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our mission is to meet our customers’ expectation and provide that quality that our customers demand.” PRL Inc. owns and oversees four


separate facilities near the Cornwall, Pennsylvania corporate offices. It produces components mostly for the defense and nuclear industries, though it does also have commercial clients. And those clients get help from


numerous places. Tere’s Regal Cast Inc., the pre-


dominantly ferrous nobake metalcast- ing facility that has a pouring capac- ity of 2-12,000 lbs. Nearby is PRL Industries Inc., a facility that performs non-destructive evaluation, including magnetic particle, liquid penetrant, hydrostatic, dimensional and radio- graphic testing, as well as upgrading through the grinding, welding and heat treating of high-specifications castings, forgings and fabrications. As for machining, PRL owns LTC Inc., which one facilities in Cornwall and a second just a stone’s throw away in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Te Cornwall facility machines parts up to 10,000 lbs., while in Lebanon, LTC makes use of CNC technology for machin- ing and assembly of high-tolerance components up to 2,000 lbs.


The metallurgical lab helps make sure PRL’s products are to specifications. “I think one thing is that from


PRL’s strategic standpoint we’ve never tried to be the jack of all trades, so we’ve tried to develop and improve upon our niche of high-specification castings,” Herschkowitz said. PRL takes pride in the diversity it


provides to its customers. If a cus- tomer wants, they can have the various companies cast, test and upgrade, and then machine a part. Or, a customer can request one service for a part that’s


been cast elsewhere. Te four wings of the business aren’t captive, though they predominately work on components from their sister companies. In short, the structure could lead


to confusion and errors. But it doesn’t, and Herschkowitz knows why. When she talks about her staff, she know- ingly borrows a slogan the PGA Tour has used to promote its players. “Tese guys are good,” she said,


smiling proudly. “We’re blessed to have such a dedi-


cated and skilled group of co-workers and they are the ones responsible for making PRL what it is today.”


Going in Backwards PRL was not originally in the


metalcasting business. It had already established the testing and upgrade facility and acquired the machining plants. In 1989, Janis Herschkowitz took over as the company’s presi- dent after her father, Erwin, died. In that same year, she established Regal Cast, allowing PRL to become fully integrated and provide fully upgraded, finished machined castings to go along with its other offerings. Today, Herschkowitz laughs


PRL Inc. owns and oversees four separate facilities near the Cornwall, Pennsylvania, corporate offices. It produces components mostly for the defense and nuclear industries, though it does also have commercial clients.


when she’s reminded how PRL went about building and diversify- ing somewhat backwards. Usually, metalcasting is not added to an established organization but instead serves as the foundation. Tat is not what happened with


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Courtesy of PRL Inc.


Courtesy of PRL Inc.


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