About FCI
Built on the long weld neck.
Founded 1997, Humble, Texas.
Our story
Our story
Karl Lyons learned forging at Lenape Forge, where he first saw seamless reinforced nozzles. In 1976 he co-founded FVC and ran it for 11 years.
In 1997 he started Forged Components in Humble, Texas, to build the best long weld neck in the business. FCI added presses, a ring roll, heat treat and machining, then grew through acquisitions: Humble Forge, Ram Forge, Atex (FCI Subsea), Forge USA's forge and heat-treat assets, and Western of Texas Forge & Flange.
Karl died in December 2020. In 2023 FCI joined Westbrook Energy Group, now OneWest Manufacturing Partners.
Founder
Karl J. Lyons
Founder, 1997
Known as the “King of Long Weld Necks”. Karl learned forging at Lenape Forge, co-founded FVC in 1976 and ran it for 11 years, then founded FCI in 1997. He died in Humble on 10 December 2020, aged 78.
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Since 1976
- 1976 FVC
1976
Karl Lyons co-founds FVC, a long weld neck maker, and runs it for 11 years.
- 1997 FCI founded
1997
Karl Lyons starts Forged Components in Humble, Texas.
- 2017 Forge USA assets
2017
FCI buys Forge USA's hammer-forge and heat-treat assets in Houston.
- 2019 Western of Texas
2019
FCI acquires Western of Texas Forge & Flange Co. in Kountze, TX, adding hammers and flanges.
- 2019 ISO 9001
2019
First ISO 9001 registration, WCS certificate 8278, on 14 November.
- 2020 Karl Lyons
2020
FCI's founder dies on 10 December, aged 78.
- 2023 PED · Westbrook
2023
PED material-manufacturer certification in February. Westbrook Energy Group acquires FCI in August.
- 2025 OneWest
2025
Westbrook becomes OneWest Manufacturing Partners. New 73-page catalog. ISO 9001 recertified to 2028.
- 2026 PED renewed
2026
PED certificate reissued in March, valid to February 2029.
OneWest
A OneWest Company
FCI is part of OneWest Manufacturing Partners, formerly Westbrook Energy Group, alongside Federal Flange, Westbrook Manufacturing and OneWest Engineered Products Group.
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