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The Partner Companies acquires aerospace and defense hydroforming specialist F&B MFG

The Phoenix manufacturer brings experience in engine and auxiliary power unit components for defense and commercial aircraft, alongside tooling, machining and assembly capabilities.

The Partner Companies (TPC) announced the acquisition of F&B MFG, a Phoenix specialty metal manufacturer, on Oct. 26. F&B has experience producing engine and auxiliary power unit components for aircraft ranging from helicopters and fighter jets to passenger aircraft.1

The Partner Companies announces acquisition of F&B MFG

F&B brings experience producing engine and auxiliary power unit components for defense and commercial aircraft.

Approximately 100,000 square feetF&B MFG's Phoenix facility

F&B's hydroforming process uses pressurized fluid to shape metal into complex geometries with tight tolerances.

Source: The Partner Companies release via PR Newswire. As of Oct. 26, 2026.

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TPC says the acquisition strengthens its aerospace and defense manufacturing capabilities while expanding access to specialized fabrication processes, including hydroforming. That process uses pressurized fluid to shape metal into complex geometries with tight tolerances.1

F&B combines hydroforming with engineering, in-house tooling, heat treating and brazing, welding, machining and assembly. It serves aerospace and defense, technology and transportation customers from an approximately 100,000-square-foot Phoenix facility. Its Nadcap accreditations cover heat treating, welding, nonconventional machining and nondestructive testing.1

The manufacturer's products also serve semiconductor customers.4 It recently expanded its machining capabilities to support information technology hardware and broader electronics customers.1

The announcement disclosed no purchase price.1

TPC's stated strategy is to acquire companies that expand its capabilities and capacity.3 The F&B announcement came six days after TPC announced its acquisition of Advanced CNC Industries.1–2 F&B President Alex Newell said joining TPC gives the manufacturer additional resources to invest in its more than 200 employees.1

Sources (4)
  1. The Partner Companies: The Partner Companies Acquires F&B MFG (PR Newswire, Oct. 26, 2026) www.prnewswire.com
  2. The Partner Companies: TPC Acquires Advanced CNC Industries (PR Newswire, Oct. 20, 2026) www.prnewswire.com
  3. The Partner Companies: About us thepartnercos.com
  4. F&B MFG: Home fbmfg.com
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The Partner Companies buys Advanced CNC to expand Optiforms’ machining capacity

The acquisition adds equipment and engineering capabilities to TPC’s optics business, which already makes components for aerospace, defense and other markets.

The Partner Companies (TPC) has acquired Advanced CNC Industries, a precision machining and engineering company in Temecula, California, to expand capabilities at its Optiforms optics business in the same city. TPC announced the acquisition Oct. 20, 2026, without disclosing a purchase price.1

TPC announced that it acquired Advanced CNC Industries

Optiforms, TPC's Temecula-based optics business

Optiformsin-house CNC milling, turning, programming and engineering solutionsplanned

The addition will strengthen Optiforms

Advanced CNC IndustriesDavid Swansonplanned

Swanson will remain with the company through the transition.

The Partner Companies (TPC), acquisition release. As of Oct. 20, 2026.

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Optiforms already makes custom metal components for aerospace, defense and other markets and has multi-axis CNC machining capabilities.2–3 TPC plans to strengthen that operation with Advanced CNC’s in-house milling, turning, programming and engineering capabilities.1

Advanced CNC was founded in 2023 by David Swanson, who will remain with the company through the transition.1

TPC Group President Travis Wood said the acquisition gives Optiforms greater production capacity. The company says the added equipment and capabilities will help meet growing demand for precision optical components.1

Sources (3)
  1. The Partner Companies: TPC Acquires Advanced CNC Industries (PR Newswire, Oct. 20, 2026) www.prnewswire.com
  2. Optiforms: Home www.optiforms.com
  3. Optiforms: CNC machining www.optiforms.com
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T3 Defense buys KeepZone to expand homeland security sales

The acquisition closed Nov. 4 for $1,539,800 in stock, plus a potential cash earn-out. T3 plans to sell its subsidiaries’ products through KeepZone’s channels.

T3 Defense completed its acquisition of homeland security distributor and integrator KeepZone AI from Nexera Technologies on Nov. 4, issuing 425,594 common shares for all of KeepZone’s stock.1–2

T3 Defense completed the KeepZone acquisition

November 4, 2026

common shares425,594actual

issuing 425,594 common shares for all KeepZone shares

KeepZone’s sales channelsintroduce its subsidiaries’ productsplanned

T3 Defense intends to use KeepZone’s sales channels to introduce its subsidiaries’ products alongside KeepZone’s existing portfolio

T3 Defense Form 8-K, Nov. 6, 2026; company release, Oct. 27, 2026

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The purchase adds a sales channel to T3, which focuses on manufacturers in areas such as drones, counter-drone systems and tactical robotics.2–3 T3 intends to introduce its subsidiaries’ products through KeepZone alongside the distributor’s existing portfolio.3

KeepZone has several non-exclusive reseller agreements and markets a multi-vendor portfolio covering screening, surveillance, counter-drone technology, AI analytics and unmanned aerial systems.2–3 Its offerings include partner products and its proprietary VocentraAI voice-analysis platform.3

An amendment signed on the closing date increased the stock purchase price to $1,539,800.1 The original agreement, dated Oct. 26, set the price at $1 million.2

The stock payment is accompanied by a potential cash earn-out.1–2 T3’s announcement described that earn-out as 50% of KeepZone’s standalone net profit over the 24 months after closing. The cash payout is capped at $5 million.3

T3 expects KeepZone to become its dedicated homeland security marketing, sales and business development platform. The company expects the platform to extend T3’s commercial reach to critical infrastructure, law enforcement, public safety and border security customers in Israel and international markets.3

Sources (3)
  1. T3 Defense Form 8-K, Nov. 6, 2026 (event Nov. 4) www.sec.gov
  2. T3 Defense Form 8-K, Oct. 27, 2026 www.sec.gov
  3. T3 Defense press release, Oct. 27, 2026 www.sec.gov
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