What Scot Forge does

Scot Forge is a privately held, 100% employee-owned (ESOP) metal forging manufacturer founded in 1893 and headquartered in Spring Grove, Illinois, with additional manufacturing facilities in Clinton, Wisconsin, and Franklin Park, Illinois. The company specializes in open die forgings and seamless rolled ring forgings produced in weights ranging from a few pounds up to 440,000 lbs, using hydraulic presses (3,000/2,000/1,250 ton), pneumatic forging hammers, seamless rolled ring forging mills, and a proprietary GFM single-stand planishing mill that underpins its trademarked Tartan Bars product line. Its process technology is supported by in-house simulation and modeling software used to engineer near-net shape forgings with reduced machining requirements and improved mechanical properties.

The company serves enterprise and government customers across aerospace, defense, mining, power generation (including nuclear and SMR components), shipbuilding, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, oil & gas, and infrastructure. Scot Forge's go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales through technically trained account managers and sales engineers who provide forge design consultation and custom quoting; pricing is quote-based per order and the company sells no off-the-shelf catalog product. End customers include NASA, the U.S. Navy (Columbia, Virginia, Seawolf, and Los Angeles class submarines), the U.S. Military (M1 Abrams, Nimitz and Ford class carriers, Arleigh Burke destroyers), and commercial aerospace, mining, and shipbuilding manufacturers.

Scot Forge generates revenue through custom one-time project orders for engineered forgings, with revenue mechanics tied to material type, forging complexity, weight, quantity, and processing requirements such as heat treatment, machining, and testing. Standard payment terms are 30 days net from invoice. The company holds an unusually broad certification stack for an open-die forger — ISO 9001:2015 (held since 1992, the first in North America), AS9100D, Nadcap (Heat Treatment for aluminum and NDT), ABS, DNV, Lloyd's Register, ITAR, PED, and OSHA SHARP — which is the primary barrier to entry in its regulated end markets. Two jointly-controlled entities, Ringmasters (quick-turn rolled rings) and North American Forgemasters (over-sized forgings exceeding 300,000 lbs), extend capacity beyond the in-house footprint, and a 2026 DOE grant of approximately $12.3 million is funding manufacturing equipment for advanced light-water small modular reactor components as part of the federal Generation III+ SMR Pathway to Deployment Program.

Name

Scot Forge

Legal name

Scot Forge Company

Website

https://scotforge.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1893

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Scot Forge is a 100% employee-owned, 130+ year-old U.S. manufacturer of custom open-die and seamless rolled ring forgings (up to 440,000 lbs) serving aerospace, defense, nuclear, mining, marine, and heavy-industrial enterprise and government customers through direct engineering-led sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Metal Forging

NAICS

Forging and Stamping (33211), Forging and Stamping (3321), Iron and Steel Forging (332111)

SIC

Metal Forgings & Stampings (3460)

akta.pro primary industry

Hot Rolling & Primary Mills (Plate, Hot-Rolled Coil/Sheet, Strip) (IMAKABAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Steel Casting (Continuous Casting, Ingots, Semi-Finished Slabs/Billets/Blooms) (IMAKABAD)

Keywords

• Open die forging
• Rolled ring forgings
• Custom metal forgings
• Forged steel bars
• Industrial forging services

Headquarters

HQ city

Spring Grove

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Metal Forging Manufacturing: Scot Forge generates revenue through manufacturing custom metal forgings for industrial customers. Products include open die forgings, seamless rolled rings, bars, hubs, step shafts, hollows, complex shapes, and semi-closed die forgings. Revenue is earned through one-time project-based orders for custom parts across various weights (up to 440,000 lbs) and materials including ferrous and non-ferrous alloys.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Scot Forge manufactures custom open die forgings and seamless rolled ring forgings for industrial customers, producing parts weighing from a few pounds up to 440,000 lbs in a wide range of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys. Its core offering includes forged bars, hubs, rolled rings, step/eccentric/crank shafts, hollows, discs and blanks, semi-closed die forgings, and complex near-net shape forgings, complemented by in-house heat treatment, machining, metallurgical testing, and finishing services.

Product overview

Scot Forge is a metal forging company offering open die forgings and seamless rolled ring forgings as its core product categories. The company provides a comprehensive portfolio of forged products including bars (standard and proprietary Tartan Bars), hubs, tooled forgings, step shafts, eccentric shafts, crank shafts, semi-closed die forgings, discs, blanks, and hollows. Scot Forge also offers an extensive range of material products including aluminum, copper, stainless steel, titanium, nickel-based alloys (Inconel, Monel, Incoloy), and carbon/ alloy/tool steel forgings. The company complements its manufacturing capabilities with value-added services including forge consultation, casting-to-forging conversion, heat treatment, metallurgical testing, nondestructive testing, and finishing capabilities. Two joint ventures, Ringmasters and North American Forgemasters, extend production capacity for quick-turn rolled rings and over-sized forgings respectively.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tartan Bars: Unique forged round bars available in ferrous and non-ferrous materials from 6" to 16" diameter with lengths up to 35', featuring forged sound centers with rolled bar surface quality and tight dimensional tolerances.

