Techmetals

Techmetals

Techmetals, Inc.

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Dual-use
Founded 1968201-500 employeesContract ManufacturerSupplies Defense Industry
Profile last updated: April 11, 2026

About

Founded in 1968, Techmetals is a defense contract manufacturer based in Dayton, United States.

Techmetals, Inc. is a metal finishing and industrial coatings company based in Dayton, Ohio, operating a campus of just under 400,000 square feet. It provides metal plating, anodizing, electroless nickel, hard chrome plating, zinc nickel, thermal spray, PVD, passivation, grinding, nondestructive testing and R&D-driven engineered coatings. Its services serve aerospace, defense, medical, automotive and industrial markets. Certifications include Nadcap (Chemical Processing, Coatings and Nondestructive Testing), ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016, AS9100D and FAA Repair Station Part 145. The company holds ITAR registration, is NIST 800-171 compliant and has passed preliminary CMMC audits for defense contractor requirements. Its anodizing work follows MIL-A-8625, and it has Boeing BAC 5680 zinc nickel approval. The company was founded in 1968 and employs around 230 people.

Location

Dayton, United States

Founded

1968

Employees

201-500

Company type

Private company

Legal name

Techmetals, Inc.

Focus areas

metal platingmetal finishinganodizinghard chromeelectroless nickelthermal sprayPVDnondestructive testingITARaerospacedefenseNadcap

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Supply-chain role

Contract Manufacturer

What they offer

Manufacturing ServicesEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Hard Coat Anodizing Type III

Metal finishing service

Type III hard coat anodizing of aluminum to MIL-A-8625 and AMS specifications.

Zinc Nickel Plating (BAC 5680)

Metal finishing service

Low hydrogen embrittlement zinc nickel electroplating approved to Boeing BAC 5680, used as a cadmium replacement in aerospace and defense.

Cadmium Plating

Metal finishing service

Cadmium electroplating, Nadcap Chemical Processing approved.

End users

Defense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

ITAR registeredMIL-A-8625CMMCNIST 800-171

Named customers

Meggitt

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

Nadcap Chemical Processing

Nadcap Coatings

Nadcap Nondestructive Testing

ISO 9001:2015

ISO 13485:2016

AS9100D

FAA Repair Station Part 145

ATF-FFL 7 & 10

Awards

Top Shops Award

Products Finishing MagazineExcellence in Finishing Technology & Practices, Business Strategies & Human Resources

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