“We Reshored Long Before Tariffs” – Titan Abrasive featured in IndustryWeek
In 2013, I made a decision that many people told me didn’t make a lot of financial sense.
At the time, sourcing overseas was standard practice in manufacturing. Components were cheaper. So were raw materials and labor. If you wanted to maximize short-term margins, the path was obvious: Build it somewhere else and ship it back.
But I chose a different path.
As a manufacturer of industrial abrasive blasting rooms—systems that are used to process aerospace components, nuclear motors, military hardware and other mission-critical equipment—I believed that where and how we built our products mattered just as much as what we built. So we made a deliberate decision to become a full USA company.
Not partially domestic. Not “assembled in America.” Not engineered here and fabricated overseas. Fully sourced. Fully manufactured. Fully assembled in the United States. Steel. Structural components. Electrical systems. Controls. Fabrication. Assembly.
At the time, there were no tariff advantages. No policy tailwinds. No incentives. In fact, our production costs increased. But we did it anyway.
Read the full article, “We Reshored Long Before Tariffs and Never Looked Back,” and why I made the decision to become a full Made in USA company, at Industry Week.
Brandon Acker: President
Brandon purchased Titan Abrasive from his uncle and founder in 2013. Titan has since redesigned its entire product line to solve dozens of industry challenges.
Brandon purchased Titan Abrasive from his uncle and Titan founder, Bruce Maurer, in 2013 after spending five years learning the ins and outs of the business. He and VP of Engineering Brian Fox have completely redesigned the entire product line to solve the dozens of challenges that have plagued the blasting industry for decades.
Brandon is passionate about American manufacturing, the jobs it creates, the quality produced, and the bright future that lies ahead. He’s a frequent guest on manufacturing podcasts where he shares his deep industry expertise. Brandon holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Arizona State University.
