PLANSEE USA LLC, located in Franklin Massachusetts, was founded in 1939 by Dr. Paul Schwarzkopf, a pioneer and innovator in the field of powder metallurgy.

PLANSEE USA LLC provides innovative solutions to a wide variety of markets and industries, ranging from aerospace and electronics to medical technology and high temperature furnace construction.  Through its expertise in engineering, precision machining, and custom fabrication of the refractory metals Molybdenum, Tungsten, Tantalum, Niobium, and composite materials like Tungsten Heavy Metals, Tungsten Cooper, and Copper Chromium, as well as other specialty materials such as Titanium, Nickel based and super alloys.  PLANSEE USA has become the undisputed market leader in the field of High Performance Materials.