ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST-WATCHED WORKING MANUFACTURERS
BUILDER OF THE IMPOSSIBLE.
Foundry Owner · Product Builder · Guinness World Record Holder · Voice for the Skilled Trades
Kory Anderson doesn't just talk about hard work. He built the world's largest steam tractor, leads American manufacturing companies, and is training the next generation to build what others say cannot be built.
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GUINNESS WORLD RECORD · 150HP CASE STEAM TRACTOR · WORLD'S LARGEST · AMERICAN MANUFACTURER · KEYNOTE SPEAKER · ENTREPRENEUR · SKILLED-TRADES ADVOCATE · MADE BY ANDERSON BRANDS
DOCUMENTARY
WATCH KORY'S STORY.
From building the world's largest operating steam tractor to leading American manufacturing companies and training the next generation of skilled tradespeople, this is the story behind Kory Anderson's mission.
Kory's Story
Built in Andover. Building for America.
Kory Anderson grew up in a garage workshop and built one of America's most recognized manufacturing families — from a small-town foundry to a Guinness World Record, a national nonprofit, and a movement to revive the skilled trades.
"Faith, family, and hard work built this great country. I believe they'll build its future too."
— Kory Anderson
GUINNESS WORLD RECORD
THE WORLD'S LARGEST STEAM TRACTOR
The 150HP Case is a fully operational steam tractor — not a replica, not a restoration. Kory Anderson and his team engineered and built it to run, and in 2022 Guinness World Records officially recognized it as the Largest Steam-Powered Tractor in Operation.
Officially Amazing — Guinness World Records 2022
He Builds It
MADE BY ANDERSON BRANDS
HE BUILDS AMERICAN BUSINESSES.
Kory doesn't just speak about entrepreneurship — he operates it. Through Made by Anderson Brands, he leads a portfolio of manufacturing and engineering companies, American-made product lines, and education initiatives. Every company is built the same way he builds everything: from the ground up, with his hands.
SKILLED TRADES ADVOCACY
HE BUILDS THE NEXT GENERATION.
The skilled trades are the backbone of American industry — and they're facing a crisis. Kory has made it his mission to change that, working directly with students, schools, and organizations to show young people that building things with your hands is not a fallback. It's a calling.
Industry Leadership
A VOICE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO BUILD AMERICA.
Kory Anderson brings a working manufacturer's perspective to the conversations shaping American industry. His experience spans foundry ownership, product development, welding, casting, fabrication, business acquisition, workforce development and the preservation of America's industrial heritage.
American Manufacturing
Building, acquiring and strengthening the companies that keep critical products made in America.
Skilled Trades
Advocating for hands-on careers and creating practical pathways for the next generation of builders.
Entrepreneurship
Turning difficult problems, overlooked opportunities and garage-built ideas into lasting American businesses.
The Mission
"To prove that the impossible is just the beginning — and to build the people, companies, and industries that will define the next American century."
THE BRANDS
THE WORK BEHIND THE VOICE.
Anderson Foundries
Kory owns and operates American foundries producing iron and aluminum castings for customers across the country.
Made by Anderson Brands
A growing portfolio of American manufacturing companies, products and mission-driven initiatives.
Iron Warrior Academy
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit building practical pathways into manufacturing and the skilled trades.
In The News
National Spotlight
Kory and Ali Anderson on FOX Business — The Bottom Line
Kory and Ali discuss Iron Warrior Academy and making the skilled trades America's power plan.
Manufacturing Man and Impossible Casting
Casting Source profiles Kory Anderson's mission to revive American foundry work and manufacturing.
Anderson Foundries — Featured in Google's 2025 Economic Impact Report
Anderson Foundries highlighted as a South Dakota business driving American manufacturing.
How a Steam Engine Builder Revived American Manufacturing
Kory and Ali Anderson on Living the Red Life — entrepreneurship, manufacturing, and the 150 Case story.
Dakota Foundry Named a 2025 CO—100 Enduring Business
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce recognized Dakota Foundry as one of America's 100 most enduring small businesses — a CO—100 honoree for resilience and American manufacturing leadership.
Most Innovative Companies in Manufacturing 2026 — #9
Fast Company named Dakota Foundry one of the Most Innovative Companies in Manufacturing for 2026, recognizing the revival of American foundry work and skilled-trades education.
FOLLOW THE BUILD
WHAT KORY IS
BUILDING NOW.
Go inside working American foundries, follow the machines and products taking shape, and meet the people building the future of American industry.
INSIDE AMERICAN FOUNDRIES
Iron pours, casting runs, and the real work of American manufacturing.
BUILDING THE IMPOSSIBLE
The 150 Case. The Guinness record. The machines no one believed could be built.
TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION
Iron Warrior Academy and the mission to put more Americans in the trades.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
FROM THE FOUNDRY TO THE STAGE.
Leadership · Entrepreneurship · Manufacturing · Skilled Trades · The Next Generation
PARTNER WITH KORY
PUT KORY TO WORK FOR YOUR BRAND.
Kory partners with brands that serve builders, manufacturers, farmers and skilled tradespeople. His audience values hard work, American manufacturing and products proven in the real world.
TRUSTED PARTNERS
From the Foundry Floor
LATEST INSIGHTS
Why Skilled Trades Are Becoming the Power Plan
The skilled trades should no longer be treated as a backup plan. Here's why they represent one of the most powerful career paths in America today.
Read ArticleWhat It Takes to Revive an American Foundry
Preserving and modernizing a legacy American foundry is one of the hardest things a manufacturer can do. Here's what it actually takes.
Read Article
Building the Impossible: Leadership Lessons From the 150 Case
The 150 Case took twelve years, hundreds of unique castings, and a team that refused to quit. Here's what that project taught me about leadership.
Read ArticleYouTube
75 Million Views. And Counting.
America wasn't built by influencers — it was built by skilled trades. Follow along as Kory builds, restores, and proves what American manufacturing can still do.
2021 Record — 150 Case Pulling a 44-Bottom John Deere Plow
The video that broke the internet. Watch the world's largest steam traction engine set a new record pull — 14 million views and still climbing.
Building the 150 Case — How Did He Do It?
The full origin story. From a small South Dakota town to a Guinness World Record — the 12-year journey to build the impossible.
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