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Sustainability - Oct 2, 2024

Waupaca Foundry Recognized for Sustainability Efforts

Waupaca Foundry Recognized for Sustainability Efforts
Waupaca Foundry has earned notable recognition for its commitment to sustainability, with Marco Gonzalez, the company’s corporate energy manager, receiving the prestigious Energy Manager of the Year award for the Midwest from the Association of Energy Engineers.

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Culture - Jul 13, 2023

WFRV My Town Segment: Waupaca Foundry

“Cast your own future” with the Waupaca Foundry
A business staple that started making products sold locally has now grown to several facilities in two different states and has customers worldwide. The Waupaca Foundry has become an industry leader and has its roots on the banks of the Waupaca River in downtown Waupaca. Some of the early products made by the foundry were Waupaca field plows, the jaws of the Waupaca stone crusher, and window sashays.

Nick Witwer | WFRV
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Culture - Apr 10, 2023

People who make a difference – Hayley Cullen

People who make a difference – Hayley Cullen
Project engineer, mentor, volunteer – Waupaca Robotics, Waupaca Foundry

Heather Graves | The Business News
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Culture - Mar 31, 2023

Decades of paving the way

Decades of Paving the Way
Women have carved out roles in the skilled trades for generations, each making the path easier for the next

Heather Graves | The Business News
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Culture - Feb 23, 2023

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National Engineers Week: Jeffery Eubank
Jeffery Eubank, a project engineer at Waupaca Foundry in Tell City, Indiana, and a native to the state, has witnessed the advancements of the plant since it was built in 1997.

Ally Melby | Waupaca Foundry
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Culture - Feb 8, 2023

Strengthening Workers for the Daily Grind

Strengthening Workers for the Daily Grind
Grinding castings is a strenuous and demanding job – and assigning workers to that necessary task is a real challenge for metalcasting operations. But it’s essential work, and as foundries produce higher volumes of castings the strain and need grow proportionally. Waupaca Foundry is pioneering use of “adaptive technology” to support workers assigned to manually grind iron castings.

Foundry Management & Technology
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Culture - Feb 1, 2023

Todd Pagel as Vice President of Operations

Waupaca Foundry named Todd Pagel as vice president of operations.
Pagel is a 30-year veteran of Waupaca Foundry who has served in positions including molding supervisor, plant manager and, most recently, director of operations. He started in 1993 as an operator in the molding department at Plant 2/3 in Waupaca. In 2021, while working as plant manager at Plant 2/3, he was also responsible for melt and molding operations at Plant 6, which is located in Etowah, Tennessee.

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Sustainability - Jan 11, 2023

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Waupaca Foundry Awarded for Environmental Accomplishments
The Wisconsin-based ferrous foundry group Waupaca Foundry Inc. has been recognized by federal, state, and trade organizations for its recent efforts to reduce energy consumption and adopt “smart” controls for environmental management.

Foundry Management & Technology
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Culture - Dec 9, 2022

Pictured left to right: Matt Jacobs, Alan Crawford, Steve Sirkorski

To Munich and Beyond with Level III MAGMA Certification
Waupaca Foundry Tooling Engineer Alan Crawford earned his Level III MAGMASOFT® certification in 2022—one of only approximately 50 in the United States. His recent presentation at the MAGMA North American User Group meeting in Chicago, Illinois, on September 7-9, 2022, made a significant impact. In fact, the certification panel asked Crawford to share his capstone project again at the MAGMA International User Group event in Munich, Germany, on October 19-21, 2022.

Janelle Bailey | Waupaca Foundry
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Culture - Nov 15, 2022

Heavy-handed

Heavy-handed | Plant News | insightonbusiness.com
Bioservo’s battery-powered “Ironhand” glove is a soft exoskeleton that increases the wearer’s hand strength by about 20%, helping factory and warehouse workers with efficiency and with mitigating chronic pain and injury associated with repetitive work. The company has partnered with such heavy-hitters as NASA and General Motors, but now it’s putting the glove to the ultimate test at Waupaca Foundry.

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Sustainability - Oct 7, 2022

DOE Better Plants Partners Get Serious About Compressed Air Systems | Compressed Air Best Practices

DOE Better Plants Partners Get Serious About Compressed Air Systems
Optimizing and improving energy efficiency in compressed air systems has long been an important priority for the manufacturers in the U.S. DOE's Better Plants program.

