Quaker City Castings

What Quaker City Castings does

Quaker City Castings is a family-owned American foundry established in 1932 and headquartered in Salem, Ohio. The company operates a no-bake sand foundry producing custom steel, iron, and nickel alloy castings for industrial buyers, with capabilities including steel castings up to 4,300 lbs and iron castings up to 7,000 lbs, supplemented by centrifugal casting for cylindrical parts up to 13 inches outside diameter. It serves end-markets including pump/valve/pressure vessel, power generation, locomotive and transportation, military and defense, aerospace, drilling and mining, automotive engine components (via its PowerBore sub-brand), tire molds, steel mills, and gear production.

The business model is project-based custom manufacturing: revenue is generated through one-off production runs of castings produced to customer specifications, plus value-added services including in-house CNC machining, heat treatment, welding, blasting, and non-destructive testing (ultrasonic, magnetic particle, dye penetrant, radiographic). Pricing is quote-based with no public price list, and the company uses direct enterprise field sales driven by 'Request a Quote' and 'Contact Us' CTAs on its website. The firm maintains ISO 9001:2015 certification, ABS Approved Foundry status for marine applications, and HUBZone small business certification, supporting access to regulated and federal procurement opportunities. Quality control leverages 3D solidification modeling software and FARO Laser ScanArm coordinate measurement equipment. The company operates exclusively through direct industrial sales with no distributor or reseller channels.

Name

Quaker City Castings

Legal name

Quaker City Castings

Website

https://quakercitycastings.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Quaker City Castings is a family-owned American no-bake sand foundry founded in 1932 in Salem, Ohio, producing custom steel, iron, and nickel alloy castings for defense, power generation, aerospace, mining, and heavy industrial customers. It also operates the PowerBore sub-brand for engine components.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Salem

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Metal Castings Production: Quaker City Castings generates revenue primarily through the production of custom steel, iron, and nickel alloy castings. They produce castings to customer specifications for industrial applications. Revenue is project-based, varying by casting complexity, material requirements, and production volume.
2. Value-Added Machining and Finishing Services: Additional revenue streams include in-house machining, heat treatment, welding, blasting, and non-destructive testing services that add value to raw castings before delivery to customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Quaker City Castings is a no-bake sand foundry producing custom steel, iron, and nickel alloy castings for industrial customers. The company operates a vertically integrated facility that combines sand casting and centrifugal casting with in-house CNC machining, heat treatment, non-destructive testing, welding, and blasting services to deliver finished machined components. It also operates the PowerBore sub-brand producing high-performance diesel engine components including piston rings, cylinder sleeves, and connecting rods.

Product overview

Quaker City Castings is a full-service American foundry offering a comprehensive portfolio of metal casting products and services. The core offering centers on no-bake sand casting and centrifugal casting processes producing steel, iron, and nickel alloy castings. The company provides vertical integration through in-house machining, heat treatment, non-destructive testing, welding, and blasting services. A sub-brand, PowerBore, specializes in cylinder sleeves and engine components. The company serves critical industries including power generation, defense, aerospace, oil and gas, mining, and transportation, producing components such as valve bodies, pump housings, locomotive castings, and pressure vessel components.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PowerBore: Brand under Quaker City Castings that produces high-performance engine components including diesel engine piston rings and cylinder sleeves.

