INDUSTRY NEWS
Waupaca Earns Certification, Incentive Waupaca Foundry (Waupaca,
Wisconsin), a Hitachi Metals Group company, has been given an ISO 50001 Energy Management System certification. Waupaca also received a $100,000 incentive from Wisconsin’s Focus on Energy program. According to a news release, the
Waupaca-based gray iron facility is the first metalcaster in the U.S. to receive the ISO 50001 Energy Management System certification, which came as a result of conserva- tion initiatives at one of Waupaca’s gray iron facilities in the city. Tose initiatives also brought the $100,000 incentive from the state. Mike Hoecker, energy manager, said ISO 50001 certification is a milestone in the company’s sustainability program. “With the energy management
structure developed, as well as lessons learned during the process, obtaining certification at our other facilities will
be much easier and efficient, thereby accelerating our sustainability progress and competitiveness,” Hoecker said. In a news release, Waupaca
Foundry president, chief operating officer and CEO Mike Nikolai said energy comes with an annual price tag of about $180,000,000 across all Waupaca Foundry locations.
“We are setting the pace in our
industry by committing to continu- ous improvement in environmental sustainability by reducing our energy use,” Nikolai said. “Our efforts not only reduce our impact on the envi- ronment but make us a more com- petitive iron castings supplier in the global marketplace.”
Hitchiner Expanding New Hampshire Facility Hitchiner Manufacturing Co. (Mil-
ford, New Hampshire) is expanding its facility in Milford. Te addition is expected to bring 40 new employees. According to a report in the Union
Leader, the company is seeking per- mission for two additions: one that’s 25,000 sq. ft. and another that’s 6,000. “Tis is one large addition and then a secondary, smaller addition on
the opposite side of the facility,” Tim Sullivan, vice president of corporate affairs and services, said according to the report. Hitchiner employs more than 600
around the U.S., and the report said 338 of the workers are in Milford. Hitchiner is an investment caster
with clients in the automotive and aerospace sectors.
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