INDUSTRY news
Steel Casting Facility Tops 2M Hours Without Lost Time Injury
Southwest Steel Casting Co.,
Longview, Texas, passed two million hours without a lost time injury September 15. T e facil- ity, which produces steel castings from 10-4,500 lbs., implemented a “We Are Serious About Safety” program in 2010 that focused on a team approach to workplace safety and rewarded employees for their performance. Since the realiza- tion of the new plan, Southwest Steel has been granted a number of safety-related honors, receiv- ing the Steel Founder’s Society award and being named a top-fi ve company in the OSHA-appointed industry code. “This accomplishment is a testament to the great people we have working at Southwest,” said Harry Phillips, Southwest Steel president. “When you really think about the processes at this facility—pouring molten metal, welding operations, cutting op- erations, grinding operations—I think you can appreciate just how much this accomplishment means to us. I am very proud of each employee.” Southwest Steel Casting Co. is a nobake casting facility serv- ing energy, construction, trans- portation, marine and mining industries.. ■
Indian Caster to Build First American Facility
Sundaram-Clayton Ltd.,
Chennai, India, announced plans to invest $8 million in a diecast- ing facility in the U.S. The poten- tial American casting facility would be Sundaram-Clayton’s fifth site and its first on foreign soil. The company, part of the India-based TVS Group, primar- ily serves the automotive market with a total annual capacity of 50,000 tons. ■
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