to deal with different demands on a daily basis. To Southwest Steel, that’s simply


part of life. It is a jobbing shop that does a lot of different work for a lot of different industries. “Pretty much every job we take


here is different," Ingram said. "All the requirements are different. Every- thing’s different about it, but we’re set up to do that.” It’s clear that Southwest Steel has a


trusted routine, and one that is continu- ing to work. “We have a great team in place


and from the initial sales call to the shipment of castings, our team has a very robust routine,” Ingram said. “Each purchase order received goes through contract review to deter- mine what we must do to fulfill that specific order. It’s understanding the requirements and our planning, this is how we achieve shipping such a diversified product mix with diversi-


Valves are one of the numerous products produced at Southwest Steel.


fied product requirements. “Our product mix is very demand-


ing on our scheduling and processing. It truly is the team working together,


including scheduling, molding, pour- ing, finishing, and processing. All of our folks are setup and prepared to handle multiple types of work.”


July 2016 MODERN CASTING | 21


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60