Products and services

• Sand Castings Custom no-bake sand castings in steel, iron, and nickel alloys with tight dimensional tolerances, serving as the company's primary casting method for industrial buyers requiring precision components.
• Centrifugal Castings Centrifugal castings in steel, iron, and nickel alloys up to 13 inches outside diameter, used for automotive applications, rings, seals, and bushings.
• Steel Castings Sand cast steel components in carbon, alloy, and stainless steel grades, including large castings up to 4,300 lbs for industrial applications.
• Iron Castings Gray iron and ductile iron sand castings with grades including CL-30, CL-35, CL-40, CL-50, HC 250, and white iron (ASTM A532), supporting heavy industrial applications.
• Nickel Alloy Castings Nickel-based alloy castings offering heat and corrosion resistance for demanding industrial environments such as chemical processing and high-temperature applications.
• Stainless Steel Castings Austenitic stainless steel castings including CF8 and CF8M grades (cast equivalents of 304 and 316 stainless) for corrosion resistance in chemical processing, water treatment, and food processing applications.
• Machining Services Fully-equipped CNC machine shop providing machining for both sand castings and centrifugal castings, enabling one-stop production of finished machined industrial components for B2B customers.
• Heat Treatment In-house heat treatment including normalizing, annealing, quenching, tempering, and solution annealing for refining mechanical properties and relieving internal stresses in cast components.
• Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Inspection services including ultrasonic testing, magnetic particle inspection, dye penetrant testing, and radiographic inspection for verifying internal integrity of cast components without damage.
• Welding Services Welding services for finishing and repairing cast components as part of the company's vertically integrated foundry offering.
• Blasting Services Blasting services for surface preparation and finishing of cast components to deliver finished industrial parts.
• 3D Printed Sand Molds 3D printed sand molds for rapid prototyping projects where conventional tooling is not necessary or desired, enabling faster iteration for industrial customers.
• PowerBore Engine Components Sub-brand producing high-performance engine components including diesel engine piston rings, cylinder sleeves, and connecting rods manufactured via centrifugal casting for automotive and engine applications.

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PowerBorecoreOthersPowerBore is a brand owned and operated by Quaker City Castings, producing high-performance engine components including diesel engine piston rings, cylinder sleeves, and connecting rods. This is not an external partnership but rather a subsidiary brand operation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Waupaca Foundry: One of the largest iron foundries in the U.S., producing gray and ductile iron castings for automotive, heavy equipment, and industrial markets. Highly comparable to Quaker City's iron casting operations, though at significantly larger scale.
• Metaltek International: Specialty metalcaster offering a broad range of ferrous and nonferrous alloy castings (steel, stainless, nickel, cobalt, copper-base) with in-house machining and NDT. Closely matches Quaker City's multi-material, value-added service model.
• Erie Forge & Steel: U.S. steel foundry producing large forged and cast steel components for power generation, defense, and heavy industry. Direct overlap with Quaker City's steel casting capabilities in similar end markets.
• Ellwood Group: Family-owned producer of iron and steel castings and forgings serving heavy industry, defense, and energy. Comparable in ownership profile and in serving the same specification-driven industrial customer base as Quaker City.
• Badger Alloys: Nonferrous foundry producing copper-base, aluminum, and specialty alloy castings for industrial, marine, and aerospace customers. Comparable nonferrous and small-batch job-shop focus to Quaker City's nickel alloy work.
• Grede Holdings: Iron and steel foundry producing ductile iron, gray iron, and steel castings for automotive, commercial vehicle, and industrial markets. Comparable in process mix and end markets, though at much larger scale.
• Signicast: Investment (lost-wax) foundry producing precision castings in stainless, carbon, and alloy steels for aerospace, defense, and industrial customers. Different process (investment vs. sand) but overlapping end markets and similar value-added services.
• Winsert: Specialty producer of high-nickel and cobalt-based alloy castings serving industrial, emissions, and aerospace markets. Direct overlap with Quaker City's nickel-base alloy capabilities and specification-driven customer base.

Regional players

• CIREX (Vibo Group): European-based steel foundry producing high-quality sand castings for valves, pumps, and industrial machinery. Comparable product offering and end markets, though serving primarily European customers rather than North America.

Broad incumbents

• Precision Castparts Corp: Berkshire Hathaway-owned global leader in investment castings, forgings, and airfoil castings for aerospace, power, and industrial markets. Larger incumbent with overlapping capabilities (especially in aerospace/defense castings) but vastly broader portfolio and scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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