Press release
02/01/2017
United Performance Metals is pleased to announce the integration of Aerodyne Alloys, Plus Ten Stainless, United Performance Metals and Vulcanium Metals International, to form a single high performance metals company, United Performance Metals (UPM).
As a result of the integration, UPM's inventory will include stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, Prodec, nickel alloys, cobalt alloys, cobalt chrome moly, titanium, aluminum and alloy steel in coil, sheet, strip, plate, bar and near net shapes. The newly formed high performance metals company serves a broad range of customers in industries including, but not limited to: aerospace, fastener, medical, power generation, oil and gas, and semi-conductors among others.
"We are committed to long-term success for the customers and markets we serve," says UPM President Tom Kennard. "The merger of our companies allows us to offer a broader range of products and services through integrated sales and operations, providing quality solutions to each customer we serve."
UPM uses proprietary FIRSTCUT+ Processing Services that include cut-to-length, leveling, slitting, edging, chamfering & facing, shearing, laser cutting, laser gauge measurement, water jet cutting, plasma cutting, sawing, precision cold saw cutting, precision blanks, first stage machining, heat treating, ultra-sonic testing, boring, trepanning, and deburring.
Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, UPM has facilities in: Oakland, California; Los Angeles, California; Hartford, Connecticut; Chicago, Illinois; Cincinnati, Ohio; Greenville, South Carolina; with international facilities in Singapore, Hungary, and Northern Ireland.
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