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Community - Jun 8, 2022

Foundry receives child advocacy award

Foundry receives child advocacy award
The Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators recognized Waupaca Foundry with its statewide 2021-22 Bert Grover Child Advocacy Award.

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Community - Mar 1, 2022

Cultivating a workforce

Cultivating a workforce
Workforce development has been part of Waupaca Foundry's mission for decades. The company encourages its employees to obtain further education and training to advance their careers at the foundry. The foundry has subsidized classes in management and engineering, worked with local high schools and Fox Valley Technical College. According to Mike Nikolai, Waupaca Foundry's president, CEO and COO, education represents an investment.

Robert Cloud | waupacanow.com
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Culture - Jan 19, 2022

Waupaca Foundry President, COO & CEO Mike Nikolai as WMC New Board Chairman

WMC Elects President, COO & CEO of Waupaca Foundry Mike Nikolai as New Board Chairman
Newly appointed Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce 49th Board Chairman, Mike Nikolai shares 2-year term objectives, the value of WMC membership, and the continued sustainability of business in Wisconsin.

Kurt R. Bauer | WMC TV
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Iron Castings - Nov 16, 2021

Underground Hero

Underground Hero
Machining was, in fact, the lynchpin that ultimately enabled multiple Slimcast SKUs to be derived from a single casting, as opposed to producing multiple castings, each with separate tooling.

Kim Phelan | Casting Source
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Community - Oct 20, 2021

Peshtigo High School has vocational learning partnerships with more than 30 businesses | News | ehextra.com

Peshtigo High School has vocational learning partnerships with more than 30 businesses | News | ehextra.com

Peshtigo High School's vocational studies program prepares students for employment. Business partners who work with the Peshtigo High School Vocational Program numbers more than 30. Some of those businesses include Badger Paper Mill, PHC Inc., Caterpillar, Lemke Heating and Cooling, Evergreen Tool Co. Inc. and Waupaca Foundry.

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Iron Castings - Jul 12, 2021

Outstanding Achievement | Waupaca Foundry

Outstanding Achievement

Waupaca Foundry earns AFS Casting Competition Outstanding Achievement for the design and production of Oil Tool Solutions' Slimcast Hulk clamp.

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Culture - May 3, 2021

Waupaca Foundry Leaders Earn Awards | The BRAKE Report

Waupaca Foundry announced that two of its own, Sara Timm and Greg Miskinis, have recently received a combined four industry awards

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Culture - Mar 8, 2021

Now Hiring: Waupaca Foundry Seeks to Hire Up to 200 People

Now Hiring: Waupaca Foundry Seeks to Hire Up to 200 People
Jamie Bestul grew up in Waupaca and has worked at the foundry with the same name for the past decade. He gets a kick out of seeing the name of his hometown on products around Wisconsin and across the globe. “It’s a really big deal,” Bestul said. “It’s really nice to see and it’s a great accomplishment being able to know our product is out there making a difference.”

Nathan Phelps | spectrumnews1.com
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Global MFG - Jan 20, 2021

Sustainable Resolve - Recycling Today

Sustainable Resolve
Scrap consumption is one of the many sustainable aspects of Waupaca Foundry Inc., headquartered in Wisconsin.

DeAnne Toto | Recycling Today
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Global MFG - Jan 19, 2021

Automation Assist

Automation Assist
Each year, Masters Gallery Foods supplies an estimated 250 million pounds of cheese to grocery stores, restaurants and wholesalers. To keep up with the demand, automation is necessary as the Plymouth company's 53 robots place products on packaging film, package them into cases and place the cases onto pallets.

MaryBeth Matzek | Insight Publications
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Iron Castings - Jun 4, 2020

Trends in Lightweighting with Metal Castings

Trends in Lightweighting with Metal Castings
The best applications in lightweighting cut costs while improving performance. Waupaca Foundry achieved success on an automotive steering knuckle, converting an aluminum forging to an optimized ductile iron design that is 20% stronger, 25% stiffer and 40% lower cost, while narrowing the weight delta to an acceptable 1.32-kg increase over the forging.

