Foundry & Casting Companies in California

California has approximately 35,000 manufacturing establishments and 1,300,000 manufacturing employees. California is the largest manufacturing state by output, leading in aerospace, semiconductors, medical devices, and food processing across its diverse regional economies.

California contributes to the national foundry & casting landscape. The foundry and casting industry produces metal components by pouring molten metal into molds, using processes including sand casting, investment casting, die casting, permanent mold casting, and centrifugal casting. US foundries produce iron, steel, aluminum, copper, zinc, and specialty alloy castings for automotive, industrial equipment, infrastructure, and defense applications.

Iron Foundries: Companies producing gray iron, ductile iron, and compacted graphite iron castings for automotive, pipe, and industrial applications.

Steel Foundries: Foundries producing carbon, alloy, and stainless steel castings for mining, energy, rail, and defense applications.

Aluminum Die Casters: High-volume operations producing aluminum die castings for automotive, electronics, and consumer products.

Investment Casting Houses: Companies producing precision investment castings for aerospace, medical, defense, and industrial gas turbine applications.

Specialty Alloy Foundries: Foundries producing castings from copper, bronze, nickel, cobalt, and other specialty alloys.

Major industrial centers in California include Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Fresno, Irvine, and Long Beach. These cities have concentrations of manufacturers across sectors including semiconductor manufacturing, aerospace manufacturing, and medical device manufacturing.