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Born of the steel age in 1960, All-Clad Metalcrafters found its roots in a small metallurgical company that specialized in formulating bonded metals for a variety of industries. Company founder, John Ulam, was awarded more than 50 US patents, specifically related to bonded metals, and was instrumental in the US Mint’s conversion from solid silver coins to the bonded layered metals we use today.
Ulam, an accomplished metallurgist, discovered that cladding dissimilar metals in the proper formulations delivered properties that no individual metal could achieve. After forming an alliance with Alcoa in 1967, he began to adapt his bonding technology to cookware products. The various combinations of clad metals proved to be ideal for cookware applications, and resulted in performance that greatly exceeded that of non-bonded cookware.
After years of perfecting his bonding process, Ulam established All-Clad Metalcrafters in 1971, and began producing professional-quality bonded cookware for working chefs and gourmet home cooks. The brand slowly emerged as early adopters in the professional community realized the extraordinary qualities, striking aesthetics and exemplary cooking performance of this revolutionary bonded cookware.
Today, from its rolling mill in Southwest Pennsylvania, All-Clad Metalcrafters is the only bonded cookware manufacturer who utilizes American craftsmen and American-made metals to produce a complete line of finished bonded cookware products. |