INDUSTRY news
Newscast Frazier & Frazier Industries,
Coolidge, Texas, recently added an automated matchplate molding machine to its casting capabilities to increase its ability to change jobs. Traditionally a more manual shop, the company has added automatic coresetting equipment and automated molding machines over the years. A Hunter XL2024 automatic matchplate molding machine, used with an existing mold handling turntable system, was added most recently. T ree melting units feed iron to the molding stations.
Sivyer Steel, Bettendorf, Iowa, has
kicked off a “Going Green” initiative by installing additional recycling bins throughout the plant and holding a gardening competition, according to a company statement. According to the company’s Twitter feed, employees also planted fl owers outside the facility using garden boxes made from recycled pallets. T e garden
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Importers Are Not Metalcasters
In the March/April 2012 issue of
Metal Casting Design & Purchasing, an article appeared in the Newscast section about Reliance Foundry supplying castings to the city of Calgary, Alberta. Reliance Foundry ceased to exist as a metalcasting facility about 2004, and since then, it has become an importer and distributor of castings. Why is Metal Casting Design &
Purchasing supporting an importer of castings over local casting facilities? In my opinion, this is a jab at working metalcasters.
Brian Palm Foundry Supervisor
Robar Industries Ltd. Surrey, B.C., Canada
May/Jun 2012 | METAL CASTING DESIGN & PURCHASING | 15
boxes now line the front of the steel casting company’s headquarters. In January, Sivyer launched a new environmental policy. T e policy states the company will comply with all applicable environmental laws and regulations and employ a documented environmental management program.
Works, Clarksville, Tenn., has reached its 100th
Clarksville Foundry & Machine anniversary. T e business was
founded in 1912 by T omas Bledsoe Foust. A member of the Foust family has actively owned and managed the metalcasting facility in the 100 years since its founding.
Precision Castparts Corp.,
Portland, Ore., has announced further diversifi cation with the purchase of RathGibson LLC. RathGibson
manufactures thin-wall, nickel- alloy and stainless steel welded and seamless tubing. T e company employs more than 500 people in facilities in Janesville, Wis.; North Branch, N.J.; and Clarksville, Ark.
T e C.A. Lawton Co., De Pere,
Wis., recently was nominated for the Wisconsin Family Business of the Year Award, which highlights the accomplishments of private, family- owned businesses based in Wisconsin that plan to pass ownership to the next generation. Nominees for the award will be judged by an independent panel of business leaders based on several criteria, including contribution to industry and the community, business performance, innovation and success in overcoming challenges over the years.
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