Products and services

• Forged & Rolled Rings Open die and seamless rolled ring forgings with controlled grain flow for strength and fatigue resistance, available up to 60,000 lbs (rolled rings) and 300,000 lbs (open die), used in aerospace, power generation, mining, and industrial applications.
• Forged Bars Round, square, hex and flat forged steel bars with guaranteed sound centers, up to 100,000 lbs, in ferrous and non-ferrous materials including specialized alloys and VAR materials.
• Tartan Bars Proprietary forged round bars combining forging for center consolidation with planishing for rolled-bar surface quality, available in 6" to 16" diameter with tight dimensional tolerances and 2-4 week lead times.
• Hubs & Tooled Forgings Upset forged shapes with directional grain flow for improved strength, ductility and fatigue resistance, ranging from 3" to 144" diameter and weights up to 300,000 lbs.
• Complex Forged Shapes Custom-designed complex shape forgings created using simulation and modeling technology for mining, infrastructure, aerospace and OEM applications.
• Step Shafts, Eccentric Shafts & Crank Shafts Longitudinal bar-type products with multiple diameters or cross-section sizes used in demanding industrial applications.
• Semi-Closed Die Forgings Near-net shape forgings produced with impression dies for improved material utilization and reduced machining requirements.
• Discs & Blanks Disc-type forgings produced by upsetting and rounding starting stock, suitable for further machining into finished parts.
• Hollows Circular hollow tube-like parts produced by expanding or lengthening hot workpiece over a mandrel for structural applications, including seamless hollow-core forgings.
• Aluminum Forgings Aluminum forgings offering light weight, corrosion resistance and durability, including the proprietary Highlander 613 alloy.
• Copper Forgings Forged copper products for thermal and electrical conductivity applications in aerospace, R&D, marine and naval industries, including ZC-1 Chrome Zirconium Copper alloy.
• Stainless Steel Forgings Austenitic, martensitic, duplex, super duplex and PH grade stainless steel forgings for demanding applications.
• Titanium Forgings Titanium forgings for aerospace and demanding applications requiring high strength-to-weight ratio.
• Inconel, Monel & Incoloy Forgings Nickel-based alloy forgings including Inconel, Monel and Incoloy for high-temperature and corrosive environments.
• Carbon, Alloy & Tool Steel Forgings Carbon steel, alloy steel and tool steel forgings including military specification materials such as MIL-S-23284.
• Forge Consultation & Custom Engineering Expert engineering guidance and forge design consultation for custom part development and process optimization, backed by over 100 years of combined forge development experience.
• Casting to Forging Conversion Engineering services to convert cast or fabricated parts into one-piece forgings for improved quality and cost reduction.
• Heat Treatment Capabilities Comprehensive thermal treatment including normalize, anneal, solution anneal, quench and temper, and stress relief operations.
• Metallurgy & Testing Metallurgical review, nondestructive testing (NDE) and destructive testing services for quality assurance.
• Finishing Capabilities Machining, torch/profile cutting and other finishing services for completed forgings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Turnaround time reduced from 2-4 months (traditional rolled bars) to 2-4 weeks (Tartan Bars)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• RingmasterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture that allows Scot Forge to provide quick lead times on rolled rings. This partnership enables faster turnaround times for customers needing expedited rolled ring forgings.
• North American ForgemasterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture that provides Scot Forge with the ability to create over-sized forgings up to 300,000+ lbs. This partnership extends Scot Forge's manufacturing capabilities beyond what can be produced in-house.
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)majorOthersScot Forge received approximately $12.3 million in DOE funding for manufacturing equipment to support the domestic nuclear supply chain for small modular reactors (SMRs). This funding is part of DOE's Generation III+ SMR Pathway to Deployment Program.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ellwood Group: Family-owned steelmaker and open die forger producing large custom forgings and steel castings for aerospace, defense, oil & gas, and heavy industrial markets. Among the closest direct competitors to Scot Forge in North American large-die forging.
• Lehigh Heavy Forge: Bethlehem, PA-based open die forger producing large custom steel forgings for naval, nuclear, power generation, and heavy industrial applications. Direct overlap in defense and nuclear customer base.
• Otto Fuchs KG: German-based global leader in aluminum and titanium forged components for aerospace, automotive, and industrial customers. Direct competitor in aerospace and high-integrity forgings, though based outside North America.
• Frontier Manufacturing / Ringmasters: Scot Forge's joint venture partner Ringmasters specializes in quick-turn seamless rolled ring forgings. Represents overlapping rolled ring capability and a key channel partner rather than a pure competitor.
• North American Forgemasters: Scot Forge's joint venture focused on oversized forgings up to 300,000+ lbs, extending the company's effective scale. Operates as a related party but reflects the broader North American large forging capability landscape.
• Weber Metals (Howmet): Howmet subsidiary producing large aluminum and titanium aerospace forgings for engine and airframe OEMs. Direct peer in flight-critical aerospace forging at large scale.

Broad incumbents

• Arconic: Global leader in aluminum sheet and plate, titanium, and nickel-based alloy products with a large forged products division serving aerospace and defense. A much larger incumbent competing in overlapping aerospace and defense forging niches.
• Howmet Aerospace: Major aerospace components and forged titanium/aluminum parts manufacturer serving engine and airframe OEMs. Overlaps with Scot Forge in flight-critical aerospace forgings as a large, diversified incumbent supplier.
• Precision Castparts Corp (Berkshire Hathaway): Berkshire Hathaway-owned supplier of forged and cast components for aerospace, power, and industrial markets. A broad incumbent whose forging operations overlap Scot Forge's aerospace and industrial segments.

Emerging players

• Bharat Forge: India-based largest forging manufacturer globally with growing presence in aerospace and defense forging. Competitor in large commercial and selected aerospace/defense segments, though primarily lower-cost industrial focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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