1913 - A New Company is born
Mr. Joseph Nagusky establishes The Federal Metal Company in Cleveland, Ohio, by vertically integrating his peddler scrap non-ferrous metals operation into a brass ingot producer.

1960 - The Federal Metal Company Finds a New Home
Anticipating future growth, Mark Nagusky, Joseph's son, makes the decision to move The Federal Metal Company from its location in the heart of Cleveland to Bedford, a suburb of Cleveland. This move allows Federal Metal to grow in the future.

1985 - David Nagusky becomes President
David Nagusky, Mark's son, becomes President and guides Federal Metal toward continuous growth during a period of strongly declining industry sales.

1993 - New Furnaces Promise Better Quality
Federal Metal adds two 5,000 pound coreless induction furnaces which round out its capabilities to manufacture virtually all brass and bronze alloys.

1993 – Invention of Federalloy
A.R. Singh invents the Federalloy group of bismuth copper lead free alloys. Singh was the first to develop a unique process to distribute the bismuth uniformly in the alloy structure and defeat the brittleness issues that plagued these alloys.

1995 – Learning What’s Important to Foundrymen
David Nagusky assumes the Presidency of Non-Ferrous Founders’ Society. In this position David learns first-hand the greatest concerns of foundrymen. David’s experience with this extraordinary organization underscored the importance of molding Federal Metal into a company that is highly responsive to individual company needs.

1995 – More than Sales…Solutions
Rik Kohn transfers from Federal Metal’s purchasing department to foundry sales, bringing with him a unique and valuable set of qualifications and experiences. Today, as V.P. of Sales, Rik’s knowledge of scrap metals, terminal markets, and utilization of foundry scrap has provided many Federal Metal customers with superior solutions to their critical needs.

1997 – Honored for Innovation
A.R. Singh, V.P. of Metallurgy & Sales at Federal Metal receives EDI Innovation Award from Case Western Reserve University for the invention of Federalloy. This award acknowledges and validates the genius of Singh’s invention. During this time, Federal Metal can point to many brass foundries who were able to retain business as a result of having a lead-free solution.

1997 – A Family Commitment from the Next Generation
In today’s business environment, foundries should seek out suppliers who they believe will have staying power. Peter Nagusky represents the fourth generation of the Nagusky family committed to making Federal Metal a superior supplier of critical products to the foundry industry. With a Masters degree in Business Administration, Peter currently manages the purchase of raw material.

1999 – On Time, All the Time
Mike Fekete comes to Federal Metal just for this reason: to schedule and manage production. In this capacity Mike is our and your “go-to” guy. Federal Metal recognizes that for foundry customers we must be available at all times for unusual requests. Mike works hard to satisfy and respond to foundrymen’s needs.

2002 – A Brighter Solution
The Federal Metal Company develops "fingot." This 100% metallic, inclusion free ingot sized product is widely accepted by foundries as a superior product.

2003 – Operational and Metallurgical Expertise Extended to our Customers
Todd Kidder joins Federal Metal as Chief Metallurgist and V.P of Manufacturing.  With his BS in Metallurgical Engineering and MBA as well as hands on foundry experience, Todd impacts the quality of our product dramatically.  He represents the company on CDA & AWWA committees.

2004 – Federal Metal expands its Lead Free Capabilities
The Federal Metal Company purchases exclusive North American rights to the IMI Yorkshire patent. This investment gives Federal Metal the capability to produce combinations of bismuth copper alloys, as well as an expanded number of accredited alloys.

2005 – Federal Metal and its Commitment to Quality
The Federal Metal Company achieves ISO 9001:2000 registration. This achievement highlights Federal Metal's commitment to quality for its customers.