Portland, CT – June 2, 2021 – United Performance Metals (UPM) has purchased a precision rolling mill and supporting processing equipment, located in Portland Ct. The acquisition includes a Sendzimir cold reversing mill, strip cleaning line, annealing furnace, and slitting line.
UPM President and CEO, Peter Neuberger commented “UPM is excited to build on our extensive capacity to process high performance metals with the opening of our new precision thin gauge facility in Connecticut. This new capability is well aligned with our long term strategy of adding value to the metal we sell and the customers we serve.”
“The addition of a precision rolling mill provides UPM the opportunity to offer custom engineered product solutions and tighter tolerances for our customers. It’s a terrific complement to our many value-added services,” added Curt Gillingham, Director of Sales.
United Performance Metals (UPM), an O’Neal Industries affiliate company, is a specialty metals solutions center serving customers in a variety of industries including aerospace, defense, space, fastener, medical, power generation, oil and gas, semiconductor, and many others. UPM offers a broad spectrum of high-performance metals and alloys, FIRSTCUT+® Processing Services, quality approvals, and custom supply chain solutions. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, UPM maintains ten service centers worldwide. For more information, visit www.upmet.com.