We are proud to announce that the Lawton Standard Company was featured in the October edition of Manufacturing in Focus. The article details the five generations of leadership at Lawton and how the company has grown and expanded through the years using innovation and a family-feel atmosphere. Lawton Standard article in Manufacturing in Focus A...Continue Reading
We are so proud of our own Dan Bruins, who will be flown to Washington, D.C. in November to receive the prestigious General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award from the Army. Dan works as our accounting controller at Renaissance Manufacturing Group in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The General MacArthur Leadership Award The award has been presented to...Continue Reading
The Lawton Standard Company had the pleasure of two of our casting engineers presenting their research at this year’s MAGMASOFT® UGM event. Lawton uses MAGMASOFT® solidification software to detect any issues in our castings before the pattern is built and before the first drop of molten metal is even poured. Casting engineer Lauren Innis during...Continue Reading
Lawton Standard is committed to quality and sustainability, as well as being a good steward to the environment and the communities our facilities are located in. Our family of companies boast ISO certifications, showing that very commitment. What is an ISO certification? ISO certification is a process manufacturers go through to show their management systems...Continue Reading
It’s not actually green, but it sure is alive. Green sand molding is used in two of our foundries at Lawton Standard. It helps to create smooth finishes on our high-quality castings and it’s very sustainable and environmentally friendly. We had the chance to catch up with Lawton Standard casting engineer Lauren Innis to discuss...Continue Reading
3D printing has come along way over the past few years and Lawton Standard is excited to start using the technology to help create even higher-quality steel and iron castings. The uses for 3D printing in a foundry can span from making complex cores to making quick replacement parts for certain equipment and tools. “3D...Continue Reading
The foundry industry has a wide variety of interesting and intriguing careers. From engineering to metallurgy, melt deck operations to furnace maintenance, spectrometer operator to automated machines. The possibilities are great and the foundry industry needs more young people to get involved. We caught up with Lawton Standard casting engineer Lauren Innis and Lawton Standard...Continue Reading
The Lawton Standard Co. has recently combined with Renaissance Manufacturing Group (RMG) and its 160 team members as part of its expansion strategy. RMG has locations in Anniston, Ala., Grafton, Wis., and Menomonee Falls, Wis. The ductile iron foundry is at the Anniston location. Grafton is home to the machine shop. The sales office is...Continue Reading
Don’t forget to subscribe! Today we will briefly go over one of the tools in my industrial engineering toolbox. That tool is Plant Simulation software, specifically the one we’ve utilized is Siemens Technomatix Plant Sim. What is PlantSim? PlantSim is a PLM software that allows us to simulate simple and complex production flows completely on...Continue Reading
Our platform engineering manager RJ Hawkins explains that it’s typically best to involve foundries in your tooling design and go from there. This usually makes it much easier for foundries to help you optimize the design and process later. “Rely on the experts to get you there,” RJ said. It’s important to trust the experts...Continue Reading
