Ellwood Group, Inc
Metal casting products
Company Overview
ELLWOOD Group, a family-owned enterprise with over a century of metals industry experience since 1910, operates across more than 25 facilities in North America. As a vertically integrated manufacturer, ELLWOOD provides critical materials and engineered solutions. Its business model features ten autonomous divisions, fostering an entrepreneurial spirit aligned with core values of integrity, innovation, and mutual benefit. Committed to robust Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) responsibilities, the company prioritizes safety, environmental stewardship, and ethical conduct.
Products and Services
ELLWOOD's comprehensive offerings span steelmaking, forging, heat treating, machining, and casting. Key products include high-quality steel, nickel-based alloy, and aluminum ingots, billets, and cast plates, notably North America's largest aluminum slabs. The company specializes in diverse forging types: custom open-die forgings (up to 70,000 lbs, 135-inch diameter), closed-die forgings (steel, superalloys, titanium parts), and seamless rolled rings (4-inch to 144-inch). ELLWOOD produces ultra-large forgings via presses up to 10,120 tons and manufactures complex crankshafts (up to 49 ft long, 60,000 lbs). Additionally, they provide gray iron castings (up to 160 tons) and ductile iron castings (up to 80 tons), along with cladding and fabrication services.
Industry Focus and Expertise
ELLWOOD serves a broad spectrum of mission-critical industries. Its components are vital in aerospace (landing gears, engine parts, space exploration systems), defense (tank breech components, helicopter rotor shafts, gun cannon housings, aircraft carrier launch parts), and energy (traditional power generation, renewables). The company supplies the automotive and heavy truck markets with tool, die, and mold steel, plus critical driving components. Other significant sectors include marine, mining, construction, and semiconductor manufacturing, where ELLWOOD provides specialized materials and precision components.
Commitment to Quality and Innovation
The company upholds stringent quality standards, adhering to ISO 9001 and AS9100, with several facilities achieving OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) STAR Status for safety. ELLWOOD's dedication to innovation is underscored by its dedicated R&D center, ELLWOOD Materials Technologies, which drives new product development and metallurgical advancements. This commitment involves substantial investments in cutting-edge equipment, such as a forthcoming 20-ton vacuum induction melting (VIM) furnace, and the use of finite element analysis software for die design. This integrated manufacturing and metallurgical expertise enables customized materials and high-performance solutions for stringent customer requirements.
