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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - May 7, 2020

Journalism Student Builds Portfolio with Internship at Waupaca Foundry

Waupaca Foundry has been a part of Ally Melby’s family since before she was born. Growing up, Ally has never thought she would be part of her family’s Waupaca Foundry legacy, but obviously, she was proven wrong.

Austin Dean Waupaca Foundry

#employee-spotlight #intern #waupaca

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Culture - Apr 16, 2020

Occupational Health Nurse Keeps Waupaca Foundry Employees Healthy Amid COVID-19

Common healthcare items, such as cleaning supplies, facemasks and hand sanitizers, are in short supply everywhere because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ally Melby Waupaca Foundry

#safety #waupaca #wf

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Global MFG - Apr 14, 2020

Case Studies in Foundry 4.0

When AFS Corporate Member Waupaca Foundry (Waupaca, Wisconsin) opened a new machine shop about a year ago to finish castings for the heavy-duty truck market, it did so with one eye on the future—and one on its present.

Katelyn Stanek Modern Casting

#automation #manufacturing #robotics #waupaca

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Community - Nov 22, 2019

Waupaca Foundry employee collects hides to benefit nation’s heroes

In 2012 Dave Hintz started collecting deer hides and selling them to traders, in turn donating the money earned to Wounded Warriors in Action Foundation https://wwiaf.org/. WWIA services all combat-wounded Purple Heart recipients, regardless of when they served in the armed forces.

Sara Timm Waupaca Foundry

#community #veterans #waupaca

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Culture - Nov 12, 2019

Waupaca Foundrymen follow call to Afghanistan deployment

This Veterans Day, Waupaca Foundry honored team members who have served and are still serving in the military.

Ally Melby Waupaca Foundry

#veteran #veterans #waupaca

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Community - Sep 6, 2019

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

#community #waupaca #wfnews

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Culture - Aug 19, 2019

National Aviation Day

Meet the team behind Waupaca Foundry’s air travel

Ally Melby

#employee-spotlight #waupaca

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Culture - Jul 1, 2019

Casting Call: Bradley Stanchik

Employee passes on work ethic to children, now also Waupaca Foundry employees.

Ally Melby Waupaca Foundry

#employee-spotlight #waupaca

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Culture - May 24, 2019

Waupaca Foundry Foreman Receives Patriot Award

This honor is the third of its kind recognizing military support at Waupaca Foundry

Ally Melby Waupaca Foundry

#award #veteran #waupaca

Waupaca Foundry

Iron Castings - Apr 28, 2019

Waupaca Foundry Opens Machine Shop for Brake Parts

Waupaca Foundry Inc. is opening a machining operation adjacent to one of the three gray iron foundries it operates in Waupaca, WI. The new plant will machine commercial-vehicle brake components cast at the foundry, an expansion resulting from customer demand.

FMT Staff Foundrymag

#expansion #waupaca

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Iron Castings - Apr 25, 2019

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

#waupaca #wfnews

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Community - Mar 5, 2019

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.

#waupaca #wfnews

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Culture - Feb 5, 2019

Casting Call: Alex Hansen

Third generation employee continues legacy by working at Waupaca Foundry.

Ally Melby Waupaca Foundry

#employee-spotlight #waupaca

Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Jan 28, 2019

Caring for workers

With health insurance one of an employer's top costs — if not the top cost — businesses are constantly on the lookout for ways to save money. For some businesses, the answer may seem counterintuitive — expanding their medical offerings available through onsite employee clinics. During a recent three-month span, the Kimberly Area School District estimates it saved more than $30,000 — or 53 percent — in health care costs with employees using the district's clinic instead of them seeing their regular health providers, says Dawn Ludwig, director of human resources for KASD.

Insight Publications Insight Publications

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Culture - Jan 18, 2019

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

#waupaca #wfnews

Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Nov 13, 2018

U.S. Army Soldier Follows Family Tradition, From Waupaca Foundry to the Service

Sheldon Goggins followed in his family's footsteps when he first joined the service three years ago. His grandparents, dad, uncle and brother had all served before him, and Goggins decided that the Army National Guard was the right fit for him.

