Founded in Baltimore in 1865, Lacy Foundries is a family-owned, five-generation casting company that coordinates patterns, castings and machining from drawing or sample through finished part. After its Fells Point foundry closed in 1996, the company shifted to a broker model, drawing on long-standing relationships with pattern shops, foundries and machine shops to match each job with the right producer. Its history includes marine castings and restoration work, including paddles and frames for the C&O Canal and rooftop ornaments for The Walters Art Museum.
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
K Castings, IncSince forming in Latrobe in 1960, family-owned and now third-generation K Castings, Inc. has designed patterns and produced nonferrous castings under one roof. Its foundry handles aluminum-, brass- and copper-based castings for industrial customers, while the same in-house pattern shop creates the custom address plaques that have been part of the business since 1960. The company’s local character also shows in specialty work made for Arnold Palmer, including golf tee markers still used at Latrobe Country Club and Bay Hill.LATROBE, PA
J. Walter Miller CompanyFounded in Lancaster in 1887 by Jacob Walter Miller, J. Walter Miller Company is a metal foundry producing custom brass and bronze castings for industrial customers. Still operating in Lancaster County, the company combines its long foundry history with automated molding, an on-site pattern shop, and experience converting older tooling for modern production. Its ISO 9001:2015-certified quality system supports castings ranging from small short-run parts to high-volume fire-protection components.LANCASTER, PA
Chris Erhart Foundry and Machine CoEstablished 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.CINCINNATI, OH