Commercial Forged Products

What Commercial Forged Products does

Commercial Forged Products (CFP) is a contract manufacturer of custom steel forgings operating from Bedford Park, Illinois, and a division of privately held industrial conglomerate Wozniak Industries (headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois). Founded in 1874 as Smith & O'Leary Company, renamed Commercial Stamping and Forge in 1946, and acquired by Wozniak Industries in 1986, CFP describes itself as the largest independent manufacturer of upset forgings in North America. The company manufactures custom-engineered forged steel components — flanged axles in excess of 20-24 inches in diameter, drive and bevel pinions from 5 to 300 pounds, axle shafts, percussion drill bits, forged mandrels, forged tubing, horizontal directional drill pipe, fuselage panels, landing gear, track wheels, and ordnance components — with forgings produced up to 1,100 pounds using closed die press forging, upset forging, and forge tubing cells. Engineering is supported by SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and DEFORM forge-process simulation, alongside metallurgical consultation and lean collaborative product development.

CFP serves six primary end markets: aerospace (including military main shafts for Blackhawk helicopters), defense (ballistic panels, ordnance components), agriculture (tractor and combine components), energy and drilling (oil/gas/water drill bits, HDD pipe, wind drive pinions, gas engine turbines), off-highway (construction equipment drivetrain), and rail (locomotive cylinder head bolts and grab irons). Customers are enterprise OEMs, with engagements structured as multi-year contracts on a custom quote basis determined by part specifications, materials, weight, complexity, and volume. The company is ISO 9001:2015 certified (2025-2028), holds military-specification qualifications, and employs an internal Certified Quality Engineer and Ultrasonic Testing technician.

The commercial model is direct enterprise field sales, relationship-driven, with no channel intermediaries and no public pricing. Marketing is limited to a capabilities-oriented website showcasing industries, products, and engineering expertise. Revenue is generated entirely through B2B contract manufacturing with no licensing, subscription, or transactional component. The asset base reflects $20 million in cumulative reinvestment across forging cells, tube cells, hydraulic press systems, and material handling equipment, with intentional redundancy across upset, press, and tubing equipment to support expedited customer lead times. A vertical integration dimension exists through sister company Trinity Machined Products, which supplies machining on CFP forgings for turnkey customer delivery. CFP has not disclosed revenue, headcount growth, outside investment, or expansion plans.

Name

Commercial Forged Products

Legal name

Commercial Forged Products

Website

https://commercialforged.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1874

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Commercial Forged Products, a division of Wozniak Industries, is a Bedford Park, Illinois contract manufacturer of custom-engineered steel forgings (up to 1,100 lbs) serving enterprise OEMs across aerospace, defense, agriculture, energy and drilling, off-highway, and rail.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Forged Steel Components

NAICS

Iron and Steel Forging (332111)

SIC

Metal Forgings & Stampings (3460)

akta.pro primary industry

Metal Forming & Fabrication Machines (Presses, Bending, Shearing, Stamping) (IMAHADAC)

Keywords

• Custom steel forgings
• Closed die forging
• Upset forgings
• Forge tubing
• Contract manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Bedford Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing - Custom Steel Forgings: CFP operates as a contract manufacturer producing custom-engineered steel forgings to customer specifications. Revenue is generated through long-term contracts with OEM customers across multiple industries. The company offers value-added services including heat-treated products and machining through sister companies, enabling upsell opportunities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Commercial Forged Products is a B2B contract manufacturer that produces custom-engineered steel forgings using closed die press forging, upset forging, and forge tubing processes. It supplies flanged axles, drive and bevel pinions, axle shafts, percussion drill bits, power train components, and other forged parts up to 1,100 lbs to OEM customers across aerospace, agriculture, defense, energy and drilling, off-highway, and rail industries. Value-added machining is provided through sister division Trinity Machined Products, enabling turnkey delivery of finished forged components.

