MacLean-Fogg history

1927 – John MacLean Junior joins the MacLean-Fogg Company.

1929 – MacLean-Fogg acquired the Water Tight Bolt, which solves severe problems connected with boxcar walls on angle posts by eliminating seepage of water into boxcars.

1938 – MacLean invents the Lock Tight Floor Clip and is granted a patent.

1961 – Barry L. MacLean, mechanical engineer, joins the firm.

1962 – The Company sadly lost John MacLean Jr., a critical contributor to the Company’s success.

1965 – Expansion of the fastener division continues with the opening of the plant in Mundelein, Illinois.

1972 – Barry MacLean becomes the new president.

1975 – MacLean-Fogg celebrated 50 years of business.

1976 – MacLean-Fogg continues to expand and diversify with the founding of their Metform Division producing Hot Formed Products.

1982 – MacLean-Fogg purchases Polymer Technologies in Whitewater, Wisconsin.

1984 – MacLean-Fogg acquires Precision Cold Forge and added to Metform in Savanna, Illinois.

1987 - Reliable/Bethea, in Pelham, Alabama opened.

1996 - Utilities Service Company is acquired by MacLean Power Systems and relocated to Trussville, Alabama.

1998 - MacLean Power makes their initial investment outside the USA by acquiring Canada’s Hydrocom International.

2000 – MacLean Power acquires American Metal Products from Preformed Line Products.

2004 - MacLean Power Systems acquires the electrical hardware maker Josyln.

2007 – Barry MacLean is inducted into the National Industrial Fastener Show Hall of Fame – recognized for his leadership and contributions both in the fastener industry and to the greater community.

2008 – The MacLean-Fogg Company announced the purchase of Saegertown Manufacturing Company and Proform Tool Corporation, both located in Saegertown, Pennsylvania.

2011 – MacLean Vehicle Systems became MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions – a comprehensive brand shift allowing support of new industries, new technology, and new team members – while proving true to its time-honored heritage of ingenuity.

2013 - The Metform division of MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions opens the new M1 machining plant in Savanna, IL to produce automatic transmission gear blanks for advanced 8 and 9 speed light vehicle transmissions.

2014 - The Buffalo, NY and Cornelius, NC facilities of Curtis Screw, a leader in precision machined parts, join the MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions family of companies.

2017 - Engineered Plastics Company 's new Menomonee Falls location opened.