Thomas & Skinner
Thomas & Skinner is a 100% employee-owned (ESOP) Indianapolis, Indiana-based manufacturer and one of the world’s leading producers of cast and sintered Alnico magnets, also offering hard ferrite/ceramic magnets, rare earth NdFeB and SmCo magnets, custom magnetic assemblies, transformer laminations, and tungsten heavy alloys (WHAs) for aerospace, defense, medical, nuclear, space, and industrial applications. The company is ITAR registered, DFARS compliant, and sources all metals ethically and with full point-of-origin control, supporting programs that require complete supply chain traceability — including conflict-free compliance for US defense procurement. Thomas & Skinner operates advanced CNC machining and grinding capabilities including 5-axis machining centers, live tooling lathes, and automated dimensional inspection systems, and is particularly valued in the magnetics community for the quality and breadth of its Alnico product line — backed by cast and sintered grade data tables covering the full range of Alnico 2 through Alnico 9 compositions.