Article: Falk Corp. remains well positioned; Tragedy may delay production, but business has been robust

When the ambulances raced past Maynard Steel Casting Co. on their way to the accident scene at Falk Corp., it was a chilling sight for Bob Thill, Maynard's president.

The companies are competitors, but the employees share a common affinity for the metal-casting industry.

"More than ever, we are concerned about the people involved. They are people like you and I, but they're probably more like us," Thill said.

Falk makes gears, couplings, chains, bearings and other industrial components. Some of the company's gears are among the largest in the world and are used in mining shovels made by P&H Mining Equipment Co., also of Milwaukee.

Falk's business has been robust in recent months as the ...

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