Andrew Halonen | Casting Source May/June 2020
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Culture - May 14, 2020

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Manufacturers Put Measures In Place To Stop The Spread Of Covid-19
Talk about foresight. In January, just as the world was learning more about COVID-19 and what was happening in China, Waupaca Foundry created a cross-functional team to plan steps the company would take if the virus arrived in any of the states where it operates.

MaryBeth Matzek | Insight Publications
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Community - Nov 12, 2019

East Tennessee foundry hiring those recently furloughed laid-of - WRCBtv.com | Chattanooga News Weather & Sports

East Tennessee foundry hiring those recently furloughed, laid-off by other companies
An East Tennessee foundry wants to put those furloughed and laid off recently back to work. Hansen wants those people to know, Waupaca Foundry is hiring.

Michelle Heron | wrcbtv.com
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Culture - Oct 13, 2019

Waupaca Foundry Sweeps Business Awards

Waupaca Foundry Sweeps Business Awards
Waupaca Foundry, a Hitachi Metals company, was honored Oct. 11 with community service and leadership awards at the annual McMinn County Economic Development Authority 2018 Industry Awards. The Etowah, Tennessee- based ductile iron component supplier and three members of its team were recognized with APEX awards & earning all but one student award.

Mike Geylin | The BRAKE Report
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Global MFG - Sep 11, 2019

Looking north to find workers

Looking north to find workers
“Now hiring.” That phrase is more than just a shingle many Northeast Wisconsin businesses have put out. It’s a rallying cry among the area’s major manufacturers.

Sharon Verbeten | Insight on Manufacturing
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Community - Sep 6, 2019

Project Backpack

Project Backpack Moves
The organization provides backpacks filled with food to local children in need every weekend during the school year.

Robert Cloud | Waupaca County News
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Global MFG - Aug 29, 2019

A Tale Of Two Cities: Great Michigan Manufacturing News From Opposite Corners Of The State

A Tale Of Two Cities: Great Michigan Manufacturing News From Opposite Corners Of The State
Recent announcements about new industrial facilities in two very different towns have bolstered the lauded strength of the manufacturing sector in Michigan.

Jim Vinoski | Forbes
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Sustainability - Aug 28, 2019

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Waupaca Foundry Named Environment Friend
Energy conservation initiatives are part of Waupaca Foundry’s corporate goal to reduce energy costs and achieve sustainable growth by the year 2020.

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Global MFG - Aug 15, 2019

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation: Consul general of Japan sets “grassroots caravan” to Wisconsin

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation: Consul general of Japan sets “grassroots caravan” to Wisconsin
Naoki Ito, the consul general of Japan in Chicago, will spend two days in Wisconsin highlighting the important contributions of Japanese-owned businesses to communities here.

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Iron Castings - Apr 24, 2019

Waupaca Foundry opens machining facility

Waupaca Foundry opens machining facility
Waupaca Foundry, a Hitachi Metals company, announced the opening of the company's first machining facility in Waupaca. The company opened the Waupaca Foundry Machine Center in the old Buyers Guide building at 600 Industrial Drive in Waupaca. It operates another machining center in Effingham, Ill. The center will turn finished castings into finished parts. The machining process adjusts cast parts to meet the tight tolerances from customers, in some cases adjusting a part to less than one-thousandth of an inch — smaller than a human hair.

Jessica Thiel | Insight Publications
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Community - Mar 4, 2019

Waupaca Foundry named large business of the year

Waupaca Foundry named large business of the year
The Waupaca Area Chamber of Commerce named Waupaca Foundry, a Hitachi Metals group company, the 2018 Large Business of the Year. The chamber recognized the iron casting component supplier for its business practices and commitment to the community.

Marybest Matzek | Insight Magazine
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Community - Feb 8, 2019

Jasper Engines & Transmissions Waupaca Foundry in Tell City and Perry Central Junior-Senior High School join forces to offer Work-based Learning - Southwest Indiana Chamber

Jasper Engines & Transmissions, Waupaca Foundry in Tell City and Perry Central Junior-Senior High School join forces to offer Work-based Learning - Southwest Indiana Chamber
Jasper Engines & Transmissions, Waupaca Foundry in Tell City and Perry Central Junior-Senior High School join forces to offer Work-based Learning

Southwest Indiana Chamber
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Community - Feb 5, 2019

Red Cross Tell City Fire Department team up for "Sound the Alarm" installing free smoke alarms

Red Cross, Tell City Fire Department team up for "Sound the Alarm" installing free smoke alarms
The American Red Cross is partnering with the Tell City Fire Department and Waupaca Foundry to help "Sound the Alarm", providing home fire prevention education and installing free smoke alarms. This event will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2019 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. It will involve door-to-door canvassing, starting in the neighborhood where a fire killed three children.

