Our Legacy
金属铸造是人类已知的最古老的制造方法之一，也是生产金属零件的一种非常直接的方法. 最早的铸造可以追溯到公元前4世纪的中国古代.C.
Over the years, 金属铸造工业的发展与美国工业革命并行，铸造厂在全国范围内不断增长的定居点和城市附近发展起来. The American Foundry Society produced Spotlight On: Metalcasting, a documentary that aired on PBS in 2009. 这部五分钟的纪录片概述了金属铸造和铸造组件在我们社会中的重要性. To learn more about the history of foundries and metalcasting, visit American Foundry Society online.
了解瓦帕卡铸造厂如何建立了生产最高质量灰色的遗产, ductile, and high-strength ductile iron castings.
- 1800's
- 1900 - 1960
- 1960 - 1970
- 1970 - 1980
- 1980 - 1990
- 1990 - 2000
- 2000 - 2010
- 2010 - 2020
- 2020 - Current
1800's
1871
约翰·罗斯在沃帕卡河畔创办了先锋铸造厂, just east of Main Street in the City of Waupaca.
1886
His son Fred Rosche partnered with H.H. Suhs成立了Suhs - Rosche专门制造沃帕卡冷冻犁, sleigh shoes, sash weights for windows, 以及供沃帕卡市石料破碎厂使用的破碎钳口.
1900 - 1960
Circa 1900 - 1950
After the turn of the century, the foundry was sold to Leo Niemuth; then again to Charlie Dombrowski who ran the foundry until his death in 1955.
1955
公司被卖给了Clifford Schwenn，他把名字改成了Waupaca Foundry, Inc. 此时，Donald Brunner离开了brilion Iron Works，加入了Waupaca Foundry, Inc .. as Plant Manager of Operations. Immediately a pattern vault addition was added to the plant.
1957
Waupaca Foundry was casting truck brake drums, heavy truck axle parts, water and air-cooled industrial equipment parts, wood and metal working equipment castings, electric motor housings, and parts for electric door openers. A 4-ton cupola with a 45-foot stack was constructed, 作业被转移到一个新厂(现在的1号厂)，熔化量跃升至每天30吨.
1960 - 1970
1964
经过连续的扩建，威尼斯注册送38元拥有150名员工，每天熔化78吨.
1966
威尼斯注册送38元在新的东侧模具厂(现为2号厂)每天浇注30吨灰铁。. By the eleventh year, 该公司已发展到200名员工，每天铸造100吨灰铸铁件.
1967
威尼斯注册送38元购买并安装第一条自动垂直成型生产线在其工厂1铸造在沃帕卡, WI. It is the first of its kind in the United States.
1968
Phillip W. Scott, President of The Budd Company in Troy, Michigan, announced that his company had acquired Waupaca Foundry, Inc. The move made Waupaca Foundry, Inc.是Budd公司汽车部门的全资独立子公司.
1970 - 1980
1971
Clifford Schwenn(如图)退休，Donald Brunner随后成为Waupaca Foundry, Inc .的总裁.
1973
Plans to build a new plant in northeast Wisconsin were announced. Plant 4 was constructed in Marinette, WI, and specialized in processes not available in previous plants. The Marinette facility was designed to melt 12 tons per hour.
1977
施文家族将建造先锋铸造厂的原始地块捐赠给了沃帕卡市. The plot of land was turned into a city park.
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1978
Thyssen, based in Düsseldorf, Germany acquired The Budd Company.
1980 - 1990
1988
Donald Brunner (pictured) assumes role as Chief Executive Officer, 而Gary Thoe被提升为Waupaca Foundry的总裁兼首席运营官, Inc.
1990 - 2000
1991
Kaizen training introduced at Waupaca Foundry, 将来自不同部门的五到六名员工组成一个团队的项目, 创造性地解决问题，并提出改进生产和物料流动的新方法.
1996
Construction began on Waupaca Foundry Plant 5 in Tell City, IN.
1997
Gary Thoe在Don Brunner退休后成为Waupaca Foundry的总裁兼首席执行官.
2000 - 2010
2000
Construction began on Waupaca Foundry Plant 6, located in Etowah, TN.
2002
Waupaca Foundry changed its name to ThyssenKrupp Waupaca.
2005
Annual revenue exceeds $1 billion USD.
2007
Gary Gigante被任命为蒂森克虏伯沃帕卡公司的总裁兼首席执行官.
2010 - 2020
2011
Production resumes at Plant 6 foundry in Etowah, TN; adds 20,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space for ductile iron production.
2012
私募股权公司KPS Capital Partners收购蒂森克虏伯沃帕卡. Upon closing, the Company was renamed Waupaca Foundry, Inc.
2014
Waupaca Foundry is acquired by Proterial, Ltd. (formerly Hitachi Metals). 合并后的整合创造了一个全球领导者，通过将互补的产品组合在一起，可以很好地利用行业的有利大趋势, outstanding development capabilities, and leading technology that serve high-growth areas.
2016
President and COO, Mike Nikolai is named CEO. Thirty-five-year veteran, Gary Gigante retires.
2018
随着位于Ironwood的新工厂的开业，业务扩展到密歇根州的上半岛，以加工其Waupaca生产的铸铁件, Wis. plants. Construction began in early 2019.
2019
威尼斯注册送38元在其位于沃帕卡的2/3厂灰铁铸造厂附近开设了第二家机加工工厂, Wisconsin. 该工厂的数控机床制动部件适用于商用车市场.
2020 - Present
2023
On January 4, 2023, the acquisition of Hitachi Metals, Ltd. 由贝恩资本和其他小投资者完成，新公司成立, Proterial celebrated with a virtual Day 1 ceremony. Waupaca Foundry remains under Proterial ownership.
2024
Waupaca Foundry于2024年2月29日出售给monmonoy Capital Partners. 这一新的篇章带来了卓越的运营，重点是投资和发展铸铁供应商对其利益相关者的承诺.
