Released on May 18, 2011

Ferrous metalcaster Willman Industries, Cedar Grove, Wis., has begun a $3 million construction project to create a new scrap storage area and expand its core room.

A general ductile and gray iron job shop, Willman’s new three-bay scrap storage area will include a new furnace bay for two additional 9-ton furnaces and a scrap preheater. The company expects the expansion to result in a 50% melting capacity increase and a 25% increase in its large casting molding area, as it will move its scrap storage and furnace charging system into the new bay. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2011.

Jerry Hendrickson, Willman’s vice president of sales, said the expansion and increase in capacity is in anticipation of increased customer demand. Willman serves the agriculture, automotive and truck, construction, diesel, energy, machine tool, marine, mining, oil and gas, paper and printing, power transmission and railroad industries, among others. The company produces nobake and green sand castings from 500 lbs. to 20 tons out of its 100-employee, 150,000-sq. ft. facility.