Carbo Forge is a 100% employee-owned closed-die impression forging company in Fremont, Ohio, producing steel forgings for customers across a diverse range of industries. Its employee ownership plan has been in place since 1988, and the company reports more than five decades of work on process and quality standards. The Fremont operation uses press and hammer equipment to produce forgings up to 15 pounds.
IATF 16949
ISO 9001
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Compliance program
Forge Products CorporationFamily-owned since 1962, Cleveland’s Forge Products Corporation makes customized open-die forgings for industrial customers, with parts weighing up to 5,000 pounds. Started by Charles Thayer and his father, the company remains in its third generation of family ownership and is supported by a cross-trained workforce whose average tenure is 20 years. Its quality program meets or exceeds MIL-S-45208A and MIL-I-45662A standards, with customers including aerospace and heavy-equipment manufacturers.CLEVELAND, OH
Ohio Star ForgeFounded in 1988 as a small shop, Ohio Star Forge manufactures forged components and has grown to more than 100 employees. It is a supplier to automotive, energy, industrial, infrastructure, heavy truck, and off-highway markets, with experience in high-speed hot forging and power-transfer components.WARREN, OH
Viking ForgeViking Forge is a U.S. closed-die forging company that produces precision near-net-shape steel forgings for OEMs and other customers. Its roots go back over three decades, beginning as a supplier of truck-industry hardware, and it now serves a wide range of markets with hot-forging capabilities and in-house tool-and-die expertise.STREETSBORO, OH
Solmet Technologies, IncFounded in Canton in 1985, family-owned Solmet Technologies forges open-die steel parts and provides machining and metal testing for demanding industrial applications. Its 35,000-square-foot facility can forge shafts up to 180 inches long and 3,500 pounds, with a 126-year-old forging hammer still on site. Solmet began as a metallurgical testing company and now employs more than 60 metalworking professionals, with ISO 9001:2015 and API Q1 credentials supporting its work.CANTON, OH