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Norcast Buys Complementary Wear Parts Caster Swanmet Norcast Wear Solutions, Toronto,


Canada, parent of Norcast Castings Co., recently purchased Swanmet Engineer- ing Pty., a metalcaster with operations in Malaysia and Singapore producing cast products such as crushing and ground engagement tools. Norcast casts mill liners, crushers


and wear components for the min- ing industry.


“The acquisition of the Swanmet


assets is a transformational transac- tion for Norcast Wear Solutions,” said Jan Castro, chairman of Norcast Wear Solutions. “The combination… sets the stage for the expanded cross manufacturing and marketing of both companies’ products.” Castro said the company hopes the acquisition will expand its market share


ThyssenKrupp Waupaca Earns Supplier Quality Award ThyssenKrupp Waupaca Inc. (TKW),


Waupaca, Wis., has been awarded Bronze Level Supplier Quality Excel- lence Process certification from Cater- pillar Inc., Peoria, Ill. According to a company press


release, TKW received the award for providing the highest levels of prod- ucts, quality and service to Caterpillar.


Under the Supplier Quality Excellence Process established by Caterpillar in March 2007, nominees for the award undergo a review of process manage- ment requirements and must exceed expected capability and performance. Award recipients are chosen by experts in the fields of engineering, manufactur- ing, logistics and purchasing.


INDUSTRY NEWS


particularly in Asia, Australia, Latin America and Africa. Norcast produces castings in chrome-


moly steel, high chrome white irons and nickel alloys. Swanmet provides specialty cast ferrous and nonferrous products to the mining, aggregates, maritime and oil and gas industries in Southeast Asia, Australia, North America, and Europe


MC TKW produces gray and ductile


iron castings for the automotive, truck, agriculture, construction and hydraulics markets, among others. With three plants in Waupaca and one in Marinette, Wis., as well as plants in Tell City, Ind., and Etowah, Tenn., the metalcaster has approximately 2,780 employees.


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