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Scot Forge wins EHS Today Magazine's America's Safest company competition in 2014 and 2019. Read more...
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Join Scot Forge and show your support of manufacturing by participating in the Traveling Highlander Contest and win $500 for your local Career in Technical Education program! Our future together depends on the ability to strengthen manufacturing. Read more...
Scot Forge: NASA's Spaceflight Partner
In the December 2014 issue, NASA profiles Scot Forge of Spring Grove, Illinois for the company's involvement in creating the largest rocket ever built for human space exploration. Read more...
EHS Today names Scot Forge as one of America’s Safest Companies in 2014
Joining the ranks of other prominent companies such as Honeywell International, Caterpillar Inc., Lockheed Martin, ExxonMobile and Alcoa, Scot Forge becomes the first ever forging company in the United States to receive this honor. Read more...
Scot Forge breaks ground
Scot Forge commences work on the addition of a new office building at its Spring Grove, IL location. With the new building construction underway, excitement is palpable among the employee-owners at Scot Forge. Read more...
Scot Forge continues growth plans
Scot Forge has embarked on its eighteenth major plant expansion at the Spring Grove, IL headquarters. Read more..
Ellwood Group Inc. and Scot Forge are expanding the capabilities of North American Forgemasters (NAF) in New Castle, PA, marking the second chapter in the 50-50 joint venture partnership between the two companies. NAF was established by the two partners in 1997 when together they built a 4,500 ton open die forging press. Read more...
NASA’S “Curiosity” lands on Mars. Scot Forge provides the traction.
History was made at 12:31am Monday, August 5th, 2012 on the fourth planet in this solar system as NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity descended to a picture-perfect rocket-guided and slowed descent to a gentle, wheels-first, sky crane touchdown on the surface of the Red Planet. Read more...
Forging takes flight - Space travel is redefined
SpaceDev (Poway, CA) and Scot Forge worked together to make the dream of private space flight a reality, moving quickly from drawing board to launching pad. Read more...
Unusual shaped forging breaks ground—literally
Scot Forge worked with Deca Industries to create a highly unusual three-spoke forging. The forging replaced a casting used in the mining industry. Read more...
Field of Dreams
Forgings support Seattle Mariners' new ballpark roof. Forged gear pinions, bull gear rings, wheels axle pins, and connecting pins provide the strength needed to support the outdoor park's 11,000-ton retractable roof. Read more...
PET scanner forging successfully replaces casting in PET scanner medical application
CTI Molecular Imaging (Knoxville, TN), in a joint effort with Scot Forge recently converting a cast component to a forging in the production of steel rings and hubs for its Eclipse Cyclotrons. Read more...
Forging helps preserve maritime history
An 8-ton forged master cylinder, with a forged piston and end caps, helped relocate the historic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The cylinder was used in the largest U.S.-built jack to save the 208-foot beacon — the world's tallest brick lighthouse — from an eroding shore. Read more...
Raising the Roof in a Fault Zone
Massive, forged shock-absorbing dampers lend earthquake protection to Latin America's tallest tower. Scot Forge produced the parts to make it happen. Read more...
Steel bars combine forging and rolling
Scot Forge’s Tartan Bars feature a fully consolidated forged center, and a surface that is finished by multiple-pass rolling.Combining forging and rolling cuts press time in half; produces short runs in short order. Read more...

Scot Forge Difference
At Scot Forge, we know the importance of getting your parts on-time, as expected. However, for customers new to procuring forgings, ordering a forging that will meet all specifications for end-use applications may be a challenge, which is why finding a trusted supplier and partner is essential. Our employee-owners are here to ensure your project stays on track with our forgings by offering:
We offer many size forgings in both standard and unique geometries to meet your needs.
Pro Tip - Did you know near-net shapes can save you time and money? Oftentimes, a customer calls to order a disc, which they will later machine down to a more shaped part. By working with our technically trained sales team, you can get your finished product shape as close as possible to optimize your production process.

