Since 1966, Onex, Inc. has been part of Erie’s industrial community and is now wholly owned by the employees who carry its work forward. Known for its hands-on support of American forging and foundry operations, the company helps industrial customers design, maintain, and restore the high-temperature furnace systems their production depends on. Its 25,000-square-foot facility gives the employee-owned team room to take on larger projects while serving customers across the United States.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Compliance program
Certified EO Employee Owned
Forging Industry Association (FIA)
Registration
Charles A. Hones, IncSince 1911, family-run Charles A. Hones, Inc. has designed and manufactured industrial gas burners, heat-treating furnaces, and metal-melting equipment in the United States. Now six generations strong, the Hones family builds its equipment at a 12,500-square-foot New York plant, including custom burners and modified furnaces made to fit unusual heating requirements. The company began in a Brooklyn storeroom making soldering furnaces and later grew into a specialist serving metalworking, foundry, artistic, and commercial heating applications.CLEVELAND, NY
Olson IndustriesOlson Industries designs and builds industrial furnace systems and thermal-processing equipment, with more than 64 years of continuous service stated on its heat-treating page. Based in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, the company also fabricates and assembles furnace projects and provides modernization and repair work. Nutec Bickley announced its acquisition of key Olson Industries assets.CARNEGIE, PA
Empire SolutionsFounded more than two decades ago by third-generation refractory worker Greg Peak, Empire Solutions designs, builds, and repairs high-temperature furnaces and kilns. The company serves industrial and government clients from offices in Michigan, Alabama, and Ohio, handling refractory construction and maintenance across heat-intensive operations. Its work ranges from emergency furnace repairs to complete relines and retrofits.CLEVELAND, OH
Williams Industrial Service, IncWilliams Industrial Service traces its roots to founder Robert (Bob) S. Williams, who began servicing heat-treat equipment in the early 1970s; his son Jason now carries that legacy forward. From its Bowling Green, Ohio, facility, the company builds industrial furnaces for demanding heat-treating applications and supports them with long-term service, including work on competing equipment.BOWLING GREEN, OH