1923
1923
Joseph H. Barron Sr. founds Motor and Machinery Castings in Detroit, producing large gray iron sand castings.
Family-owned Barron Industries traces its roots back to 1923 with the founding of an iron sand foundry in Detroit that supplied castings to Ford Motor Company. One hundred years later, Barron is a turnkey manufacturer of precision machined castings and assemblies for aerospace, defense, space, energy technology and other commercial industries. With our focus on innovation, we have continuously evolved to remain in the forefront of technological improvements and workforce development. Our advanced vertically-integrated process includes manufacturing for design, rapid prototyping, precision investment casting and CNC machining, as well as Nadcap certified non-destructive testing and welding. An AS9100D accredited manufacturer, Barron delivers high quality engineered components for demanding applications around the globe.
Joseph H. Barron Sr. founds Motor and Machinery Castings in Detroit, producing large gray iron sand castings.
Motor and Machinery retools for the war effort and produces tool and die castings for the manufacture of the Liberator B24 bombers.
Motor and Machinery undergoes a complete modernization to add the capabilities of producing large ductile iron castings.
Motor and Machinery becomes first licensee of the “Full Mold Process”.
Environmentally ahead of its time, MMC invests in the first 2 of its 3 Lindberg 20 ton coreless induction furnaces to replace its cupola melting operation.
MMC diversifies into castings for Oil and Gas exploration.
Company diversifies into precision casting by acquiring Lanthier Foundry and Machine in Oxford, Michigan and renamed it BarronCast Inc. The company focuses on serving the defense industry.
BarronCast expands and adds additional new 28,000 square-foot facility in Oxford Township.
BarronCast installs three Mazak Machining centers adding in-house CNC machining capabilities.
Barron adds CAD Engineering and Additive Manufacturing with the incorporation of 3-D Printed patterns for rapid prototypes.
BarronCast completes 12,000 square-foot addition for new CNC Machining facility adding six more CNC machines.
Name changed from BarronCast to Barron Industries to reflect added capabilities for manufacturing of precision machined castings and assemblies.
Formation of Barron Engineered Products. A Strategic Partnership Alliance with foundry in India for low-cost, high-volume castings.
Barron implements industry 4.0 ahead of it’s time by integrating a manufacturing software system.
Addition of 12,000 square-foot manufacturing facilities.
Barron acquires AS-9100 Accreditation and focuses on diversifying into aerospace.
Barron acquires a new 10,000 square-foot facility and adds 5-Axis CNC Machining.
Barron completes Certified Supplier Approval for both Boeing and GE Aviation.
Awarded Best Military Casting for the third year in a row by Investment Casting Institute (ICI).
Family-owned since 1923, Barron Industries has been a staple of the Detroit manufacturing scene for the last century. Over that time, the foundry that began by pouring castings for the Ford Motor Company has evolved to meet the challenges of modern manufacturing, and its precision casting operation now makes essential parts for the defense, aerospace, energy, space and other high-tech industries. Barron’s commitment to meeting each and every one of our clients’ needs has propelled us forward and allowed us to adapt at every innovative or economic turn, and just as we’ve done in the past, we’ll let that guiding principle chart our way through the future of American manufacturing.
Barron Industries is a full-service metalcasting foundry, with capabilities ranging from rapid prototyping to CNC machining, design, and even offshore manufacturing. With AS9100D and Nadcap certifications, we specialize in manufacturing for the aerospace, energy, and defense industries, but we also serve a wide range of other clients who rely on us for unparalleled investment casting and manufacturing quality.
“Like the first century, innovation will continue to be our focus in our next hundred years.”
“A hundred years of keeping their business alive, keeping it flourishing and growing… in this day and age, over a hundred years is really a remarkable task.”
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