FORGE11
Security Hardware & Systems
Structural security for the built environment.
Engineered to withstand force. Designed to deploy fast.
Launching 2026
Our Mission
Smart locks don't stop someone from kicking down your door.
The security industry is flooded with electronic products that notify you after a breach has already happened. Forge11 takes a different approach — we build the physical hardware that prevents the breach in the first place.
Our systems are engineered for structural resistance, rated for real-world force scenarios, and designed for rapid deployment across residential, commercial, and institutional environments. Security isn't a notification. It's a barrier.
Industrial
Foundry casting to finished product — the full production lifecycle from molten billet to certified hardware.
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Additive
Metal 3D printing — layer-by-layer fabrication of geometries impossible to cast, in days not months.
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Products
The door security kit — 800lb rated reinforcement engineered for rapid residential deployment.
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Invest
From consumer hardware to defense-grade manufacturing — the long game in structural security.
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Future Capabilities
FOUNDRY CASTING TO FINISHED PRODUCT
From molten billet at 1,400°C to precision-machined, inspection-certified hardware — Forge11 is building toward end-to-end control of the production chain.
>1,400°
Melt Temperature (C)
Production Workflow
THE FULL CASTING LIFECYCLE
Eight phases from raw billet to certified finished part.
PHASE 01/08
Melt Preparation & Chemistry
Alloy Control · Degassing · Spectrometry
Billets are charged into the furnace and brought above liquidus temperature. The melt is spectrochemically analyzed and adjusted. Degassing removes dissolved hydrogen. Inoculants or grain refiners control microstructure.
Spectrometric AnalysisDegassingSlag RemovalGrain Refinement
PHASE 02/08
Mold & Core Preparation
Sand/Die Molds · Core Setting · Gating Design
Cores for internal cavities are produced from resin-bonded sand. Mold surfaces are coated with refractory washes. The gating and risering system controls how metal fills the cavity and feeds shrinkage.
Core ProductionRefractory WashGating System DesignRisering
PHASE 03/08
Pouring & Solidification
Temperature Control · Fill Rate · Directional Solidification
Pour temperature and rate are tightly controlled. Chill plates or exothermic sleeves direct solidification. Protective atmospheres prevent oxidation during the pour.
Pour TemperatureFill Rate ControlChill PlatesProtective Atmosphere
PHASE 04/08
Shakeout & Post-Processing
Breakout · Gate Removal · Weld Repair
Gates, runners, and risers are cut off using torches, saws, or grinding. Shot blasting cleans the surface. Foundries routinely weld-repair minor defects followed by localized stress relief.
Gate CuttingShot BlastingWeld RepairStress Relief
PHASE 05/08
Heat Treatment
Normalize · Quench & Temper · Solution Treatment
Castings may undergo quenching and tempering, solution treatment and aging, stress relieving, or annealing. Atmosphere-controlled or vacuum furnaces are used for oxidation-sensitive materials.
NormalizingQuench & TemperSolution TreatmentVacuum Furnace
PHASE 06/08
Machining & Finishing
Rough/Finish Machining · Surface Treatment · Balancing
Rough machining establishes datum surfaces first, then finish passes hit final tolerances. Surface treatments — powder coating, galvanizing, plating — are applied for corrosion protection.
Finish MachiningPowder CoatingGalvanizingPassivation
PHASE 07/08
Inspection & Quality Assurance
NDT · Destructive Testing · Dimensional Verification
NDT includes radiographic, ultrasonic, magnetic particle, and dye penetrant inspection. Destructive testing verifies tensile, Charpy impact, hardness, and metallographic sectioning for grain structure.
Radiographic (RT)Ultrasonic (UT)Magnetic Particle (MT)Tensile TestingMetallography
PHASE 08/08
Documentation & Compliance
Traceability · Certs of Conformance · MIL-STD / AMS
Every step generates records — pour logs, heat treat charts, and certificates of conformance. Full material traceability is maintained. For defense applications, this chain must satisfy MIL-STD and AMS standards.
Pour LogsHeat Treat ChartsCert of ConformanceMIL-STDAMS
Defense Readiness
STANDARDS & COMPLIANCE
Military Standards
Casting inspection, material conformance, and process control for defense procurement.
MIL-STD-2175MIL-STD-1907
Aerospace Material Specs
AMS specifications define alloy chemistry, heat treatment, and mechanical property minimums.
AMS 2175AMS 5355
Quality Management
ISO 9001 baseline with AS9100 for aerospace and ITAR compliance for defense articles.
ISO 9001AS9100DITAR
NDT Personnel
Personnel must be individually certified under SNT-TC-1A to specific NDT methods.
SNT-TC-1ANAS 410
Strategic Vision
The door kit is the first product. The foundry is the long game.
