Ellwood Group

What Ellwood Group does

Ellwood Group, Inc. is a family-owned, vertically integrated supplier of specialty metals, forgings, and engineered components founded in 1910 and now in its fifth generation of family ownership (Anna Barensfeld, controlling shareholder; David Barensfeld, Chairman; Ben Huffman, President & CEO since 2019). The company operates 25+ manufacturing and warehouse locations across the United States, Canada, and Mexico with more than 2,000 team members, supporting mission-critical customers in defense, aerospace, space, nuclear, semiconductor, and oil and gas. Ellwood's technology stack spans the full metal-production chain: electric arc, vacuum induction, vacuum arc, and electro-slag remelting (including a 59-inch ESR crucible believed to be the largest in the Western Hemisphere), open-die and closed-die forging on presses up to 10,000 tons, advanced heat treatment, robotic welding across 26+ automated cells, and precision machining, all backed by 50+ metallurgists and certifications including ISO 9001:2015, AS9100D, NADCAP, ABS, Lloyd's Register, DNV GL, and PED.

The company monetizes through four product lines — Specialty Metals (carbon, low-alloy, stainless, nickel, copper, and aluminum alloys), Forgings (open-die, closed-die, rolled rings up to 144 inches OD, forged discs up to 70 inches), Engineered & Finished Components (crankshafts, shafts, build-to-print machined/welded assemblies), and Service & Distribution (50 million pounds of inventory across five North American warehouses with 2-3 day lead times from stock) — delivered through 12+ wholly-owned subsidiaries including Ellwood Aluminum, Ellwood Quality Steels, Ellwood City Forge, Ellwood Crankshaft, Ellwood National Forge, McInnes Rolled Rings, North American Forgemasters, Ellwood Engineered Castings, Ellwood Technical Welding, Ellwood Materials Technologies, and Ellwood Specialty Metals. Named enterprise customers include the U.S. Navy submarine industrial base and the One Vanderbilt skyscraper (where Ellwood was the primary forged steel supplier, winning a 2022 AISC IDEAS2 Award). Growth is driven by multi-decade capital reinvestment, targeted acquisitions (most recently McInnes Rolled Rings in 2019), a 20-ton VIM furnace installation approved in 2024, a new aluminum tooling plate line, and an executive defense-industry partnership with Retired Major General Cameron G. Holt.

Name

Ellwood Group

Legal name

Ellwood Group, Inc.

Website

https://ellwoodgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Ellwood Group is a 1910-founded, family-owned, vertically integrated U.S. manufacturer of specialty metals, forgings, and engineered components serving defense, aerospace, space, nuclear, semiconductor, and oil and gas customers across 25+ North American facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Metals and Forgings Manufacturing

NAICS

Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining (33141)

SIC

Metal Forgings & Stampings (3460), Primary Smelting & Refining Of Nonferrous Metals (3330)

akta.pro primary industry

Metal Melting & Secondary Smelting/Refining (Recycled Feedstock Producers) (EUAIAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Copper Anode/Cathode Production & Handling (IMAKADAG), Copper Recycling & Secondary Copper Smelting/Refining (IMAKADAK)

Keywords

• Specialty metals manufacturing
• Open-die forgings
• Closed-die forgings
• Rolled rings production
• Engineered metal components

Headquarters

HQ city

Ellwood City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices27 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Specialty Metals Sales: Sale of high-performance alloys, steel and aluminum products including ingot, bloom, bar, slab, billet, and precision tooling plate. Revenue generated from direct sales to customers across defense, aerospace, space, nuclear, semiconductor, and industrial sectors.
2. Forgings: Custom and standardized forgings including open-die, closed-die, rolled rings, and forged discs for mission-critical applications.
3. Engineered & Finished Components: End-to-end components including blocks, plates, custom shapes, shafts, hollows, crankshafts, and build-to-print machined and welded components with program management.
4. Service & Distribution: Specialty metals inventory distribution with value-added support services including sawing, milling, grinding, and metallurgical support.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ellwood Group is a vertically integrated manufacturer of specialty metals, open-die and closed-die forgings, rolled rings, and engineered finished components (crankshafts, blocks, plates, shafts, machined and welded build-to-print parts). The company also distributes specialty metals through a 50M-pound North American inventory network with value-added sawing, milling, grinding, and metallurgical support services.

