Ellwood Crankshaft Group

Ellwood was founded in 1910 by brothers David A. and Jonathan A. Evans and remains a privately owned family company. Its crankshaft division became an independent business unit in 1992, when machining and finishing moved from Ellwood City, PA, to Hermitage, PA, as Ellwood Crankshaft & Machine. In 2003 Ellwood bought the assets of the former National Forge Company, which became Ellwood National Crankshaft. ECG describes itself as the largest crankshaft manufacturer in the world.

The Hermitage site has over 35 major machining tools; the 400,000 sq ft Sharon facility houses a multi-directional press with 8,000 tonnes upset capacity; and the Irvine Loewy press, in use since 1960, has 4,000 ton upset capacity and produces over 5,000 engine crankshafts a year. The company is ISO 9001-2015 certified.