Fountaintown Forge

Fountaintown Forge is an open-die forging company in Fountaintown, Indiana. It was established in 1969. The company says it is one of the few open-die forging companies still operating in the United States. It makes forgings for aerospace customers, military suppliers and industrial manufacturers.

The company holds AS9100D certification together with ISO 9001:2015. The site also lists NFS-ISR and ISO certificates. Certificate PDFs for AS9100D and AS 9100:2004 can be downloaded from the site. The company describes itself as a manufacturer of aircraft steel and copper forgings.

Open-die forging can make many kinds of shapes and sizes. Fountaintown Forge forges a long list of alloys, including aerospace forgings. It also makes standard and unique shapes. The site has pages that list the alloys and shapes it can forge.

Besides forging, the company offers machining and heat treating. Some of this work is done in house. Other work is done by partners with specialized capabilities. The site has a gallery of parts and a frequently asked questions page.

The site lists several advantages of forging. These include better heat-treating response, greater metallurgical soundness, preferential grain flow, net shape production, better resistance to shock, less material waste, high strength and toughness, tolerance capabilities, optimum mechanical properties and fatigue resistance.

Requests for quotes go through an RFQ page or a contact form. The company's address is P.O. Box 139, 5513 South 100 East, Fountaintown, Indiana 46130. The phone number is (463) 464-9800.