Vista Metals Corp
800 Martin Luther King Dr, Adairsville, Georgia, United States

Vista Metals Corp. was founded in 1968 in Fontana, California, in the heart of the West’s aerospace and manufacturing industries. With humble beginnings, the founders recognized a challenge and began to produce the highest quality aluminum alloy products available for the domestic and international markets. Today, the same high quality aluminum alloy products are available from California based Vista Metals Corp. and Georgia-based Vista Metals Georgia* as both facilities produce specialty aluminum products with state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment. Aluminum lithium products are produced by Vista Progressive Metals LLC in Georgia. Specialty aluminum products manufactured by each company can be found on some of the world’s most advanced applications, in environments that demand absolute precision and zero failure.

Since their inception, both companies have instilled a work ethic and way of doing business that permeates every facet of their operation – make the customer the sole focus. At Vista Metals Corp. and Vista Metals Georgia, your business is handled with a can-do spirit, seen and felt company-wide. They call it, “You First.” You will experience one-stop service designed to meet all of your needs and a strong partnership approach to business. The companies maintain the industry’s most extensive inventory across all product lines. You will also get to know real, hardworking people that answer questions, solve problems, and never settle for anything less than Excellence Always.

The companies are known for producing the largest range of sizes and variety of alloys in the world. With decades of combined industry experience, team members control and operate state-of-the-art melting and casting equipment that create precise manufacturing processes unique to Vista Metals Corp. and Vista Metals Georgia.You can operate your business comfortably knowing that it is being handled by the leading producers of specialty aluminum products. What the companies offer:

• Some of the world’s largest ingots
• Produce the highest quality hard and soft alloy extrusion billet, rectangular slab and sheet ingot and aluminum plate products
• Specialize in the highest quality 2xxx, 5xxx, 6xxx, and 7xxx series alloys
• Specialty alloys cast to customer requirements

Vista Metals Corp., Vista Metals Georgia*, and Vista Progressive Metals utilize a custom, in-house built data collection system that tracks all production from the moment casting begins to the time the product is finished. Each and every data point throughout the process is an instant away from a quality control technician.

Quality Control—Setting the Industry Standard

The companies have a registered AS9100 quality management system that applies methodologies for continuous improvement across every aspect of their business. At each company, you will find teams with extensive industry experience and the highest caliber of internal capabilities at hand, striving for quality perfection. 

Their quality management processes include:

• Optical emission spectroscopy
• Inline hydrogen analysis
• Automated Programmable Logic Controlled Homogenization
• ASNT qualified UT inspectors
• Macro and Micro analysis
• Image analysis
• Dye penetration inspection

Vista Metals Corp., Vista Metals Georgia*, and Vista Progressive Metals have worked hard to build a reputation as suppliers of choice to some of the most significant companies in the world by producing and shipping specialty aluminum products. They have earned that reputation because of their quality and they have given a name to their brand of quality…All companies are dedicated to achieving the best possible relationship with internal and external customers. Their dedication includes providing fair-priced aluminum products that meet or exceed customers’ expectations while providing unsurpassed service. They maintain their dedication by focusing on customer relationships and continually improving their quality management system through measurable quality objectives. Vista Metals Corp., Vista Metals Georgia*, and Vista Progressive Metals employees play a strategic role in the companies’ success. It is because of their commitment and dedication to quality and Excellence Alwaysthat the companies have maintained their rank as the world’s largest independent producers of specialty aluminum products.

 Technology—Precision Meets Efficiency

Excellence Always is in the details…and when it comes to finishing what they started, the companies’ team members and technology ensure that their products meet your exact specifications. Through their Data Acquisition Network (DAN), they are able to monitor, record and store permanent operations data for the casting and homogenization processes. With the use of Product Automation Technology (PAT), both companies can ensure identical casts, providing customers with error free products.