EBI Lites as an Intern
“What are these blue papers all over the walls?” was my initial thought when I walked through the entrance of C.A. Lawton. As I continued through the building, there were ...
Quality and on-time delivery
At The C.A. Lawton Co., we are proud of the reputation our foundry has built over the last two centuries: a reputation for quality, on-time iron casting solutions, and high-quality ...
Back to our Roots
Lawton has come a long way since their journey started in 1879. It is almost so long ago that one could forget how Lawton came to be the industry leading ...
COVID-19 Update
4/15/20 - A reminder that The C.A. Lawton Co. will be closed for our 2nd shutdown the week of April 26 through May 2, 2020, due to the issues resulting ...
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 ...
COVID 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 ...
Damascus 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 - ...
COVID-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 ...
CP 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 ...
COVID-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 ...
COVID-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. ...
How 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 ...
Lawton 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 ...
Foundry 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 ...
The 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 ...
How 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 ...
Lawton looks good in green
At The C.A. Lawton Co., we take green seriously – so much so that we integrate it into our strategic and economic objectives. When we plan for the future, we ...
Civil War Cannon Remanufactured by Wisconsin Firm
Paulson Brother’s Ordnance of Clear Lake, WI has completed the addition of a 4.5” Civil War era siege rifle to their collection. This addition completes another page in PBO’s collection ...
Reviewing casting design
One basic principle in reviewing a casting design is Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T). This system defines and communicates engineering tolerances through symbolic language on engineering drawings. It explicitly describes ...
Metals Engineer in Germany uses Lawton to inspire employees to go LEAN
Guest post by: Daniel Ribeiro da Silva, Materials Engineering, Metallurgist and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt As a typical Foundryman, I am passionate about the foundry environment and the metallurgy ...
Oakland Standard Co. announces the formation of a new business platform
Birmingham, MI - Private equity firm, Oakland Standard Company announces a new business platform that combines Temperform and The C.A. Lawton Company. Temperform is a Novi, Michigan-based niche manufacturer of ...