Barron Industries

Barron Industries

Barron Industries, Inc.

Oxford, Michigan, United States

Land Systems & VehiclesAir SystemsSpaceMissiles & MunitionsDual-use
Founded 192351-200 employeesComponent Supplier, Contract ManufacturerSupplies Defense Industry
Profile last updated: May 3, 2026

About

Founded in 1923, Barron Industries is a defense component supplier based in Oxford, United States working in land systems & vehicles, air systems, space +1 more.

Barron Industries is a family-owned investment casting company based in Oxford, Michigan, founded in 1923 as Motor and Machinery Castings in Detroit by Joseph H. Barron. It produces precision investment castings and assemblies for aerospace, defense, space, automotive, energy and other commercial industries. Its vertically integrated process covers design for manufacturing, 3D-printed and hybrid additive patterns, ceramic shell casting, CNC machining, non-destructive testing, plating, painting and assembly. The company works with more than 200 ferrous and non-ferrous alloys and states that its castings are used in armored vehicles, aircraft, satellites, rockets and guided missiles. Barron reports Nadcap accreditation for radiography, liquid penetrant testing and welding, and AS9100D and ISO 9001 quality systems. It is listed under Cage code 7L135, has exhibited at the NDIA Michigan Defense Exposition, and states it has a Tier 1 supplier relationship with Ford. The company describes itself as a Michigan defense industrial base participant and reports about 80 employees at its 75,000-square-foot facility.

Location

Oxford, United States

Founded

1923

Employees

51-200

Legal name

Barron Industries, Inc.

NCAGE code

7L135

Focus areas

investment castingprecision castingsmetalcastingaerospacedefenseautomotiveOxford MichiganNadcapAS9100Dhybrid additive casting

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Land Systems & VehiclesAir SystemsSpaceMissiles & Munitions

Supply-chain role

Component SupplierContract ManufacturerSubsystem Manufacturer

What they offer

ComponentsManufacturing ServicesEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Precision Investment Castings

Metal castings

Precision investment castings in more than 200 ferrous and non-ferrous alloys, including Class II armor, stainless, tool steels, aluminum, cobalt and nickel alloys, with in-house machining, NDT, welding and assembly.

Hybrid Additive Investment Casting

Additive-enabled castings

Investment casting using 3D-printed patterns for complex castings and rapid prototyping.

End users

Defense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

CMMC 2.0

Named customers

FordGE Aerospace

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

AS9100D

ISO 9001

NADCAP (Computer Radiography, Liquid Penetrant Testing, Welding)

Awards

Business of the Year Award

Industry memberships

National Defense Industry AssociationAerospace Industry Association of MichiganInvestment Casting InstituteAmerican Foundry SocietyAutomation AlleySociety of Manufacturing Engineers

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