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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.

GroupOrganizations in the USUnder 20 staff20 to 99100 to 499500 or more
Medical device, instrument and electromedical equipment makersabout 3,500about 2,300about 630about 290about 290
Office, mail and commercial service machine makersabout 1,000about 650about 230about 86about 77
Communications and broadcast equipment makersabout 1,100not publishednot publishednot publishednot published
Rail car and mass transit equipment makersabout 130not publishednot publishednot publishednot published
Aerospace and defense equipment makers (aircraft, aircraft parts, detection and guidance systems)about 1,700not publishednot publishednot publishednot published
Energy equipment makers (oil and gas field machinery, turbines and generator sets)about 680not publishednot publishednot publishednot 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.

GroupWho usually signs offWhat they need to hear from IntelliMetal
Medical device and instrument makersThe director of supply chain or purchasing; the manufacturing or quality engineering managerTight tolerance and clean parts, an ISO quality system, and one planner who owns the account
Office, mail and commercial machine makersThe purchasing or commodity manager for sheet metal; the operations directorRepeat production runs that hold quality and cost, with powder coating and assembly in house
Communications and broadcast equipment makersThe supply chain manager; the mechanical engineering lead for enclosures and chassisPrototype to production on enclosures and chassis, with design for manufacturability from the start
Rail car and mass transit equipment makersThe procurement manager; the plant or operations managerLarge formed and welded parts such as access covers and A/C unit housings, built to schedule
Aerospace and defense equipment makersThe supplier development or sourcing manager; the program managerITAR registration, ISO quality and welding certifications, and machined parts at the tolerance the drawing asks for
Energy equipment makersThe purchasing manager; the engineering manager on new productsDurable 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.

NameRoleCompanyWhereEmailPhone
Stuart J MatthewsDirector of Supply Chain and Support OperationsFair Rite Products Corp.New Yorkmatthewss@fair-rite.com+1 845 988 6729
Elizabeth BertinDirector of Supply Chain ManagementWAC LightingPort Washington, NYelizabeth.bertin@waclighting.com+1 516 492 8898
Peter ValdesDirector of Supply ChainGradall Industries, Inc.Bentonville, AR+1 479 685 8415
Mark RobinsonDirector of Supply ChainZOLL Cardiac Management SolutionsPittsburgh, PA+1 412 953 7232
Mike McGeorgePurchasing ManagerCincinnati Sub-ZeroCincinnati+1 513 518 5210
Hector CartagenaPurchasing ManagerKORU Medical SystemsHaskell, NJhcartagena@korumedical.com+1 201 313 5854
Matthew ClunePurchasing ManagerJCL EnergySharon, PAmclune@jcl.energy+1 724 982 9162
Christopher BellingerStrategic Procurement ManagerPfannenberg USAEast Amherst, NYchristopher.bellinger@pfannenbergusa.com+1 716 319 0077
Aladin Abu-ObaidSenior Indirect Procurement ManagerInsulet CorporationClifton, VA+1 703 981 9758
Andy ShankCommodity Manager CastingsNew York Air BrakeWatertown, NY+1 281 382 7282

Where to start

One shop for the whole part, with supply chain teams

Your site says IntelliMetal can source the entire bill of materials and keep a project under one roof from sheet metal to assembly. Supply chain directors trying to cut their supplier count are the people who feel that saving first.

Prototype to production, with engineering leads

Your site puts design for manufacturability and quick prototype turns up front. Engineering managers at medical and communications equipment makers who are moving a new product toward production are the natural first conversation.

Certifications that open regulated doors

ITAR registration, ISO certification and Woman-Owned Business status, all named on your site, matter to aerospace, defense and homeland security buyers and to supplier diversity programs at larger makers. Lead with them when you reach sourcing managers in those groups.

Built from public federal business statistics and the company's own website, counts banded deliberately.

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Prepared by Matthew, matthew@enquirerconsulting.com.