Altrusion’s Vision: Vertically Integrated Supply Chains to Fuel Advanced Manufacturing

June 9, 2025

America stands at a pivotal moment. Our nation’s innovators are delivering breakthroughs in fusion energy, aerospace, medical devices, and defense systems—but the path from invention to industrial reality faces a bottlenecked supply chain. The lack of domestic manufacturing capacity for large, complex components is a significant challenge, but it’s also an opportunity to power a new manufacturing renaissance. Altrusion is leading the charge to turn that opportunity into real progress for American advanced manufacturing. 

Our Approach: A Vertically Integrated Supply Chain for Speed, Scale, and Complexity

Altrusion’s strategy is simple but ambitious: build a vertically integrated supply chain that combines the best of American ingenuity, advanced manufacturing, and operational excellence. We do this through three core pillars:

  • Acquire: Strategic IP and Capability by Acquisition America’s small machine shops and specialized manufacturers are the backbone of our industrial base, yet many lack the capital or scale to modernize and compete globally. Altrusion seeks out these exceptional businesses and amplifies their reach and impact, helping them hurdle over barriers. We provide these standout businesses with the resources and networks to unlock their full potential.
  • Scale: Rolling Up and Empowering Small Manufacturers The reality is clear: small machine shops often struggle to scale – despite having in-demand talent, expertise, and equipment. By bringing these businesses together, we create a networked ecosystem where shared knowledge, capital investment, and digital integration drive productivity. Our goal is to bridge the innovation-to-production gap, enabling rapid scaling of complex manufacturing without sacrificing the craftsmanship and specialization that make these companies unique.
  • Build: Combining Speed with Complexity Tomorrow’s technologies demand more than just speed—they require precision at scale and the ability to handle ever-increasing complexity. Altrusion is building a 500,000 sq ft advanced manufacturing facility from the ground up, engineered with Industry 4.0/5.0 capabilities, robotics, and integrated digital systems. This purpose-built infrastructure, paired with our AI-enhanced operations, allows us to deliver large, intricate components faster and more reliably than ever before.

Why Vertical Integration Matters

A vertically integrated supply chain isn’t just about control—it’s about resilience, agility, and innovation. By owning every step, from IP acquisition to final assembly, Altrusion can:

  • Accelerate speed to market for critical technologies
  • Enhance quality and traceability across the value chain
  • Rapidly adapt to evolving customer and national security needs
  • Reduce risk from global supply chain disruptions

Our Commitment

As a retired Air Force Colonel and lifelong advocate for American manufacturing, I founded Altrusion to do more than build products—we’re building the critical infrastructure for America’s future. We honor the legacy of the small manufacturers who got us here, while forging a path to a more secure, innovative, and prosperous tomorrow.

If you share our vision, let’s work together to elevate American manufacturing excellence—today and for generations to come.

Dr. Greg Van Dyk
Colonel, US Air Force (Ret).
Founder & CEO of Altrusion