Sample supplier report · October 21, 2026

Forging suppliers for heavy equipment parts, USA

Forging suppliers in the USA for heavy equipment parts” Assumed: any volume · ISO 9001The buyer’s question, as they typed it. Assumed: Assumed: any volume · ISO 9001.

The answer

Send the RFQ to Walker, Cornell and Trenton; 14 questions to settle first. Lead with Walker Forge, second-source Cornell Forge: both forge construction and mining parts in the Midwest; Walker runs 13 press lines to 4,000 tons.

The shortlist

Rank	Supplier	Role	Where	Score
1	Walker Forge	Lead	USA	24 / 24
2	Cornell Forge Co	Second source	USA	22 / 24
3	Trenton Forging	Fallback	Trenton, MI	20 / 24
4	Milwaukee Forge (ForgeTech)	On hold	Milwaukee, WI	18 / 24
5	TFG USA (The Federal Group)	Watch	—	12 / 24

Scorecard, criterion by criterion

Criterion	Walker	Cornell	Trenton	Milwaukee Forge (ForgeTech)	TFG USA (The Federal )
Heavy equipment parts ×2Your ask	8	8	6	8	6
Forging capability ×2Your ask	8	6	6	6	4
USA plant ×2Your ask	8	8	8	4	2
Total of 24	24	22	20	18	12

Points as weighted: the buyer’s asks count double where marked. A dash means nothing published backs a score, so it isn’t counted as zero.

The suppliers

Walker Forge

Lead · USA

Closed-die forger of construction and mining parts in Clintonville, Wisconsin. IATF 16949:2016 named on its site. Carbon steel parts up to 100 lb (45 kg).

Cornell Forge Co

Second source · USA

Off-highway and mining forger in Chicago, a second Midwest source. ISO 9001:2015 named on its site. Plant in Chicago, Illinois.

Trenton Forging

Fallback · Trenton, MI

Michigan impression-die forger for small agricultural and equipment parts. ISO 9001:2015 named on its site. Forging since 1967.

Key findings

The US supply base: 85.7 US forging and stamping employment, 2025 (thousands of jobs).
Trenton leads on people at 100; next Milwaukee Forge (ForgeTech) at 67.
Milwaukee Forge (ForgeTech) names the most customers (2); TFG USA (The Federal ) next (1).
US-made forgings carry 0% duty; Chinese forgings face 37.5%
Changes to watch at four suppliers.

Settle these before you send the RFQ

Q1Confirm in writing: ISO 9001.
Q2Ask every bidder for its sites in the US, by city.
Q3Current ISO 9001 certificate: registrar, edition, expiry and site covered. (Walker)
Q4Largest part weight, press count and headcount; only third-party sources give these. (Cornell)
Q5Whether the new automated press line raises the part weight limit. (Trenton)
Q6ISO certificate status after the sale; the file found carries a past expiry. (Milwaukee Forge (ForgeTech))
Q7Confirm the largest part it makes. (TFG USA (The Federal ))
Q8Which partner plants forge the parts, where they are, and their certificates. (TFG USA (The Federal ))

How the research was done

39 found → 36 fit the brief → 19 researched → 5 ranked. Every score in the full report links to the page it came from, and the open questions are written out for the RFQ.

Sources

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