“Milestones to Success"

March, 1970

Incorporation

May, 1970

First Job – Andress Engineering for Conveyor and Elevator

April, 1971

First Invoice – ($7,279.20) Andress Engineering
100th job - M. Kimerling & Son

1972

Brewton Iron Works – Sand System
International Harvester – Scrap Conveyors
Lawler – Sand System

1973  

Lodge Manufacturing Company – Cupola
Simsco – Turner Sand System
Robinson Foundry – Sand System
Opelika Foundry – Sand System
First Cupola Baghouse Installation - Layne & Bowler’s No. 407

1974

Martin Stove & Range – Sand System
500th job – Stubbs Foundry
1st “Turn Key” Foundry project started – Brewton IronWorks, A.K.A.
Bush Hog, Bush Hog Precision 
Crane Foundry/ Lawler Foundry – Cupola Baghouse
Precision Foundry Equipment Company formed

1975

Aliceville Castings – “Greenfield” Foundry
Completed 1st Shredder System – Lochamy Steel
Birmingham Shredder, Texas Shredders, Addleston
International, Indiana Scrap, Monroe Scrap, Yaffe 
Vulcan’s accounting department enters computer age with “Merlin”

1976

Start construction of “South 40” with building no. 2
Mid American Recycling 
John Blue Sand System 
ESCO Foundry Upgrade

1977

Brisco Baling Shredder  
Louisville Shredder  
1,000th job – Andress Engineering
Soule’ Steam Feed – No Bake
Shalco – No Bake
ESCO – No Bake
Alloy Cast – No Bake
Mueller, Albertville – Sand System
Rockingham Stainless – No Bake

1978

Martin Stove – Foundry Upgrade
Opelika Foundry – Cupola

1979

Texas Foundry  
Southwestern Foundry  
Southern Cast Products “Fredscoe” – No Bake
U.S. Pipe, Chattanooga – Disa Installation

1980

Wheland Foundry – Mold Handling
Tyler Pipe – Sand System
Neptune Water Meter – Upgrade

1981

1st BMM Installation – ESP  
2nd BMM Installation – Southern Ductile  
American Valve and Hydrant – Mold Line 
Robinson Foundry – Upgrade
U. S. Pipe, Chattanooga – Pangborn Installation

1982 

U.S. Pipe, Anniston – No Bake Sand Reclamation
Anderson Electric – Foundry Upgrade
D.M.I. (now Attalla) – Foundry Upgrade
Lehigh Portland Material Handling Equipment  

1983

U.S. Gypsum – Material Handling System
Charlotte Pipe – Foundry Upgrade (Herman Installation)
Vulcan’s engineering department enters computer age (TRS-80)
Roberts Foundry – No Bake
Vestal Manufacturing Pangborn Installation 

1984

Purchase of Hartmann Industrial Products  
Vulcan established Electrical Control Group  
Robinson Foundry Upgrade  
U. S. Pipe Upgrade  
Fairfield Aluminum Castings Foundry Upgrade

1985 

Sales Department created  
Foundry Service Upgrade  
1st Lost Foam System – Robinson Foundry
Purchase “Square D” property and buildings
U. S. Pipe, California – Baghouse
Lufkin Industries Harsell Baghouse  
Pryor Foundry - Nobake
Hartmann Industrial Products relocated to Helena  
1st Truflo to ship from Helena  

1986

Imperial Clevite Foundry Upgrade  
Mathews International Foundry Upgrade  
OMC Lost Foam System  
1st Glue Machine built – OMC
Anderson Electric Foundry Upgrade  
John Deere Lost Foam System  
1st fax machine at VECO

1987 

Saturn/Vulcan partnership created
1st AutoCAD stations installed  
OMC Lost Foam Iron Line  
Emporia Foundry Cupola and Sand System  
ESCO Foundry Upgrade  
Southern Aluminum Castings Foundry Upgrade  
1st Protofoam – Williard Industries
Carondelet Foundry - Nobake  
Lebanon Cupola Pollution Control System  
Champion International – Log Processor
5,000th job – Booked

1988

Fox Grinders purchased  
Mid-West Machinery purchased  
Unit Handling Division created  
Robinson Foundry – Lost Foam Line No. 2
Bodine Aluminum – Protofoam
U. S. Pipe, Birmingham – Dust Solidification
Motor Castings – Nobake
Williard Industries – Trufoam
Styrologic/Vulcan relationship formed  
Bodine/Robinson – Foam System
1st of Saturn lines delivered.

1989 

Planet Corporation purchased  
Saturn Cast Lines in production  
1st Mid-West Stationary Grinder sold – RMI
U. S. Pipe, California – Dust Solidification
U. S. Pipe, New Jersey – Dust Solidification
Bodine Foundry Upgrade  
Southern Ductile – Foundry Upgrade
Mueller – Foam System
Vulcan Foundry - Dust Solidification  
Ship TF IV to Brazil  
Ship TF IV to Korea  

1990

Major office addition to building no. 1
Action Machinery purchased
ZSE Praha – Lost Foam System
Manoir - Nobake System
Stanton PLC – Lost Foam System
Ahlstrom Pumps – Nobake / Lost Foam Foundry
Handtmann – Lost Foam System
Vulcan Engineering Co. exceeds 21 million in sales – total 35 million
Expand Saturn Iron Cast line

