WYOMING, PA – May 15, 2026 – PRESSADVANTAGE –
James Eagen Sons Company, a manufacturer of custom feedscrews and screw flighting based in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, is marking its 151st year of continuous operation in 2026, a milestone that traces the company’s evolution from a 19th-century blacksmith shop to a specialized industrial fabricator serving markets across multiple industries.
The company was founded in 1875 by James Eagen, who established a blacksmith shop in northeastern Pennsylvania after settling in the region during the construction of canal systems along the Susquehanna River. The area’s thriving anthracite coal mining industry provided the company’s first major market, with Eagen supplying tools and mine equipment to the region’s workforce. That foundation in heavy metalworking would ultimately define the company’s trajectory for the next century and a half.
The transition into feedscrew manufacturing began in the 1930s, when the development of stoker technology created an opportunity the company moved to capture. Engineers at James Eagen Sons recognized that the design principles behind the drill components being produced for the mining industry closely paralleled those required for stoker worm production. That connection proved to be a turning point, launching the company into the flight and feedscrew segment that remains its core focus today.
“Reaching 151 years is a testament to the skilled tradespeople who have worked here and the customers who have trusted us with their most demanding applications,” said Jim Golden, General Manager of James Eagen Sons Company. “We have modernized our equipment and expanded our capabilities over the decades, but our commitment to precision and quality has never wavered.”
Over more than eight decades of feedscrew manufacturing, James Eagen Sons has built out a 45,000-square-foot facility capable of producing helicoid, sectional, and ribbon screw assemblies ranging from 3/8 inch to 150 inches in diameter. The company operates five helicoid machines and seven sectional flight presses, along with CNC turning centers, CNC milling centers, engine lathes, and a forty-foot plasma water table capable of burning plate up to two inches thick. These investments in capital equipment have allowed the company to maintain tight tolerances across a broad spectrum of project types and material specifications.
Material versatility is central to the company’s value proposition. James Eagen Sons fabricates components from carbon steel, stainless steel, abrasion resistant steel, nickel alloys, titanium, and various plastics, giving customers flexibility when designing solutions for corrosive, high-temperature, or highly abrasive processing environments. Welding capabilities include TIG, MIG, and stick processes, with on-staff welders holding ASME certification across a wide range of qualified procedures.
The industries served by James Eagen Sons reflect the breadth of applications that rely on precision screw conveying and metering technology. The company’s products are found in wastewater treatment facilities, chemical processing plants, cement operations, pulp and paper mills, and food processing lines. Project scope ranges from small-diameter metering screws used in pharmaceutical applications to large-scale assemblies measuring forty feet in length for the pulp paper industry.
“We handle emergency requirements as readily as we handle long-term contracts,” Golden noted. “That responsiveness has built relationships with customers who need a manufacturer they can count on when timelines are tight and specifications are demanding.”
The Wyoming, Pennsylvania facility occupies a location with access to multiple freight modes, including truck, rail, air, and ship, enabling James Eagen Sons to serve customers nationally and internationally. The company’s position at a key transportation junction in northeastern Pennsylvania has supported its ability to deliver large and heavy components efficiently throughout its history.
As James Eagen Sons enters its 152nd year of operation, company leadership indicates that ongoing investment in numerically controlled manufacturing equipment will continue to be a priority. The same philosophy that carried the company from forge and anvil to modern CNC machining centers guides its approach to the future: expand capability while maintaining the craftsmanship standards that have defined the brand for a century and a half.
More information about James Eagen Sons Company’s products and fabrication capabilities is available at www.jameseagen.com.
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For more information about James Eagen Sons Co, contact the company here:
James Eagen Sons Co
Jim Golden
info@jameseagen.com
200 W. 8th St
Wyoming, PA 18644
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