United Performance Metals (UPM), an O'Neal Industries affiliate company, has announced the acquisition of Fabrisonic LLC, a small tech startup dedicated to inspiring the world with new ways of making materials through its patented process, enabling customers to create new concepts. This strategic acquisition will enhance UPM's capabilities in advanced manufacturing and expand its portfolio of innovative solutions.
Fabrisonic, headquartered in Columbus, OH, was a division of EWI, a provider of advanced manufacturing technologies, before becoming an independent company in 2011. Specializing in metal fabrication and innovation, Fabrisonic developed patented processes to create unique metal materials for industries such as aerospace, defense, space and automotive. Its technology allows for the joining of dissimilar metals without metallurgical mismatch issues, enabling the creation of high-performance components that increase heat transfer rates, reduce weight and allow for the embedding of various sensors, among a wide variety of unique applications.
"I am proud of what our team has accomplished and am excited about the future," said Henry Cialone, Fabrisonic's Board Chairman and CEO of EWI. "This acquisition opens up new opportunities for Fabrisonic and our customers, and I look forward to seeing what we can achieve together moving forward."
UPM is a global specialty metals solutions center serving customers in a variety of industries offering a full line of high-performance metals and alloys, FIRSTCUT+ Processing Services, quality approvals and custom supply chain solutions. Fabrisonic will join UPM under the specialty processing facilities that include Precision Thin Strip in Wallingford, CT; UPM Advanced Solutions in Cincinnati, OH; and Precision Cold Saw Cutting and Grinding in Oakland, CA. These locations help provide value-added processing to specialty metals to help UPM's innovative customers change the world.
"We are thrilled to welcome Fabrisonic to the UPM family," said Peter Neuberger, President and CEO of UPM. "Their cutting-edge technology and expertise will significantly bolster our capabilities to create unique materials to support our innovative manufacturing customers."
"This is a significant step forward for Fabrisonic," said Jason Riley, General Manager of Fabrisonic. "Joining the UPM family of companies will enable Fabrisonic to leverage greater resources and expanded capabilities. This will allow us to increase our market reach and continue to bring novel solutions to our customers. Kudos to our incredible team of engineers, past and present, for getting us to this point. We have a bright future ahead and are excited for this next step."
For more information contact:
United Performance Metals
3475 Symmes Road
Hamilton, OH 45015
888-282-3292
sales@upmet.com
Fabrisonic
7719 Graphics Way, Ste. A
Lewis Center, OH 43035
380-227-1400
info@fabrisonic.com