Metal-Chek
Metal-Chek do Brasil is a Brazilian specialty chemicals manufacturer founded in 1982, producing non-destructive testing consumables and equipment — including penetrants, magnetic particles, and leak detection solutions — for industrial customers across oil & gas, aeronautics, automotive, and power generation sectors.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1982
- HeadquartersBragança Paulista, Brazil
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Metal-Chek does
Metal-Chek do Brasil Ind. e Com. Ltda. is a Brazilian specialty chemicals manufacturer founded in 1982 in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, producing non-destructive testing (NDT) consumables, equipment, and accessories. The company's core competency lies in three NDT methods: Liquid Penetrant (LP) testing, Magnetic Particle (PM) testing, and Leak Detection (DV). Its proprietary product lines include Metal-Chek branded penetrants and removers (such as the FP 91 fluorescent penetrant and E-59 remover), SuperMagna magnetic particles, and Sherwin-licensed Dubl-Chek systems qualified for aeronautical applications under QPL listing with NBR 15100:2004 certification. The company also distributes Labino UV luminaires and operates a private-label chemical manufacturing service for third parties.
The business operates a direct sales model with two regional technical consultants covering all Brazilian states, supported by a specialized reseller service team. Product applications span industrial manufacturing, industrial maintenance, oil & gas, aeronautical, power generation, automotive, and naval sectors where surface and subsurface discontinuity detection is required for quality control and preventive maintenance. Compliance with international standards (ASTM, ISO, ASME, AMS 2644, PETROBRAS specifications) and ISO 9001:2015 quality certification underpins the value proposition. The company maintains multilingual websites in Portuguese, English, and Spanish indicating international market interest.
Metal-Chek is a privately held, family-controlled enterprise (Gebrael family) with second-generation board composition since 2015. The company employs 11-50 people at a 10,000m² purpose-built manufacturing facility containing three laboratories (technical, development, quality). Revenue is generated primarily through direct B2B sales of consumables and equipment to industrial customers, supplemented by private-label contract manufacturing. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers engage through direct sales contact or technical consultants. The company positions itself as a 100% Brazilian market leader in NDT consumables, with no external institutional investment, acquisitions, or public market activity recorded.
Metal-Chek firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Metal-Chek
- Legal name
- Metal-Chek do Brasil Ind. e Com Ltda.
- Website
- https://metalchek.com.br
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1982
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Metal-Chek do Brasil is a Brazilian specialty chemicals manufacturer founded in 1982, producing non-destructive testing consumables and equipment — including penetrants, magnetic particles, and leak detection solutions — for industrial customers across oil & gas, aeronautics, automotive, and power generation sectors.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Metal-Chek industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Non-Destructive Testing Consumables and Chemicals
- NAICS
- Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (3259)
- SIC
- Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)
- akta.pro primary industry
- NDT/NDE Inspection Equipment (Ultrasonic, eddy current, radiography, thermography) (IMAGAFAI)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Leak Detection, Emissions & LDAR Testing (OGI, methane, fugitive emissions) (EUAEAHAL)
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Where Metal-Chek is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Bragança Paulista
- HQ country
- Brazil
- HQ region
- Latin America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Metal-Chek business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- NDT Consumables Sales: Metal-Chek generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of consumables for Non-Destructive Testing including penetrant liquids, magnetic particles, developers, removers, and accessories. The company also sells equipment and luminaires for NDT applications.
- Chemical Manufacturing Services: Since 2015, Metal-Chek includes the manufacture of chemical products for third parties under private labeling services.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels8 records
Metal-Chek product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Metal-Chek develops, manufactures, and markets Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) consumables, equipment, and accessories for Liquid Penetrant (LP), Magnetic Particle (PM), and Leak Detection (DV) methods, serving industrial quality control and preventive maintenance operations. The product portfolio includes penetrants, removers, developers, magnetic particles, fluorescent leak-detection additives, UV luminaires, ultrasonic couplants, and reference standards, plus private-label chemical manufacturing services for third parties.
Product overview
Metal-Chek is a 100% Brazilian manufacturer and market leader in non-destructive testing (NDT) products, specializing in three core methods: Liquid Penetrant (LP), Magnetic Particle (PM), and Leak Detection. The company operates from a 10,000m² facility in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, with dedicated production areas for LP, PM, and aeronautical sectors. The product portfolio centers on the Metal-Chek branded line of penetrants, removers, and developers, alongside the Sherwin-licensed Dubl-Chek system for aeronautical applications and SuperMagna magnetic particles. Supporting products include UV/NDT luminaires (Labino), fluorescent additives for leak detection, couplants for ultrasonic testing, reference standards (JIS blocks, PM N-1598 circular standards), and technical accessories. All products are developed according to ASTM, ISO, ASME, NM, and PETROBRAS standards with ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Quantifiable outcome
- Products meet AMS 2644, PETROBRAS N 2370, PETROBRAS N1596, N1598, ASME Code section V, ISO 3452, ASTM E 1417, E 1444, and E709 standards
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Metal-Chek
Customer profileSegments8 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Metal-Chek technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature7 records
Metal-Chek partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- SpectrolinecorePartnership for nationalization of Spectroline products for Leak Detection. Metal-Chek nationalized Spectroline leak detection products since 2013, offering fluorescent additives and UV lighting solutions for industrial leak detection applications.
