General Manager @NOXMetals // Michigan State

Detroit, MI
Joined November 2018
RT @zanehengsperger: In the last year we have empowered 300+ manufacturers including Boeing, SpaceX, Lockheed, Anduril, and many glorious m…
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Factos by @noxmetals has a single "Opportunity" primitive that follows a metal order from RFQ to shipment. But our different departments need different things out of this primitive- sales needs to know fulfillment status, procurement needs to know what to buy, and the shop floor needs to know what plates to cut Building a data model that serves each department without accumulating too much duplicated state and syncing logic is a challenge To do this, Factos maintains several state machines at the grain where each fact is true- deal, line, shipment, plate, saw task, and material purchase- then rolls them up into the views each team needs As our workflows evolve and company scales, it's a balance we constantly revisit
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Zane Hengsperger
@zanehengspergerJun 15
Nox Metals exists so America can build 100x more factories and technologically abundant industrial capacity in the West. We are announcing our $11.5M Seed round led by Hyperion, with participation from Palmer Luckey, Y Combinator, Jared Friedman, RoboStrategy, Operator Collective, DTX, Alumni Ventures, and others. Over the past few decades, America has neglected domestic production. We lost our dominating ability to build in the world of atoms while jobs on the factory floor plummeted. It's time to build for America again. As our grandparents once did. Since launching production only 7 months ago, we have shipped metal to hundreds of American factories. Countless truckloads to America's industrial base. And we are no where near slowing down. Our metal has gone to space. It has protected our troops. It is in your car and in the machine that scanned your chest. It is all around us. And we can't stop supplying at warp speeds, because America needs it. We will be revitalizing a WW2 era, 35,000 SQFT factory in Detroit this summer where we will have our techno industrialists working hard to further pursue our mission. We will be tripling down on technology, which has allowed us to move this fast for America thus far. More code. More machines. More metal. More production.
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We are hiring shift leads and operators to help reindustrialize America 🇺🇸! Apply through our website noxmetals.co/careers !
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Tone-setter. Game-changer. The King is one of one.
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Zane Hengsperger
@zanehengspergerMar 21
Nox Metals is on a mission to supply every factory in America, already dozens of aerospace and defense manufacturers I'm hiring for a bunch of roles in Detroit >Supply Chain Engineer >Software Engineer >Marketing/Sales >Chief of Staff >Factory Operator/CDL
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NOX METALS
@noxmetalsMar 21
weekends with our customers, keeping the metal moving throughout America
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Hiring a Founding Sales role You'll go to factories all across America, meet the countries finest Industrialists, and manage end to end sales cycles DM's are open
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Zane Hengsperger
@zanehengspergerMar 16
anyone who thinks this way should join nox metals
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@jacobandreouMar 14
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Zane Hengsperger
@zanehengspergerMar 6
I am hiring a Head of Software Engineering at @noxmetals the perfect for role for someone who cares deeply about reindustrializing America, wants to supply every factory in America in <24 hours, and wants to write code integrated with machines/hardware you get: - to hire a team - large compute budget - hardware + vision systems to integrate 150-250k + equity detroit in person full time dm me or apply via the next tweet
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Zane Hengsperger
@zanehengspergerMar 1
we are hiring more operators at @noxmetals in Detroit you will have immense pride in building factories of the future to support American industry requirements: - hard working - okay getting dirty - manufacturing experience (1-4 years) - like using AI to solve problems - good at recording manual nuanced data when we hire for this role, we want the person to work with us for the next 50 years, whether its continue to operator, work on automation, code, or open new locations. dm me to apply
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Soy meeting location: conference room A 🥴 NOX meeting location: Spartan Bandsaw😮‍💨
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Zane Hengsperger
@zanehengspergerFeb 19
awesome to have @snowmaker of @ycombinator out to visit the factory 🇺🇸
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Zane Hengsperger
@zanehengspergerFeb 7
I want to talk about our most brutal week at @noxmetals this week. Even though it was the one with the most revenue we have ever done. We have a unique perspective because a lot of American manufacturers reach out to us all day long to ask for metal to make parts. We have this view where we see how busy these shops and factories are. And the requests just don't stop coming in. We turned down an additional 50% of monthly goal revenue because we are just too busy and it sucks. Which is obviously a really good thing but what's super clear is the lack of capacity and technology American manufacturing has to keep up with itself and grow. We just got so busy so fast. I honestly feel like we found a really strong product market fit. As soon as we launched our instant quoter, our customers were able to get lead times and prices that worked for them 1000x faster than on average. Also, I feel strongly that we haven't even had that much net new customers but just an insane amount of repeat customers. It's like okay we have been really only cutting for 3 months and we figured out what works: fast fast metal cheaper than the competition and still good margins for us. I think all the shops move so slowly because their supply chains are slow. Like right now we are slow and it sucks. Because we simply need more technology and capacity - which we are building/implementing but there's a slight lag in the world of atoms. I guess this all is being said that manufacturing is extremely hard to do fast and cheap - but simultaneously it is so damn worth it because the customer response is great. I am super thankful for our team for working 85 - 100 hour weeks last two weeks. And getting to work on such an important problem is very very fun.
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Modern Metal Mills @zanehengsperger Reindustrializing the U.S. isn’t just about labor or geopolitics—metal mills are slow because they run on outdated systems. Modern software creates an opportunity for mills to cut lead times and costs while improving flexibility and margins.
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i will make it my life misison to figure out who is calling the shots behind the curtains of sports media to put out hits on Michigan State and ragebait MSU fans this is getting out of control
Luka Garza thinks Michigan State intentionally gives the road team the worst rim in the second half 👀 “This is my conspiracy theory… it’s the worst rim in college basketball. The other team comes in the second half and can’t buy a bucket.”
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What US city has the largest gap between national perception and reality? My answer: Detroit Everyone seems to think it’s a run down hell hole w nothing but boarded up buildings. In reality: > Completely rejuvenated downtown w businesses, residential, restaurants, & nice sports venues – Ford Field (Lions), Comerica Park (Tigers), Little Caesars Arena (Pistons & Red Wings) > One of the best airports in the country – Delta hub w direct flights all over the world > Tons of history, culture, and classic architecture > Diversifying economy beyond auto into tech, medical, etc. > People are genuinely nice but also super tough & resilient Of course it’s not all unicorns and rainbows. While some parts of the city are making a comeback, others are being left behind. There’s crime, traffic and all the other things most big cities battle. But if Detroit has a national reputation of 1/10, in actuality I think it’s more like 7/10.
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Zane Hengsperger
@zanehengspergerJan 20
you can move insanely fast in the world of atoms because the demand is so high and the technology bar is so low january is far from over
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