Even before Ohio achieved statehood, a thriving metal casting industry existed
to help Ohio manufacturers industrialize the nation. Today, Ohio's metal casting
industry continues to support the success of U.S. manufacturing through the production
of high-quality castings for automobiles, tractors, military vehicles, compressors,
aircraft, appliances, plumbing, electrical transmission lines, boats, turbines,
and engines.
Today, more than 200 foundries manufacture a wide variety of iron and non-ferrous
castings to make Ohio the leading metal casting state in the Nation.
The Ohio metal casting industry employs 22,000 men and women in good jobs with
full benefit packages. The suppliers to the industry employ thousands more.
The quality and availability of castings made by Ohio foundries are critical
to the success of other U.S. manufacturers. In fact, castings are used in 90%
of all manufactured goods in the nation.
Comprising a solid and often unsung industry, the state's foundries help Ohio
remain a worldwide industrial leader.
