ID Castings Adds Second Martinsville, Ill., Facility to Enhance Foundry Operations

MARTINSVILLE, Ill. (August 11, 2026) – ID Castings, an affiliated company of Crown Equipment Corporation, is adding a second facility at its Martinsville, Illinois, location to increase overall capacity. The second location will be used primarily for finishing operations, handling castings created in the primary foundry for final preparation and shipment.

The company anticipates increased hiring as operations within the second facility come online. Interested candidates should apply at IDCastings.com/careers.

“This added facility provides ID Castings additional capacity to increase production while implementing process improvements throughout the company’s manufacturing operations,” said Lance Ibrahim, director, manufacturing, Crown Equipment. “We are excited about the growth opportunities the additional facility brings to the Martinsville area.”

About ID Castings

With more than a century of operation involving millions of tons of iron and decades of experience, ID Castings specializes in creating quality iron castings for production runs of all sizes. It also knows what it takes to build productive customer relationships, delivering value-added services and solid performance that businesses can count on.

ID Castings creates gray and ductile iron castings focused on parts weighing 50 pounds and under, as well as no-bake molding for large complex parts weighing up to 5000 pounds. The company maintains foundry operations in Nobelsville, Indiana and Martinsville, Illinois.

For more information, visit idcastings.com.

About Crown Equipment Corporation

Crown is one of the world’s largest material handling companies, with a reputation for award-winning product design, advanced engineering and technology, and superior after-sale service. Crown’s business philosophy utilizes vertically integrated processes to design, manufacture and distribute forward-thinking, innovative solutions that improve customers’ productivity and operating efficiency. Crown produces a broad range of forklifts, batteries and chargers, as well as automation solutions and fleet management technologies, and warehouse solutions products and design services.

The company’s global headquarters is located in New Bremen, Ohio, USA, with regional headquarters in Germany, China, Australia and Singapore. Its employees number more than 20,900 worldwide. Crown operates a service and distribution network that exceeds 500 retail locations in over 80 countries. To learn more about Crown’s ideas for helping customers advance the productivity of their operations, visit crown.com.