Established in 1997, North American Forgemasters is a 50-50 joint venture between Scot Forge and Ellwood, built around the need for unusually large American-made forgings. The New Castle operation now produces parts weighing up to 440,000 pounds and carries them from steelmaking through finish machining within one integrated supply chain. Its work supports demanding applications in industries such as nuclear power and national defense.
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Lehigh Heavy Forge CorporationBorn in Bethlehem’s ironmaking tradition in the 1880s, Lehigh Heavy Forge Corporation produces super-heavy open-die forgings for defense, power generation, nuclear and other demanding industrial applications. It is North America’s sole remaining super-heavy forging plant, using presses up to 10,000 tons and ingots as large as 300 tons to make components that can be forged, heat-treated and machined on site. Lehigh Heavy Forge is also an early ISO 9001 registrant and holds quality credentials including ASME Section III NCA-4000 compliance.BETHLEHEM, PA
Ellwood City Forge GroupFounded by brothers David and Jonathan Evans in 1910, Ellwood City Forge Group makes large open-die forgings and takes many of them from steelmaking through heat treatment and machining at its western Pennsylvania facilities. The company’s two forging plants produce custom components weighing up to 70,000 pounds and stretching 57 feet, with particular experience in demanding applications such as fluid-end blocks for oil and gas. ECFG employs more than 400 people and supports its technical work with in-house metallurgists and accredited testing laboratories.ELLWOOD CITY, PA
Strong Forge & Fabrication, LLCSince 1923, Strong Forge & Fabrication has grown from a forging operation into a Batavia, New York manufacturer known for supplying major OEMs with heavy-duty metal components. Its integrated production model lets industrial manufacturers send drawings to one U.S.-based supplier for finished parts, with particular experience supporting material-handling equipment makers and commercial-vehicle programs. Strong Forge is also the sole OEM supplier of the lifting shackle used on U.S. Armed Forces Humvees.BATAVIA, NY
Burke Forging & Heat Treating, IncEstablished in 1987, privately owned Burke Forging & Heat Treating makes open-die forgings and seamless rolled rings in Rochester, New York, serving customers across the United States and Canada. Its team translates customer prints into process drawings and uses in-house metallurgical oversight to monitor forgings from order entry through final inspection. Burke produces parts from 2 to 8,000 pounds and can supply them machined or smooth forged, with a stated mission to “Make it Right the First Time.”ROCHESTER, NY