VACCO Industries

VACCO Industries

South El Monte, California, United States

SpaceDual-use
Founded 1954Component Supplier, Contract ManufacturerSupplies Defense Industry
Profile last updated: April 17, 2026

About

Founded in 1954, VACCO Industries is a defense component supplier based in South El Monte, United States working in space.

VACCO Industries is a photo etching and precision manufacturing company based in South El Monte, California, founded in 1954. It produces photo-etched metal components and offers diffusion bonding, adhesive bonding, electroforming, micro laser services and etched screens and meshes. Its customers span aerospace, defense, space, medical, automotive and other commercial markets. The company is ITAR registered and holds AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certifications along with Nadcap accreditations. VACCO is a wholly owned subsidiary of ESCO Technologies Inc.

Location

South El Monte, United States

Founded

1954

Company type

Subsidiary

Focus areas

photo etchingchemical millingphotofabricationdiffusion bondingadhesive bondingelectroformingmicro laseretched screensmeshesaerospacedefensespaceITARAS9100Nadcap

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Space

Supply-chain role

Component SupplierContract Manufacturer

What they offer

ComponentsManufacturing ServicesEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Photo Etched Components

Precision photo-etched metal parts

Photochemically etched components in metals such as stainless steel, titanium, copper, beryllium copper and nickel alloys, including micro-fluidic devices, screens, meshes, fuel valves, manifolds and disc filters.

Diffusion Bonding

Metal joining service

Solid-state joining of similar or dissimilar metals in an in-house vacuum furnace, producing 3D assemblies without fusion or filler metals.

Adhesive Bonding

Metal joining service

Adhesive joining of photo-etched parts into simple or complex assemblies without mechanical fasteners.

Electroformed Parts

Electroforming service

Nickel electroformed parts and screens with tight tolerances and fine features, produced around photolithographic patterns.

Micro Laser Services

Laser machining service

Precision laser cutting, welding, drilling and marking of thin metal and polyamide components.

Etched Screens and Meshes

Fine screens and meshes

Fine screens and meshes etched from solid sheet, with through features as small as 100 microns, including multilayer stacked screens.

End users

Defense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

ITAR registeredAS9100D

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 9001:2015

AS9100D

Nadcap Welding Certificate (AC7110)

Issued by: Performance Review Institute

Nadcap NDT Certificate (AC7114)

Issued by: Performance Review Institute

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