Posts by C.A. Lawton
A case study in urgency and flexibility
At The C.A. Lawton Co., we take pride in our culture of flexibility and urgency, integrated offerings, dedicated customer advocates, and our focus on quality and on-time delivery. In this post, we’d like to highlight our culture of urgency. Knowing that our customers’ needs can change daily, we look to respond with urgency and flexibility…
Read MoreCOVID Updates
4/3/20 – A reminder that The C.A. Lawton Co. will be closed the week of April 5-11 due to the issues resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. 4/1/20 – Today, our employees are at risk due to COVID-19. As I discussed in our letter last week, we are choosing to do a 1-week soft shutdown (melt…
Read MoreDamascus Steel Casting Company joins Temperform and The C.A. Lawton Co.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 4/1/2020 Contact: Andy Mastalir, Sales and Customer Service Manager, 920.983.4171, amastalir@calawton.com Damascus Steel Casting Company joins Temperform and The C.A. Lawton Co. New Brighton, PA – Private equity firm, Oakland Standard Company, announces the expansion of the specialty metals platform. Damascus Steel Casting Company joins Temperform and The C.A. Lawton Co.…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Updates
4/1/20 – Today, our employees are at risk due to COVID-19. As I discussed in our letter last week, we are choosing to do a 1-week soft shutdown (melt deck only) this week and a 1-week full shut down next week (4/6/20-4/10/20). This is to promote the health of our employees and maybe prevent or…
Read MoreCP Visits The C.A. Lawton Co.: Community Outreach In Contact with Industry
CP is a nonprofit organization that provides individualized and progressive programming to every infant, child, and adult – with and without permanent disabilities. In a previous blog, we reported on a volunteer project The C.A. Lawton Co. participated in for the benefit of CP. As a follow-up, we invited CP to take a tour and…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Updates
3/24/20 – Today, the Governor of the State of Wisconsin issued a “Safer at Home” order which enacts restrictions to our state. The C.A. Lawton Co. has chosen to enact a limited shutdown in response to the pandemic. These actions are aimed at protecting the health of our vital workforce by lessening the curve of…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Update
We wanted to let our clients and supporters know that we are here! We are taking precautions but plan to continue operating unless it is no longer safe to do so. Lawton is monitoring the situation daily. We are currently limiting outside access to our facilities in order to protect the health of all persons. If…
Read MoreHow 3D printed sand molds improve your casting experience
Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, is the process of making usable objects from digital models. By building up successive layers of material, additive manufacturing provides access to capabilities not available with traditional manufacturing processes. Not only can additive manufacturing technology build objects using materials such as plastics and metals, but advances have proved successful in…
Read MoreLawton and Temperform sales meeting is a success
On February 12, 2020, key members of Lawton and Temperform teams met at the C.A. Lawton Co. to get better acquainted and plan how to serve their customers best. The day started with introductions and orientations, including a safety discussion. Then the group discussed each location’s capabilities and how they complement each other. They also…
Read MoreFoundry Redesign – Mapping the Future
By TJ Aaron, Foundry Coach During the last week of January 2020, The C.A. Lawton Co. was invited to participate in a Value Stream Mapping (VSM) exercise by its sister company Temperform in Novi, MI. VSM is a lean management method for analyzing the current state of an operation to design a future state goal.…
Read MoreThe C.A. Lawton Co. is recognized for their donations to Ronald McDonald House Charities
De Pere, WI – The C.A. Lawton Co. in partnership with Komatsu has donated to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Komatsu encouraged different businesses to help support one of their favorite charities. Lawton answered the call. Donators will be recognized with plaques to be displayed in the atrium of Komatsu in February 2020. “The C.A.…
Read MoreHow LEAN is making a “Foundry Family” possible
By: RJ Hawkins, Engineer Manager Often kids are raised by a single parent. To the best of their abilities, the parent does all he or she can assure their kids don’t see the struggles that are taking place. I am an example of this because I was raised by a single mom. Even though I…
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