Forge11's roadmap moves from assembled security hardware into vertically integrated production — controlling the material, the process, and the documentation chain from melt to finished part.
Companies that can meet MIL-STD and AMS specifications with full heat-lot traceability and certified NDT don't compete on price — they compete on trust.
Next-Generation Manufacturing
METAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Where traditional casting meets its constraints, metal 3D printing breaks through. Layer-by-layer fabrication with full digital traceability.
Core Technologies
METAL AM PROCESSES
/// POWDER BED
Laser Powder Bed Fusion
L-PBF / SLM / DMLS
A high-power laser selectively melts thin layers of metal powder (20–60μm). Highest resolution, best surface finish, widest material range.
20-60μm LAYERS±0.1mmTI-6AL-4VIN718
/// ELECTRON BEAM
Electron Beam Melting
EBM
Electron beam melts powder in a high-vacuum chamber at 600–1000°C. Superior metallurgy for reactive metals like titanium.
50-100μm LAYERSVACUUM BUILDTI-6AL-4V
/// DIRECTED ENERGY
Directed Energy Deposition
DED / LENS / LMD
Metal powder or wire fed into a focused energy beam. Ideal for large-scale parts, repairs, and feature additions. Build volumes can exceed 1 meter.
LARGE FORMATREPAIR CAPABLESTEELINCONEL
/// BINDER + SINTER
Binder Jetting
BJ
Binder deposited onto powder, then sintered in a furnace to full density. No melting, no supports, significantly higher throughput. The production-volume play.
HIGH VOLUMENO SUPPORTS17-4PH SS316L SS
Workflow
FILE TO FINISHED PART
01
Design & DfAM
CAD modeling with additive constraints
02
Build Prep
Orientation, slicing, simulation
03
Print
Layer-by-layer under inert gas
04
Post-Process
Stress relief, HIP, machining
05
Inspect
CT scanning, tensile testing, NDT
06
Certify
Full digital traceability package
Printable Alloys
MATERIALS LIBRARY
Titanium Ti-6Al-4V
Grade 5 · Aerospace Primary
High strength-to-weight ratio, excellent corrosion resistance. The default for aerospace structural components.
UTS: 1,100 MPa
Density: 4.43 g/cm³
Inconel 718
Nickel Superalloy · High Temp
Maintains properties to 700°C. Turbine components, exhaust systems. Notoriously difficult to machine — AM bypasses the pain.
UTS: 1,375 MPa
Max Temp: 700°C
316L Stainless
Austenitic · General Purpose
Excellent corrosion resistance, high ductility. Lower cost entry point for metal AM applications.
UTS: 640 MPa
Elongation: 36-42%
17-4PH Stainless
Precipitation Hardening
High strength through aging heat treatment. Structural brackets, shafts, gears.
UTS: 1,310 MPa
Yield: 1,170 MPa
Aluminum AlSi10Mg
Lightweight · Thermal
Lightweight with good thermal conductivity. Heat exchangers, housings, rapid prototyping.
UTS: 430 MPa
Density: 2.67 g/cm³
Maraging Steel M300
Tool Steel · Ultra-High Strength
Extreme hardness after aging (54 HRC). Tooling, dies, mold inserts with conformal cooling.
UTS: 2,050 MPa
Hardness: 50-54 HRC
Strategic Advantage
ADDITIVE vs TRADITIONAL CASTING
Tooling
Zero tooling — print directly from CAD.
Lead Time
Days to weeks. No pattern making.
Geometry
Unrestricted complexity — lattice, topology optimized, internal channels.
Volume
Economical for 1–500 parts.
Tooling
Requires patterns, molds, cores. $10K–$500K+ upfront.
Lead Time
Weeks to months. Traditional timeline.
Geometry
Constrained by draft angles, undercuts.
Volume
Economical at 500+ parts.
MIC Applications
DEFENSE & AEROSPACE USE CASES
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Structural Armor
Lattice-optimized ballistic panels with engineered energy absorption.
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Rapid Spares
On-demand parts for legacy systems. Print instead of waiting 18 months.
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Propulsion
Rocket injectors, turbine blades with integrated cooling channels.
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Hardened Enclosures
EMP-shielded, RF-attenuating housings as single consolidated prints.
Strategic Vision
Casting builds the foundation. Additive builds what casting can't.
Metal 3D printing is the primary manufacturing pillar. Additive dominates at complexity and speed. Casting dominates at volume. Together — full-spectrum production capability.
The same traceability infrastructure built for casting transfers directly to additive. The compliance muscle is the same. The geometry is limitless.
Product Line
SECURITY HARDWARE
Engineered to resist force. Packaged to deploy fast. Every kit ships with everything needed for a single-person installation — no extra trips to the hardware store.
