Article: Industrialist looks to expand into diverse enterprises: Weldmac built solid foundation on defense contracts.(MANUFACTURING)(Weldmac Manufacturing)(Company overview)

Technical challenges abound at Weldmac Manufacturing.

There's the question of how to get a sheet of metal to bend and contort, yet retain its thickness. There's the trick to making good welds on a hard-to-handle variety of metal.

Then there is the challenge of growth.

While familiar to players in the defense industry, Weldmac is looking into new vertical markets--and trying to pinpoint executives with the power to buy.

The metal-forming shop is looking for more customers in manufacturing and heavy industry. It wants to put its wares into chemical plants, cryogenic labs, food processing outfits, pharmaceutical plants, refineries, steel ...