RTM Products, Inc.

What RTM Products, Inc. does

RTM Products, Inc. is a privately held, US-based specialty manufacturer of steel and carbide Recess Heading Tools and Gages for the fastener and cold forming industries, founded in 1998 and headquartered in Santa Fe Springs, California. The company operates with a lean team of nine employees and produces a focused portfolio covering Torx and Torx Plus tooling, 6-lobe RL tooling for security fasteners, cruciform and 1A recess punches, aerospace-grade tooling meeting NAS/NASM/MS/NA/ISO/DIN/NSF specifications, hexagon socket and hexagon washer tooling, wafer tooling, and trimming dies for trimmers and boltmakers. Differentiated metallurgical capability is delivered through in-house Ipsen vacuum heat treatment with a triple-drawn process and proprietary PVD (TiN, TiCN, TiAlN Nano, TilCN, TilCNP) and CVD (TiClN) coating recipes tailored to cold, warm, and hot heading applications.

RTM sells primarily through direct enterprise field sales with quote-based, pay-as-you-go pricing, complemented by a tiered international dealer network — AFT covers aerospace in China and Kojo covers automotive and industrial markets. The company emphasizes service differentiation, including 24-hour quotation response and what it markets as the shortest delivery times in the industry with no expedited-service surcharges, and it holds ISO 9001:2015 certification. End customers are fastener producers serving the worldwide automotive, aircraft/aerospace, defense, hi-tech, construction, and general industrial sectors, with automotive and aerospace identified as primary segments. RTM monetizes through one-time tool sales rather than recurring contracts, and there is no disclosed revenue, funding, or M&A history.

Name

RTM Products, Inc.

Legal name

RTM Products Inc.

Website

https://rtmproducts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RTM Products is a privately held, 9-employee manufacturer of steel and carbide recess heading tools and gages for the fastener and cold forming industries, serving automotive, aerospace, defense, and industrial customers worldwide through direct sales and a two-dealer international channel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Fe Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Recess Heading Tools & Gages Sales: Manufacturing and selling steel and carbide Recess Heading Tools and Gages for the fastener and cold forming industries. Products include standard and special recess punches, tools, and gages. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales with emphasis on shortest delivery times.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

RTM Products is a world-class manufacturer of steel and carbide Recess Heading Tools and Gages for the Fastener and Cold Forming industries. The company produces standard and specialty punches, pins, inserts, trimming dies, and gages, and supports them with in-house PVD/CVD coatings and Ipsen vacuum heat treatment for fastener producers across automotive, aerospace, defense, hi-tech, construction, and industrial sectors.

Product overview

RTM Products is a world-class manufacturer of steel and carbide Recess Heading Tools and Gages for the Fastener and Cold Forming industries. The company's product portfolio includes multiple specialized tooling lines: Torx® Tooling and Torx Plus® Tooling (with Autosert technology) for Torx drive applications; RL Tooling for 6-lobe security/tamper-proof production; Recess Punches (Cruciform and 1A styles); Aerospace Recess Punches & Tooling meeting NAS, NASM, MS, NA, ISO, DIN, and NSF specifications; Hexagon Socket Tooling including multi-station pins; Hexagon Washer Tooling for automotive applications; Wafer Tooling in various configurations (Hexagon, Square, Round, Knurl); and Trimming Dies for trimmers and boltmakers. RTM also offers value-added services including PVD and CVD coatings (TiN, TiCN, TiAlN Nano, TilCN, TilCNP, TiClN) and in-house vacuum heat treatment using Ipsen furnaces with a triple-drawn process. The company serves the Automotive, Aircraft, Defense, Hi-Tech, Construction, and General Industrial sectors worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Torx Tooling Recess heading tools for Torx screw drive applications, including recess punch pins, tamper proof punch pins, combination/slotted punch pins, one-piece recess punches, external die inserts, and external KO pins, for fastener manufacturers.
• Torx Plus Tooling with Autosert Technology Enhanced Torx tool line leveraging Autosert technology for recess heading applications, including recess punch pins, tamper proof punch pins, recess hexagon washer head pins, one-piece recess punches, external die inserts, and external KO pins.
• Standard Recess Punches (Cruciform and 1A) Standard cruciform and 1A recess punches for fastener manufacturing, producing the cross-shaped recess pattern in screw heads.
• RL Tooling for 6-lobe Production Specialized 6-lobe recess tooling for security and tamper-proof fastener applications, including RL recess punch pins, tamper proof punch pins, recess hexagon washer head pins, one-piece recess punches, external die inserts, and recess gages.
• Aerospace Recess Punches & Tooling Specialized recess punches and tooling for aerospace-grade fasteners meeting NAS, NASM, MS, NA, ISO, DIN, and NSF specifications, including cruciform recess punches, offset cruciform recess punches, 3-wing recess punches, NAS and AN bolt hammers, and hexagon broaches.
• Hexagon Socket Tooling Hexagon socket tooling including hexagon socket pins and holders, multi-station hexagon socket pins, and hexagon recess gages for producing hex socket recessed fasteners.
• Hexagon Washer Head Tooling Hexagon washer head tooling for automotive applications including hexagon washer head inserts, segmented hexagon washer head inserts, and hexagon washer head pins.
• Wafer Tooling Wafer-style tooling available in hexagon, square, round, and knurl configurations, including indented hexagon punches for specialized fastener applications.
• Trimming Dies Trimming dies for trimmers and boltmakers in hexagon, square, round, and special configurations for post-heading material trimming operations.
• PVD and CVD Coatings Service In-house performance-enhancing surface coatings including TiN (C1), TiCN (C2), TiAlN Nano (C3), TilCN (C4), TilCNP (C5) PVD coatings and TiClN (CVD1) CVD coatings, applied to recess punches and tooling to increase tool life, lubricity, surface hardness, and heat resistance across cold, warm, and hot heading applications.
• Ipsen Vacuum Heat Treatment Service In-house vacuum heat treatment using Ipsen vacuum heat treatment furnaces with a triple-drawn process for maximum durability and toughness, including hardness inspection for every tool, lot, and order, applied to all recess heading tools manufactured.

