inMetal

What inMetal does

inMetal (legal name Industrial Metal Products Co., Inc.) is a privately held, family-owned precision sheet metal fabricator founded in 1945 in Norwood, Massachusetts by Evelyn and Charles Perry, and rebranded from Industrial Metal Products (IMPCO) to inMetal in 1997. The company operates from a 40,000 sq. ft. facility in Sharon, MA, running two production shifts, and is currently led by Craig Perry as President and General Manager. The Perry family retains full ownership with no external investors, private equity, or holding company structure evidenced in available material.

The company's core offering is make-to-order precision sheet metal fabrication, executed through automated laser cutting and turret press punching (handling steel, stainless steel, and aluminum up to 3/8 inch thickness), CNC press brake forming, robotic and manual MIG/TIG/spot welding, CNC machining (milling and turning), surface finishing, and complex mechanical and electro-mechanical assembly. Coating and metal finishing (powder coating, wet painting, electroplating, anodizing, chromating) are delivered through local subcontract partners rather than in-house. The operation is ISO 9001:2015 certified and supported by Design for Manufacturability (DFM) engineering using advanced CAD/CAM software. All products are produced domestically under a "100% Made in America" positioning.

inMetal serves seven identified verticals: industrial equipment manufacturers, aerospace and defense, medical device manufacturers, renewable energy systems, robotics and automation, architectural/construction/inspection, and electronics and telecommunications. The go-to-market is sales-led and direct: customers engage via phone (781.327.1000), email ([email protected]), or a website quote request form, and are assigned dedicated account managers. Pricing is custom quote-based for each project, with payment terms of Net 30 from delivery date. There is no public pricing, no disclosed revenue, no external funding, and the company markets primarily through organic Instagram content highlighting craftsmanship, American manufacturing, and team culture.

Name

inMetal

Legal name

Industrial Metal Products Co., Inc.

Website

https://inmetal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

inMetal is a family-owned precision sheet metal fabricator founded in 1945, operating a 40,000 sq. ft., ISO 9001:2015-certified, two-shift facility in Sharon, MA. The make-to-order manufacturer serves aerospace, medical device, industrial equipment, renewable energy, robotics, and electronics customers with cutting, forming, welding, machining, and assembly services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sheet Metal Fabrication

NAICS

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (332)

SIC

Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products (3490)

akta.pro primary industry

Welding, Fabrication & Field Machining Services (On-site) (IMAIACAD)

Keywords

• Precision sheet metal fabrication
• Laser cutting services
• CNC press brake forming
• MIG TIG welding services
• Metal assembly manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Sharon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication: Make-to-order precision sheet metal fabrication services including cutting, forming, welding, and assembly. Services range from prototyping to full-scale production runs.
2. Value-Added Services: Additional services including surface finishing (grinding, deburring, sanding, polishing), hardware installation, complex mechanical and electro-mechanical assemblies, and coating/metal finishing through subcontract partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

inMetal is a make-to-order precision sheet metal fabricator offering integrated cutting (laser and turret press punching), forming (CNC press brake), welding (robotic and manual MIG/TIG/spot), machining, surface finishing, hardware installation, and complex mechanical/electro-mechanical assembly services. Capabilities span from one-off prototypes to full-scale production runs, supported by collaborative Design for Manufacturability (DFM) engineering and an ISO 9001:2015 quality system, with coating and metal finishing delivered through trusted local subcontract partners.

Product overview

inMetal is a precision sheet metal fabrication company offering comprehensive make-to-order manufacturing solutions. The company provides an integrated suite of services including precision cutting (laser and turret press punching), precision forming (CNC press brakes), welding (robotic and manual MIG, TIG, and spot welding), surface finishing (grinding, deburring, sanding, polishing), machining (milling and turning), hardware and assembly services, and coating/metal finishing (powder coating, wet painting, electroplating, anodizing, chromating). These services are supported by Design for Manufacturability (DFM) engineering and quality inspection services. The company operates from a 40,000 sq. ft. facility in Sharon, MA and serves industries including aerospace, medical devices, electronics, robotics, and industrial equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Thickness capacity up to 3/8 inch for steel, stainless steel, and aluminum cutting

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Local Subcontract PartnersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTrusted local subcontract partners provide additional finishing services including powder coating, wet painting, silkscreening, electroplating, anodizing, and chromating. These partnerships extend inMetal's service offerings without requiring in-house investment in coating equipment.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Dalsin Industries: Mid-sized US precision sheet metal and structural fabrication company serving aerospace, medical, and industrial customers — closely comparable to inMetal on capabilities (laser cutting, forming, welding, finishing) and customer verticals.
• Marlin Steel Wire Products: Custom sheet metal and wire fabrication shop serving industrial and aerospace customers with automated precision forming and welding — a comparable mid-size US job-shop fabricator with a similar custom-manufacturing GTM.
• BACA Systems: Precision sheet metal and machined components manufacturer serving aerospace, defense, and industrial customers — overlapping with inMetal on integrated fabrication, machining, and finishing services.
• ATW Companies (Accutron): US precision metal fabrication and assembly provider serving aerospace, medical, and electronics customers — directly comparable in scale and service mix (cutting, forming, welding, finishing, assembly) to inMetal.
• Dynamic Industries: US-based heavy fabrication and modular assembly provider serving industrial, energy, and defense markets with cutting, forming, welding, and assembly services — directly comparable to inMetal's make-to-order fabrication and assembly model.

Others

• McMaster-Carr: Dominant industrial hardware and metal stock distributor serving maintenance, manufacturing, and engineering customers — adjacent rather than directly competitive, but informative as a benchmark for digital fulfillment in metal components.

Broad incumbents

• Protolabs: Digital-first rapid manufacturing platform offering CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, and other services to industrial customers; comparable to inMetal for its custom, on-demand fabrication model, but with automated quoting and a much larger geographic footprint.
• Mayville Engineering Company (MEC): Large publicly traded US contract manufacturer offering metal fabrication, forming, welding, and assembly across aerospace, defense, industrial, and medical end markets — overlapping with inMetal's precision fabrication capabilities but at materially larger scale.
• Worthington Industries: Diversified US metal processing and fabricated products company with pressure cylinders, steel processing, and engineered components — operates broadly in fabricated metal manufacturing, with overlap to inMetal's precision fabrication offering only as one segment of a much larger business.

Emerging players

• OnlineMetals: Online-first metals distributor and small-quantity cutting service serving prototyping and low-volume fabrication needs — partially comparable as an e-commerce-enabled metal sourcing/fabrication option, though smaller scale than inMetal for production runs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/inMetal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inmetal

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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