About Custom Alloy

As we look around the Custom Alloy plant, we notice that the past is all around us. From the old exhaust fans in Building 10, to the rail tracks peeking out from beneath the blacktop, these little pieces of history are not hard to miss. We owe the former company that flourished behind these walls for these glimpses into the past. Union Ironworks was established on these grounds in December of 1742 by William Allen & Joseph Turner. The works consisted of a charcoal blast furnace and a preexisting forge. Robert Taylor, an Irish immigrant, became works manager in 1769 and purchased control in 1803. His grandson, Lewis H. Taylor, incorporated Taylor Iron Works in 1868, which would be reorganized again on 1891, to Taylor Iron & Steel Company. Then in 1912, after a merge with William Wharton Jr. & Co, Taylor Wharton was born.

This location was not chosen by chance. Why High Bridge you ask? The early 1700’s discovery of iron ore in the hills of High Bridge and large quantity of hardwood and water for power generation made it a perfect spot to establish roots and grow. Among the first products originally manufactured here were shoes for oxen, horses, mules and nails and farming equipment. Additionally, this location has made an impact on America’s history as well. During the Revolutionary War, it supplied General George Washington’s army with cannonballs, as well as armaments for the Civil, Spanish-American, and both World Wars. Imagine that!

Over forty years ago Adam F. Ambielli and John M. Ambielli began manufacturing pipe fittings. During the late 60’s and 70’s, Custom Alloy manufactured fittings sold primarily to distributors for inventory. While doing this Custom Alloy recognized the market demand and opportunity for time critical manufacturing. In the early 90’s, Custom Alloy chose to completely refocus the company to be the premier global provider of time critical manufacturing services. In 2005, Custom Alloy moved into the Forging industry applying the same business strategies to offer the forging industry time critical services.

Custom Alloy’s Global reputation has been to work closely with its customers, creating global solutions for time critical services.

CAC offers a full suite of fitting and forging products using 174 different alloys.

It provides precision machining, in-house testing and quality control by cross-trained staff, which enables it to offer industry leading customization and responsiveness in delivering mission- critical components.

  • Expansive Alloy Offerings

    CAC has expertise and capabilities to utilize 174 different alloys to match customer specifications for a wide range of applications

  • Integrated Manufacturing Capabilities

    From start steel ingot to finished components, CAC's capabilities include seamless and welded fittings, open- and closed-die forgings and seamless pipe

  • In-house Testing & Quality Control

    Certified Level 1, 2 and 3 inspection capabilities ensure all product is within specification and avoids delays from 3rd party inspectors

  • Broad Range of Product Size

    With fittings ranging from 1" to 48" diameter and forging capacity up to 100,000 lbs in 2 ½ to 24", 20' random length pipe, CAC is a one-stop shop for even the most complex components

  • Industry Leading Responsiveness

    Staff are trained across CAC's extensive machinery and equipment, enabling ultimate flexibility and unrivaled turnaround time for mission-critical components

  • Commercial Fittings

    • Seamless and welded fittings
      manufactured on a quick-turn basis
    • Typically complex components not
      available elsewhere
    • Mission critical components - customer is often losing revenue until component
      replaced

  • Forgings

    • One of three Level 1 qualified Navy
      forging manufacturers
    • Critical supplier to Columbia and
      Virginia class submarine programs
    • Opportunity to deploy capabilities in fast-growing space exploration sector
      and aerospace defense

  • Military Fittings

    • One of three Level 1 qualified Navy
      fitting manufacturers
    • Sole source manufacturer approved for Columbia Class Main Seawater Fittings and dual sourced for Virginia Class
      Main Seawater Fittings
    • Largest recipient of Electric Boat's
      supplier development funding

Our Vision

To be global problem solvers assisting companies with their most challenging issues by delivering quality products & services that meet unique requirements and customer expectations.

Our Core Values

Care for others

Adaptability and flexibility

Can do attitude

Experience

Custom Alloy has put an executive team together to solve your Global problems. Tenacity, along with many years of experience, is what sets us apart in the industry. Custom Alloy prides itself on having the industry experience required to be known as the time critical manufacturer of complex specification requirements./span>

Safety Statement

Custom Alloy Corporation considers employee safety a prime concern. We promote the philosophy that safety and production are inseparable. Our Company continuously strives to provide a safe place of employment. Our workplace is designed and maintained to function with a focus on eliminating or minimizing the risk of serious injury.

A culture of safety depends on a shared responsibility between Custom Alloy leadership and our employees. The success of any safety program depends on the cooperation and participation of every employee. Management and supervisory personnel provide oversight for the safety of Custom Alloy employees. Our leadership understands that accident prevention is as much management’s responsibility as any other phase of production. Management and supervisory personnel ensure employees perform their job functions in a safe manner at all times, handle equipment and other materials safely and demonstrate safe conduct while on Custom Alloy property.