Atlas Foundry Charts Its Path
With a memorable niche and commitment to upgrades, Atlas Foundry is looking to continue its strong tradition of service and growth. BRIAN SANDALOW, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
W
hen you’re sitting in a ballpark, stadium or arena you might
notice the ornate design on the ends of the aisles. Atlas Foundry is responsible for a lot of those. Called “standards” by manufacturer
American Seating, Grand Rapids, Michigan, the seat sides are at the end of rows and can be customized with customer-specific painting and burnished with either generic sport logos or custom ones for the team that plays in the facility. Te ones produced by Atlas are found in numerous major- league stadiums like Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Chicago’s Wrigley Field and U.S. Cellular Field, multiple NFL and college stadiums, and even obscure high school facilities like La Joya ISD Stadium in tiny La Joya, Texas, and many in between. While the sides are a fun talking
point, they aren’t the metalcaster’s main talking point. When Jim and William (Bill) Gart- land talk to potential customers of Atlas Foundry they can highlight how they’re moving forward. Te facility’s ownership understands that to bring in new busi- ness, it’s important to show prospective clients their needs will be taken care of by a company in it for the long haul. Tat’s what the Marion, Indiana, gray iron caster does. Tey’re more
than happy to let customers see their facility’s books and prove it’s finan- cially healthy. On tours, clients see a recent major investment in equipment such as the recent purchase of an auto- mated green sand molding machine and automated grinding cell, which
allow Atlas to stay at the cutting edge and meet demands in more efficient and quality fashion. “They’re always impressed with
the operation and seeing that we’re not sitting back on our laurels,” said Bill Gartland, president, Atlas
Atlas Foundry has two automatic molding machines, the newest one being installed in 2015. August 2016 MODERN CASTING | 23
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