Farrar Corporation

10/31/2026

🎃 Happy Halloween from all of us at Farrar Corporation! 🕷️

Wishing our amazing community a spooky, fun, and safe Halloween! Whether you're trick-or-treating with the little ones, handing out candy to the neighborhood kids, or just enjoying the festive spirit, we hope your day is filled with more treats than tricks. 👻🍬

From our Farrar family to yours, have a frightfully fantastic Halloween! 🦇🕸️

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10/28/2026

🚨 Today, we honor the men and women who run toward danger and show up for the hardest moments with courage, skill, and heart.

On National First Responders Day, Farrar Corporation thanks the firefighters, EMTs, police officers, and dispatchers who protect our communities every single day.

We also want to recognize the first responders who are part of the Farrar Corporation family. You bring that same dedication, courage, and willingness to help others to our workplace and our communities. We are proud to have you on our team.

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10/27/2026

Farrar Corporation is hiring a Chief Operating Officer.

Farrar Corporation is a fourth-generation, family-owned manufacturer of ductile iron castings and precision-machined components. The company maintains control of the entire production process in-house, including pattern design, tooling, casting, heat treating, CNC machining, assembly, and shipping.

The Chief Operating Officer will provide executive leadership for operations across the Norwich and Manhattan, Kansas facilities and will be accountable for:
⚙️ Safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and profitability
🤝 Cross-functional coordination and accountability across departments and sites
🌱 Leadership development at every level of the organization

The ideal candidate will:
✔️ Bring structure, discipline, and rigor to operational performance
✔️ Hold quality and customer success as the standard of the organization
✔️ Demonstrate a people-first leadership approach consistent with a culture built on integrity and teamwork

This is an opportunity to help guide the next chapter of a company with deep roots and a long-term vision.
To learn more or to refer a qualified candidate, please visit:
👉 https://cornerstone-kc.com/chief-operating-officer-3

Farrar Corporation is a vertically integrated manufacturer of ductile iron castings and precision-machined components. Founded in Kansas in 1933 as a blacksmith and repair shop, Farrar has grown into a nationally recognized, fourth-generation family-owned company serving original equipment manufactu...

10/16/2026

Did you know?

Ductile iron gets its strength from tiny graphite nodules that form as the metal cools.

In traditional gray iron, the graphite forms as flakes, and those flakes can act as starting points for cracks. In ductile iron, the graphite forms as small spheres instead. With no sharp edges for cracks to start from, the metal can bend, flex, and absorb impact instead of snapping.

That combination of strength, toughness, and wear resistance is why ductile iron is trusted in tractors, mowers, construction equipment, energy applications, and industrial machinery. It’s also machinable and cost-effective, which makes it a great fit for mid- to high-volume parts.

At Farrar, we pay close attention to what’s happening inside the metal, not just the finished shape. Every casting shipment is certified for physical properties, chemistry, and microstructure, so our customers know exactly what they’re getting.

Chances are, something you used this week has a part like ours in it. 🚜

Have questions about ductile iron for your next project? Our team is happy to help: farrarusa.com/contact

10/13/2026

The best casting doesn't start on our floor. It starts in conversation between us and your team.

At Farrar Corporation, we've been family-owned and operating since 1933, and one of the most valuable things we've learned over the years is that the strongest parts come from strong partnerships. When our engineering team gets involved early with your engineering team, we can work through design considerations, material selection, and process details that make a real difference in the final product.

Our teams in Norwich and Manhattan, KS carry decades of casting knowledge, the kind that comes from watching thousands of pours and knowing what works before a problem has a chance to show up. When you work with us, you’re not just placing an order, you’re adding a team that’s as committed to your project as you are, and you get a partner who's invested in getting it right.

If you're developing a new ductile iron casting or working through a design challenge, let's talk early. The conversation is usually where the real value starts.

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10/09/2026

One foundry with integrated machining, finishing, and assembly isn't just a supplier, it's a supply chain strategy.

At Farrar Corporation, our Norwich and Manhattan, KS facilities aren’t just pouring castings, they are taking you from raw casting to finished, ready-to-install component under one roof. That means when you're running a high-volume, recurring production program, you have real built-in flexibility without switching vendors or requalifying parts.