Product overview

Commercial Forged Products is a contract manufacturer of custom steel forgings operating as a division of Wozniak Industries. The company specializes in closed die press forging and upset forging, producing technically advanced forged components weighing up to 1,100 pounds. The product portfolio centers on flanged axles, pinions (drive and bevel), axle shafts, percussion drill bits, and power train/gearbox components across industries including aerospace, defense, energy and drilling, agriculture, off-highway, and rail. The company positions itself as the largest independent manufacturer of upset forgings in North America, with capabilities including forging, machining (through Trinity Machined Products division), and heat-treated products through their Outside Vendor Service group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flanged Axles Heavy-duty forged flanged axles manufactured in excess of 24 inches in diameter, used in agricultural equipment and off-highway applications. Sold as a custom contract-manufactured part to OEM customers.
• Drive Pinions and Bevel Pinions Precision-forged drive and bevel pinions weighing 5 to 300 pounds, used as power train and gearbox components for off-highway construction and agricultural equipment OEMs.
• Custom Forged Shafts Custom upset-forged shafts in multiple configurations (upset on one end, both ends, or in the middle), serving agricultural, industrial, and off-highway applications.
• Percussion Drill Bits Precision drill bit blanks for oil, gas, and water drilling, exploration, and mining applications, serving energy and drilling OEMs.
• Forged Tubing and Horizontal Directional Drill Pipe Forged tubing produced via dedicated forge tubing cells, including horizontal directional drilling (HDD) pipe for energy and oil & gas markets.
• Forged Mandrels and High-Pressure Fluid Control Components Precision-forged mandrels and high-pressure fluid control components for the energy and drilling industry.
• Wind Energy Pinions and Gas Engine Turbine Components Forged pinions used in wind energy drive systems and components for gas engine turbine applications in the energy sector.
• Aerospace Forged Components Aerospace-grade intake and exhaust components, fuselage panels, landing gear components, drive screws for wing flap applications, and main shafts for Blackhawk helicopters, meeting military and commercial airline specifications.
• Defense Forged Components Ballistic body panels, ordnance shipping caps, suspension components, ordnance fuse liners, and track wheels produced to exacting military specifications for U.S. defense contractors.
• Rail Forged Components High-strength forged cylinder head bolts and grab iron lift handles for heavy haul freight and passenger diesel-electric locomotives.

Quantifiable outcome

• Forgings produced up to 1,100 lbs in weight
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Wozniak IndustriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCFP is a division of Wozniak Industries, Inc., a corporate group comprising three companies: Commercial Forged Products (Bedford Park, IL), GMP Metal Products (St. Louis, MO and Humboldt, TN), and Trinity Machined Products (Aurora, IL). Wozniak Industries corporate office is located in Schaumburg, Illinois. Trinity Machined Products provides value-added machining services for CFP's forged products, enabling a complete turnkey solution for customers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• voestalpine: Austrian steel and metal processing group with significant specialty forging operations serving rail, automotive, and industrial markets. Overlap with CFP in forged rail and industrial components at much larger scale.
• Precision Castparts Corp: Berkshire Hathaway-owned major US supplier of forged and cast components for aerospace and industrial markets. Direct overlap in forged aerospace and defense parts though at significantly larger scale than CFP.
• Bharat Forge: World's largest forging company serving automotive, industrial, aerospace, energy, and rail markets. Overlaps in iron and steel forged components across the same industrial end-markets, though at vastly greater scale and global footprint.
• Howmet Aerospace: Fortune 500 global aerospace and defense components supplier including forged titanium and nickel superalloy parts for engines and airframes. Overlaps directly in aerospace forging but operates at vastly greater scale and broader product breadth.
• Aubert & Duval: European specialty steel and superalloy forger serving aerospace, defense, energy, and industrial markets with closed-die forging capabilities. Directly comparable high-specification forging work, though larger and Europe-based.

Others

• Allegheny Technologies (ATI): US specialty materials producer including titanium, nickel alloys, and forged products for aerospace and defense. Adjacent supplier in the same value chain rather than direct competitor, with overlapping end-customers.
• Carpenter Technology: Specialty alloy producer supplying high-performance materials used in forged aerospace and energy components. Adjacent value-chain participant rather than direct competitor, but materially overlaps in customer base and metallurgical specifications.

Direct peers

• Scot Forge: Spring Grove, IL-based custom steel forging company producing open- and closed-die forgings for aerospace, defense, power generation, and oil & gas. Closest US-based direct competitor in scale, vintage, and customer overlap with CFP.
• Ellwood Group: Family-owned Pennsylvania specialty steel and engineered components manufacturer with closed-die forging operations serving aerospace, defense, oil & gas, and industrial markets. Comparable niche independent forging profile and similar product vintage.
• Canton Drop Forge: Historic Ohio-based custom drop forge serving aerospace, defense, power, and industrial markets. Comparable in vintage, capability, and customer base to CFP, with overlap in heavy industrial forged components.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/commercial-forged-products

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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