** Precision-engineered components maker Elmet Group ELMT.O on track to open above offer price in Nasdaq debut
** Stock recently indicated to open at $19 apiece vs $14 offer price
** Portland, Maine-based ELMT sold roughly 8.6 million shares in an upsized IPO at top end of marketed range of $12 and $14 apiece
** Elmet makes components and high-energy systems using critical materials for aerospace, defense and semiconductor sectors
** Cantor acted as lead book-running manager for offering
** Elmet's history includes over 70 years as part of Royal Philips and Philips Lighting
(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru)
((ArasuKannagi.Basil@thomsonreuters.com;))