Established in 1854 in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, Chris Erhart Foundry and Machine Co. is a family-owned metalcaster that moved to Cincinnati in 1874 and is among the oldest ongoing family-owned metalcasters in the United States. It makes low- and medium-volume gray and ductile iron castings, specializing in jobbing and semi-production work for short runs, repair parts, and prototypes.
Xenia FoundryXenia Foundry is a family-owned iron foundry that produces custom gray and ductile iron castings for specialized equipment manufacturers. Founded by Ward Huston in Xenia, Ohio, in 1920, it has remained under Huston family operation for five generations and now focuses on small-job production of iron castings.XENIA, OH
OSCO Industries, IncSince its 1872 beginnings as the Ohio Stove Company, Portsmouth-based OSCO Industries has grown into a three-plant foundry manufacturer of gray-iron castings. Its South-Central Ohio operations specialize in medium- to high-volume parts weighing under 50 pounds, with production spanning green-sand and shell molding. The company’s roots in stove making give its modern casting work a distinctive 150-year history.PORTSMOUTH, 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
Pittsburgh Foundry and Machine CompanyPittsburgh Foundry and Machine Company manufactures castings and related machined parts, continuing a family business founded by William A. Smith in Pittsburgh in 1901. The Smith family’s later generations remain involved, and the company now works with West Salisbury Foundry to provide foundry production resources. Its history includes iron foundry operations in Lawrenceville and Salem, Ohio.PITTSBURGH, PA