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Your specialty metals solution center

United Performance Metals is your specialty metals solution center offering over fifty grades of high-performance metals and alloys, FIRSTCUT+® Processing Services, quality approvals, and custom supply chain solutions.

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Find us at our next tradeshow at ITA USA, September 28-30, 2025, in Boston, MA. For more information about what’s happening at United Performance Metals, visit the UPM Update!

Processing

Further <span class="upm-light-blue">extending our commitment to you</span>

At United Performance Metals, we don't just sell metal, we offer FIRSTCUT+® Processing Services to further extend our commitment to you, our valued customer. FIRSTCUT+® Processing Services include cutting, slitting, edging, precision strip rerolling, shearing, laser cutting, water jet cutting, sawing, and more!

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Industries

Supporting <span class="upm-light-blue">industries across the globe</span>

As an experienced leader in specialty metals solutions, United Performance Metals understands the unique requirements of the markets we support. We are here to serve our customers' needs with global access to our inventory of high-performance materials, from common alloys to industry-specific niche items. 

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Delivering a comprehensive inventory of quality materials

Your global metals supplier

With 13 service centers worldwide and more than fifty grades of specialty metals and alloys, UPM is here to provide you with the metals you need at a competitive market price. Rely on us for fast quotes, quick shipping, and reliable customer service.

Continuous improvement, innovation, and integrity are at the core of United Performance Metals. Our dedicated team of experts is here to be your trusted partner in the metals industry, providing quality solutions that are revolutionizing the future. 

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High performance metals for your industry

United Performance Metals is here to support a variety of industries that are shaping the future. Our expansive inventory, FIRSTCUT+® Processing Services, quality approvals, and custom supply chain solutions have been developed in response to the evolving needs of the industries we serve.

UPM Advanced Solutions

UPM Advanced Solutions provides comprehensive support for the additive industry with high-quality build plates, specialized build plate programs, and advanced part cut-off and resurfacing services.

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Quality Approvals

ISO 9001:2015 Approval
ISO 13485 Approval
SAE Approval
NADCAP Approval
Pratt and Whitney Approval
GE Aviation Approval

You can trust UPM to provide you with material that meets your specification needs. As a regularly audited AS9100 organization, our materials are certified to popular industry standards such as AMS, ASTM, MILS, and more. We purchase only prime materials from leading mills sources. Our certifications include AS9100D with ISO 9001:20215, AS13100, ISO 13485, GE Aircraft Engine (GT193), Pratt & Whitney (LCS-Appendix 36 and SQAR), NADCAP AC7116 (laser), and GE S422 (laser) PWA 119 (laser).

UPM Update

Find company news and insights, technical blogs, tradeshow information, UPM's market informer and more!

  • Headquarter Highlight in Hamilton, OH
    Headquarter Highlight in Hamilton, OH

    United Performance Metals’ headquarters in Hamilton, Ohio, mainly stores coil, sheet, strip, and near net shapes and is certified AS9100D with ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485, GT193, PWA LCS, PWA 119, and NADCAP. This facility is home to several processing services, including cut to length, shearing,…

  • Power Generation Gas Turbine Infographic
    Power Generation Gas Turbine Infographic

    Power generation turbines convert the energy of gas into mechanical energy, which is then used to generate electricity. Gas turbines use the expansion of high-pressure gas to drive the turbine blades and produce power. United Performance Metals offers an expansive inventory of high-performance…

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    ONI INSIGHT AUGUST 2025

    The August 2025 economic update shows a fragile recovery marked by mixed signals: U.S. job growth slowed sharply while unemployment inched higher, even as GDP rebounded 3% in the second quarter.

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