INDUSTRY NEWS
Metals group company, has earned recognition as a Partner-level supplier for 2016 in the John Deere Achieving Excellence Program. Te Partner-level status is Deere’s highest supplier rating. Waupaca was selected for its dedica- tion to providing quality iron castings as
Waupaca Recognized by John Deere well as its commitment to continuous improvement. Foundry leaders accepted the recognition during formal ceremo- nies held on Jan. 11, 2017. Waupaca Foundry’s plants in Wau-
Waupaca Foundry Inc., a Hitachi
paca, Marinette and Tell City provide gray iron and ductile iron castings for Deere & Company including its ag
and turf, construction and forestry, and power systems divisions globally. “We are excited to accept this
recognition on behalf of every one of our dedicated employees,” said John Wiesbrock, Waupaca Foundry execu- tive vice president of sales, marketing and supply chain management.
NEWSCAST Allied Mineral Products (Colum-
bus, Ohio) announced the acquisition of Pryor-Giggey (Anniston, Ala- bama). Pryor-Giggey is a monolithic refractory and precast shapes company with plants in Anniston and Chehalis, Washington. Allied is a global manu- facturer of monolithic refractories and precast, pre-fired refractory shapes with nine manufacturing facilities in seven countries, three precast shapes facilities and two research and tech- nology centers. Allied sells its products in more than 100 countries. Birmingham City University
(Birmingham, England) has signed an exclusive partnership with Merid- ian (Strathroy, Canada). Te alliance will see the two organizations work together in the education, research and development of magnesium use, which will place fuel efficiency through weight savings and sustain- ability at its core. C.I. Hayes (Cranston, Rhode Island), a Gasbarre Furnace Group company, is pleased to announce the recent installa- tion of multiple “Solitaire” Conveyor Belt Furnaces for annealing of precious metals to be used in the jewelry industry. SECO/WARWICK (Meadville,
Pennsylvania) announced the creation of SECO/Vacuum Technologies LLC, a new company designed to pro- vide standard and custom vacuum fur- naces and related professional services to the North America market. Te company will focus on North America for sales and support, offer produc- tion-size demonstration furnaces for process validation, expedite delivery of all components, controls, and support documentation, provide US-based local service teams, including installa- tion and maintenance support.
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