Featured Product
DOOR SECURITY KIT
FORGE11 DSK-800
Door Security Kit · 800 LB Rated
A complete structural reinforcement system for residential and light commercial doors. Rated for 800 pounds of force resistance, the DSK-800 addresses the gap left by electronic security products — smart locks notify you after a breach. This kit prevents the breach in the first place.
Kit Contents
WHAT'S IN THE BOX
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Door Reinforcers
800 lb rated strike & hinge reinforcement plates
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Door Latch
Heavy-duty replacement latch assembly
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3" Screws
Construction-grade screws to reach frame studs
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Drill Bit
Pre-matched bit for clean pilot holes
Availability
SALES CHANNELS
Direct Online
Forge11.us and Amazon. Full retail pricing with the highest margin and direct customer relationship.
Wholesale
Bulk pricing for hardware retailers and security distributors. Volume orders with consistent reorder cycles.
Builders & RE
Partnership pricing for home developers and real estate agents who bundle security hardware into projects.
Product Roadmap
The DSK-800 is the entry point. Not the finish line.
The door security kit validates the market, builds the brand, and generates the revenue to fund expansion into commercial-grade reinforcement systems, window security, and institutional hardware. Every product that follows inherits the same design principles: structural resistance, rapid deployment, zero electronics dependency.
Investor Relations
THE FUTURE IS PRINTED IN METAL
Metal additive manufacturing is crossing the chasm from prototyping to production. Defense spending on AM grew 167% in a single year. Forge11 is building the infrastructure to capture it.
$24.2B
Global AM Market 2025
Investment Thesis
WHY FORGE11
The security market is saturated with electronics that notify. There's a gap for hardware that prevents.
Smart locks, cameras, and sensors dominate — but none physically stop a breach. Forge11 occupies the structural layer: hardware engineered to resist force. The door kit is a market entry vehicle. The long-term play is vertical integration into defense-grade manufacturing.
Revenue is built for durability — partnerships, licensing, and strategic alliances over pure volume. Premium positioning over commodity pricing.
Market Opportunity
A GENERATIONAL GROWTH CYCLE
Three converging markets with compounding growth trajectories. Metal AM is the fastest-growing segment in industrial manufacturing.
METAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Global Market Projection
▲ 24–29% CAGR
Sources: VoxelMatters, Grand View Research, Straits Research
DOD AM SPENDING
Direct Department of Defense Investment
▲ 83% YoY INCREASE (FY25→FY26)
Sources: AM Research, 3D Printing Industry, FY2026 NDAA
PHYSICAL SECURITY MARKET
Global Market (Entry Revenue Layer)
▲ 5.6–7.9% CAGR
Source: Grand View Research
U.S. INVESTMENT CASTING
High-Value Foundry Segment
▲ 5.4% CAGR · CASTINGS = #1 AEROSPACE BOTTLENECK
Sources: Grand View Research, BCG Supply Chain Analysis
U.S. DEFENSE BUDGET TRAJECTORY
$3.3B allocated to AM-related projects in FY2026 · 83% increase over FY2025
Manufacturing Architecture
TWO PILLARS. ONE INFRASTRUCTURE.
Metal additive manufacturing is the primary capability — the highest-margin, highest-barrier manufacturing modality in the defense supply chain. Foundry casting provides complementary volume production and builds the metallurgical expertise that AM requires.
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METAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Production-grade metal 3D printing across four process families. Zero tooling. 20μm resolution. Complex geometries impossible through traditional methods. The technology that Boeing, GE, and the DOD are betting billions on.
L-PBF
Laser Powder Bed Fusion · 80–90% of production AM
EBM
Electron Beam Melting · 22.5% CAGR · Ti/Ni alloys
DED
Directed Energy Deposition · Large-format repair & build
BINDER JET
High-volume production · Declining cost curve
Ti-6Al-4V
INCONEL 718
SS 316L
17-4PH
AlSi10Mg
CoCr
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FOUNDRY CASTING
Investment and sand casting with full traceability. 8-phase lifecycle control. Builds the metallurgical expertise, quality certifications, and defense relationships that AM operations require.
INVESTMENT
30–50%+ gross margins · Aerospace-grade
SAND
Volume production · Economical at 500+ units
MIL-STD
AMS
AS9100
NADCAP
ITAR
Financial Infrastructure
THE TAX INCENTIVE STACK
Federal legislation (OBBBA, July 2025) combined with Wyoming's #1 tax competitiveness creates a historically unprecedented incentive environment for manufacturing investment.
100%
Bonus Depreciation — Permanent
Full first-year expensing on all manufacturing equipment with no dollar cap and no phase-down. A $5M equipment investment produces a $5M first-year deduction. Applies to both new and used property.
