Specialty copper oxide and powder manufacturer serving global industrial markets
American Chemet manufactures cuprous oxide, cupric oxide, and copper powders for antifouling coatings, catalysts, and agricultural fungicides. The company's tech stack is firmly on-premises and cloud-hybrid (Windows Server, Linux, AWS, Azure AD, VMware, Hyper-V), with current projects centered on maintenance systems and multi-site infrastructure — a pattern typical of asset-heavy manufacturing operations working to centralize maintenance visibility and uptime across distributed facilities.
American Chemet is a privately held manufacturer based in Deerfield, Illinois, with 51–200 employees. Founded in 1946, the company specializes in copper oxide products (cuprous and cupric oxides) and copper powders sold globally for use in antifouling coatings, catalysts, ceramics, ferrites, and agricultural applications. The company operates manufacturing facilities and serves industrial customers across chemicals, marine coatings, and agriculture sectors. Current operational focus includes preventative maintenance scheduling, production performance tracking, and hybrid cloud infrastructure to support multi-site operations.
American Chemet runs Microsoft Office, Azure AD Connect, AWS, VMware, Hyper-V, Windows Server, Linux, PowerShell, Python, and Bash across its infrastructure.
Current projects include maintenance scheduling systems, preventative maintenance work order generation, maintenance performance metrics analysis, multi-site network infrastructure evolution, and hybrid/multi-cloud connectivity implementation.
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