One mission: revive American manufacturing and raise a generation proud to build it.
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One mission: revive American manufacturing and raise a generation proud to build it.
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the power couple of the skilled trades
our mission
Our mission is to build what lasts and build who’s next, strengthening American industry through craftsmanship, innovation, and skilled trades training. Ready to join us?
meet Kory & Ali Anderson
Kory and Ali Anderson are the power couple behind our entire family of brands, from world-class iron castings and pattern-making to patented innovation, youth trades training, fitness products, publishing, and community giveback. Kory is a Guinness World Record holder, and together they have been recognized as a Top 100 U.S. Business by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, awarded Casting of the Year by the American Foundry Society and backed by a 100,000-subscriber YouTube community. Their work also includes a #1 Hot New Release on Amazon, Ali’s children’s book dedicated to inspiring and training the next generation in skilled trades. And this is only the beginning, we’re building the future of American industry, one brand and one student at a time.
anderson made companies
Anderson Foundries, LLC.
Iron Warrior Academy 501(C)(3)
Iron Warrior Fitness Products
American-made grey iron, aluminum, and ductile iron castings built for real-world performance, delivered with speed, consistency, and grit.
Iron Warrior Fitness Products
Iron Warrior Academy 501(C)(3)
Iron Warrior Fitness Products
American-made fitness equipment forged from foundry roots, built to outlast the workout and the years after it. Home to the Patented "Warbell"!
Iron Warrior Academy 501(C)(3)
Iron Warrior Academy 501(C)(3)
Iron Warrior Academy 501(C)(3)
Hands-on trades non-profit education and training that sharpens skill, confidence, and character for the next generation of builders.
Spartan Pattern LLC
#1 amazon Children's books
Iron Warrior Academy 501(C)(3)
Precision patternmaking and tooling that turn ideas into castable reality. Serving foundries nationwide.
Anderson Industries
#1 amazon Children's books
#1 amazon Children's books
Home of the patented Anderson Seed Opener, trusted for more than 40 years to help farmers plant smarter, stronger, and more efficiently.
#1 amazon Children's books
#1 amazon Children's books
#1 amazon Children's books
Based on a true story, faith-based, and teaching skilled trades, Billy the Lost Boiler, is a #1 Hot New Release on Amazon in three categories - including "Children's Christian Values", "Children's How Things Work", and "Children's Heavy Machinery"!
where we started...
Steam, Heritage, & Collision of Two Builders
Their origin story is pure Midwest magic, raised on steam shows, history, and the kind of grit you have to live to understand. It started in the small town of Rollag, Minnesota at the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion where both Kory and Ali grew up living the grit of early American industry and learning to honor what built this country. In 2019, Kory was debuting the 150 HP Case, the largest steam engine on earth, a machine he had poured years of blood and stubborn faith into building from scratch. Under that towering engine, two people met who both believed the same thing: the past is worth preserving, and the future is worth building.
From a Town of 91 to a Garage-Built Dream
Kory was born and raised in Andover, South Dakota, population 91, a place that teaches you to dream big or stay small, and he chose BIG. He dropped out of college, trusted his hands, and at 22 started portable welding out of his garage, hustling to help fund the 150 Case project that lived in his heart long before it took shape in steel. Ali’s path looked totally different, until it didn’t. She graduated with honors from Colorado State in supply chain and marketing, then became a global consultant driving major change for Fortune 100 companies. But when she met Kory, she saw the kind of mission you do not just support, you join. So she walked away from corporate America and stepped into the build with him.
Choosing Purpose & Building a Movement
In 2021 they moved to Lakeside, Montana, chasing faith, roots, and a life they wanted their future family to grow up inside. They married in 2022 and now they are raising two daughters, Selah and Livvy, while turning a garage-built welding dream into a full-blown American-made ecosystem. Nonprofit trades training, publishing, real estate, additional foundries, Spartan Pattern, Iron Warrior, and more, all expanding because they keep saying yes to the next hard thing. Together, Kory and Ali are building a legacy that proves you can fall in love, bet on a mission, and still reshape the future of American industry side by side.
