Since 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.
Ohio Star ForgeFounded in 1988 as a small shop, Ohio Star Forge manufactures forged components and has grown to more than 100 employees. It is a supplier to automotive, energy, industrial, infrastructure, heavy truck, and off-highway markets, with experience in high-speed hot forging and power-transfer components.WARREN, OH
Ken Forging, IncKen Forging, Inc. grew from Richard A. Kovach’s 20-by-20-foot Cleveland garage in 1970 into an American-owned manufacturer of forged industrial hardware, best known for its eyebolts. Now based in Jefferson, Ohio, the company employs more than 140 people in a 500,000-square-foot plant and can produce custom forgings weighing up to 250 pounds. Its integrated, largely in-house operation supports modified products, full lot traceability and fast turnaround for customers across industrial markets.JEFFERSON, OH
Viking ForgeViking Forge is a U.S. closed-die forging company that produces precision near-net-shape steel forgings for OEMs and other customers. Its roots go back over three decades, beginning as a supplier of truck-industry hardware, and it now serves a wide range of markets with hot-forging capabilities and in-house tool-and-die expertise.STREETSBORO, OH
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