Britney Taylor | TRISTATEHOMEPAGE.COM
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Culture - Jan 18, 2019

Workplace warriors

Workplace warriors
Jake Roloff, a decorated U.S. Marine veteran, transitioned from military service to working in the molding department at Waupaca Foundry's gray iron foundry in Waupaca. Veterans and active-duty military personnel make up 10 percent of the company's workforce.

Jessica Thiel | Insight Publications
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Culture - Jul 10, 2018

Waupaca Foundry Recognized For Contribution to Local Volunteer Fire EMS Departments

Waupaca Foundry Recognized For Contribution to Local Volunteer Fire, EMS Departments
In 2018 Amherst Fire District nominated Waupaca Foundry to receive Platinum recognition for its support to volunteer fire and EMS departments. With a strong tenure of employees who volunteer on local emergency medical service departments, the Foundry not only allows its employees whom are also first responders to leave work to respond to emergencies, but it also compensates its employees for his/her time away from work while responding to an emergency.

Ally Melby | Waupaca Foundry
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Iron Castings - Jun 25, 2018

Waupaca Foundry Gets Toyota Award

Waupaca Foundry Gets Toyota Award
Waupaca Foundry said it has earned one of the five available professional excellence awards from Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing (TIEM), which builds forklifts in Indiana. The foundry said it is the first Tier 2 supplier to be recognized with the award. The foundry has supplied iron castings to TIEM since 2002 including hubs, drums, brackets, wheels and sheaves. In 2017, it received a contract to produce 21 parts at its gray and ductile iron foundries in Waupaca and Marinette, Wis., and Tell City, Ind.

Chad Elmore | Diesel Progress
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Iron Castings - Jun 20, 2018

METALCASTER OF THE YEAR: Sustainability Drives Waupaca Foundry

METALCASTER OF THE YEAR: Sustainability Drives Waupaca Foundry
Waupaca Foundry earned 2018 Metalcaster of the Year in recognition for our commitment to sustainability.

Shannon Wetzel | Modern Casting
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Community - Jun 6, 2018

Group raising funds for WMS students
Waupaca Foundry and Farmers State Bank each gave $3,000 to the new Waupaca Middle School Performance Enhancement Center (PEC). The PEC is a new space next to the middle school gym with improved workout equipment to help students be healthier. The Waupaca School District is working with the Waupaca Middle School PEC Fundraising Committee to upgrade the room with proper ventilation, lighting, ceiling fans, rubberized flooring, and mirrors to aid with exercise.

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Community - Apr 17, 2018

Sheriff seeks another term

Sheriff seeks another term
When Waupaca County Sheriff Brad Hardel first ran for office in 2006 he was motivated by a long list of goals. While he has achieved many of those goals, Hardel wants at least one more term to complete the work he began a dozen years ago. One of his top goals has been to increase the number of officers in the department.

Robert Cloud | Waupaca County Post
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Community - Apr 9, 2018

Foundry in a box | Waupaca Foundry

Foundry in a box | Waupaca Foundry

Iola-Scandinavia Elementary students get ready to make fidget spinners with Waupaca Foundry workers through the Foundry in a Box program. Photo credit: Holly Neumann

Holly Neumann | Waupaca County Post
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Culture - Mar 29, 2018

How employers attention to training keeps them ahead of the industry
In a rapidly changing environment, employers allowing their organizations to fall behind in training is no longer an option. Keeping pace with this type of change requires an ongoing investment in tra...

Erin Eagan | Wisconsin Tech Colleges
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Iron Castings - Mar 12, 2018

Waupaca Foundry says supply chain fuels growth

Waupaca Foundry says supply chain fuels growth
Waupaca Foundry has put the Great Recession well into its rear view mirror as the plant here that makes iron castings for parts used in cars and trucks now employs a five-year high of 560 people. One company advantage executives cite is the use of a just-in-time supply chain that they say is unique in their industry and a cost-saver for the business.