Why we do it
for the work that built america
We do this because American manufacturing is worth fighting for. We believe the skilled trades are not a backup plan, they are a calling that built this country and still holds its future. Every brand we grow is a vote for craftsmanship, self-reliance, and products made right here at home.
for the work that still sustains it
We show up in Washington, DC because the future of American industry is shaped by the decisions made there. We advocate for manufacturing, small business, and the skilled trades so the people who build America have a voice at the table. It is not politics for us, it is protection of the work we love and the communities that depend on it.
for the work that carries it on
We built our nonprofit and training programs to do more than celebrate the trades, we want to multiply them. Through hands-on welding and maker education, we are giving young people a real path to skill, confidence, and purpose. If we can raise up a generation that knows how to build, repair, and lead, then American manufacturing stays alive for decades to come.
our Featured work
guinness world record holder
Kory Anderson is a Guinness World Record holder for building and debuting the 150 Case steam engine, the largest steam engine in the world. Built from 250+ unique castings at his iron foundry, the journey took 12 years and garnered 60+ million views on YouTube!
Top 100 Small Business by U.S. Chamber
We're proud to have our iron foundry, Dakota Foundry, named Top 100 Small Business in America by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Earning this title in the category of "Enduring Business", we are honored to put foundry work on a national stage and highlight the importance of American manufacturing.
#1 Hot New Release on Amazon!
"Billy the Lost Boiler" is an award-winning children's book written by Ali Anderson and based on a true story of Kory Anderson building the 150 Case steam engine. The story inspires children to get involved in the skilled trades, seek God's guidance, and find meaning in their purpose. Each book benefits the Iron Warrior Academy. It hit #1 Hot New Release on Amazon in its debut week (in 3 categories!).
preserving american heritage
Learning from the past
Teaching the Next Generation
Preserving american history
We come from steam threshing culture, where history is not a museum piece but a living craft. Preserving early American industry matters because it reminds us what this country was built on. When we honor the past, we protect the standards that still make work worth doing today.
Preserving american history
Teaching the Next Generation
Preserving american history
Kory’s Guinness World Record steam engine and the Rollag debut are not just milestones, they are proof that American ingenuity still runs hot. We rebuild, restore, and demonstrate machinery the same way it was done a century ago. This is hands-on preservation that keeps the skills, stories, and spirit of American making alive.
Teaching the Next Generation
Teaching the Next Generation
Teaching the Next Generation
Preservation is pointless if it ends with us, so we bring kids and young builders into it. Through shows, storytelling, and training, we connect the next generation to the trades that shaped America. Our goal is simple: let them see it, touch it, learn it, and carry it forward.
We want kids to grow up proud of skilled trades again. If our brands can spark that pride and open doors for the next generation, then we’re building exactly what we’ve been called to do.
Kory & Ali Anderson
Want to work with us?
Speaking Engagements
Partnerships & Collaborations
Speaking Engagements
Bring Kory and Ali to your stage for a high-energy, real-world take on American manufacturing, innovation, entrepreneurship, and raising the next generation of skilled trades. Talks are equal parts grit and strategy, with stories from the foundry floor, the garage-startup days, and the mission that keeps the work moving forward. Perfect f
Bring Kory and Ali to your stage for a high-energy, real-world take on American manufacturing, innovation, entrepreneurship, and raising the next generation of skilled trades. Talks are equal parts grit and strategy, with stories from the foundry floor, the garage-startup days, and the mission that keeps the work moving forward. Perfect for conferences, schools, trade groups, faith events, and leadership gatherings.
Podcasts & Media
Partnerships & Collaborations
Speaking Engagements
If your audience cares about building things that matter, we are in. We love conversations that go deeper than headlines, covering everything from Guinness-record steam roots and American-made industry to patents, parenting, and training future tradesmen and women. Let’s make an episode that inspires builders, founders, and families alike.
Partnerships & Collaborations
Partnerships & Collaborations
Partnerships & Collaborations
We partner with brands and organizations that value craftsmanship, integrity, and impact. That can look like co-developing products, sponsoring trades training, creating content, hosting shop tours, or building community initiatives together. If it strengthens American industry or invests in the next generation, we want to talk.