Omley Industries, Inc.

What Omley Industries, Inc. does

Omley Industries, Inc. is a privately held custom vacuum brazing service provider founded in 1963 by Herbert Omley in Grants Pass, Oregon. The company specializes in joining dissimilar material combinations that cannot be welded, including ceramic-to-metal, metal-to-metal, beryllium-to-metal, and sapphire-to-metal assemblies, performed inside oxygen-free vacuum furnaces to eliminate oxidation, outgassing, and virtual leak paths. Its core technology stack rests on a patented active alloy brazing process developed by the founder and augmented by poly/manganese metallization, with supporting in-house capabilities including helium leak testing, pressure testing, electrical hi-pot testing to 80 kilovolts, TIG and plasma arc welding, and heat treating.

The firm operates a single facility at 150 Corporate Way, Grants Pass, with a headcount of approximately seven, serving national and international customers in semiconductor capital equipment, power generation, scientific analytical equipment, aerospace and space exploration, and secondary verticals such as medical technology, high-energy physics and superconductivity, and lasers and optics. Revenue is generated through project-based, quote-priced custom service engagements in which customers ship components to the facility for processing.

Omley's go-to-market is direct enterprise sales driven by long-standing customer relationships, technical reputation, and supplier qualification rather than digital marketing or self-serve channels. The company holds a patent on its founder's active brazing process, maintains a brochure (most recently published in 2019), and relies on word-of-mouth and industry-standard process adoption to win repeat work in critical vacuum, high-voltage, cryogenic, and high-pressure applications.

Name

Omley Industries, Inc.

Legal name

Omley Industries, Inc.

Website

https://omley.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Omley Industries is a 7-person, privately held custom vacuum brazing service provider in Grants Pass, Oregon, founded in 1963. It specializes in ceramic-to-metal, metal-to-metal, beryllium, and sapphire brazing for semiconductor, aerospace, power, scientific, and medical customers nationally and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Brazing Services

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324), Industrial Process Furnace and Oven Manufacturing (333994)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559), Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567)

akta.pro primary industry

Heat Treatment & Thermal Processing Furnaces (Hardening, Annealing, Induction) (IMAHADAI)

Keywords

• Vacuum brazing services
• Ceramic to metal brazing
• Metal to metal brazing
• Active alloy brazing
• Hermetic seal testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Grants Pass

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Vacuum Brazing Services: Job-shop style custom vacuum brazing services where customers submit components for brazing based on their specific requirements. Services include ceramic-to-metal brazing, metal-to-metal brazing, and complementary testing and welding services. Revenue is project-based with pricing determined by job complexity, materials, and specifications.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Omley Industries is a custom vacuum brazing service provider that joins ceramic-to-metal and metal-to-metal assemblies in oxygen-free vacuum furnace environments. The company applies its proprietary active alloy brazing process (pioneered by founder Herb Omley) and poly/manganese metalization processes to handle difficult material combinations including beryllium, sapphire, diamond, titanium, and various ceramics for semiconductor capital equipment, power generation, scientific analytical equipment, aerospace, and space exploration customers.