- Sherwin Inc.coreSherwin Inc. licensing agreement for Dubl-Chek penetrant testing products. Metal-Chek produces Dubl-Chek products under license, with products qualified in QPL (Qualified Products List) for aeronautical sector applications and NBR 15100:2004 certification from CTA. The partnership enables Metal-Chek to serve aeronautical and other critical industries requiring QPL-listed materials.
- ABENDI (Brazilian Association of Non-Destructive Testing)coreABENDI is a non-profit, private, technical-scientific entity headquartered in São Paulo, created to disseminate Non-Destructive Testing and Inspection techniques. Metal-Chek maintains educational partnership providing study links to ABENDI resources and connecting with the broader NDT professional community.
- ASNT (American Society for Non-Destructive Testing)coreASNT is the largest technical society for professionals in Non-Destructive Testing. Metal-Chek provides study links to ASNT resources on its website, supporting professional development and knowledge sharing in the NDT community.
- ICNDT (International Committee for Non-Destructive Testing)coreICNDT is a non-profit organization dedicated to the study and practice of non-destructive testing, in partnership with individual NDT societies. Metal-Chek provides study links to ICNDT resources, connecting with the international NDT community.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves9 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Metal-Chek competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Magnaflux (a brand of Illinois Tool Works): Magnaflux is the global market leader in liquid penetrant and magnetic particle testing consumables and equipment, part of ITW's Test & Measurement segment. Directly comparable to Metal-Chek in product categories (LP, PM) and customer base (aerospace, oil & gas, automotive), but operates globally with much larger scale and broader product portfolio.
- 3M (now individual brands after separations): 3M has historically supplied NDT products (under NDT and abrasives divisions) and competing consumables for industrial inspection. Comparable as a broad industrial chemicals and specialty products manufacturer with overlap in industrial cleaning, surface treatment, and inspection-support chemistry categories.
- Chemetall (a brand of BASF): Chemetall, now part of BASF's Coatings division, supplies specialty surface treatment chemicals including pre-cleaners, removers, and inspection-support chemistries that overlap with Metal-Chek's TMC 10 remover and Metal-Chek E-59 product lines. Comparable in industrial cleaning chemistry adjacent to NDT workflow.
Direct peers
- Helmut Rübsamen GmbH & Co. KG: Helmut Rübsamen is a German specialty manufacturer of industrial cleaners, degreasers, and pre-cleaning chemistry used in NDT workflows. Comparable to Metal-Chek as a European specialist in metal pre-cleaning and inspection-support chemistry serving industrial inspection customers.
- Sherwin Inc. Sherwin Inc. is Metal-Chek's licensing partner for Dubl-Chek aeronautical penetrants and a global manufacturer of NDT penetrants and magnetic particles. Closest direct peer in product chemistry and aeronautical certifications (QPL, AMS 2644); competes in many of the same end-markets where Metal-Chek is not under license.
Emerging players
- NDT Brazil / BR NDT (regional distributors): Smaller Brazilian NDT equipment and consumables distributors that compete with Metal-Chek in domestic liquid penetrant and magnetic particle testing supply. Comparable regional peer but typically smaller-scale distributors of foreign brands rather than manufacturers.
- Stresstech Group (NDT equipment): Stresstech supplies NDT equipment and consumables focused on residual stress measurement and related inspection. Comparable as a niche NDT specialty supplier in industrial inspection chemistry and equipment, though more focused on stress measurement than LP/PM consumables.
Regional players
- Cir-Tec (NDT consumables): Cir-Tec is a Brazilian distributor and supplier of NDT products, including Magnaflux branded consumables, that competes with Metal-Chek in the Brazilian domestic market. Comparable as a regional NDT chemistry peer focused on Brazil.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Metal-Chek social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance18 records
Metal-Chek financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
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Metal-Chek leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles6 records
Metal-Chek funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Metal-Chek M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Metal-Chek
What does Metal-Chek do?
Metal-Chek develops, manufactures, and markets Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) consumables, equipment, and accessories for Liquid Penetrant (LP), Magnetic Particle (PM), and Leak Detection (DV) methods, serving industrial quality control and preventive maintenance operations. The product portfolio includes penetrants, removers, developers, magnetic particles, fluorescent leak-detection additives, UV luminaires, ultrasonic couplants, and reference standards, plus private-label chemical manufacturing services for third parties.
Is Metal-Chek a public or private company?
Metal-Chek is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Metal-Chek founded?
Metal-Chek was founded in 1982. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Metal-Chek based?
Metal-Chek is headquartered in Bragança Paulista, Brazil, in the Latin America region.
How does Metal-Chek make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. NDT Consumables Sales are the primary driver. The others are chemical Manufacturing Services.
Who are Metal-Chek's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Magnaflux (a brand of Illinois Tool Works), 3M (now individual brands after separations) and Chemetall (a brand of BASF). Direct peers are Helmut Rübsamen GmbH & Co. KG and Sherwin Inc.. Emerging players are NDT Brazil / BR NDT (regional distributors) and Stresstech Group (NDT equipment). Cir-Tec (NDT consumables) is listed as a regional player.
Does Metal-Chek have an API?
No public API is recorded for Metal-Chek.
What industry is Metal-Chek in?
Metal-Chek's product category is Non-Destructive Testing Consumables and Chemicals. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAGAFAI, NDT/NDE Inspection Equipment (Ultrasonic, eddy current, radiography, thermography), with a secondary code of EUAEAHAL, Leak Detection, Emissions & LDAR Testing (OGI, methane, fugitive emissions). Its NAICS code is 3259 and its SIC code is 2890.