INDUSTRY NEWS
Standard Alloys Opens New Machine Shop in Houston In early November, Standard Al-
loys Inc., Port Arthur, Texas, opened its new 15,000-sq.-ft. facility in Deer Park, Texas. Te $1 million invest- ment will operate as a repair center for Standard Alloys, which special- izes in engineering and repairing replacement castings for a number of industries including refining, chemi- cal, power and water. Te machine shop will have tools, lathes and assembly and disassem- bly operations. Te new facility will support Standard Alloys’ metalcast- ing operation in Port Arthur, which pours more than 300 alloys. “We can make the parts needed
for pump repair whether they require fabrication, casting and/or machin- ing,” said Richard Martinez, managing director, Standard Alloys. “Tis means that our customers know where their
The new facility in Deer Park, Texas, will have machining equipment and assembly operations.
parts are manufactured and are welcome to come witness throughout the process. It’s simply a matter of reverse engineer- ing the parts, making a pattern, and pouring a casting.”
Standard Alloys was acquired by the
KSB Group, Frankenthal, Germany, in 2010. Te new facility is the company’s third, with other sites in Vidor, Texas, and Port Allen, La.
Waupaca Foundry Honored for National Guard Support Waupaca Foundry Inc., Waupaca,
Wis., a Hitachi Metals company, received the Patriot Award in rec- ognition of its support of employees serving in the Wisconsin National Guard. Supervisor Darrell Bartel was nominated for being highly supportive and respectful of his team member, Thomas Walecki,
while he was on active duty. Both men work at the Waupaca gray iron casting facility. “It’s an honor to receive this
recognition, but this isn’t about me,” said Darrell Bartel, coreroom foreman, Waupaca Foundry. “This is about the servicemen and women who make extraordinary sacrifices.
… I couldn’t do this alone; it takes our entire team working together for a common goal, as well as the advocacy of Waupaca Foundry.” Walecki serves on E Company 132nd Brigade Support Battalion and served in Iraq in 2009-2010. Walecki also had been a member of the National Guard for eight years when he joined Waupaca Foundry in 2014. Approximately 11% of Wau- paca Foundry’s 3,900 workers are veterans of the armed services. The Patriot Award is supported
Waupaca’s Darren Bartel (bottom right) was nominated for his support of Thomas Walecki. 8 | MODERN CASTING December 2015
by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an office of the U.S. Department of Defense with the mission to encour- age employment of members of the National Guard and Reserve. “We are proud to employ veterans and team members who serve in the Army National Guard and Re- serves,” said Joey Leonard, executive VP of human resources, Waupaca Foundry. “The commitment they ex- hibit in times of civil emergency and natural disaster, as well as in defense of our country directly translates to leadership on the job.”
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