StenTech Acquires Advanced Metal Etching (AME)
October 17, 2025
StenTech, an Align Capital Partners portfolio company, has acquired Advanced Metal Etching, Inc. (AME), a precision photochemical etching and laser-cutting specialist based in Ligonier, Indiana. The add-on expands StenTech's Parts Division capabilities — adding AME's Hybrid Etch-Laser Process and two facilities to strengthen precision parts manufacturing and broaden end-market exposure (aerospace, medical, automotive, defense and energy).
- Buyers
- StenTech, Align Capital Partners
- Targets
- Advanced Metal Etching, Inc.
- Sellers
- Blake Geer (owner of AME)
- Platforms
- StenTech
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Indiana, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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