AFS Corporate Member Lodge Manufacturing Co. (South Pittsburg, Tennessee) has begun operations at its second metalcasting facility in Tennessee.
The 127,000 sq. ft. facility is located blocks from the company’s original foundry, which is still in production. Lodge broke ground on the new plant in the middle of 2016 and production began in November 2017.
AFS Corporate Member Victaulic (Easton, Pennsylvania), a manufacturer of mechanical pipe joining solutions, has unveiled a plan to build an additional state-of-the-art manufacturing center in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. The 400,000 sq. ft. facility is the result of increased domestic demand for the company’s products.
AFS Corporate Member Clow Valve (Oskaloosa, Iowa) delayed production start-up for the new year for a day so employees from both the machine shop and metalcasting facility could come together to hear about how their safety impacts others.
The event included guest speakers, corporate updates and interactive activities. The event also highlighted the facility’s safety achievements in 2017, specifically a record-low 35% reduction of recordable injuries.
The event was held at William Penn University.