Ally Melby Waupaca Foundry

#veterans #waupaca

Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Nov 8, 2018

Retired Naval Chief Turned Foundryman

Mike Fisher's time in the military has become a part of his lifestyle, so much in fact that he still applies many of his acquired skills to his work at Waupaca Foundry daily.

Ally Melby Waupaca Foundry

#veterans #waupaca

Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Oct 31, 2018

Pumpkin Time at the Miller's

James (Jim) Miller has been an electrical maintenance employee at Plant 1 in Waupaca, Wis., for nearly 18 years. Jim has become famous in the Waupaca County community during the fall season, though, for his pumpkin carvings that he displays every year, known as "Pumpkin Time at the Miller's."

Ally Melby Waupaca Foundry

#employee-spotlight #waupaca

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- Sep 20, 2018

Sunrise at Waupaca Foundry

Waupaca Foundry Plant 2/3 located in Waupaca, Wisconsin. Photo by Thomas Young, 2018

Sara Timm Waupaca Foundry

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Waupaca Foundry

Community - Aug 30, 2018

Local hunters support veterans

Area deer hunters helped raise $7,533 for a nonprofit organization that takes Purple Heart recipients hunting and fishing. Hides for Heroes raised the funds for the Wounded Warriors in Action Foundation. The foundation is a national nonprofit that provides outdoor sporting activities for Purple Heart recipients who were wounded in combat. Hides for Heroes involves collecting deer hides, salting them and then selling the hides when the market is right.

Angie Landsverk Waupaca County Post

#waupaca

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Culture - Aug 8, 2018

College student takes internship 900 miles from home

Some college students will do anything for the perfect internship before graduation. For Tyler Makoski, that meant traveling over 900 miles to have the opportunity to work as a summer intern at Waupaca Foundry in Waupaca, Wis. Tyler is a Pennsylvania native and will graduate from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania in December 2018 with a degree in safety management.

Ally Melby Waupaca Foundry

#intern #waupaca

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Iron Castings - Jun 26, 2018

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

#marinette #tellcity #waupaca #wfnews

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Community - Dec 20, 2017

Employee Wellness Takes a Charitable Turn

Employee wellness took a charitable turn in this season of giving at Waupaca Foundry. Employees logged steps in the Waupaca Gives Back Steps Challenge and the foundry in turn made donations to specific regional organizations. Waupaca Foundry is committed to creating a healthy workplace through programs that support individuals on the team and creating healthy communities by supporting local initiatives.

Waupaca Foundry

#effingham #etowah #giving #lawrenceville #tellcity #waupaca

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Iron Castings - Jun 28, 2017

Waupaca Foundry gains boiler recertification

Sample cast iron boiler sections produced by Waupaca Foundry

#asme #castiron #iron-casting #waupaca

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Community - Jun 12, 2017

Waupaca Foundry Donates to Summer Celebration Iron Pour Event

On June 10, 2017 students from the University of Wisconsinâ€”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.

#castiron #waupaca #wfnews

Waupaca Foundry

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.

Waupaca County Post

#waupaca #wfnews

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Community - May 31, 2017

2017 Hides For Heroes check presentation

Wounded Warriors | Hides for Heroes | Waupaca Foundry

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.

#waupaca #wfnews

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Community - Feb 22, 2017

Waupaca Foundry In A Box

Waupaca Foundry in a Box is an increasingly popular simulation tool for technical and industrial education teachers and students alike. Waupaca Foundry in a ...

Waupaca Foundry In a Box on YouTube

#etowah #lawrenceville #marinette #stem #tellcity #waupaca

Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Feb 16, 2017

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.

Waupaca County Post

#it #jobs #waupaca #wfnews

Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Feb 16, 2017

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.

Post-Crescent Media

#engineering #intern #waupaca #wfnews

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Community - Nov 9, 2016

Waupaca Foundry Employee Creates Hides 4 Heros to Benefit Veterans

At times all it takes is determination and one person to change the world and that's just what Waupaca Foundry employee Dave Hintz is doing—one deer hide at a time.

