Description

Charles A. Richardson, Inc. is a distinguished metal stamping manufacturer with a rich heritage dating back to 1853. Founded by Orville P. Richardson in Massachusetts, the company initially specialized in producing specialty hardware parts for textile shuttle components, supporting the booming textile industry of New England during the Industrial Revolution. Situated alongside the Wading River, the company utilized water power in its early days, a nod to its longstanding tradition of innovation and adaptation. Over the decades, the company evolved its product offerings in response to shifting economic landscapes. In the 1900s, Charles A. Richardson, Inc. became a leading manufacturer of baseball cleats, supplying major athletic brands like Adidas, Hyde, and Wilson, and even collaborating with professional athletes. Despite the eventual migration of sporting goods manufacturing overseas, the company successfully pivoted to its core product line of welding flanges, which it has manufactured since 1960. These welding flanges, crafted from steel, stainless steel, and aluminum, feature female pipe threads designed for welding onto tanks, enabling secure fittings for various applications. The company offers a broad range of sizes from 1/8” to 2” pipe threads and provides custom stamping solutions to meet specific client requirements. Today, Charles A. Richardson, Inc. remains a family-owned and operated business, managed by the fourth generation of the Richardson family. The company continues to uphold its founding principles by delivering high-quality, competitively priced metal stamping products on time, maintaining its reputation as a trusted partner in the metal stamping industry for over 165 years.