281-441-4088Humble, TX

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Heating the forging

Forged Components

A red-hot hubbed flange forging

Pressure vessel connections
and open-die forgings.

Forged, heat treated, machined and inspected in Texas since 1997.

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Open-die forgings and pressure vessel connections.

5 lb to 55,000 lb.

Industries

  • Power generation

    Parts

    Heavy-wall Cr-Mo fittings for coal-fired and combined-cycle plants.

  • Offshore & subsea

    Parts

    Raw and finished forgings for topsides and subsea structures.

  • Something else?

    Anything outside our standard range, we forge to your print. Send us the drawing.

Process

Bar to finished part, in-house.

  1. A glowing ring forging on the pressForgeOpen-die presses to 3,000 tons and a 300-ton ring roll.
  2. A hot load coming out of a car-bottom furnaceHeat treatNormalize, quench and temper, anneal, stress relieve.
  3. A nozzle forging on a vertical turret lathe tableMachineCNC lathes, VTLs to 63 in swing and boring mills.
  4. A technician performing ultrasonic testing on a large ringInspectUT, MT and PT in-house by ASNT-certified inspectors.
A glowing ring forging held between the columns of an FCI hydraulic press

Who we are

Karl Lyons started FCI in 1997 to build the best long weld neck in the business.

Today FCI forges and machines in Texas as part of OneWest Manufacturing Partners.

Our story

Key figures

By the numbers.

Founded in Humble, TX
1997
Shop operation
24/7
ISO 9001:2015 registered plants
3
Forging weight
5–55,000lb
Largest press
3,000tons
Heavy-wall cylinders
110 × 140in OD × length
Connections
½–60NPSASME B16.5 to NPS 24. B16.47 Series A and B, NPS 26–60.
Pressure classes
75–2500ClassB16.5 Class 150–2500. B16.47 Class 75–900.

Products

What we make

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Documentary photographs from the floor at FCI.

A glowing ring forging standing on a press anvil in a dark shop

Hot ring on the press

A ring forging at temperature on the press, in the dark of the shop.

From the floor at FCI, Texas.
Forge, heat treat, machine, inspect.
New photography pending.

Slide 1 of 8: Hot ring on the press

Facilities

Three ISO-registered plants in Texas.

All facilities
DallasSan AntonioAustin01 Navasota02 Humble03 Kountze100 mi
  • Aerial view of the Navasota heavy-forge plant

    01

    Navasota, TX

    Heavy forge

    Address
    9533 FM 379, Navasota, TX 77868
    Phone
    936-825-7518
  • The FCI headquarters office in Humble, Texas, with finished forgings staged on the lawn

    02

    Humble, TX

    Headquarters

    Address
    14527 Smith Road, Humble, TX 77396
    Phone
    281-441-4088

  • 03

    Kountze, TX

    Western of Texas Forge & Flange

    Address
    1299 Highway 69 S, Kountze, TX 77625
    Phone
    409-246-2427

Paperwork that holds up.

Quality and certifications

Our quality system is ISO 9001:2015 registered. Our material manufacturing is PED-certified. Our fittings are registered across Canada. Every part is traceable to its heat.

  1. 1

    ISO 9001:2015

    WCS cert 8278, to Nov 2028

    World Certification Services, UKAS-accredited. Humble HQ, Navasota and Kountze.

  2. 2

    PED 2014/68/EU

    HSB IE-26-03-004, to Feb 2029

    Material manufacturer, Annex I §4.3. HSB Ireland, Notified Body 2833. Humble HQ and Navasota.

  3. 3

    CRN

    0B09659.2CL, renewal Nov 2028

    Registered in AB, ON, NB, NS, PEI, NL, YT, NT and NU. BC, SK, MB and QC exempt.

  4. 4

    NDE

    ASNT Level III UT/MT/PT

    SNT-TC-1A Level II and ASNT NDT Level III personnel for UT, MT and PT.

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News

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A large hollow forging with a glowing core cooling outdoors beside a manipulator

Request a quote

Send us the drawing.

Tell us the material, size, class, quantity and need-by date. We quote forgings rough, proof machined or finished. Shutdown? Call. We run 24/7.

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