#waupaca

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Community - Aug 25, 2016

Foundry in a Box Sparks Interest in Manufacturing Jobs

When a young person says "I want to be a firefighter when I grow up," there's a clear visual image of that career. But when a young person is told "you could have a career as a quality engineer," there's no reference point. But Waupaca Foundry is working to change the image of tomorrow's industrial careers.

Waupaca Foundry

#etowah #foundry-in-a-box #lawrenceville #marinette #tellcity #waupaca

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Culture - May 26, 2016

Waupaca Foundry Graduates Fill Skills Gap

Seventeen Waupaca Foundry employees graduated from a pilot program designed to develop skills required for high demand electrical maintenance positions. The program was funded by a state of Wisconsin Fast Forward grant designed to train current employees at eleven Wisconsin businesses, one of which is Waupaca Foundry. The program was funded by $229,000 from state grants and a $330,000 match from participating employers.

#marinette #stem #waupaca

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Community - Feb 18, 2016

Thinking Inside the Box

Waupaca County Post, February 18, 2016 - Students at Little Wolf Junior/Senior High School in Manawa, Wis. recently teamed with a group of employees from Waupaca Foundry to get a "day in the life" career experience participating in a Foundry in a Box simulation, providing insights into the manufacturing process at an iron foundry.

Waupaca County Post

#foundry-in-a-box #jobs #stem #waupaca

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Iron Castings - Feb 2, 2016

Improving the Quality of Castings at Waupaca Foundry

Scott Bailey - Process Control Engineer, Waupaca Foundry

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Community - Dec 22, 2015

Northeast Wisconsin Bird Club Visits Waupaca Foundry Property

Waupaca Foundry welcomed members of the Northeast Wisconsin Bird Club to its landfill property located north of Waupaca, WI. The Property is approximately 200 acres and includes several types of habitat (including grasslands, brushy areas, mature woodlands, and a wetland sedge meadow) that have been recognized to support a variety of bird species.

#waupaca

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Iron Castings - Oct 1, 2015

Waupaca Foundry Moving Forward

Waupaca County Post,Â October 1, 2015

Waupaca County Post

#wfnews #expansion #waupaca

Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Aug 24, 2015

NEW Manufacturing Alliance announces award winners

The Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance will present six companies, four educators and three educational organizations with Excellence in Manufacturing/K-12 Partnerships Awards during its annual awards dinner Oct. 21 at the KI Convention Center. In the manufacturing categories, Laminations/Great Northern Corp. will receive the Brighter Image Award and Cut G. Joa Inc. will receive the Educational Partnerships Award. Georgia-Pacific will receive the Leadership Award and Waupaca Foundry will receive the Innovation Award. The Vollrath Company's Paul Bartelt will receive the Visionary Award and Kohler Co. will receive the Youth Apprenticeship Award.

Post-Crescent Media

#innovation #marinette #waupaca

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Community - Mar 15, 2015

Waupaca Foundry donates saw to tech ed | Waupaca County Post

Waupaca Foundry donated a Baileigh cut-off saw to Waupaca High School. The machine will be used in welding and metal fabrication classes, according to Terri Stults, the technology education instructor. Stultz said students will use the saw to complete assigned coursework. They will gain experience in the use of industrial-grade machines, achieve greater accuracy in their work, and have a high product output.

Waupaca County Post

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Jan 21, 2015

Summer Job Changed This College Student's Career Path

By Brian Kaminske

#engineering #intern #jobs #waupaca

Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Dec 23, 2014

For Student, Summer Part-Time Job Is "Life Changing"

When you grow up in a foundry town or in a foundry family, the concept of "summer job" can be life changing.

Jill Schuelke Waupaca Foundry

#intern #jobs #waupaca

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Nov 11, 2014

Veterans Day: Honoring All Who Served

By Kirk Kallio

Waupaca Foundry

#etowah #lawrenceville #tellcity #waupaca

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Sep 17, 2013

Waupaca Foundry Leads Community Art Project Pouring Gray Iron Castings

By Kirk Kallio

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