|
|
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||
|
|
|||||||
|
|
|
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
Accuride Restructuring Information |