Posts Tagged ‘Lawton Standard’
Save time and money with Minster’s Pattern Shop
From concept to design to finished product, get it all at Lawton Minster. Our Minster location has an in-house pattern shop and plenty of pattern storage for all of your tooling needs. Welcome to our Pattern Shop “Minster has had an in-house pattern shop for many, many years,” said plant manager Steve Johnson. The pattern…
Read MoreThe Process Behind Our Large Machine Bases and Frames
The C.A. Lawton Co. in Minster is your place to turn for large machine bases or frames. Our facility is mastering these large iron castings and meeting our customers’ expectations. We recently delivered several large machine bases weighing over 17,000 pounds. Why Choose Minster for your Large Machine Bases and Frames? Our Minster facility specializes…
Read MoreC.A. Lawton renews Green Tier 2 Status
The C.A. Lawton Co. in De Pere, WI was the first foundry in Wisconsin to earn the DNR’s Green Tier 2 status. And now, C.A. Lawton is continuing that superior environmental performance by renewing our Tier 2 participation. What is the Green Tier 2 Program? The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources started the Green Tier…
Read MoreSpecializing in Large Machine Bases
C.A. Lawton Minster knows how to handle large orders. We’re talking about 17,000-pound orders, like this recently completed machine base. Minster was tasked with producing this giant casting, with overall dimensions of 144” x 68” x 66”. The total weight of this machine base was 17,200 pounds. And this wasn’t just a block of iron…
Read MoreC.A. Lawton earns ISO 45001: 2018 certification
A commitment to safety and our employees, C.A. Lawton is proud to announce our ISO 45001: 2018 certification. The certification is for occupational health and safety. An auditor for Husk Registrars assessed Lawton’s safety plans and procedures, as well as our safety audits and management commitment the week of January 13th. Husk certified the facility’s…
Read MoreA Conversation with Alex: Reflections on the state of the economy, the foundry industry, and the future of Lawton Standard
The last three years have been a wild roller coaster ride. From COVID-19 and supply chain issues to a roaring recovery and global uncertainty, it’s been one of the most challenging times in recent memory. But the challenges also contain seeds of opportunity. Despite the disruption, we’ve been making steady progress toward building a new…
Read MoreHow does having multiple facilities help us cast more ductile iron?
At The C.A. Lawton Co., we recognize that the need for ductile iron is growing. In a recent interview, president Barry Adamski, explains how having multiple facilities helps Lawton Standard cast more ductile iron than before. Barry explains how the foundries learn from each other, experiment, and benefit from the flexibility remote engineers afford.
Read MoreThe Lawton Standard Co. announces the (re)launch of QESC (Quality Electric Steel Castings)
The Lawton Standard Co. announces the (re)launch of QESC (Quality Electric Steel Castings) as its latest growth initiative in response to constrained capacity in the domestic metal casting industry. The Lawton Standard Co. has recently added the facilities and team members of QESC (Houston, TX) to its growing casting business to respond to constrained industry…
Read MoreBuilding a better metalcasting platform: A work in progress
Alex Lawton, CEO, Lawton Standard Last September, I told you about our vision for Lawton Standard – to transform a group of foundry-based companies with complementary capabilities and skillsets into an integrated platform. Here’s a progress report on our journey toward that goal. To use a restaurant analogy, our goal has always been to assemble…
Read MoreTeam building with The Lawton Standard Co. family of companies
To build any team, members need to know and understand the capabilities of each member. Anyone who has been on a team, whether a sport, business organization, or even a volunteer group, understands that everyone has different strengths and skills to bring to the effort. The Lawton Standard Co. recognized that to join four distinctly…
Read MoreThe Lawton Standard Co. announces GM appointments
The Lawton Standard Co. is pleased to announce the next step in building a comprehensive casting offering in the iron and steel segments of the foundry industry. This step involves installing effective operational leadership for each of its sites to direct the overall strategies of delivering quality castings from the newly formed family of foundries.…
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