Mike Pare | timesfreepress.com
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Community - Feb 27, 2018

Eagle Project beautifies Annex

Eagle Project beautifies Annex
Eagle Scout candidate Steven Bush prepared and assembled his Eagle Scout project for downtown Athens. His project was to construct two park benches and to place them on either side of the entrance to the McMinn County Courthouse Annex. Waupaca Foundry in Etowah donated the cast iron park bench ends, which were molded, poured and finished locally.

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Culture - Dec 26, 2017

Waupaca Foundry workers earn quality engineering degrees

Waupaca Foundry workers earn quality engineering degrees
In an innovative approach to addressing a workplace challenge, Waupaca Foundry worked with Fox Valley Technical College to devise a customized solution. FVTC's Business and Industry Services team is one of the state's leading providers of workplace training initiatives, serving more than 23,000 employees last year. Many of these services include training in the areas of leadership development, communications and quality, which is where the foundry sought the school's help most recently.

waupacanow.com | Waupaca County Post
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Culture - Dec 19, 2017

Broken window inspires giving

Broken window inspires giving
See how Wally Doran of Doran's Hardware, Waupaca, Wisconsin turned a vandalism incident at his store into a community parks and recreation benefit.

Angie Landsverk | Waupaca County Post
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Community - Nov 1, 2017

Waupaca Foundry donation bolsters local career programs

Waupaca Foundry donation bolsters local career programs
PERRY COUNTY — Efforts to promote among local students a healthy affinity for financial literacy, hard sciences, trade skills and how those fields tie into modern manufacturing received a shot in the arm Tuesday afternoon as both Perry Central and Tell City high schools were presented with $2,500 checks from Waupaca Foundry. This windfall will go to support Junior Achievement programs at the schools, which should help both teachers and students involved in the effort expand their horizons.

Perry County News
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Iron Castings - Nov 1, 2017

Waupaca Foundry Earns Ford Q1 Certification

Waupaca Foundry Earns Ford Q1 Certification
Waupaca Foundry Plant Manager, Kenley Hansen (far left) and Quality Assurance Manager, Sylvia Chavez Tarlton (middle right) accept the Ford Q1 plaque in front on the newly-rasied Q1 flag. Also pictured are Ford Motor Company, Michelle Walker (middle left) and Ratan Ray (far right).

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Culture - Sep 26, 2017

Waupaca Foundry Career Fair

Waupaca Foundry Career Fair
Waupaca Foundry is looking for driven adults to join its skilled workforce. Join the industry leader and be part of a legacy of pride. Come grow with us.

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Culture - Jun 21, 2017

Waupaca Foundry awards local scholarships

Waupaca Foundry awards local scholarships
Waupaca Foundry recently awarded $36,000 in scholarships across the U.S. and $9,000 to Tennessee Valley area graduating high school seniors. Two are children of Waupaca Foundry employees. The iron casting foundry awarded six scholarships to students attending either a four-year college or two-year technical school.

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Community - Jun 18, 2017

Cast Iron Bench Memorializes Classmate | Waupaca Foundry

Cast Iron Bench Memorializes Classmate | Waupaca Foundry

Tyler Wayne Zoglman of Tell City, Indiana, was just 13 when he lost his battle to cancer in 2012. His then junior-high classmates never forgot the friendly boy who loved fishing and sports.

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Community - Jun 11, 2017

Waupaca Foundry Donates to Summer Celebration Iron Pour Event

Waupaca Foundry Donates to Summer Celebration Iron Pour Event
On June 10, 2017 students from the University of Wisconsin—Stevens Point and artists from across the Midwest created art from raw materials donated from Waupaca Foundry. Contemporary sculptures were created for the Stevens Point Sculpture Park during the Summer Celebration Iron Pour community event.

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Culture - Jun 9, 2017

Help wanted: Manufacturers hiring even as overall job numbers decline
Even as the number of manufacturing jobs has fallen, many Wisconsin companies say they're having a hard time filling positions that increasingly call for advanced skills.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Culture - Jun 7, 2017

Waupaca Works
Finding ways to partner Waupaca High School students with area businesses is not a new idea. However, it now has a new name. The school district is calling it Waupaca Works.

Angie Landsverk | Waupaca County Post
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Community - May 30, 2017

Waupaca Foundry | 2017 Hides For Heroes check presentation

2017 Hides for Heros Check Presentation
Miller Brewing presented a check for $10,000 to Waupaca Foundry employee Dave Hintz for his work with Hides For Heroes. Read about the program and who is contributing.

