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Nox Metals

The modern factory for fast, low-cost metals.

Nox Metals is building the fastest metals processing factories in North America. Our software runs quoting, scheduling, and operations to streamline production and reduce cost. We supply America's industrial base with custom-cut material at unmatched speed and efficiency.
Active Founders
Zane Hengsperger
Zane Hengsperger
Founder
Supplying factories across America with the fastest and lowest-cost metals.
Company Launches
NOX METALS: The modern metals supplier.
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NOX METALS: The Factory is the Product
Vertically integrated, automated metals factories built to move at software speed.

TL;DR: Nox Metals is building the metals processing platform of the future. Our vertically integrated factories run on software and automation to deliver lightning-fast, low-cost metal to our customers. Our goal: power the next industrial era by becoming the fastest, most advanced supplier to America’s industrial base.

Launch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6qMjj4RMBQ

🛑 The Problem

Every part, from aerospace components to automotive tooling, starts with raw metal. But the supply chain that delivers it hasn’t changed in decades:

  • 3–5 days to get a quote from a broker.
  • Multiple markups between the mill and your shop.
  • Slow fulfillment with no visibility once you order.
  • High overhead baked into every part because of manual, fragmented workflows.

This slows down factories, raises costs, and makes American manufacturing less competitive.

⚡ The Nox Metals Model

We don’t just use factories, we build them to be the product.

  • Orders in → Machines moving: Your quote instantly becomes a job on our automated cutting line.
  • Software + Automation: Robots pick, cut, package, and label… removing human bottlenecks.
  • Lower Overhead: No layers of brokers, reps, and schedulers.
  • Faster for You: Shorter lead times, real-time tracking, and predictable delivery.

Lower overhead means better prices. Faster cycle times mean more throughput for your factory.

📈 Why It Works for Customers

  • Time: Place orders in minutes, get delivery in days.
  • Cost: Reduced overhead on our end means better pricing for you.
  • Certainty: Every order tracked from quote to delivery.

🛠 Who We Serve

  • Job Shops
  • OEMs
  • Tier 1/2/3 Suppliers
  • Aerospace, Defense, and Industrial Manufacturers

💬 Ask

We’re live with aluminum plate and block today, expanding into steel, tube, and sheet next. If you run a factory and need raw metal faster and cheaper, let’s talk.

📩 zane@noxmetals.co
🌐 noxmetals.co

When your factory needs metal, ours is already working.

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What is the core problem you are solving? Why is this a big problem? What made you decide to work on it?

Factories waste time quoting, sourcing, and cutting aluminum blocks. It's slow, manual, and adds unnecessary overhead. This inefficiency compounds across thousands of jobs, dragging down margins and throughput. We started Nox to automate this layer and unlock speed and scale for modern manufacturing.

Jobs at Nox Metals
Detroit, MI, US
$65K - $83K
0.10% - 0.40%
1+ years
Nox Metals
Founded:2025
Batch:Summer 2025
Team Size:2
Status:
Active
Location:Detroit, MI
Primary Partner:Jared Friedman