About MFC

Forged in History

About Meadville Forging Company

What started as a small hammer shop in the 1940’s, this humble family-owned operation has grown into one of the largest, most diverse forging operations in the United States.

Palmer Tool Company was acquired by Paul Keller in 1969. Mr. Keller grew up on a Tennessee farm and worked his way through the University of Tennessee by shoveling coal. He later worked for Bethlehem Steel before starting Meadville Forging Company. At this time, sales were slightly over $3,000,000 annually. With backing and foresight of the Keller’s, the Company began to grow and participate in the highly competitive automotive market.

About MFC QUALITY

Meadville Forging Company was one of the first forging operations to be certified in the ISO 9001 MTS 16949 quality standards. Both MFC facilities are registered with the IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 Quality Standards. And our internal processes are evaluated to drive improvement using technology.

IATF 16949:2016 and ISO 9001 Certification Seals

“We used to feed our parts into the furnace one at a time running them through a hammer. It was very slow. Now we have presses that can produce around 15 parts per minute.”

- Carl McLean

Engineering Manager

About MFC Equipment

Our Meadville plant has 16 Manual and Automatic forging presses including two Erie 4000 ton presses, Bar Cutting Equipment, and a range of Heat Treat capabilities.

In Cambridge Springs, our world class die making capabilities include high speed mills and lathes and production machining with over 50 turning and milling centers, induction hardening and broaching machines.

Our History

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  • 1969

    Palmer Tool Company Acquired

    Palmer Tool Company Acquired

    June 1, 1969

    Palmer Tool Company was acquired by Paul Keller.

  • 1971

    MFC Start

    MFC Start

    April 1, 1971

    Press Room added and 1,000 ton press installed.

  • 1972

    New President

    New President

    March 1, 1972

    John. P. Keller becomes President of Meadville Forging Company.

  • 1976

    New Benchmark

    New Benchmark

    March 1, 1976

    Annual sales reach $10,000,000

  • 1976

    New Presses Installed

    New Presses Installed

    March 1, 1976

    307, 1,600 ton press added.

  • 1978

    New Heat Treat Services Added

    New Heat Treat Services Added

    March 1, 1978

    Heat Treat capabilities were added.

  • 1979

    New Steel Yard Due to Fire

    New Steel Yard Due to Fire

    March 1, 1979

    Shear building caught on fire and burnt to the ground. Existing Steel Yard building and yard erected.

  • 1979

    New Press Installed

    New Press Installed

    March 1, 1979

    2,500 Ton Press, 310 was purchased, delivered and installed.

  • 1982

    CNC Division Established

    CNC Division Established

    March 1, 1982

    The CNC Division was established in Conneaut Lake.

  • 1984

    New Forge Addition

    New Forge Addition

    March 1, 1984

    A new addition was added as well 4,000 Ton Press, 345 was delivered and installed.

  • 1988

    Big Move for CNC Division

    Big Move for CNC Division

    March 1, 1988

    The CNC Division was moved to its current facility in Cambridge Springs.

  • 1989

    New CNC Building Addition

    New CNC Building Addition

    June 1, 1989

    An addition was added to CNC which doubled its size. 

  • 1989

    CNC Addition Added

    CNC Addition Added

    June 4, 1989

    An addition was added to CNC which doubled its size.

  • 1991

    New Furnace Installed

    New Furnace Installed

    March 1, 1991

    A Electro/Seco nitride furnace was purchased and installed. This was a significant step to improving die life making MFC competitive for years to come. This replaced a smaller nitride furnace.

  • 1992

    New Office Building

    New Office Building

    March 1, 1992

    Existing office building, lunch and locker rooms were built.

  • 1993

    CNC Addition Added

    CNC Addition Added

    June 6, 1993

    An addition was added to Meadville Forging Company’s CNC division.

  • 1993

    New Press Installed

    New Press Installed

    June 26, 1993

    2,500 Ton 355 Press was purchased and installed in the old hammer shop.

  • 1994

    CNC Addition Added

    CNC Addition Added

    June 12, 1994

    An addition was added to Meadville Forging Company’s CNC division.

  • 1995

    CNC Addition Added

    CNC Addition Added

    June 4, 1995

    An addition was added to Meadville Forging Company’s CNC division.

  • 1996

    CNC Addition Added

    CNC Addition Added

    June 2, 1996

    An addition was added to Meadville Forging Company’s CNC division.

  • 1997

    Virginia Forge Established

    Virginia Forge Established

    June 1, 1997

    Virginia Forge was established in Buchanan, Virginia to support our largest customer, Timken.

  • 1997

    New Press Installed

    New Press Installed

    June 28, 1997

    1,600 ton press 3180 was purchased and installed.

  • 1999

    New Benchmark

    New Benchmark

    June 30, 1999

    MFC Group exceeds $100 million in sales.

  • 1999

    New Press Installed

    New Press Installed

    July 1, 1999

    2500 ton press 3300 was purchased and installed.

  • 2002

    CNC Addition Added

    CNC Addition Added

    June 2, 2002

    An addition was added to Meadville Forging Company’s CNC division.

  • 2004

    New Press Installed

    New Press Installed

    June 1, 2004

    2,500 ton press 3500 was purchased and installed.

  • 2005

    CNC Addition Added

    CNC Addition Added

    June 5, 2005

    An addition was added to Meadville Forging Company’s CNC division.

  • 2007

    New Ring Roller Installed

    New Ring Roller Installed

    June 1, 2007

    3600 MERV 16 ring roller was purchased and installed.

  • 2013

    Brand New Press Installed

    Brand New Press Installed

    June 1, 2013

    A 4,000 ton press, 3700 was ordered from Erie Press systems and scheduled to arrive in 2015. This is the first and only press that MFC has bought brand new.

  • 2016

    Division Moved

    Division Moved

    June 1, 2016

    VFC operations ceased and additional machining equipment was moved to Cambridge Springs. Due to the additional equipment, the Die Shop was moved to its current location on Route 198 in Saegertown.

  • 2017

    New President

    New President

    June 1, 2017

    Jack Keller became MFC President.

  • 2019

    Awards

    Awards

    June 1, 2019

    MFC was awarded GM Supplier Excellence Award.

  • 2019

    New Press Installed

    New Press Installed

    June 30, 2019

    2,500 press 3800 was purchased and installed in the old hammer shop.

  • 2021

    Mill Installed

    Mill Installed

    June 1, 2021

    Vision Wide SF3120 Mill installed at MFC in the 5M building to machine bolsters & sandwiches for our MFC designed tooling.

  • 2022

    Awards

    Awards

    June 1, 2022

    MFC was awarded Ford’s prestigious Q1 Award.