Waupaca Foundry
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| Formerly | ThyssenKrupp Waupaca |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Foundry |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Headquarters | 1955 Brunner Drive Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States |
Key people | Mike Nikolai (President) |
| Products | Industrial iron Castings (light vehicle, commercial vehicle, agriculture, construction, material handling, and other industrial sectors) |
Number of employees | 4,500 |
| Website | waupacafoundry |
Waupaca Foundry, Inc., formerly known as ThyssenKrupp Waupaca, is among the world's largest independent iron foundries. The company produces gray, ductile, and compacted graphite iron castings. Global markets served include automotive and light truck, commercial vehicle, agriculture, construction, material handling, and other industrial sectors. With headquarters and three plants in Waupaca, Wisconsin as well as plants in Marinette, Wisconsin, Tell City, Indiana, Etowah, Tennessee, Effingham, Illinois, Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, and Ironwood, Michigan, the foundry employs about 4,500 people.
Previously owned by ThyssenKrupp, ThyssenKrupp Waupaca was purchased by New York-based private equity firm KPS Capital Partners.[citation needed] The company has been officially renamed Waupaca Foundry, Inc.[when?] In 2014, Waupaca Foundry was acquired by Hitachi Metals, becoming part of Hitachi Metals’ high-grade Functional Components Company.[1][2]
References
- ^ "FOUNDRY OF THE WEEK: WAUPACA FOUNDRY". Foundry-Planet. 15 June 2019.
- ^ Wetzel, Shannon (20 June 2018). "METALCASTER OF THE YEAR: SUSTAINABILITY DRIVES WAUPACA FOUNDRY". Modern Casting.