Founded in Chicago in 1978, B.W. Supply Company is a foundry and foundry-supply manufacturer now based in Lyons, Ohio. Since purchasing its Lyons foundry in 2002, the company has operated a 51,000-square-foot facility producing grey and ductile iron castings ranging from 1 to 8,000 pounds. It also supplies foundry products to metal casters and smelters across North America.
Elyria FoundryElyria Foundry manufactures large gray and ductile iron specialty castings, continuing a foundry tradition in Elyria, Ohio, that began in 1905. The company joined with Hodge Foundry, whose Greenville, Pennsylvania operation dates to 1876, in 2008. Its casting capabilities cover parts from 20 to 200,000 pounds, serving mining, energy, and industrial markets.GREENVILLE, PA
Trumbull Foundry & AlloySince opening in 2008, Trumbull Foundry & Alloy has built its Niles operation around custom gray iron, ductile iron, and steel castings for demanding industrial applications. Its 50-plus-person team handles projects from prototyping through production in a 150,000-square-foot Ohio foundry, with castings ranging from 1 to 3,000 pounds. Founder and president Corey Jarvis also gives back to the trade as a trustee of the Foundry Educational Foundation.NILES, OH
The C.A. Lawton CoFounded in De Pere, Wisconsin, in 1879, The C.A. Lawton Co. is a fifth-generation, foundry-centered manufacturer of gray and ductile iron castings. The company operates foundries in De Pere and Minster, Ohio, and its Minster location produces castings up to 45,000 pounds. Its history also includes earlier manufacturing of machinery and products such as coal stokers, presses, and roll-wrapping equipment.MINSTER, OH
Centre Foundry & Machine CompanyDating to 1840, Centre Foundry & Machine Company produces heavy-section gray iron castings for specialty steel and ferro-alloy producers from its Wheeling, West Virginia foundry. The company operates a 100,000-square-foot facility capable of producing more than 100 tons a day, with casting capacity up to 55 net tons and 200 inches in height. Its long history includes early work on nail and rolling-mill machinery before the foundry shifted toward the specialty steel castings it makes today.WHEELING, WV