Product overview

Omley Industries is a custom vacuum brazing service provider offering specialized industrial manufacturing services rather than a software product. The core offering is Custom Vacuum Brazing, which encompasses Ceramic to Metal Brazing (using active alloy and metallizing processes for materials including Aluminum Oxide, Aluminum Nitride, Zirconium Oxide, Beryllium Oxide, Boron Nitride, and Silicon Nitride), Metal to Metal Brazing (for like or dissimilar metals), and specialized Sapphire Brazing and Beryllium Brazing services. The company pioneered the active alloy brazing process developed by founder Herb Omley. Supporting services include Helium Leak Testing, Pressure Testing, Electrical Hi-pot Testing to 80 kilovolts, TIG and Plasma Arc Welding, and Heat Treating. The company serves industries including semiconductor capital equipment, power generation, scientific analytical equipment, aerospace, space exploration, medical technology, high-energy physics, and superconductivity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Vacuum Brazing Primary vacuum brazing service for joining metals and ceramics in oxygen-free environments, serving aerospace, medical technology, high-energy physics, and semiconductor capital equipment industries.
• Ceramic to Metal Brazing Specialized vacuum brazing service bonding ceramics (Aluminum Oxide, Aluminum Nitride, Zirconium Oxide, Beryllium Oxide, Boron Nitride, Silicon Nitride) to metals using active brazing and poly/manganese metalization processes.
• Metal to Metal Brazing Vacuum brazing service for joining like or dissimilar metals including Kovar, Titanium, Tantalum, Molybdenum, Copper, Hastelloy, Inconel, and stainless steel in clean, oxygen-free environments.
• Beryllium Vacuum Brazing Specialized vacuum brazing of beryllium to produce hermetic seals for X-Ray windows, offering stronger joints than diffusion bonding with high temperature cycle resistance and vacuum compatibility.
• Sapphire Vacuum Brazing Vacuum brazing of sapphire materials for optical applications including vacuum viewports, protective optical shields, CCD enclosures, lamphousings, and high pressure windows, using poly/manganese metalization or active brazing processes.
• Helium Leak Testing Quality assurance service for detecting leaks in brazed assemblies to verify hermetic seals.
• Pressure Testing Testing service to verify pressure resistance of brazed components for high-pressure applications.
• Electrical Hi-pot Testing to 80 Kilovolts High-voltage electrical testing service up to 80 kilovolts for validating insulation performance of brazed assemblies.
• TIG and Plasma Arc Welding Welding services for metal-to-metal assemblies complementing vacuum brazing capabilities.
• Heat Treating Heat treatment service for finished brazed assemblies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Stronger joints than diffusion bonding for beryllium X-Ray windows
• +4 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bodycote: Bodycote is the world's largest commercial heat treatment and metal joining service provider with hundreds of facilities globally. It offers vacuum brazing among dozens of other thermal processes, providing a much broader incumbent alternative to Omley's specialty service.
• Materion Corporation: Materion is a major supplier of beryllium products and beryllium-containing assemblies, including X-ray windows. It overlaps with Omley's beryllium brazing capabilities both as a potential supplier-customer and as a vertical integrator in the same niche.
• CeramTec: CeramTec is a major advanced ceramics manufacturer producing brazed ceramic-to-metal assemblies for medical, electronics, and industrial markets. It overlaps with Omley in ceramic-metal joining for demanding applications.
• Morgan Advanced Materials: Morgan Advanced Materials manufactures ceramic-to-metal assemblies and brazed components for aerospace, semiconductor, and medical markets. It is a broader materials incumbent that competes with Omley's custom ceramic-to-metal joining service.
• CoorsTek: CoorsTek is one of the largest technical ceramics manufacturers globally, producing ceramic-to-metal brazed assemblies for semiconductor and aerospace customers. It competes with Omley in delivering finished brazed ceramic components.

Direct peers

• Solar Atmospheres: Solar Atmospheres is a commercial vacuum heat treating and brazing service provider with multiple U.S. facilities. It directly competes with Omley in vacuum brazing services for aerospace, medical, and industrial customers, offering comparable furnace capacity and QA testing.
• Vac-Aero International: Vac-Aero International is a Canadian vacuum brazing and heat treating service provider for aerospace and industrial markets. It is a direct competitor offering similar vacuum brazing capabilities for engine and turbine components.
• Wall Colmonoy: Wall Colmonoy operates a brazing and thermal-spray services division serving aerospace, industrial, and oil & gas customers. It competes directly with Omley in custom vacuum brazing and hard-facing applications, with broader materials engineering capabilities.
• Electron Beam Technologies (EBT): Electron Beam Technologies is a specialized job shop providing electron beam welding, vacuum brazing, and other advanced joining services for aerospace and industrial markets. It directly competes with Omley's specialty vacuum brazing offering.

Emerging players

• Ultramet: Ultramet specializes in advanced ceramic and refractory metal components for aerospace and defense, including chemical vapor deposition and high-temperature joining. It is an emerging specialist comparable to Omley in handling difficult material combinations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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