Since 1898, Cincinnati Incorporated has built made-to-order metal fabrication equipment in the USA, including press brakes, fiber laser systems, automation and related software. The privately held company operates a 500,000-square-foot plant and technical center on an 80-acre campus near Cincinnati, where its machines have supported American manufacturing for more than 125 years. Its long-running, family-oriented culture includes fourth-generation majority owner Christina March and a workforce that includes many veterans.
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Cincinnati Metal FabricatingFounded in Cincinnati in 1999, family-owned Cincinnati Metal Fabricating makes precision metal parts, weldments, and assemblies for industrial and construction customers. Its 80,000-square-foot, two-building operation employs more than 75 workers and stands out for combining five 8,000-watt fiber lasers with AWS-certified welding and in-house 3-D CAD/CAM support. The company has passed every quality audit since its founding, while its first fabricator remains on the team.CINCINNATI, OH
Wolf MetalsFounded by Jim and Mike Wolf in 1974, Wolf Metals is a family-owned Columbus, Ohio, custom metal fabrication shop serving customers across the United States. Its 100,000-square-foot operation combines precision CNC machining with advanced laser and robotic equipment, while also taking on unusual builds such as a modular aluminum exoskeleton for marching-band vehicles. Wolf Metals has also fabricated stainless-steel racks for Battelle’s nationwide PPE decontamination system.COLUMBUS, OH
Western Hills FabricatorsIndependent since 1978, Western Hills Fabricators is a Cincinnati metal fabrication company and a division of Truck Cab Manufacturers. The shop supports customers with in-house engineering and produces fabricated parts and assemblies, updating its facilities over the decades while retaining the ability to work with legacy design data.CINCINNATI, OH
Freeman Schwabe MachineryFreeman Schwabe Machinery builds American-made die-cutting and molding presses, tailoring each system to the customer’s application from its Cincinnati headquarters. Founded in 2006 by Greg DeFisher, the company carries forward a die-cutting tradition that began with Herman Schwabe in 1935 and assembles made-to-order systems in a 30,000-square-foot climate-controlled plant. Its team also supports the equipment through parts, service, upgrades and rebuilds, and reports that every machine produced since 2010 remains in production.CINCINNATI, OH