welding to 150KVA; welding to 1/4" thickness; with specialization in food grade requirements.
• Custom Metal Fabrication (Chassis, Enclosures, Frames, Covers, Brackets, Weldments) Job shop production of custom precision fabricated metal parts and weldments including chassis, enclosures, frames, covers, brackets, and cut-to-size blanks for industrial customers, with close tolerance, cosmetic, and food grade specialization.
• Product Examples / Past Project Portfolio Showcase gallery of representative fabricated items produced for customers, including square-to-plate, square-to-round, reject bins, cone hoppers, hopper baskets, and other industrial components, demonstrating the firm's range across industries.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tolerances to +/- .002 inches achievable on laser and waterjet cutting
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Stratasys: Additive manufacturing hardware and services provider. Not a direct competitor for fabricated metal parts and weldments, but represents an adjacent technology path that could substitute for low-volume custom metal components over time.

Emerging players

• Xometry: On-demand manufacturing marketplace connecting buyers with custom fabrication and machining suppliers. Targets the same custom metal parts demand as Rapid Metal Products but via a digital marketplace model that competes for, and could partner with, regional job shops.
• Hubs: Global on-demand manufacturing platform offering CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, and related services. Competes for the same custom-fabrication bid work and represents both a threat and a customer-acquisition channel for traditional job shops.

Broad incumbents

• Mayville Engineering Company (MEC): Public, multi-plant contract manufacturer of metal components, fabricated parts, and assemblies across heavy industrial, commercial vehicle, and construction markets. Larger, more diversified incumbent operating in the same metal fabrication space.
• Protolabs: On-demand digital manufacturing service provider offering CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, and other custom production. Serves overlapping prototype and low-volume custom metal part needs, but at a much larger scale with a digital-first model.

Direct peers

• BTD Manufacturing: Custom metal fabrication and powder coating job shop serving industrial OEMs across multiple end markets. Highly comparable in business model and customer base to Rapid Metal Products' precision fabricated parts and weldments offering.
• Wisconsin Metal Parts: Precision metal stamping and fabricated parts manufacturer serving industrial and commercial markets. Comparable in job-shop custom fabrication model and precision tolerance capabilities.
• Metal Craft Machine & Engineering: Custom metal fabrication and precision machining company serving aerospace, medical, and industrial markets. Comparable to Rapid Metal Products in precision manufacturing capabilities and cross-vertical customer strategy.
• Astro Manufacturing & Design: Precision metal fabrication job shop offering laser cutting, forming, welding, and machining services to industrial OEMs. Closely mirrors Rapid Metal Products' equipment stack and project-based B2B custom work.
• Mid-West Fabricating Co. Sheet metal fabrication and contract manufacturing provider producing custom parts, weldments, and assemblies for industrial customers. Direct comparable in service mix and customer orientation to Rapid Metal Products.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rapid-metal-products-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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