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Culture - May 25, 2017

Waupaca Foundry Earns Patriot Award

Waupaca Foundry Earns Patriot Award
Kyle Myszka, a metallurgist at the Marinette ductile iron foundry, nominated supervisor Joe Keske and Human Resources Manager Phil Eatherton for being supportive while he served in Army Reserves officer candidate school.

American Foundry Society
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Iron Castings - May 15, 2017

Waupaca Foundry receives awards for casting engineering

Waupaca Foundry receives awards for casting, engineering
Iron casting supplier, Waupaca Foundry earned Best in Class for a ductile iron suspension casting converted from aluminum that achieved one of the Detroit Big Three's lightweighting objectives for a major automotive platform. "Our customers seek collaborative casting design and innovative materials solutions that add value to their products," says CEO Mike Nikolai. "These industry awards confirm that our teams are delivering consistent, top-tier quality and service that leads the industry."

Jessica Thiel | Insight Publications
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Community - May 10, 2017

Foundry wins national awards

Foundry wins national awards
Waupaca Foundry returned from the 2017 Metalcasting Congress held in Milwaukee on April 25-27 with several national awards. Individuals receiving awards from the American Foundry Society were retired CEO Gary Gigante and Greg Miskinis, director of research and process development at the foundry. Waupaca Foundry also earned the Plant Engineering Award and the Best in Class Casting Award.

Waupaca County Post
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Community - Apr 25, 2017

New look for downtown

New look for downtown
The proposed redesign of Waupaca's Main Street celebrates the city's past, natural resources and industry. Gears are the focal point in the intersection of Main and Fulton streets, representing Waupaca Foundry.

Angie Landsverk | Waupaca County Post
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Culture - Apr 24, 2017

Gigante, Miskinis Honored With Industry Awards at AFS Metalcasting Congress | Waupaca Foundry

Gigante, Miskinis Honored With Industry Awards at AFS Metalcasting Congress
The annual AFS award winners have been announced by the AFS Board of Awards for presentation at Metalcasting Congress in Milwaukee, WI

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Sustainability - Mar 15, 2017

WAUPACA FOUNDRY NATION’S FIRST METAL CASTER TO RECEIVE ENERGY CERTIFICATION

Setting itself apart
Waupaca Foundry recently recognized as the nation's first metal caster to receive ISO 50001 Energy Management System Certification, as well as a $100,000 incentive from Wisconsin's Focus on Energy program thanks to energy conservation initiatives at its gray iron foundry on Division Street in Waupaca.

Jessica Thiel | Insight Publications
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Culture - Feb 16, 2017

New careers in coding

New careers in coding
The need for people in careers with skills in Information Technology (IT) including computer support specialist, help desk support specialist, network specialist, network systems administration, software developer and web development and design specialist, is growing. That demand extends to the manufacturing sector including iron casting and component suppliers.

Angie Landsverk | Waupaca County Post
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Culture - Feb 16, 2017

Hannah Fudge

Student spotlight: Hannah Fudge
When I started college, I developed a deeper love for math and science, which is an encouragement to continue on my degree path. As a chemical engineer, I will use my science background to problem-solve and think on my feet in a production or design setting. I do not know the options I will have as an engineer, but right now, what I love most about my degree path is learning more about how the world works through chemistry and math.

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Global MFG - Feb 9, 2017

Waupaca Foundry Plays Large Role in Local Economy
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Edge, July 2013. Waupaca Foundry pulls the throttle on production as the auto industry bounces back from the recession.

Mike Pare | Chattanooga Times Free Press
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Community - Feb 8, 2017

Helipad Unveiling | Waupaca Foundry

Helipad Unveiling at Waupaca Foundry
On September 15, 2015 Waupaca Foundry unveiled a new helipad for use by emergency services. A ceremonial helicopter landing marked the occasion at 10 a.m. Wa...

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Community - Feb 8, 2017

Salute to Veterans

Salute to Veterans
Waupaca Foundry salute to veterans was first published on Novmeber 11, 2016 via broadcast and on http://www.wearegreenbay.com/.

