Scot Forge expands open-die capacity in Spring Grove with new 5,000-ton press
The employee-owned forge will add its largest press to date at the Illinois campus, extending reach into larger shafts for the power and defense markets.
Dana Whitfield
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Forging & Casting
Open- and closed-die forging, investment casting, and sand cast.
Ford adds EV drive unit casting line at Rawsonville, cuts part count by 40%
The Ypsilanti, Michigan plant will produce structural castings for the company's next-generation EV drive units, continuing Ford's shift toward integrated aluminum components.
Jordan Keene
Army signs $900M contract for 155mm shell forging capacity
The five-year indefinite-delivery contract goes to a consortium led by General Dynamics OTS and underwrites two new forging presses in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.
Dana Whitfield
Precision Castparts posts double-digit growth as aerospace investment casting rebounds
Parent Berkshire Hathaway highlighted PCC in its latest shareholder letter, noting the unit now ships more titanium structural castings than at any point since 2019.
Dana Whitfield
RTX secures $1.4B titanium forging deal for F-35 engine program
The five-year contract with a consortium of US forging houses locks in supply for Pratt & Whitney's F135 engine through the mid-2030s.
Dana Whitfield
Caterpillar's East Peoria foundry restart targets Q3 mining truck demand
The iconic Illinois foundry will return to production in the third quarter after a two-year refurbishment, feeding Caterpillar's 797F mining truck program.
Sam Okafor
Shop-floor apprenticeships surge as US forge sector faces 23,000-worker shortfall
Forging Industry Association data shows registered apprenticeships up 31% year over year, but the pipeline is still short of what the sector needs to cover attrition.
Hal Torres