Enquirer Consulting Group
IntelliMetal Buyer Map
Scott Kolb | IntelliMetal | October 2026
As of 13 Oct 2026
This page maps the US manufacturers that should know about IntelliMetal's contract manufacturing, sorted by type and size, with who usually signs off at each.
The groups follow the industries your own site says your parts go into: medical, office and mail, communications, transportation, aerospace, homeland security, oil and gas, and renewable energy. Your site describes sheet metal, welding, CNC machining, powder coating, engineering, assembly and supply chain work under one roof in Rochester, NY.
Counts are for the whole US and are rough on purpose.
Where your buyers sit
Manufacturers by staff size, US wide. Your buyers are the equipment makers who buy fabricated, machined and assembled parts.
| Group | Organizations in the US | Under 20 staff | 20 to 99 | 100 to 499 | 500 or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical device, instrument and electromedical equipment makers | about 3,500 | about 2,300 | about 630 | about 290 | about 290 |
| Office, mail and commercial service machine makers | about 1,000 | about 650 | about 230 | about 86 | about 77 |
| Communications and broadcast equipment makers | about 1,100 | not published | not published | not published | not published |
| Rail car and mass transit equipment makers | about 130 | not published | not published | not published | not published |
| Aerospace and defense equipment makers (aircraft, aircraft parts, detection and guidance systems) | about 1,700 | not published | not published | not published | not published |
| Energy equipment makers (oil and gas field machinery, turbines and generator sets) | about 680 | not published | not published | not published | not published |
US firm counts by industry code, banded deliberately.
Who usually signs off
A part supplier is usually chosen by supply chain and engineering together, so most accounts have two or three people to reach.
| Group | Who usually signs off | What they need to hear from IntelliMetal |
|---|---|---|
| Medical device and instrument makers | The director of supply chain or purchasing; the manufacturing or quality engineering manager | Tight tolerance and clean parts, an ISO quality system, and one planner who owns the account |
| Office, mail and commercial machine makers | The purchasing or commodity manager for sheet metal; the operations director | Repeat production runs that hold quality and cost, with powder coating and assembly in house |
| Communications and broadcast equipment makers | The supply chain manager; the mechanical engineering lead for enclosures and chassis | Prototype to production on enclosures and chassis, with design for manufacturability from the start |
| Rail car and mass transit equipment makers | The procurement manager; the plant or operations manager | Large formed and welded parts such as access covers and A/C unit housings, built to schedule |
| Aerospace and defense equipment makers | The supplier development or sourcing manager; the program manager | ITAR registration, ISO quality and welding certifications, and machined parts at the tolerance the drawing asks for |
| Energy equipment makers | The purchasing manager; the engineering manager on new products | Durable fabricated and coated parts, and a supplier who can source the whole bill of materials |
How a contract manufacturer gets chosen
At most equipment makers, an engineer or program manager raises the need when a new product moves from prototype toward production, and purchasing runs the quote. A supplier that can take a part from prototype through machining, welding, coating and assembly saves the buyer from managing several shops.
At the larger makers, supplier development and quality teams qualify a new shop before the first order, so certifications and a quality record matter as much as price. At smaller makers the operations director or owner often decides alone, and a fast, clear quote on a real part usually opens the door.
Ten people to start with
The people who usually sign at the groups above, one a company. Work emails and phone numbers checked on Oct 13, 2026.
| Name | Role | Company | Where | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart J Matthews | Director of Supply Chain and Support Operations | Fair Rite Products Corp. | New York | matthewss@fair-rite.com | +1 845 988 6729 |
| Elizabeth Bertin | Director of Supply Chain Management | WAC Lighting | Port Washington, NY | elizabeth.bertin@waclighting.com | +1 516 492 8898 |
| Peter Valdes | Director of Supply Chain | Gradall Industries, Inc. | Bentonville, AR | +1 479 685 8415 | |
| Mark Robinson | Director of Supply Chain | ZOLL Cardiac Management Solutions | Pittsburgh, PA | +1 412 953 7232 | |
| Mike McGeorge | Purchasing Manager | Cincinnati Sub-Zero | Cincinnati | +1 513 518 5210 | |
| Hector Cartagena | Purchasing Manager | KORU Medical Systems | Haskell, NJ | hcartagena@korumedical.com | +1 201 313 5854 |
| Matthew Clune | Purchasing Manager | JCL Energy | Sharon, PA | mclune@jcl.energy | +1 724 982 9162 |
| Christopher Bellinger | Strategic Procurement Manager | Pfannenberg USA | East Amherst, NY | christopher.bellinger@pfannenbergusa.com | +1 716 319 0077 |
| Aladin Abu-Obaid | Senior Indirect Procurement Manager | Insulet Corporation | Clifton, VA | +1 703 981 9758 | |
| Andy Shank | Commodity Manager Castings | New York Air Brake | Watertown, NY | +1 281 382 7282 |
Where to start
Prototype to production, with engineering leads
Certifications that open regulated doors
Built from public federal business statistics and the company's own website, counts banded deliberately.
If a walk-through is useful, pick a time at cal.com/ecg.
Prepared by Matthew, matthew@enquirerconsulting.com.