Discover Nichols Portland, Inc.
Engineering, prototyping, and manufacturing of pumps, gerotors, specialty valves, powder metal components, and advanced metal technologies.
Advanced Manufacturing Capabilities
Nichols Portland, Inc. unites specialized divisions under one powerful brand, delivering advanced manufacturing solutions across industries and applications. From sintered metals and pumps to precision valves, MIM, and additive manufacturing, our technologies are designed to meet the needs of every customer — efficiently, reliably, and at scale.
With a shared commitment to innovation and quality, we’re building the future of manufacturing for everyone.
Nichols Portland, Inc. Technologies
We blend age-old craftsmanship with today's cutting-edge analysis. Dive into a world where precision flows seamlessly with innovation.
What Industries Does Nichols Portland Serve?
We're proud to produce parts for a wide range of industries across the world, including the automotive, medical, industrial, and off-highway industries, just to name a few.

Through advanced metal injection molding, gerotor pump, and additive manufacturing technologies, NPI helps design and manufacture components for engine, transmission, drivetrain, and electrical systems. Specific components produced include fuel injectors, turbocharger and valve components, EV cooling, oil circulation, and gearbox lubrication.

NPI partners with industrial OEMs to produce highly-precise, durable components including gears, bearings, bushings, pump components, and filters for heavy machinery. Our technologies also support the vital fluid transfer, chemical processing, power generation, and water treatment systems your OEM relies on.

From gerotor pumps powering oil and gas movement to specialty valves regulating oil, gas, steam, and other media within pipelines and power generation systems, NPI technologies support critical energy production and processing applications.

In heavy-duty applications in demanding jobsites, our gerotor and mechanical pumps provide solutions for fuel delivery, lubrication, cooling, and hydraulic operation in cranes, backhoes, and other heavy-duty construction machinery with our PM, MIM, and AM capabilities.

Our technologies keep your agricultural equipment operating efficiently and reliably in the field -- from operating plows and combines to powering tractor hydraulics. Our gerotor and mechanical pumps deliver fluid power solutions, while our PM technology complements these systems with the production of gears, bearings, filters, and plant plates able to withstand demanding agricultural applications.

Our gerotor pumps and stainless steel components provide the strength, durability, and corrosion resistance for extreme moisture and pressure that marine environments bring. From delivering fuel to circulating oil to supporting marine transmissions and onboard grinder pumps, our components are built to last.
From concept to production, Nichols Portland, Inc. combines advanced engineering, rigorous validation, and precision manufacturing to deliver precision-engineered solutions built for the durability, efficiency, and OEM-level quality demanded by heavy-duty on- and off-highway trucks.
Why Choose Nichols Portland, Inc.?
For more than 120 years, Nichols Portland has combined engineering expertise, proven innovation and advanced U.S.-based manufacturing to help OEMs solve complex challenges.
120+ years of engineering and manufacturing experience
Pioneered the world’s first gerotor
Long-term partnerships with leading OEMs
Certified quality systems and processes
U.S.-based engineering and production
Multiple advanced manufacturing technologies
Support from initial design through full-scale production
One trusted partner for engineering, testing and manufacturing
Precision Manufacturing FAQs
High precision manufacturing uses advanced technologies to produce complex components to exact dimensional and performance guidelines with minimal error. NPI delivers world-class precision and repeatability at high volumes through rigorous statistical process control.
We serve customers globally, with U.S.-based manufacturing facilities in Maine, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. With multiple, state-of-the-art facilities specializing in a number of advanced technologies, we serve a wide range of demanding industries across the world.
Our constantly evolving, advanced manufacturing technologies range from sintered metal manufacturing, gerotors and pumps, and metal injection molding to metal additive manufacturing, specialty valves and custom machining. Our capabilities also include product testing and analysis, supporting customers from design through full-scale production.
Yes – NPI’s engineers work alongside customers from product design through delivery, providing design guidance, pump analysis, testing and application-specific manufacturing support.
Yes. NPI offers rapid prototyping through metal additive manufacturing, allowing engineers to create and evaluate complex parts before moving into production. Pump programs can also include prototyping, testing and full-production support.
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