Your Refractory Metals Company

Trusted for Refractory and Other Exotic Metals

Established in 2009, Leading Edge Metals & Alloys is now a woman-owned, family business. As a leading specialty metal company, we tap into our deep knowledge and 100+ combined years of expertise to ensure your project has the best material selection, meets the highest quality standards, and is delivered on time. At Leading Edge Metals & Alloys (LEMA), we offer a special experience that includes a hands-on, relationship-oriented approach. We partner with you to ensure the best special metals selection for your most unique and challenging materials-related applications.

Our materials specialists work very closely with our customers, providing invaluable insight as to which materials are best suited for the given environment, how materials are best machined, and which metals are most cost-effective.

We’re located in Southern California. Just a regular good ol’ American business. In addition to smarts and skills, we have heart. We also have very pleasant and special personalities. We think you’ll enjoy working with us for your exotic refractory and other special metal needs. We look forward to working together with you as our exotic, special, and otherwise awesome customers!

Let’s Cut to the Chase. Here’s What We Offer:

  • In-stock refractory and exotic materials
    (We keep the shelves stocked with a variety of sizes in rods, plate, bars and sheets)
  • Hard-to-Find Special Material Service
    (We’re like bloodhounds when it comes to tracking down materials for our customers)
  • Industry Knowledge & Experience
    (Together, we have more than a century of experience, a welded encyclopedia of specialized knowledge)
  • Semi-finished and Finished Part Capabilities + Laser Engraving and Inspection Capabilities
    (We have newly expanded and are continually adding to our repertoire of special capabilities)
  • Large Network of Industry Partners
    (We play well with others to the benefit of everyone)
  • Competitive Global Pricing & Exceptional Customer Service
    (Quality at a fair price and treating people right: some might call it old-fashioned; we call it integrity and good business)

Customer Service

At Leading Edge Metals & Alloys we believe everyone deserves special treatment. When you deal with our unique special metals company, you can count on more than quality products at competitive prices, which are (or should be) table-stakes for metal suppliers. You can count on a special experience including expert information to help you make the most cost-effective choice of materials, personal investment in the success of your application, and extra attention to detail to make sure you shine.

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Special Commitment to Compliance and Quality

Leading Edge Metals & Alloys adheres to quality compliance certification standards and statutory regulations that pertain not only to the exotic materials we provide but also to our processes, custom machining services, and other aspects of our in-house expertise. We know the exotic and refractory metals industry, and our materials specialists provide expert counsel on metal selection and inspection to ensure you receive materials that meet or exceed your expectations.

Our team of experts has more than 100 years of combined experience in exotic and refractory metals, and we are committed to responsible, quality sourcing and use processes as well as ethical practices that benefit our customers, people, and planet.


Leading Edge Metals & Alloys Certifications include:

ISO certified, ITAR Registered, AS9100D and cybersecurity maturity model logos

Meet the LEMA Leadership Team

We won’t bore you with typical milquetoast-hold-the-grape-jelly-nobody-really-cares biographical details. No snooze-fest list of our impressive credentials, extensive qualifications, and experience.

Instead, we’ve devised a short Q&A to share a bit about who we are and what makes us special beyond our work with specialty metals —in our own words.  Get to know your LEMA peeps and their special specialty metal sauce.

Bonzo

Chief Morale Officer

JoBeth Zimmerman

Chief Executive Officer

Erik Zimmerman

President

How can we help?

We’d love to chat, but some folks like to get straight to the point. It’s your call!

Brittany Cabrera

Sales Manager

Bertha Garcia

Production Manager

Bob Desberg

Chief Metallurgist

Dana Michel

Controller