Established in 1985, Intermet Metals was originally designed as a stainless steel distributor for the petroleum and automotive industries. We successfully established a tailored metal supply system that led to substantial cost savings and greatly improved raw material control for our customers. A request by U.S. military subcontractors to handle a problematic bronze material led to expanded attention to custom bronze alloy production and highly refined, customer-oriented distribution programs. The Intermet Metals System In 1998 the Intermet Metals System was introduced to OEMs in the hydraulic, aerospace, military supply, petroleum and automotive industries. Long years of testing, qualification and approval for each application would become the Intermet standard business model. After achieving hard-won approval for the Interbronze™ product line with OEMs, we turned our attention to becoming a dedicated partner to each subcontractor in the OEM’s system. We found that we could effectively take on the logistics of production, stocking, packaging and shipping. This was accomplished within a strict cost structure that allowed us to directly compete at mill price levels while outperforming traditional metals service centers on service. This would also allow us to accomplish several major objectives for our customers: