Founded in 1917, United States Products Co. is one of America’s oldest manufacturers of lapping compounds, with a century-long Pittsburgh-area manufacturing history. Its connection to precision work reaches back to a custom formula developed with Henry Ford in 1935, and the company still makes American-made abrasives for manufacturers worldwide.
Weiler AbrasivesWeiler Abrasives is a family-owned global manufacturer of surface-conditioning products, with company history tracing to Joseph E. Weiler’s brush manufacturing in Pforzheim, Germany, in 1898. It serves customers in more than 80 countries and describes a century-plus history of abrasive innovation and customer partnerships.CRESCO, PA
Divine Brothers CompanyFounded in Utica, New York, in 1892 to supply industry with buffing wheels, Divine Brothers Company now manufactures finishing products for polishing and surface preparation. Its long-running specialties include custom full-disc and bias buffs, while its NYALOX abrasive nylon brushes and Red Lion compounds reflect a product line developed through more than a century of manufacturing experience. During World War II, the company also produced specialty Chemical Corps equipment and artillery fuses, earning four Army-Navy “E” Awards.UTICA, NY
ARC Abrasives IncARC Abrasives is a family-owned American manufacturer of abrasive products, founded in 1960 in Troy, Ohio, where its first PSA discs were blended in the founders’ garage with a kitchen Mixmaster. Now operating from a 68,000-square-foot Troy facility under second-generation leadership, the company develops abrasive solutions for metalworking, including its three-dimensional Z-WEB surface-conditioning line. ARC says it is one of only two U.S. manufacturers of surface-conditioning non-woven abrasives and maintains ISO 9001:2015 certification.TROY, OH
U.S. Axle, IncFounded in 1920, family-owned U.S. Axle manufactures precision axles, shafts, and cylinders for industrial OEMs at its Pottstown, Pennsylvania facility. Its engineering history includes redesigning axles for Duesenberg race cars in 1923, while today the company helps heavy-equipment makers solve complex, to-spec manufacturing challenges. U.S. Axle celebrated its centennial in 2020 and draws on an experienced workforce with an average tenure of 15 years.POTTSTOWN, PA