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Article: Granite City foundry springs back to life. (American Steel Foundries also includes a related article on Amsted Industries Inc.) (company profile)
- Article from:
- Modern Casting
- Article date:
- September 1, 1989
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1989 American Foundry Society, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Granite City Foundry Springs Back to Life
During a 6 1/2-year hiatus, not a single casting was poured at American Steel Foundries' Granite City plant. Today, the furnaces are relit and 250 people are back to work.
"It's music to my ears," says Bill Donovan, referring to the noise coming from American Steel Foundries' Granite City, IL, casting plant.
Donovan, works manager at ASF's Granite City Foundry, calls the din of the molding machines and fired-up furnaces "music" because the foundry was totally silent for more than 6 1/2 years. He must often have wondered during that time if he would ever again hear the sounds of steel castings being made.
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