Corporate Profile

Gasbarre Products, Inc. was founded in 1973 to design and manufacture a complete line of powder compaction and sizing presses for the powder metallurgy industry. Since that time 30 years ago, Gasbarre Products, Inc. has grown and earned a worldwide reputation as a full service supplier to the powder metallurgy, particulate materials, electronic component and thermal processing industries. With 6 manufacturing plants and 200 employees in North America and Europe, Gasbarre Products stands alone in the ability to offer equipment and services for all processes related to powder compaction. With 20% of Gasbarre Products, Inc. production exported, today there are thousands of Gasbarre Products presses, furnaces and other equipment in operation around the world.

As the founding division, Gasbarre Press Division manufactures the original line of Gasbarre mechanical powder compaction and sizing presses. Acquired in 1989, Sinterite Furnace Division manufactures a line of industrial furnaces and thermal processing equipment. McKee Carbide Tool Division was acquired in 1997 and manufactures tooling and precision machined components. PTX-Pentronix manufactures a line of high speed compaction presses and became part of the Gasbarre group of companies in 1999. Best Hydraulic Presses was purchased in 2000 and produces hydraulic powder compaction presses. SIMAC Ltd., acquired in 2002 produces isostatic powder compaction presses. And finally, C.I. Hayes was added in 2003 and manufactures an extensive line of high temperature industrial furnaces.