The Johnson family roots in the foundry industry began in 1905 with the opening of a small sand foundry in Milwaukee's Third Ward area. Milwaukee Aluminum Foundry as it was initially known began by serving heavy industries throughout Milwaukee and the Midwest with quality castings made through the traditional sand casting process.

Since then, four generations of the Johnson family have tended to the needs of numerous industries with high quality castings, delivered on-time and on-budget.

In 1960 Leland C. Johnson, the third-generation family President, moved the foundry from its downtown Milwaukee roots to the current Saukville location, just north of Milwaukee, and it became Johnson Brass and Machine Foundry. He established both the centrifugal process and the machine finishing capability that is the foundation of the business today. Under Leland's direction JBM® continued to refine and enhance its centrifugal formings process and to pioneer many new applications therewith.

In 1993 the baton was passed and Lance Johnson became only the fourth President in the 96 year history of JBM. Under Lance's guidance Johnson Brass continues to build on the foundation built by his forefathers. JBM now employs 110 people In two shifts and the Saukville facility has been recently expanded to 50,000 sq, ft.

Today JBM's capabilities and our client list are among the most sophisticated and diverse in the industry. A sampling of the industries JBM serves throughout North America include mining, power generation, hydropower and naval/shipping just to name a few.