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Brillion Iron Works. Inc.
200 Park Ave.
Brillion, WI 54110
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The company was first organized
in 1890. It originated as a small machine shop manufacturing farm tools. In 1900 the plant was relocated and new
buildings were constructed. The foundry was then added. In 1933 the former company ceased
operation.
On January 1, 1934
the company was reorganized and started business with R.D. Peters as General
Manager. From 1934 and its payroll of 20 people, current employment has grown
to approximately 1,000 people.
BIW produces
approximately 145,000 net tons of gray and ductile iron castings annually. BIW ranks among the top ten independent
foundries in the United States. Constant plant improvements have made BIW
grow considerably over the past years.
Brillion Iron Works,
Inc. consists of two divisions – Foundry and Farm Equipment. Farm Equipment
designs, manufactures and markets “behind the tractor” farm implements such
as primary and secondary tillage equipment, agricultural seeders and turf
management equipment.
1890
First organized in Brillion, WI as a small machine shop manufacturing
farm tools
1900
Brillion
begins foundry operations
1934
Company
reorganized with R.D. Peters as General Manager
1966
Switch
to Induction Melting with gas fired preheaters
1968
Ductile Iron production
1969
Company became a Division of Beatrice Foods Company
1973
Start up
of Plant 2, Ductile Facility, in Brillion
1977
Building
a new Farm Equipment factory
1985
Company
became part of the Robins Group
1988
Company
became Subsidiary of Truck Components Inc.
1994
Truck
Components Inc. acquired by Castle Harlan Partners II and taken public
1995
Truck
Components Inc. stock acquired by Johnstown America Industries, Inc.
1999
Johnstown
America Industries, Inc. sells Freight Car Operations and changes name to
Transportation Technologies Industries, Inc.
2000 Company taken private by
TTI management
2003
Plant 1 Foundry renovation/installation of Disamatic 2070B integrated mold line
2005
Became an Accuride Company
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