Posts by C.A. Lawton
Lawton employees volunteer with CP
Employees of the C.A. Lawton company volunteered to help the Green Bay non-profit, CP. Lawton employees parked cars to raise money for CP during a home Packers game. (You can volunteer, too! Learn more here: https://www.wearecp.org/we-need-you/volunteer/) Lawton later invited CP employees to tour the C.A. Lawton Co. foundry. CP is a non-profit organization that assists…
Read MoreC.A. Lawton Co. Seeks Tier 2 Status in Wisconsin’s Green Tier Program
*The following was originally published here: https://dnr.wi.gov/news/releases/article/?id=4974 DE PERE, Wis. – The C.A. Lawton Co. is an applicant for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ Green Tier program as a Tier 2 participant. The 140-year-old company has been a Tier 1 participant since 2013 but wants to advance to Tier 2, enabling them to negotiate an…
Read MoreGive thanks and be thankful
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, it’s the perfect time to step back, slow down and show gratitude for all of the goodness in our lives. All of us have blessings that we tend to overlook: Health. Safety and security. Food and shelter. The ability to do meaningful work. Freedom. And much, much more. We all…
Read More6S: A powerful engine for improvement at Lawton
An organization is like a machine and its departments are like the cogs that make it run. In order to function effectively, it requires proper tools and maintenance. At The C.A. Lawton Co., departmental 6S audits are one of the Lean tools we use to maintain continuous improvement. It enables us to operate like a…
Read MoreMiracle League is a home run for Lawton employees
Miracle League is an organization that gives children ages four to 19 with cognitive or physical disabilities the opportunity to play baseball. Several Lawton employees who have volunteered to help the Fox Valley Miracle League say the experience is a home run. Miracle League began in Georgia in 1998 when Rockdale Youth Baseball Association’s coach…
Read More9 industries that rely on castings
Metal casters can develop complex shapes in many sizes using a wide variety of materials with unique properties that serve many different purposes. That’s why metal castings are vital to many key industries such as agriculture, healthcare, and mining. Without castings, these industries and the role they play in our everyday lives wouldn’t be the…
Read More5 challenges facing Wisconsin manufacturers
This article from the St. Norbert College newsletter highlights five challenges that Wisconsin manufacturers are likely to face in the years ahead. It features the expert opinion of Marc Schaffer, associate professor of economics at the Donald J. Schneider School of Business and Economics at St. Norbert College, whose thinking closely parallels that of Lawton’s…
Read MoreThe new employee experience at Lawton
Because human resources is my chosen field, I am particularly selective when choosing an employer. Culture, employee development and transparency are three company values that are important to me. During the first three months I’ve been here as a human resources generalist, I’ve learned that The C.A. Lawton Co. does a great job of demonstrating…
Read MoreThe importance of the casting industry
Many people are aware that manufacturing is important, but far fewer people are aware of how important the casting industry is. It’s responsible for parts that fuel everyday life, the economy and many other industries. As we celebrate this year’s Manufacturing Month, we wanted to take a closer look at the casting industry and all…
Read MoreHands-on learning styles drive success at Lawton
According to educator Edgar Dale, who invented the Cone of Experience, we retain about 20% of what we see, 40-50% of what we see and hear and 90% of what we see, hear and do. That’s why hands-on, experiential learning is a staple in employee success and satisfaction at The C.A. Lawton Co. Although the…
Read MoreMetal casting industry fun facts
A large part of continuous improvement culture is continuous learning. Many people don’t know a great deal about the casting industry or how important it is to our everyday lives. Here’s an opportunity to learn more about it. According to the American Foundry Society (AFS), in an article entitled Metalcasting Facts and Tidbits written for…
Read MoreThe relationship between safety and sustainability
Our number one priority at The C.A. Lawton Co. is safety. When you focus on it as much as we do, you tend to notice how intertwined safety is with other important areas like sustainability. Noticing these connections is very beneficial because it allows Lawton to better integrate sustainability into our everyday work. We want…
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