Precision Castparts Corp. operates as a manufacturer of complex metal components and products, including investment castings, forgings, fasteners, and aerostructures. The company manufactures investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, and aerostructures for aerospace, power generation, industrial gas turbine, and general industrial applications. It produces engineered fasteners, fastening systems, metal components, and assemblies for aerospace, transportation, and industrial markets, and supplies extruded seamless pipe, fittings, forgings, and clad products for power generation and oil and gas sectors. The company manufactures titanium and superalloys, mill and melted products, subsea clad pipe, and specialized forgings, and offers medical castings, motorsports components, and parts for space programs. Alloy research and development is provided through its metals group. The company serves clients in aerospace, power generation, oil and gas, transportation, medical, machine tool, fluid management, general industrial, military, commercial airframe, and casting and forging industries. The company was founded in 1953 and is based in Lake Oswego, Oregon.