Written by: Nick Knotts/Industrial Engineer at The Lawton Standard Co. The time is nearing for the release of Season 1 of Cast In Steel. The new tv series premieres on YouTube on Thursday, July 9th at 8PM! You can watch Season 1 here and subscribe to the Cast in Steel channel on YouTube for more...Continue Reading
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
The Lawton Standard Co. was proud once again to be a finalist for the Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year (MOTY) award. Lawton was one of six finalists for the Grand Prize in the large category (500-999 employees) at the MOTY banquet in Milwaukee on February 19th. A big thanks to Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, Baker...Continue Reading
The Lawton Standard Co. is proud to announce that our Lawton De Pere trainer and EHS coordinator, Jairo Ramirez, has been selected to be on the board for the Wisconsin Cast Metals Association (WCMA). Jairo has always been passionate about promoting safety, sustainability and continuous learning. As Lawton De Pere’s Environmental, Health and Safety coordinator,...Continue Reading
The Lawton Standard Co. is proud to once again be a finalist for the Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year award. This time around Lawton is a finalist for two awards, the Grand Award for large businesses (500-999 employees) and the Spotlight Award for our community impact. Each year the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) ,...Continue Reading
Guiding the next wave of engineering excellence in the foundry industry. The Lawton Standard Co. is proud of its internship program, where we can help teach, guide and lead the next generation of foundry engineers. Meet this Year’s Intern, Ryan Hart After pouring through resumes, interviews and other job checks, Lawton hired Ryan Hart to...Continue Reading
In manufacturing, companies take pride in the parts and castings they make, and Lawton Standard is no different. But you may wonder why sometimes we don’t showcase or show off those awesome castings we make? Trust us, we’d love to brag about some of the incredible castings we make, but we also value our customer’s...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 selected as one of the finalists for this year’s Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year award. The annual award is giving out by Wisconsin Manufacturing and Commerce, in coordination with Baker Tilly and Michael Best & Friedrich LLP. The WMC says that manufacturing creates economic growth and is the engine that...Continue Reading
