Metalworking

O-Flex Group

• Offering both metal finishing and post-metal services for aluminum products, O-Flex Group facility has the capability to clean, etch, anodize, and bright dip large products. Click here for more information about O-Flex Group.

Franklin Iron Works

• Franklin Iron Works specializes in Metal Fabrication, specifically in manufacturing ductile iron castings which are utilized in many different forms: farm implement, trucking, piping, valves, tools, constructions, and more. Click here for more information about Franklin Iron Works.

Fairfield Works

Located an hour from Chilton County, Fairfield Works has capabilities in both steelmaking and finishing. Fairfield flat-rolled and tubular products serve customers in the building components, automotive and energy industries. Click here to read more about the Fairfield Works facility.

Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube

• Located 2 hours from Chilton County, Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube opened invested $100 million to establish a plant in Wilcox County to make copper tubing. Recently, an announcement was made to invest $3.5 million into the facility, creating 30-40 new jobs. Click here to read more about the recent investment announcement.

Nucor

• Located an hour from Chilton County, Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa manufactures coil plate steel. Nucor also has a presence in Trinity and Birmingham, AL. Click here to read more about Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa.

U.S. Pipe

• Located an hour from Chilton County, U.S. Pipe is a leading manufacturer of ductile iron pipe products, fittings and joint restraints used in drinking water and wastewater systems. The company is headquartered in Birmingham, AL. Click hear to read more about U.S. Pipe.

In 2019, United States Steel Corp. announced plans to invest $215 million to install an advanced electric arc furnace at its Fairfield Works Facility near Birmingham, AL.

U.S. Steel

• U.S. Steel has been making steel in Alabama for more than 100 years. This new investment would include an addition of 150 jobs to compensate for the new capacity. This addition in jobs will bring the total employment by U.S. Steel to 900. Click here to read more about the announced investment.

• 39 Machine Shops
• 23 Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing Companies
• 11 Plate Work Manufacturing Companies
• 11 Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing Companies
• 8 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing Companies
• 7 Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing Companies
• 5 Iron Foundries
• 4 Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing Companies
• 4 Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel Companies

• 3 Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting)
• 3 Metal Coating, Engraving and Allied Services to Manufacturers Companies
• 3 Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing Companies
• 3 Steel Foundries (except Investment)
• 2 Hardware Manufacturing Companies
• 2 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing Companies
• 2 Other Metal Container Manufacturing Companies
• 2 Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing Companies

• 237% growth in people employed in Custom Roll Forming
• 86% growth in people employed in All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
• 64% growth in people employed in Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing
• 56% growth in people employed as Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• 46% growth in people employed in Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
• 37% growth in people employed as Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• 33% growth in people employed in Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
• 32% growth in people employed in Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
• 30% growth in people employed in Iron Foundries

• 22% growth in people employed as Industrial Machinery Mechanics
• 20% growth in people employed as Mechanical Engineers
• 19% growth in people employed in Plate Work Manufacturing
• 19% growth in people employed as Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
• 18% growth in people employed in Hardware Manufacturing
• 16% growth of people employed as Industrial Engineers
• 9% growth in people employed as Assemblers and Fabricators, Including Team Assemblers
• 6% growth in people employed as Electrical Engineers
• 4% growth in people employed as Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal
• 3% growth in people employed as Industrial Engineering Technicians
• 2% growth in people employed as Mechanical Drafters

• 18.7 times the US average of people employed in Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting)
• 11.5 times the US average of people employed in Iron Foundries
• 11.5 times the US average of people employed in Hardware Manufacturing
• 7.7 times the US average of people employed in Custom Roll Forming
• 7.5 times the US average of people employed in Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing
• 4.2 times the US average of people employed in Plate Work Manufacturing
• 4 times the US average of people employed in All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
• 3.1 times the US average of people employed as Assemblers and Fabricators, Including Team Assemblers
• 3 times the US average of people employed in Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries

• 2.9 times the US average of people employed in Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
• 2.6 times the US average of people employed as Industrial Machinery Mechanics
• 2.5 times the US average of people employed as Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal
• 2.33 times the US average of people employed in Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
• 2.14 times the US average of people employed in Machine Shops
• Over the US average of people employed as Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Over the US average of people employed as Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Over the US average of people employed as Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
• Over the US average of people employed as Tool and Die Makers
• Over the US average of people employed as Electrical Engineers

• 5,285 employed as Assemblers and Fabricators, Including Team Assemblers
• 1,199 employed as Industrial Machinery Mechanics
• 857 employed as Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
• 837 employed as Electricians
• 770 workers employed in Machine Shops
• 615 employed as Machinists
• 579 employed as Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal
• 530 workers employed in Iron Foundries
• 485 workers employed as Industrial Engineers
• 413 workers employed in All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
• 412 workers employed in Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting)
• 379 employed as Electrical Engineers
• 367 workers employed in Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing

• 366 workers employed in Hardware Manufacturing
• 337 employed as Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• 336 employed as Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• 304 employed as Mechanical Engineers
• 278 workers employed in Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
• 265 workers employed in Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
• 252 workers employed in Plate Work Manufacturing
• 149 employed as Tool and Die Makers
• 143 employed as Sheet Metal Workers
• 118 workers employed in Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
• 115 workers employed in Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
• 114 employed as Industrial Engineering Technicians

• $165.4 million Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing products are being purchased within the Chilton County Region. Currently, only $7 million of these products are being manufactured in the region, with over $158 million being imported from outside the region.
• $78.7 million Machine Shop products are being purchased within the Chilton County Region. Currently, only $10 million of these products are being manufactured in the region, with over $68 million being imported from outside the region.
• $32.8 million Metal Crown, Closure, and Other Metal Stamping products are being purchased within the Chilton County Region. Currently, none of these products are being manufactured in the region, with over $32 million being imported from outside the region.

• $30.8 million Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing products are being purchased within the Chilton County Region. Currently, only $11 million of these products are being manufactured in the region, with over $19 million being imported from outside the region.
• $29.3 million Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing products are being purchased within the Chilton County Region. Currently, only 6 million of these products are being manufactured in the region, with over $22 million being imported from outside the region.

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Road Access

• Chilton County is located on Interstate 65, halfway between Birmingham and Montgomery. Chilton County is located in Interstate 65.

Class I Rail Access

• Rail service is provided by CSX and Norfolk Southern.