Quantifiable outcome

• Respond to all quotations within 24 hours or less
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Aerospace Fastener Technologies (AFT)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 September 2021AFT (Aerospace Fastener Technologies (Shanghai) Co.Ltd.) is an authorized dealer for RTM Products in China, serving exclusively the aerospace market. Located in Building #3, 526 Fute 3rd.(E) Road, China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone. Contact: Michael Meng, Senior Engineer Director. M: 86-138-1650-8763, T: 21-5868-1028.
• KojocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 September 2021Kojo remains as a dealer for RTM Products but only for the Automotive & Industrial markets (not aerospace).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Kennametal Inc. US-based broad industrial tooling and materials company offering cutting tools, tool holders, and engineered components across multiple sectors. While not focused on recess heading tools specifically, Kennametal serves overlapping industrial customers and competes in the broader specialty tooling category as a diversified incumbent.
• National Machinery: US-based manufacturer of cold formers, boltmakers, and related tooling headquartered in Tiffin, Ohio. National Machinery produces the cold heading machines that use RTM's tooling, but also sells its own tooling as part of full machine packages, making it a partial competitor and broader incumbent in the US fastener tooling market.
• Hatebur Umformmaschinen AG: Swiss manufacturer of cold forming machines and related tooling, recognized as a premium global supplier to the fastener industry. Hatebur serves similar aerospace and automotive fastener customers and supplies tooling alongside its machines, positioning it as a broader incumbent peer to RTM in recess tooling.
• Bielomatik Leuze GmbH + Co. KG: German manufacturer of cold forming machines and related tooling equipment. Bielomatik serves automotive and industrial fastener manufacturers with broader machine offerings that include recess tooling, making it a European incumbent peer to RTM.

Regional players

• Asahi Forge Corporation: Japanese manufacturer of cold heading equipment and tooling for the fastener industry. Asahi Forge primarily serves Asian markets with similar recess heading and cold forming tooling products to RTM, making it a regional peer.
• Chun Zu Machinery Industry Co., Ltd. Taiwanese manufacturer of cold formers and related equipment for the fastener industry. Chun Zu serves the Asian market with machinery and tooling products overlapping RTM's specialty, making it a regional peer in cold-formed fastener production.
• Carlo Salvi S.p.A. Italian manufacturer of cold heading machines for fastener production. Carlo Salvi serves European automotive and industrial fastener manufacturers with machine and tooling products comparable to RTM's offerings, positioning it as a regional peer.
• Sakamura Machine Works Co., Ltd. Japanese manufacturer of cold heading machinery and tooling for the fastener industry. Sakamura primarily serves Asian automotive and industrial fastener customers with comparable recess heading products to RTM, positioning it as a regional peer.

Direct peers

• Agathon AG: Swiss precision tooling manufacturer specializing in stamping, forming, and punching applications. Agathon serves industrial customers with high-precision tooling products overlapping RTM's recess tooling category and similar aerospace/automotive end markets.
• Schoen + Sandt Machinery GmbH: German manufacturer specializing in cold forming tooling and machinery. Schoen + Sandt is a tooling-focused peer to RTM, serving similar European automotive and industrial fastener manufacturers with comparable recess heading and forming tools.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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