Oregon Iron Works
{{Short description|American manufacturer}}
{{other uses}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Oregon Iron Works, Inc.
| type = Private
| logo = Oregon Iron Works logo.gif
| logo_size = 185px
| foundation = 1944
| location_city = Clackamas, Oregon
| location_country = United States
| locations = 2
| area_served = Worldwide
| industry = Aerospace, defense, renewable energy, structural engineering, transportation
| products = Various
| services =
| revenue = Approx. US$70 million (2006)Richards Oshiro, Gwenda (April 21, 2006). "Oregon Iron Works’ roboplane a thrifty spy". The Oregonian, pp. D1-D2.
| num_employees = 400+ {{cite news|title=Oregon Iron Works gets contract for streetcar|date = January 26, 2007 | newspaper= Portland Business Journal | url = http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2007/01/22/daily45.html | accessdate = December 19, 2012}}{{cite news
| last = MacKinnon
| first = Merry
| title = Streetcars soon to be made in Oregon
| newspaper = Portland Tribune
| date = May 13, 2009
| url = https://pamplinmedia.com/component/content/article?id=49492
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200610102344/https://pamplinmedia.com/component/content/article?id=49492
| archivedate = June 10, 2020
| url-status = live
| accessdate = June 10, 2020}}
| subsid = United Streetcar, LLC
| homepage = [http://www.oregoniron.com www.oregoniron.com]
}}
Oregon Iron Works, Inc. (OIW) is an American manufacturer of complex structural components and systems and specialized vehicles, located in the Clackamas area in the southeastern suburbs of Portland, Oregon (within the Portland metropolitan area). Established in 1944, it is involved in a number of different industries, supplying products ranging from high-speed boats for military use to purpose-built girders for roadway bridges. It has production facilities in Clackamas and in Vancouver, Washington,{{cite web|title=Facilities|date = 2006 | publisher = Oregon Iron Works, Inc | url = http://oregoniron.com/our-capabilities/facilities/| accessdate = 2010-10-15}} and currently employs about 400 people. In May 2014, the company announced that it was merging with Portland-based Vigor Industrial.{{cite news|last=Francis|first=Mike|title=Vigor Marine brings Oregon Iron Works under its roof in merger|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=May 21, 2014|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/05/vigor_marine_brings_oregon_iro.html |accessdate=2014-12-12}}{{cite news|last=Giegerich|first=Andy|title=Vigor Industrial and Oregon Iron Works to merge|newspaper=Portland Business Journal|date=May 21, 2014|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2014/05/vigor-industrial-andoregon-iron-works-to-merge.html|accessdate=2014-12-12}}
United Streetcar
{{Main|United Streetcar}}
In 2007, the company entered the field of streetcar (tram) manufacturing, after being awarded a contract, in January 2007, by the City of Portland for the provision of a prototype U.S.-manufactured streetcar for the Portland Streetcar system. The company had signed a technology transfer agreement with Škoda, of the Czech Republic, in February 2006, enabling it to offer to build the already existing Škoda 10 T design, under license from the Czech manufacturer.{{cite web|title=About United Streetcar|publisher=United Streetcar|url= http://www.unitedstreetcar.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=13&Itemid=26 |accessdate=2009-11-15}} Upon being awarded the contract, OIW created a new subsidiary, United Streetcar, LLC, for its streetcar manufacturing activity. The prototype streetcar was completed and delivered in mid-2009, and in August 2009 United Streetcar received a contract from the City of Portland for another six 10T streetcars.{{cite news|last = Rivera|first = Dylan|title=Portland inks $20 million deal for locally made streetcars|date=August 14, 2009|newspaper=The Oregonian|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/08/portland_inks_20_million_deal.html | accessdate=December 19, 2012}} The announcement of a second order for production-series vehicles soon followed, from the City of Tucson, Arizona.{{cite news
| title = Oregon Iron Works snares $26M contract
| newspaper = Portland Business Journal
| date = May 27, 2009
| url = http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/05/25/daily14.html
| accessdate = December 19, 2012
}} Washington D.C. also ordered two cars from United in April 2012{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Christina|title=Oregon Iron Works to make streetcars for D.C.|url=http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2012/05/oregon-iron-works-to-make-street-cars.html|accessdate=May 1, 2012|newspaper=Sustainable Business Oregon|date=May 1, 2012}} and a third in August 2012.
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110608055146/http://www.portlandtribune.com/sustainable/story.php?story_id=118522906357380400 Oregon hopes to catch energy wave] - Portland Tribune
- [http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/02/oregon_iron_works_finds_profit.html Oregon Iron Works finds profit in high-tech, green products] - The Oregonian
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Category:Aerospace companies of the United States
Category:Former defense companies of the United States
Category:Manufacturing companies based in Oregon
Category:Companies based in Clackamas County, Oregon
Category:Privately held companies based in Oregon