Designed Metal Connections INC
Doing business as Permaswage USA
At a glance
Employees100-499
In business sinceNot reported
HeadquartersGardena, CA
US patents7
SAM.gov UEIHV9LJ4KYEAJ8
CAGE code14798
Incorporated inDE
Brands
Airdrome Products
PCC Fluid FittingsThis company sells these brands.
- forgings
- fittings
- tooling products
Named on the company’s own website, read JUL 29, 2026
Supplier designations
For Profit OrganizationManufacturer of Goods
Self-certified by the company in its SAM.gov registration
Patents
7 US patents granted 2007–2018, none of them in the five years to SEP 2025.
Machine tools 3Mechanical elements 3Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 1
- Swage fittingUS 9,982,813 · granted MAY 29, 2018
- Joining device for conduits and associated joining processUS 9,574,688 · granted FEB 21, 2017
- Fluid fitting for soft tubingUS 8,550,504 · granted OCT 8, 2013
- Axial swage toolUS 8,458,876 · granted JUN 11, 2013
- Full tension swaged connectorUS 7,874,881 · granted JAN 25, 2011
Newest 5 shown · Granted to Designed Metal Connections, Inc. · PatentsView (USPTO), data through SEP 30, 2025 · CC BY 4.0
Their plant
| Facility | City | State | Employees | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designed Metal Connections INC | Gardena | CA | 100–499 | ACTIVE |
WARN Act notices
- Layoff notice effective OCT 23, 2020 · 220 employees · Designed Metal Connections INC
Filed with the state under the federal WARN Act · WARN Act notices feed, CC BY 4.0
Compiled from federal records — EPA, OSHA, SAM.gov and the U.S. Census — and from the company’s own website. Federal source data is public domain. Each plant’s page names the source of every field.