1991

Central Foundry Division, Danville – Lost Foam System
Teledyne Castings – Lost Foam System
Lodge Manufacturing Company – Foundry Upgrade 10,000th job 
US Pipe Material Handling
Hendrix Nobake
Dongo Lost Foam
Foroni Mid-West Grinder
Didion and Sons Truflo (1st for Sinto Molding machine )
Kimberly-Clark Chip Storage
Dexter Truflo 
Industrial Heating & Finishing purchased

1992

Sand Cast Truflo and sand system
Georgia Iron Works Nobake
Bradken-Marrion Lost Foam
Conbraco Conway Upgrade
John Deere Core Sand System
ICA Truflo
Waste Management Texas
GH-Hensley Nobake
Waste Management Oklahoma
Columbus Foundry C&D Disa install
Citation Foam Trufoam upgrade
Large Automotive Company Aluminum Trufoam System

1993

Alexcon Trufoam
Jin Hong Trufoam
Hendrix plant upgrade
Wheland Foundry Upgrade
Foundry Service Truflo and sand system
Lethbridge Iron Truflo
Georgia Pacific Hot Lime Conveyor
Handtmann Castyral System

1994

K O Steel No-Bake Truflo and Sand System
Conbraco Truflo
Babcock and Wilcox Lost Foam system
Clow Valve Truflo
Union Foundry Cleaning room 
Styrologic acquired
Tommie Corp. Truflo
C L Dews Nobake

1995

Texas Foundries Melting Upgrade
Arbomex Trufoam
Conbraco Nobake 
Rochester Disa install
T B Woods Truflo
Saturn Glue and Molding Machines
Clow Flask Handling
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Disa install
Large Automotive Company 3 Trufoam Castlines (delivery 1996 )
Benton 2-Truflo IV

1996

Lovink Trufoam
Donovan purchased
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Herman Dust Collection
Castexpo 1996
Reliable Bethea Truflo and upgrade

1997

Alexander City Castings Lost Foam Upgrade
Mueller Co. Lost Foam Upgrade
Citation Foam C & D Lines 
Griffin Pipe 
Cagiva - 3 Trufoam Castlines
American Foamcast Trufoam
Ancast Truflo IV
Richards aquired
Dixie Pattern and Tooling aquired
Timet Mid-West Grinder
Conbraco Expansion
Bethea Truflo for Sinto
Big Four No-Bake

1998

“The Vulcan Group” sold to WAFRA
BMW Protofoam upgrade
Large Automotive Company Castline #4
Large Automotive Company Thermal reclaimers
Farrar foundry upgrade
Large Automotive Company Pre-Expanders
J&L Fiber No-Bake Truflo
U S Casting Truflo and upgrade
Mercury Marine Thermal Reclamation
Foundry Of The Shoals Truflos
Vulcan Group Management Team Founded

1999

Mueller Albertville Tru-Foam Castline
Union Foundry Upgrade
Charlotte Pipe TruFlo
Mueller Chattanooga Tru-Foam Castline
Matthews Foundry Upgrade
Alexander City Castings Tru-Foam Upgrade (lines 1 & 2 )
Gartland Foundry Upgrade
D&L Foundry Flask Handling
Montupet Tru-Foam
Large Automotive Company Pattern Assembly Machines
M&H Valve Mold Line 
Lodge Foundry Upgrade

2000

Mercury Marine Castyral TruFoam
Large Automotive Company 4 Casting Cells
Babcock & Wilcox Thermal Reclamation
M&H Valve Foundry Upgrade
Benton Foundry TruFlo for Disa
Texas Foundry Disa Installation
Pacific Cast Technologies Investment Casting Shell System

2001

Nemak SA Reclaim
Zimmer Inc Robotic Shell System
Nucor Steel Birmingham Billet Handling
US Foundry & MFG Corp Rework Entire Sand System for BMD Line
PCC Structurals Robotic Investment Casting Finish
Phillips Foundry Complete Foundry
Kovatch Castings Robotic Vertical Cabinet Shell System
Tyler Pipe Company Cupola Jib Crane Replace
Howmet Corp 8000 lb Investment Shell Room Robot

2002

US Pipe & Foundry Co Cupola Upgrade
Romac Industries Robotic Casting Cleaning
American Foam Cast Foam Molding Machine
Large Automotive Company Precision Sand Engineering
PCC SSBO Robotic Wax Assemblies (Investment)

2003

PSA Peugeot Citroen Complete New Lost Foam Cast Line
American Cast Iron Pipe Co Core Room Automation
Martin Sprocket Green Sand Molding System
Bayerische Motorenwerke AG Production Line Modification
The Dexter Company Lost Foam Cleaning Room Upgrade Phase 1
Cifunsa Greenfield Disa Facility
Large Automotive Company Precision Sand
PCC Structurals Robotic Titanium Casting Finishing
Kovatch Castings 54" Fluid Bed Sander

2004

Production Pattern & Foundry Co New Green Sand
Progress Casting Group Perm Mold Machine Tending
D & L Foundry Manipulators to handle castings

2005

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2006

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Vulcan Engineering Co. 2006

Vulcan Engineering Co. is located in the Helena Industrial Park in Birmingham, Alabama USA.