Our R&D program is customer-focused, but that hasn’t stopped us from picking up some external recognition.
Today, NAECO owns 13 USPTO recognized Trade Names and Trade Marks, some with roots to the 1920’s. NAECO has one granted patent with others in the pipeline. Thus far, NAECO has 93 materials listed in Matweb , the online materials database.
US Congressman Brian Jack – “NAECO an outstanding example of US small business innovation program”.
June 26, 2026, US House Committee on Small Business – Rayburn House of Representatives Office Building, Washington DC.
In the June 25 hearing to examine the role of the SBA Office of Investment and Innovation in powering America’s small businesses, NAECO was cited as a outstanding example of a US small business leveraging federal programs that promote innovation. Through our R&D program, NAECO has forged solid relationships with US National Labs and Georgia Tech University. In this linked video, you can hear Congressman Jack describe NAECO’s 2014 decision to pursue R&D, and how NAECO has leveraged US Department of Energy SBIR/STTR programs.President David Bergmann, “We are excited and honored for this mention, and we hope to continue our great collaborations in order to bring relevant materials technology innovations to our customers.” NAECO’s R&D program is fully aligned with Presidential directives for addressing Critical Minerals through innovation |
Materials Innovations and Development:
NAECO approaches materials innovation from our customer’s point of view: how can we help improve our customer’s product performance, and bring new tools to solve challenges in higher performance, higher efficiency, and higher safety/reliability? NAECO has active collaborations with the US Department of Energy Office of Science, National Laboratories, EPA and other national and state organizations.
We work exclusively with existing customers, and we maintain strict confidentiality and a focus on commercial results. Let us know how we can help you.
Process Development:
The NAECO research and development program is also active in process development. Some of our innovations include:
- Best in class ultrasonic testing of braze joints.
- Unmatched breadth of silver and copper materials for virtually any electrical application.
- Innovative adaptation of optical inspection that has been benchmarked by customers and suppliers.
- Materials development of the former CMW Contact materials, leading to 100% confirmation success to standards, specification, and technical requirements of our customers.
- New and custom alloys and applications for you and your customers.
- Hundreds of new custom parts developed annually.
