INDUSTRY NEWS NEWSCAST Waupaca Foundry, Waupaca,
Wis., a Hitachi Metals company, Arlington Heights, Ill., was named supplier of the year for the fourth time by American Valve & Hydrant, Beaumont, Texas. Te award was earned by the ductile iron caster’s Plant 4 in Marinette, Wis., which was honored in 2005, 2009 and 2011. Te metalcaster supplies ductile iron valves, bonnets and other parts used in producing fire hydrants and other waterworks products for American Valve & Hydrant. American Valve & Hydrant ranks suppliers based on de- livery performance and the percentage of high quality product received. Te water works company also considers casting volume when assessing sup- plier performance.
Pennsylvania Precision Cast
Parts (PPCP), Lebanon, Pa., has installed two additional robotic dip- ping systems used to make invest- ment casting ceramic shells. Te equipment and computer controls enhance quality, consistency and effi- ciency through advanced automation. PPCP’s new systems were fabricated and programmed by KEA Automa- tion and utilize advanced Kawasaki robotic arms.
Rochester Metal Products, Roch-
ester, Ind., a gray and ductile iron casting facility, has recently installed a second Laempe LL20 CoreCenter. Each of the new Laempe LL20 Co- reCenters with integrated GasGen- erator and LVM style Sand Mixer replaced Laempe L20 CoreCenters which had been in operation for over 25 years. Te equipment features new controls and components that will allow Rochester Metal Products to fully utilize existing tooling while improving production flexibility and output.
Tech Castings LLC, Shirley, Ind.,
an investment casting facility serving commercial and military aerospace customer base, was recently awarded grants and tax credits by the Indiana
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Economic Development Corporation. Te IEDC will offer a grant of up to $30,000 from the Skills Enhancement Fund for training eligible, Indiana resi- dent employees. Tis two-year training program will provide a maximum of 50% reimbursement for a wide variety of training costs. Te IEDC also will offer up to $310,000 in Economic Development for a Growing Economy (“EDGE”) tax credits which may be certified up to 10 years.
Hitchiner Manufacturing will
consolidate its New Hampshire man- ufacturing operations into its Milford site and wind down operations at its Littleton manufacturing complex over the next year. Te phase-out will affect approximately 135 employees. Te operating economics of the Little- ton facility and its distance from the
Milford wax, shell and casting opera- tions prompted the action. While this decision means fewer jobs in Littleton, it means more jobs in Milford, and it better positions Hitchiner to be a globally competitive industry leader.
ABB, Zurich, Switzerland, an- nounced it will start producing robots in the U.S., making it the first global industrial robotics company to fully commit and invest in a North Ameri- can robotics manufacturing footprint. Te company made the announce- ment at the opening of a new plant at its facility in Auburn Hills, Mich. Te plant is ABB’s third robotics production facility, alongside sites in Shanghai and Västerås, Sweden, and will manufacture ABB robots and related equipment for the North American market.
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