Here's what that looks like in practice:
✅ In-house engineering and pattern shop to streamline new projects
✅ Ductile iron sand castings poured and shaken out in-house
✅ Machining capabilities that take you from raw casting to finished spec
✅ Assembly and finishing services that deliver ready-to-install components on a recurring schedule
✅ One partner, one quality standard

For Operations and Engineering teams tired of managing a fragmented supply chain across three different suppliers, the turnkey model exists for a reason.

Curious whether your program is a fit? Start the conversation at the link below.

🌐 www.farrarusa.com

10/07/2026

Most engineers think about strength when they're selecting a material.

But impact resistance is where ductile iron really separates itself.

Ductile iron earned its name for a reason, it has the ability to deform slightly under sudden load rather than crack. That combination of strength and flexibility gives it a level of impact resistance that holds up in the harshest operating conditions. Heavy shock loads, dynamic stress, repeated impact cycles, ductile iron is built for it.

It's why you see it in heavy equipment undercarriages, agricultural implements, hydraulic components, and industrial machinery. These aren't controlled environments. They're demanding ones. And the castings that survive them need more than raw hardness, they need toughness.

At Farrar, we've been pouring ductile iron since the 1960s. That's decades of understanding not just how to cast the material, but how it performs across real-world use. Our castings are engineered to last and to hold up in the field long after installation.

Lifespan matters. Replacement costs, downtime, and component failures add up fast. Getting the material right from the start is one of the most effective ways to engineer those costs out of the equation.

If impact resistance and long service life are part of your design requirements, let's talk about what ductile iron, and Farrar, can do for your application.

www.farrarusa.com

(620) 478-2212

10/05/2026

Most engineers underestimate what ADI can do.

Austempered Ductile Iron is a heat-treated form of ductile iron that goes through a controlled austempering process, heating and then quenching in a salt bath, to produce a unique microstructure that delivers exceptional mechanical properties. The result is a material that offers high strength, excellent toughness, and outstanding wear resistance, all while remaining significantly lighter than steel. For OEMs designing components that need to handle real load, real impact, and real wear, ADI is one of the smartest materials decisions you can make.

ADI is used across a wide range of demanding applications because it performs where other materials fall short, without driving up cost or weight.

Farrar Corporation has been helping customers get ADI castings right for decades. Our teams in Norwich and Manhattan, KS know the material inside and out, and they bring the process discipline your critical components demand.

If you're sourcing ADI castings or you have questions about whether ADI is the correct material choice for your next project, visit our website below and reach out.

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Farrar Corporation is known for our service, specializing in providing finish machined ductile iron castings and assemblies.

10/02/2026

Happy Manufacturing Day from Farrar Corporation! 🏭

Today we're celebrating the people who design, build, and ship what keeps the world moving. From pouring ductile iron to machining finished parts, every casting that leaves our floors in Norwich and Manhattan, KS reflects the skill, pride, and commitment of a team that genuinely cares whether it's right.

To our employees: thank you for the craftsmanship you bring every day.

To our customers: thank you for trusting us with your parts and allowing us to support your business.

Proud to be a part of American manufacturing.

www.Farrarusa.com

10/01/2026

⚙️ Why Ductile Iron? The Answer Is in the Metallurgy.

At Farrar Corporation, we've spent decades helping engineers and sourcing teams understand why ductile iron consistently wins for demanding applications.

Here's what makes it stand out:
🔩 High tensile and yield strength: comparable to steel
🔩 Excellent machinability: our in-house machine shop takes full advantage of this every day
🔩 Superior impact resistance: critical for industrial, mining, and heavy equipment applications
🔩 Design flexibility: allowing you to create complex designs that can’t be created with forgings
🔩 Cost reduction: Ductile iron castings can be a good way to reduce costs for your manufacturing process

At Farrar Corporation, we pour ductile iron sand castings for industries ranging from industrial machinery and mining to agriculture and energy, and we'd be glad to talk through whether it's the right fit for your next program.

Reach out at www.Farrarusa.com

Farrar Corporation is known for our service, specializing in providing finish machined ductile iron castings and assemblies.