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Iron Castings - Jan 11, 2017

Waupaca Foundry Named John Deere 'Partner' Supplier
Waupaca Foundry has earned recognition as a partner-level supplier for 2016 in the John Deere Achieving Excellence Program. The Partner-level status is Deere & Co.'s highest supplier rating. John Deere Supply Management created the program in 1991 to provide a supplier evaluation and feedback process that promotes continuous improvement.

Foundry-Planet.com
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Sustainability - Dec 30, 2016

Green Means Lean

Green Means Lean
Foundries have been making new metal objects from remelting old ones for centuries, making metal casters some of the worlds first recycles. Old and discarded products such as electronic appliances, manhole covers, tin cans, cars and shopping trolleys are not seen as rubbish by foundries, but as raw materials. Today foundries in many countries convert this unwanted scrap metal and recycle it into valuable products such as engine blocks, golf clubs, aluminum wheels and a cornucopia of other essential products.

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Community - Dec 3, 2016

Meals for Storm Victims
Employees with Waupaca Foundry in McMinn County are stepping in to help residents in the Tennessee Valley recovering from the deadly tornadoes that occured in December 2016.

Christina Reuille | News 12 Now
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Community - Oct 3, 2016

Waupaca Foundry at the heart of a community

Waupaca Foundry at the heart of a community
A University of Wisconsin Madison education can be a powerful thing. For Michael Nikolai, it was the inroad into a company that he now heads as CEO. Waupaca Foundry has had a powerful impact on Wisconsin and the immediate community. The foundry employs more than 1,300 Waupaca County residents, contributing $82.5 million in wages and an additional $307 million to the county's economy. Waupaca Foundry is responsible for 10.4 percent of total income and 9.9 percent of total sales in Waupaca County.

Jamie Holzhuter | All Ways Forward
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Iron Castings - Aug 8, 2016

Waupaca Foundry lightweight ductile iron knuckle increases suspension strength

Waupaca Foundry lightweight ductile iron knuckle increases suspension strength
The Honda Ridgeline receives a unibody revolution and its suspension components have been beefed up. Even its steering knuckle, made by Waupaca Foundry in Lawrenceville, Penn. is stronger than it's Honda Pilot counterpart, but nearly as light. The article nods to Hitachi Metals HNM Series high-strength ductile, which allows components to be lighter weight while also more durable. As a result of the redesigned knuckle, the Honda Ridgeline front and rear suspension is 17% and 31% stronger, respectively.

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Iron Castings - Apr 19, 2016

Waupaca Foundry unveils New Strategy

Waupaca Foundry unveils New Strategy
Nearly two years into its relationship with Hitachi Metals?, a Japan-based company with machining and metalcasting operations in Asia and North America, Waupaca Foundry appears to be shifting into high gear. In early 2016, the company unveiled a four part series of capital investments and strategic initiatives along with longterm expansion possibilities to improve its standing in the global market.

Nick Leider | Modern Casting
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Iron Castings - Mar 2, 2016

White-hot opportunities
Hitachi Metals Foundry America, the parent company of Waupaca Foundry, announced in February a merger between the Waupaca-based company and fellow subsidiary Hitachi Metals Automotive Components USA. HMAC will become a division of Waupaca Foundry, which should emerge from realignment as a stronger player in key markets, particularly automotive. - See more at: http://www.waupacafoundry.com/en/our-company/news/waupaca-in-the-news

Sean P. Johnson | Insight on Business
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Iron Castings - Oct 1, 2015

Waupaca Foundry | Expansion

Waupaca Foundry | Moving Forward
Waupaca County Post, October 1, 2015

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Sustainability - Aug 20, 2015

Waupaca Foundry gets $400,000 in energy incentives
ETOWAH, Tenn. -- Four years after Waupaca Foundry Inc., reopened its automotive castings plant here, the 560 employees who stamp out thousands of automotive parts every day are operating quite literally in a brighter environment. Over the past four months, 1,016 metal halide and T12 light fixtures were replaced with brighter, and more energy-efficient LED lights. The changeover cost more than $750,000. But the new lights are projected to yield an annual energy savings of more than 4.6 million kilowatthours worth $232,385 a year.

Dave Flessner | Chattanooga Times Free Press
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Sustainability - Jun 8, 2015

Waupaca Foundry Wins Accolades for Green Efforts

Waupaca Foundry Wins Accolades for Green Efforts
Waupaca Foundry Inc. has earned a spot in the Wisconsin Green Tier program for its voluntary efforts to reduce and reuse waste from its operations.

