History Gupta Permold prides itself on being a world-class contract manufacturer and a master at many different manufacturing disciplines. But it wasn't always as such.

Our company was founded in 1980 as a small-scale Permold aluminum foundry. Competition was tough during the 1980-82 recession, but we somehow managed to survive. At the onset of the economic expansion, our high-quality aluminum parts started to become popular letting us further prosper to the point in 1984 when we started our braking resistor department. In 1986, we continued with our explosive growth by starting the manufacturing of high and low-speed traction gear units. By 1991, we had begun our latest foray into mass transit propulsion products by manufacturing high-quality AC/DC traction motors. In 1996, we added our operation on the west coast to refurbish a number of components in the Bay Area Rapid Transit system. Most recently, the Machining Division was formed in the late 1990's to provide CNC Machining support for the existing operations and new customers in the OEM.

As Asian sourcing became more popular in recent years due to low labor costs that can be taken advantage of for low-technology components, the OEC Division was formed in 2000

Who knows where the future may take Gupta Permold, but in any case, we have our customers to thank for their continued faith in our capability.