A roomful of axes, hundreds of college students and hours and hours of hard work. Cast in Steel 2026 pitted college teams against each other, trying to design and cast the best horseman’s axe. This was the 7th year for the competition put on by the Steel Founders of America Society (SFSA). The annual competition...Continue Reading
The Lawton Standard Co. is gearing up for the upcoming AFS Metalcasting Congress in Grand Rapids on April 14th -16th. We hope you can stop by and see our team at Booth 734 at this year’s show. AFS Metalcasting Congress is a great event to make new connections, catch up with familiar faces and learn the...Continue Reading
Lawton Standard Industrial Engineer Nick Knotts knows a thing or two about mold wash. He just took home his second straight Founders’ Choice Award at the Steel Founders Society of America’s (SFSA) Technical and Operating conference for his research on mold wash. “It feels amazing,” said Knotts. “To win twice in a row, first person...Continue Reading
It was great to be part of this year’s AFS Wisconsin conference in Brookfield, Wisconsin on February 4th and 5th. The Lawton Standard Co. was set up in booth #44 making great connections with others in the foundry industry. Our hot sauce was a big hit again, bringing the heat to this year’s AFS WI...Continue Reading
The Lawton Standard Co. was featured in an episode of World’s Greatest! on Bloomberg TV. The World’s Greatest! film crew was at the C.A. Lawton Co. facility in De Pere back in the Fall to film the episode, which includes some incredible video of what we do and interviews with several employees, including CEO Alex...Continue Reading
