You may hear the term “White Iron” and wonder why Lawton’s steel foundry makes it? Well, white iron came about in the 1900s, when researchers discovered that adding nickel and chromium to iron can really improve the hardness. The very interesting part here is that white iron is super hard, but at the same time...Continue Reading
The Lawton Standard Co. is proud to announce that Nick Knotts, Industrial Engineer at Lawton Novi (Temperform), has been named a recipient of the inaugural Rising Star in Manufacturing Award presented by IACMI – The Composites Institute. Knotts is one of five winners selected nationwide for the inaugural award, which recognizes emerging manufacturing professionals who...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
The key to success Computer-aided flow and solidification modeling and simulation software is a key to success in the foundry industry today. There are several different programs on the market, but the industry leader is MAGMASOFT ®, which is the software that we use at The Lawton Standard Co. What is it? MAGMASOFT ® is...Continue Reading
