Argent builds the parts commodity platforms can’t quote — EDM, AWS D17.1 welding, CNC machining, finishing, and specialty processes. Complex geometry, exotic materials, controlled data, and compliance-heavy requirements. Backed by 5-axis CNC capacity in Seattle.
We focus on the processes commodity platforms can’t quote — the ones that require engineering judgment, material expertise, and active relationships with specialty shops. Each capability area will be supported by a small, pre-qualified set of U.S. manufacturing partners selected for AS9100, ITAR controls, and process-specific accreditation.
Argent was founded in 2026 by the leadership of Redstone Manufacturing, an established 8-year U.S. and international manufacturer with $25M+ in delivered parts. Argent focuses exclusively on aerospace and defense customers with U.S.-only manufacturing capacity, with ITAR registration pending.
Our leadership brings aerospace structural engineering experience from leading new-space and commercial programs — including flight hardware for the New Shepard Crew Capsule, the Lunar Human Landing System, and the Boeing 777X. We’re backed by a 5-axis CNC machining facility in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood — capacity we route to when timeline or complexity demands it.
The aerospace manufacturing market has two ends: large commodity platforms that auto-quote simple geometry on common materials, and small specialty shops that don’t market themselves online. Neither handles the work in between — complex parts, exotic alloys, tight programs, supplier relationships that matter. That’s what we do.
A typical aerospace RFQ moves slowly because the buyer is chasing quotes from shops that don’t respond, can’t quote, or quote unrealistic lead times. We do the work up front: review the print, match the supplier, confirm capacity, and deliver a real quote with real dates.