Wean United Youngstown Ohio
Wean United is a former manufacturer of equipment that was used to process and finish flat-rolled steel, steel and iron rolls, iron castings, coupling boxes, annealing bottoms, and boxes and steam hydraulic forging presses in Youngstown, Ohio. Based in Youngstown, Ohio, Wean was a World leader in the manufacturing of strip finishing lines. A year later, United Engineering of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was acquired.
United Engineering was a premier supplier of hot rolling mills for the steel and non-ferrous product industry. Norman Anderson's book about pleasure wheels, including the Ferris wheel, is the best resource on the topic. He subsequently issued the Ferris Wheel Newsletter for numerous years and it is also a resource of great value.
Wean was purchased by Danieli Corp. of Italy in the 90's, and remains one of their product lines. United had multiple other plants and products under its vast line.
The ruins of the Wean United building in Youngstown, Ohio. Formed in 1929, quickly became part of the landscape of steel in Youngstown, Ohio. The company produced pressed, rolled steel.
Its location next to the Market Street Bridge made it an integral part of the landscape near the downtown area. The company itself folded in the nineties. Discover Company Info on WEAN UNITED WORKSHOP, INC.
in Youngstown, OH, such as Contacts, Addresses, Reviews, and Registered Agent. Workers at Youngstown and Canton Mahoning and United Engineering factories have been involved in asbestos litigation for many years. Former employees may have a substantial injury claim due to the amount of toxic products they likely were exposed to.
Part of the Youngstown Repository. - The works of the William Tod Co., which became United Engineering & Foundry Co., and most recently Wean United. They manufactured steel mill equipment (see attached), including some of the worlds most powerful rolling mill engines, which at one time could be found throughout the world.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio Part of the former Wean United property where the city developed its new amphitheater and riverfront park could once again bear the Wean name, pending approval by City Council of a naming rights agreement.
