Founded in 1982, Surmet Corporation is one of the world leaders in surface metallurgy, engineered coatings and advanced materials solutions. From its start as a small research and development company more than 20 years ago, Surmet has grown to several facilities, a network of sales engineers and a staff of manufacturing technicians, applications engineers and support personnel, with state-of-the-art coating and testing facilities. Since its inception, Surmet has focused on developing advanced materials solutions for the industrys toughest problems. The company s research and development team and senior management is located at the Burlington, Mass., headquarters where it employs nearly 20 people. Surmet Corporation is a privately owned company.