Founded in Canton in 1985, family-owned Solmet Technologies forges open-die steel parts and provides machining and metal testing for demanding industrial applications. Its 35,000-square-foot facility can forge shafts up to 180 inches long and 3,500 pounds, with a 126-year-old forging hammer still on site. Solmet began as a metallurgical testing company and now employs more than 60 metalworking professionals, with ISO 9001:2015 and API Q1 credentials supporting its work.
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Q-1 General Quality License-2128
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ITAR Registered
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American Society for Nondestructive Testing Levels I, II and III
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Forge Products CorporationFamily-owned since 1962, Cleveland’s Forge Products Corporation makes customized open-die forgings for industrial customers, with parts weighing up to 5,000 pounds. Started by Charles Thayer and his father, the company remains in its third generation of family ownership and is supported by a cross-trained workforce whose average tenure is 20 years. Its quality program meets or exceeds MIL-S-45208A and MIL-I-45662A standards, with customers including aerospace and heavy-equipment manufacturers.CLEVELAND, OH
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
Queen City Forging CoA small, family-owned and operated Cincinnati manufacturer, Queen City Forging has been making metal forgings for more than 135 years. Its parts are designed for demanding applications where strength and reliability matter, and its ISO 9001-certified process supports customers facing difficult manufacturing challenges.CINCINNATI, OH
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