The Metals & Mining Industry

Acme Foundry specializes in high-quality grey iron castings, a focus that has made this Kansas-based company enormously successful. Dan Harvey describes this ever-expanding enterprise that has weathered recent challenges, such as the economic downspin.
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How does it uplift itself? – By upholding its 75-year tradition of innovation and excellence.
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How Does Extension Contribute? Dayton, Ohio-based AIDA-America expands parent company footprint by building on a century-long tradition of quality, industry leadership and innovation – that’s how, explains Dan Harvey.
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Oberg Industries develops precision components, tooling and assemblies for world-leading manufacturers, providing them a competitive edge. Materials – application and handling – is a key element, reports Dan Harvey. Any of the fortune 500 companies it serves will describe the value.
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Think zinc - and how it's applicable to numerous applications and industries. That's what Deco Products Company has done. Look how it transformed a US regional business into a global organization, suggests Dan Harvey.
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Acciaierie Valbruna SPA, the Italian steel industry giant, is forging a strong identity in the United States, through its subsidiary, Valbruna Slater Stainless, Inc. This Indiana-based branch takes imported ingots and turns them into round cornered square billets and round bars, among other products, for its forging customers’ applications. While the identity is strong; it’s still a work in progress. The parent company makes ongoing investments necessary to development, reports Dan Harvey.
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LSM Brasil is a 100-year-old company located in one of the oldest mining regions of Brazil. It also belongs to AMG, a Vanguard Dutch group dedicated to sustainable and innovative metallurgical solutions. President Itamar Dutra Pereira Resende talks to Michael Sommers about how the company’s global brand, coupled with its Brazilian DNA, has it perfectly positioned to tackle today’s volatile global markets.
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A recent television spot advanced Madison-Kipp Corporation’s national exposure. Not that the Wisconsin-headquartered business needs much help. In business for more than a century, it’s an industry leader when it comes to aluminum die casting, machined components and system subassemblies. Dan Harvey was amazed by images offered by this new viral video star.
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Paulo Products Company – a heat treating, brazing and metal finishing solutions provider – represents an extension of its clients’ production processes. What clients can’t do or don’t want to do, Paulo will do, reports Dan Harvey. Innovation and a can-do attitude positioned this St. Louis enterprise at the top of its industry game.
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Minnesota-based Prima Power Laserdyne LLC designs, builds and sells high-quality/performance laser machining systems for complex cutting, drilling and welding applications. The company built its first system 31 years ago. Today, its advanced, multi-axis technology is deployed in numerous industries, in particular aerospace and automotive – and it’s seeking to develop new markets, particularly precision mechanical components and medical devices, reports Dan Harvey.
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