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Waupaca Foundry, Inc. is an American company founded in 1955 that is among the largest independent iron foundries in the world. Formerly known as ThyssenKrupp Waupaca, it produces gray, ductile, and compacted graphite iron castings.
| Formerly | ThyssenKrupp Waupaca |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Foundry |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Headquarters | 1955 Brunner Drive Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States |
Key people | Mike Nikolai (President) |
| Products | Industrial iron Castings (light vehicle, commercial vehicle, agriculture, construction, material handling, and other industrial sectors) |
| Owner |
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Number of employees | 4,500 |
| Website | waupacafoundry |
Based in Waupaca, Wisconsin, the firm has approximately 4,500 employees. In addition to maintaining three plants in its headquarters city, it has foundry units located in Marinette, Wisconsin, Tell City, Indiana, Effingham, Illinois, and Ironwood, Michigan.
After being controlled by ThyssenKrupp and being called ThyssenKrupp Waupaca, it was purchased by New York City-based private equity firm KPS Capital Partners and renamed Waupaca Foundry. In 2014, it was acquired by Hitachi Metals, becoming part of Hitachi Metals’ high-grade Functional Components Company.[1][2]
On March 5, 2024, Monomoy Capital Partners announced that it had completed the acquisition of the company.[3]
References
edit- ^ "FOUNDRY OF THE WEEK: WAUPACA FOUNDRY". Foundry-Planet. 15 June 2019.
- ^ Wetzel, Shannon (20 June 2018). "METALCASTER OF THE YEAR: SUSTAINABILITY DRIVES WAUPACA FOUNDRY". Modern Casting.
- ^ "Monomoy Capital Partners Completes Acquisition of Waupaca Foundry". Monomoy Capital Partners. Retrieved 2024-03-13.