About us / Partnerships

Stronger
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Industry knowledge, opportunity and new ideas grow through relationships. These are some of the collaborations documented in our company history.

Danko ArlingtonAmerican craft · Modern capability

Built on relationships

Our customers. Our people.
Our Baltimore community.

Strong relationships are part of how we manufacture: through open communication, meaningful opportunities and a commitment to our neighbors.

Customers

Know where your project stands.

Open communication
Weekly check-insSite visits

We can arrange weekly check-ins and site visits to review progress at each stage of production. From tooling and casting to testing, machining and assembly, those conversations keep schedules, requirements and next steps visible.

One manufacturing partner brings the stages together and provides a consistent point of contact throughout your project.

Employees

Opportunity through skilled work.

Meaningful opportunity
Second-chance employmentApprenticeships

Danko Arlington is a second-chance employer. We value commitment, reliability and a willingness to learn, and believe meaningful work can help people build a new chapter. This means offering employment opportunities to people rebuilding their lives after incarceration or other barriers to work, alongside the expectations and support needed to succeed on the job.

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Community

A good neighbor in Baltimore.

Local connections
GaudenziaBaltimore workforce

Our community relationships include Gaudenzia, whose graduates have received job training and employment opportunities at Danko Arlington. Gaudenzia recognized the company as its 2008 Employer of the Year.

In 2021, we participated as an apprenticeship partner in the Baltimore City Public Schools Senior Recruitment Fair, sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development. These connections help introduce local people to manufacturing careers.

Industry membership

Non-Ferrous Founders’ Society

Danko Arlington’s documented NFFS membership connects the company with resources and advocacy for non-ferrous metalcasters. In 2022, John Danko and NFFS represented foundry interests at the U.S. Army/TACOM Casting & Forging Summit.

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Workforce development

Jane Addams Resource Corporation

JARC recognized Danko Arlington as its 2019 Employer Partner of the Year. The company has worked with JARC-trained candidates in manufacturing and quality roles. A 2025 company article also documents JARC training in the career of welder Justin LeGrand.

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Apprenticeship development

Maryland Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Maryland MEP helped Danko Arlington reactivate its CNC machinist apprenticeship in 2018, incorporating additive manufacturing into the training program.

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Workforce network

Navy Talent Pipeline Program

Danko Arlington joined the NFFS Talent Pipeline Program in November 2024. The initiative supports workforce development and retention for the defense industrial base.

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Research collaboration · 2018

University of Maryland, Baltimore

A documented collaboration with University of Maryland Ventures and a UMB neurosurgery researcher translated proposed surgical-device designs into physical prototypes.

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