IRC §168(k) · OBBBA P.L. 119-21 · Effective Jan 20, 2025
$2.5M
Section 179 Expensing — Doubled
OBBBA doubled the limit from $1.25M to $2.56M (2026, indexed). All AM systems, foundry equipment, CNC machines, and inspection equipment qualify as 7-year MACRS property.
IRC §179 · Phase-out at $4.09M total equipment spend
$500K
R&D Payroll Tax Credit — Startups
Qualified small businesses offset up to $500K/year in payroll taxes — even before generating revenue. AM process development, alloy qualification, and build strategy R&D all qualify.
IRC §41 · Gross receipts under $5M · Immediate R&D expensing restored via §174A
$15M
QSBS — Tax-Free Investor Exit
Early investors in a qualifying manufacturing C-corp can exclude 100% of federal capital gains up to $15M per investor, with only a 3-year hold period. Manufacturing is an explicitly qualifying activity.
IRC §1202 · OBBBA raised gross asset threshold to $75M · 3-year hold (reduced from 5)
0%
SBA 504 Loan Fees — Manufacturers
Up to $5.5M for fixed assets with zero upfront guaranty fee and zero annual service fee through FY2026. New MARC Program adds $5M in revolving credit exclusively for manufacturers.
SBA Made in America Program · FY2026 fee waivers
WYOMING STRUCTURAL ADVANTAGE
0%
Mfg Equipment Sales Tax
Manufacturing equipment exemption extended through 2042 (HB0011). Tax Foundation #1 ranking 2025. Cumulative savings exceed $1M+ over 10 years at $2M+ annual profit vs. national average.
Investment Architecture
THREE LAYERS. COMPOUNDING VALUE.
Each layer de-risks and funds the next. Product revenue validates the market. Foundry builds metallurgical authority and defense certifications. Additive manufacturing captures the highest-margin opportunity.
71.5% Product Margin · Breakeven at 41 units/month
Direct-to-consumer security hardware generates immediate cash flow and market validation. The entry point — not the finish line. Revenue here funds the manufacturing thesis.
30–50% Gross Margin · 89% of US Foundries Profitable
Investment casting at the highest-value tier. Builds AS9100, Nadcap, ITAR, and CMMC certifications — the compliance infrastructure that takes years to establish and creates permanent competitive barriers.
$780K–$975K Revenue Per Machine/Year at 65% Utilization
The highest-barrier, highest-margin manufacturing modality. Defense-certified AM operations command premium pricing in a market growing 24–29% annually. Forge11's built-in product demand solves the #1 AM startup failure: buying machines before securing customers.
Utilization Target vs Industry Avg (35–45%)
Revenue Architecture
MULTI-CHANNEL REVENUE
Channel A
Direct-to-Consumer
$146.00 per kit through Forge11.us and Amazon. Brand building and highest margins.
FORGE11.USAMAZONHIGH MARGIN
Channel B
Wholesale & Retail
Bulk sales to hardware retailers and distributors. Volume play with consistent orders.
RETAILERSVOLUME
Channel C
Builders & Real Estate
Recurring relationship-based revenue from developers and agents bundling security hardware.
DEVELOPERSPARTNERSHIP
Channel D
Government & Defense
Highest margins, longest cycles. Contract-based through procurement and subcontracting.
GOV CONTRACTSSTRATEGIC
Competitive Moat
FOUR PILLARS
01
Structural Authority
Physical resistance you can test with a battering ram. No false positives.
02
Vertical Integration
Fewer dependencies, more margin, full traceability from material to finished product.
03
Compliance Infrastructure
MIL-STD, AMS, ITAR from the start. The documentation chain is the barrier to entry.
04
Network Revenue
Partnerships, licensing, alliances over purely transactional sales.
Execution Timeline
GROWTH ROADMAP
2026 — Current
Product Launch
200-unit pilot. Establish DTC channels, begin wholesale outreach, validate pricing.
2026–2027
Product Expansion
Expand into commercial-grade systems, window security, institutional hardware. Scale to 3PL.
Triggered at $5M Net Profit
Manufacturing Capability
In-house casting and/or additive manufacturing initiated once the business reaches $5M in net profit. Full traceability and MIL-STD compliance built from day one.
Post-Manufacturing Buildout
Defense Contracts
Prime contractor relationships, set-aside contracts. Full AS9100/ITAR compliance.
Long-Term Objective
Full MIC Integration
Vertically integrated security manufacturer with multi-channel revenue and full-spectrum production.
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INVESTOR INQUIRY
We're building for the long game. We're looking for investors who think the same way.
Forge11 seeks strategic investors who understand physical infrastructure, defense alignment, and patient capital.
This isn't a blitz-scale play. It's a compounding-advantage play — each phase builds capability that makes the next more valuable and more defensible.
This page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell securities