This past April, Lawton Standard industrial engineer Nick Knotts had the opportunity to present some of his research at the annual AFS Metalcasting Congress in Milwaukee. Nick had studied mold washes, particularly the effective penetration and mill thickness of refractory coatings. Industrial Engineer Nick Knotts on his research findings Nick Knotts’ research on mill thickness...Continue Reading

By Nick Knotts: Industrial Engineer for Temperform/Lawton Standard As foundries, we always try and produce the best product possible for our customers.  However, as anyone familiar with foundries knows, there is an inherent amount of variation in foundry processes that sometimes leads to less than desirable outcomes.  Most of the time, we can catch these...Continue Reading

Nick Knotts, Industrial Engineer for the Lawton Standard Co. has been with the company for 2 1/2 years and spent most of his time working on-site at Temperform as both an industrial engineer and a quality engineer. He came from a sister company from the same owners that were involved in automation. He was really...Continue Reading

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Since joining The Lawton Standard family of companies, Temperform has recommitted to LEAN. Here’s an article by our sister company, The C.A. Lawton Co. that shares how LEAN can work in a foundry setting. You’ll find a little history on our sisterhood, too. Author: R.J. Hawkins, Engineer Manager at the C.A. Lawton Co. The stepfamily...Continue Reading