1915: Origins
The company was founded as Titan Metals in Bellfonte, PA by William P. Seig. The original product produced was a single large-diameter brass rod.
1920-1959: Expansion
Titan Metals expanded into hot-pressed brass forgings, pressure die-castings, screw machining, and general machining operations.
1959: Acquisition
Titan Metals was acquired by the Cerro de Pasco Corporation, an American-owned company specializing in international mining, milling, and fabrication of non-ferrous metals.
1963: Name Change
Titan Metals changed its company name to the Cerro Copper and Brass Company.
1976: The Marmon Group
Cerro was acquired by the Marmon Group, a successful industrial holding company based in Chicago, IL. The company’s name was also changed to the Cerro Metals Company.
1979: Weyers Cave
Cerro began a brass forging and machining operation in Weyers Cave, Virginia, a small town in the beautiful Shannandoah Valley, where our operation continues to this day.
2004: Consolidation
Cerro consolidated our operations into two primary facilities, Brave, PA and Weyers Cave, VA, under the name Cerro Fabricated Products.
2004-2008: New Markets
Cerro reshaped our product offerings from plumbing fittings and valves to a broad set of niche component offerings for the firearms, oil and gas, PPE, power sports, and electrical markets.
2008: Berkshire Hathaway
The Marmon Group was acquired by Berkshire-Hathaway, one of the world’s most successful investment firms, run by famed investor Warren Buffett.
2010: Investments
Cerro Fabricated Products makes a major investment in state-of-the-art machining centers to expand our services, which now include forging, machining, and assembly. CFP is now a unique, full-service fabrication operation.
