Performance Metals Inc

Combined Metals of Chicago is a processor and distributor of stainless steel and nickel-based alloys. The company serves a wide range of industries, including the appliance, medical, construction, petrochemical and automotive industries. It provides flat-rolled stainless steel strips, sheets and foils to more than 15,000 industrial customers. The company s areas of expertise include precision rolling, polishing, buffing, slitting and blanking. Combined Metals of Chicago is accredited by the Chicago Minority Business Development Council and is an ISO 9001:2000-certified company. Its technical customer service unit provides support in the areas of specification development, product design and materials selection to its clients. The company has branches at various locations, including Ann Arbor, Mich.; and Bellwood, Elgin and Hampshire, Ill.

O'Hare Metal Products has been operational for more than 30 years in Elk Grove Vlg, Ill. The company has acquired a number of core technologies, including laser cutting, robotic forming, robotic welding, computerized numerical-control, machining, shearing, punching, drilling, tapping, deburring and polishing to accommodate customers. O'Hare Metal Products is affiliated with manufacturing facilities in Tucson, Ariz., and Nogales, Mexico. It has been certified as an ISO:2000 organization. O'Hare Metal Products is a division of Concise Industries, which is a metal fabricator that has been involved in components and assemblies for the construction equipment, telecommunications, medical equipment and transportation fields.

Founded in 1915, Allmetal is one of the leading manufacturers of laser-welded air spacer and decorative products and components for the insulated glass, window and door industry. A privately held company, it manufactures wide range of laser welded air spacers in different profiles, and full range of widths and materials. The variety includes Hi-Q nickel-zinc alloy, aluminum and stainless steel components. It also offers a full line of decorative products available in an extensive array of standard colors, such as muntin bars, keepers, locators, clips, intersects, connectors and starbursts. Additionally, Allmetal provides preslit tin plate steel and painted aluminum for use with intercept system, intergrid muntin bar, contour muntin bar, and screen channel systems. The company also operates injection molding, tooling and design, and fabrication machine divisions. Located in Itasca, Ill., it offers its services worldwide through its distribution facilities across the United States.