Product overview

Ellwood Group is a family-owned vertically integrated supplier of mission-critical metals, forgings, and engineered components. The company operates as a platform of specialized business units offering four core product lines: Specialty Metals (high-performance alloys, carbon/low-alloy steels, aluminum), Forgings (open-die, closed-die, rolled rings, forged discs), Engineered & Finished Components (blocks, plates, shafts, crankshafts, machined components), and Service & Distribution (50M pounds inventory across North America). These products are delivered through wholly-owned subsidiaries including Ellwood Aluminum, Ellwood Quality Steels & Alloys, Ellwood City Forge Group, Ellwood Closed Die Group, Ellwood Crankshaft Group, Ellwood National Forge, McInnes Rolled Rings, North American Forgemasters, Ellwood Engineered Castings, Ellwood Technical Welding, Ellwood Materials Technologies, and Ellwood Specialty Metals. The company also offers value-added services including heat treatment, machining, and welding. ELLWOOD serves high-stakes markets including defense, aerospace, nuclear, space, semiconductor, and oil and gas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ellwood Specialty Steel (ESS): Integrated producer of tool steels and aluminum for plastic molds, die cast dies, forging dies and other tooling applications.
• Ellwood Quality Steels (EQS)
• Ellwood National Steel
• Ellwood Texas Forge
• Precision5

Products and services

• Specialty Metals
• Forgings
• Engineered and Finished Components
• Service and Distribution
• Precision5 Aluminum Tooling Plate
• HSNode Massive Blocks
• Heat Treatment Services
• Machining Services
• Welding Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 2-3 day lead times from inventory
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BuildSubmarines.comcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 June 2025Partnership rooted in shared commitment to American manufacturing and national defense. ELLWOOD logo featured on Brad Keselowski's No. 6 car at Pocono Raceway NASCAR event. BuildSubmarines.com is a critical platform for submarine industrial base visibility and defense manufacturing awareness.
• Holt Consulting Group LLC (Ret. Major General Cameron G. Holt)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 February 2023Strategic partnership with Retired Major General Cameron G. Holt to work on key market initiatives in defense and commercial market sectors. Holt brings experience as former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Contracting overseeing $825B global contracting portfolio. Partnership aims to extend ELLWOOD Integrated Advantage in defense and strategic global OEM markets.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Howmet Aerospace (formerly Arconic/Howmet): Large aerospace-focused company producing nickel-based superalloys, titanium aluminides, and forged engine components. Overlaps with Ellwood in aerospace forgings and specialty metals but operates at substantially larger scale across engine and airframe markets.
• Allegheny Technologies (ATI): Diversified specialty materials producer across nickel/cobalt alloys, titanium, and advanced forgings for aerospace, defense, and energy. Larger platform that overlaps with Ellwood's high-performance alloys and aerospace forgings businesses.

Direct peers

• Scot Forge: Open-die and closed-die forging producer serving aerospace, defense, power generation, and industrial markets. Direct overlap with Ellwood City Forge and Ellwood National Forge in custom open-die forgings and large component manufacturing.
• Carpenter Technology Corporation: Specialty alloy producer (high-performance steels, nickel alloys, titanium, powder metals) serving aerospace, defense, medical, and energy markets. Closely comparable to Ellwood's specialty metals division in materials portfolio and customer end-markets.
• Haynes International: Developer and manufacturer of high-performance nickel- and cobalt-based alloys for aerospace, chemical processing, and industrial gas turbines. Direct overlap with Ellwood's nickel and high-performance alloy melting operations targeting similar mission-critical end markets.
• Forgital Italy: European manufacturer of large rolled rings, open-die forgings, and closed-die forgings serving aerospace, oil & gas, and industrial markets. Closely comparable to McInnes Rolled Rings and Ellwood Texas Forge's large-component capabilities.
• Finkl Steel: Producer of tool steels, die steels, and plastic mold steels for forging, die casting, and plastic molding applications. Direct overlap with Ellwood Quality Steels & Alloys in tool steel distribution and custom forging-die steel production.
• Doncasters Group: Manufacturer of precision castings, forgings, and fabricated components for aerospace, industrial gas turbines, and defense. Comparable to Ellwood's forged rings (McInnes), closed-die forgings, and engineered component offerings for aerospace/defense OEMs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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