Our global customers rely on our expertise and understanding of materials, manufacturing infrastructure, and product applications to rapidly deliver innovative, quality products.
We create performance materials for a bright future
At Ames, we create performance materials for a bright future. We’ve been in the silver refining and fabricating industries since 1860, and creating advanced silver powders and flakes for vital industries such as medicine, photography, electronic components, consumer products, and catalysts, consistently driving the markets forward. We manufacture materials for the global electronics industries, and operate in a broad range of markets such as electromagnetic shielding, photovoltaic inks, thermally and electrically conductive inks and adhesives, touchscreen conductive inks, medical and environmental sensors, and ethylene oxide catalysts.
Our global customers rely on our expertise and understanding of materials, manufacturing infrastructure, and product applications to rapidly deliver innovative, quality products.
Social Responsibility Quality Innovation Customer Service Continuous Improvement
Social Responsibility – We recognize our role as a global citizen, and we responsibly source our materials while always meeting environmental, health, and safety standards.
Quality – We strive for consistently providing high quality products and services.
Innovation – We develop new, and unique products and services for our markets.
Customer Service – We provide exceptional service to our customers through our response and flexibility.
Continuous Improvement – By better understanding customers and their expectations, we continue to innovate and improve products, processes, and services.
The Ames core values are an emblem of our philosophy of dedication to help our customers reach and surpass their identified goals. Regardless of size our customers will receive first-class service and support from our facilities.
We will achieve this by offering the most competitive and technically capable solutions in our markets, and maintain trust and long-term relationships with our customers, employees, and suppliers by meeting and striving to exceed expectations.
About Ames Goldsmith
Originally founded in 1860 as Ames Chemical Company, the silver refining plant, was sold to GAF Corporation in the late 1960s, and was subsequently purchased by the Ames Goldsmith Corporation in 1979.
Ames Goldsmith’s plant has been in continuous operation as a silver refiner and fabricator for nearly 150 years. Today, with an annual silver consumption well in excess of 85M troy ounces, we are one of the largest integrated silver fabricators in the world.
We’ve been recycling for nearly a century and a half, making the most of silver – a vital resource for industry, medicine, photography, electronic components, and manufactured consumer products.
As the company grew, we diversified into producing silver nitrate, oxide, and advanced silver powders and flakes. In addition to our silver-based materials, Ames has also recently invested in technology to produce Copper based materials.
Ames Goldsmith’s expertise in customizing its standard materials evolved into developing new materials to meet the needs of the continually advancing precious metals products markets including automotive, aerospace, medical, electrical, renewable energy, and electronics.
Ames Goldsmith remains a vibrant testimony to the vision of Merritt Ames, who established a thriving company by reclaiming silver. The current company carries on the tradition of dedication to innovative technology and exceptional customer service.
At Ames Goldsmith, we pride ourselves on our ability to work with our customers to meet their unique application requirements. To this end, Ames has become very efficient at modifying our standard materials to meet the changing needs of an ever evolving marketplace.
We value all of the business that our customers entrust to us, and regardless of your size, you will receive first-class service and support from our global facilities.
News & Awards
Pyromet joins forces with Ames Goldsmith
South Glens Falls, New York – January 2023 – Following over two decades of commercial partnership, Ames Goldsmith Corporation and Pyromet Inc. have entered into an agreement to bring Pyromet, Silver Phoenix, and Independent Refining Company (IRC) into the Ames Goldsmith family of companies. Both companies look forward to combining strengths and core competencies, cementing…
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Ames Goldsmith Corporation to exhibit at Europe’s leading Hydrogen Technology Expo
Our team will be exhibiting at the Hydrogen Technology Expo, Europe’s premier Hydrogen Technology event. Come see us in Bremen between October 19-20, 2022 at booth #6401. For more information about the event: https://www.hydrogen-worldexpo.com/
Ames Goldsmith Corporation exhibiting at major electronics industry event
Our team will be exhibiting at the Techblick Future of Electronics RESHAPED, the premier industry event for printed, hybrid, 3D, in-mold, textile, and wearable electronics. Come see us in Eindhoven between October 12-13, 2022 at booth #40. For more information about the event: https://www.techblick.com/electronicsreshaped
Ames Goldsmith teams up with NextFlex
Ames Goldsmith is pleased to announce a partnership with NextFlex. NextFlex®, America’s Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Institute, is a leading force in the Manufacturing USA network and together we will work to advance the flexible / hybrid electronics eco system. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6938563986120429568
We are pleased to announce the commercial launch of our new HyperTM heterogeneous catalysts suitable for Green Hydrogen generation and for the Hydrogen Fuel Cell markets. Check out our website for further details.
Ames Goldsmith Ceimig to Exhibit at Hannover Messe 2021
This week our UK team will be exhibiting at the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Exhibition as part of the online version of Hannover Messe. Hannover Messe is the world’s largest industrial technology show and Ames Goldsmith Ceimig will be showcasing a range of precious metal catalysts that can be used for electrolyzers and fuel cells.
