Our History

1925
John MacLean Sr., former vice president and general manager of the Boss Nut Company, takes advantage of an opportunity to start his own business in locking fasteners. His assets include his own energy and creativity, the Number 1 Lock Nut, his partner, Jack Fogg – a legend in the railroad industry – and his two customers: the Santa Fe Railroad and the Milwaukee Railroad.

1927
John MacLean Junior joins the MacLean-Fogg Company. His philosophy for the company, which lives today is “Help the industry, and we will help ourselves. Solve the customer’s problems, at a fair price, and on time.”

1962
The Company sadly lost John MacLean Jr., a critical contributor to the Company’s success.

1965
Expansion of the fastener division continues with the opening of the plant in Mundelein, Illinois.

1972
Barry MacLean becomes the new president.

1976
MacLean-Fogg continues to expand and diversify with the founding of their Metform Division producing Hot Formed Products. This is the first offsite facility built.

MacLean-Fogg purchases Polymer Technologies in Whitewater, Wisconsin.

1983
The original focus of the company, the railroad business, is sold.

The first business on the Power side, Reliable Power Products of Franklin Park, Illinois was acquired.

1995
MacLean Fiberglass in Newberry, South Carolina joins the company.

1995
MacLean-Fogg Company names a new division, MacLean Power Systems, as Continental Electric and Atlas Power are acquired.

1997
MacLean Maynard is acquired in Chesterfield, Michigan.

1998
MacLean Power makes their initial investment outside the USA by acquiring Canada’s Hydrocom International. The firm would then be renamed MacLean Power Canada.

1999
MacLean-Fogg acquires Industrial and Automotive Fasteners of Royal Oak, Michigan, which becomes MacLean Vehicles Systems, Royal Oak (now known as MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions Farmington Hills).

2002
MacLean Power Systems acquired business units from Sediver, Inc. in York, South Carolina, renaming it MacLean Power York.

2007
Barry MacLean is inducted into the National Industrial Fastener Show Hall of Fame – recognized for his leadership and contributions both in the fastener industry and to the greater community.

2008
The Board of Directors of the MacLean-Fogg Company elects Duncan MacLean to President of MacLean Vehicle Systems.

2008
The MacLean-Fogg Company announces purchase of Saegertown Manufacturing Company, Saegertown, Pennsylvania – a manufacturer of specialized engineered metal components for diverse applications in North America including mining, home construction, and automotive marketplaces, and Proform Tool Corporation, Saegertown, Pennsylvania, a manufacturer of hot and cold metal forged products.

2011
MacLean Vehicle Systems becomes MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions – a comprehensive brand shift allowing support of new industries, new technology, and new team members – while proving true to its time-honored heritage of ingenuity.

2012
MFCS merges its Polymer Technologies Division in Whitewater, WI with Engineered Plastics Corporation in Menomonee Falls, WI to form a new Engineered Plastics Company division of MFCS.

2012
MacLean Power Systems and Senior Industries, located in Wood Dale, IL jointly announce the merger of their telecommunications businesses into one combined leading company named MacLean Senior Industries (now MPS Network Solutions)

2013
The Metform division of MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions opens the new M1 machining plant in Savanna, IL to produce automatic transmission gear blanks for advanced 8 and 9 speed light vehicle transmissions.

2013
MacLean Power Systems acquires IPREL a manufacturer of formed wire products located near Sao Paulo, Brazil.

2014
The Buffalo, NY and Cornelius, NC facilities of Curtis Screw, a leader in precision machining products, join the MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions family of companies.

2015
Duncan MacLean becomes President of MacLean-Fogg.

2017
Duncan MacLean becomes the 4th-generation CEO of MacLean-Fogg

2021
MacLean Master, formerly Master Automatic, joins the Engineered Solutions group of MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions.