Oberg Timeline
Follow us through over 50 years of excellence and passion for precision manufacturing.
1948
- Oberg Manufacturing Company is established by Donald E. Oberg in Tarentum, PA with just 12 employees.
- Oberg pioneers the use of tungsten carbide in the stamping die industry.
1950's
- Donald Oberg purchases 7.5 acres of land close to Freeport, PA, relocates the business and begins to grow and expand.
- Starts an Apprentice Training Program to guarantee future generations of highly skilled craftsmen.
1960's
- Forms new business units to focus on machining and grinding specific size ranges of round tungsten carbide and steel components.
- Recognized throughout the world as the leader in designing and manufacturing precision stamping dies capable of stamping millions of parts before sharpening is required.
- Becomes known as a major supplier of container tooling used in the manufacture of food and beverage cans.
1970's
- Introduced CAD into engineering department.
- Purchases one of the first wire EDM machines used in North America.
1980's
- Opens a facility in Arizona to do metal stamping and later, reel-to-reel plating.
- Begins designing and manufacturing electronic die monitoring equipment to measure product quality and monitor stamping press production processes.
- Changes name from Oberg Manufacturing to Oberg Industries to compliment the broad range of integrated businesses and capabilities that form the corporation.
1990's
- Establishes a second stamping facility in Sarver, Pennsylvania.
- New corporate headquarters adds 25,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing and office space.
- Offers automated assembly services and provides assembled or sub-assembled components from design through production.
- Forms Oberg Technology to handle prototyping, R&D, automation and assembly work.
- Receives ISO 9001, ISO 9002 & QS 9000 certifications.
2000's
- Forms wholly-owned subsidiary, Oberg Medical Products, (later merge into Oberg Industries) to handle demands from the growing medical market
- Develops class 10,000 clean room.
- Begins offering automation services.
- Establishes new production facility in Costa Rica to assist with global manufacturing competition.
- Receives ISO/TS 16949 certification.
- Becomes a Strategic Alliance Partner of National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining.
- Uses wire EDM area as a beta test site for major machine tool OEM to advance wire EDM technology
- Consolidates tooling operations within Corporate Headquarters in Freeport, PA.
- Expands Sarver stamping facility to over 100,000 sq. ft. to handle the increased demands of our production stamping business.
- Purchases First Latin American Corporation in Mexico to provide hydroforming and additional stamping services.
- Acquires multi-axis machining and turning centers to manufacture orthopedic instruments and implants and to increase business in other growth markets.