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Sustainability - Jun 1, 2015

A sense for sustainability
Waupaca Foundry is among few manufacturers that have focused attention on improving efficiency, recently being accepted into the Wisconsin Green Tier program. Read what this means.

Nikki Kallio | Insight
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Community - Sep 19, 2014

Waupaca Foundry Gray Iron Castings Help Complete Community Project

Waupaca Foundry Gray Iron Castings Help Complete Community Project
One doesn't necessarily associate "Waupaca Foundry" with "fine arts," but visitors to Waupaca's South Park might do just that when they see a new sculpture on display.

Sara Timm | Waupaca Foundry
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Community - Sep 10, 2014

Ductile Iron Torque Plates Help Restore Rescues Used On 9/11 | Waupaca Foundry

Ductile Iron Torque Plates Help Restore Rescues Used On 9/11
Former Fire Department of New York (FDNY) Rescue 5 and Rescue 4 tour the country with the Remembrance Rescue Project. The nonprofit organization uses the rescues as mobile memorials and historical artifacts to educate and honor the events of 9/11 and all fallen firefighters killed in the line of duty each year.

Sara Timm | Waupaca Foundry
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Community - Feb 16, 2014

Waterloo Black Hawks Hockey

Waupaca Foundry, John Deere Water Works celebrate Waterloo Black Hawks Hockey
John Deere Waterloo Works is a major customer of Waupaca Foundry Plant 4. To showcase a unique connection and our appreciation for all that John Deere Waterloo Works and Waupaca Foundry does to give back to the community, some of our colleagues had an opportunity to participate in special a charity auction.

Sara Timm | Waupaca Foundry
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Sustainability - May 9, 2013

https://www.waupacafoundry.com/WaupacaFoundry/media/Blog/pdfs/4288869/49523.pdf

Fine-tuning the foundry
Insight On Manufacturing–When a foundry melts more than 8,500 tons of scrap iron each day, it uses a huge amount of energy. Need a visual? That's more than the metal in the Eiffel Tower, which weighs 7,300 tons. That's why Waupaca Foundry has long realized the importance of saving energy. It not only helps the environment, it has a direct impact on the bottom line. Waupaca Foundry's energy enhancements earned a DOE commendation.

Rich Redman | Insight On Manufacturing
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Iron Castings - Sep 1, 2012

Waupaca's Mold Innovation
Waupaca Foundry found a way to double the number of castings it could make per mold for a complex bedplate job.

Modern Casting
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Community - Feb 16, 2012

"Foundry Work"

Waupaca Featured in "Foundry Work" Photo Editorial Book
Although iron castings can be found in almost all durable goods and equipment (including the vehicles we drive, tractors and plows in our country's fields, heavy machinery used in construction, and even consumer goods in our homes) they remain relatively obscure. And the brands that make castings carry little consumer awareness, especially when compared to manufacturers that use them to assemble their products like Ford, John Deere, Whirlpool, GE, and Boeing to name a few.

Sara Timm | Waupaca Foundry
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Iron Castings - Jan 16, 2012

Etowah Ductile Iron Foundry

Waupaca Foundry's Etowah Ductile Iron Foundry Rapidly Expanding
Since Waupaca Foundry's Etowah, Tenn. ductile iron foundry resumed operations in the Fall of 2011, the iron casting supplier has been rapidly expanding to handle new assets. What was built as a gray iron facility in 2001, Plant 6 will be moving into 2012 with the addition of state-of-the-art equipment to produce ductile iron, a set of custom-engineered core machines, and three new buildings.

Mike Nikolai | Waupaca Foundry
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Iron Castings - Jun 10, 2011

Casting Central | Hydrant Revolution | Waupaca Foundry

Casting Central to Hydrant Revolution
OEM startup Sigelock is out to change the way fire hydrants are designed and operated, and a metal casting made by Waupaca Foundry is helping make it happen.

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Sustainability - Apr 19, 2011

Becoming a Practical Green Casting Industry
The iron casting industry has only scratched the surface of achieving a higher level of sustainability the future will demand. Get Gary Gigante's take on how Waupaca Foundry is addressing these issues.

Gary Gigante | Modern Casting
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