Lawton Standard St. Paul is proud to be TPG Casting accredited. The not-for-profit Performance Review Institute audited our facility at 867 Forest Street in St. Paul. The conclusion of the audit was released on September 10th, and Lawton Standard St. Paul was granted the TPG Casting accreditation. This accreditation will be awarded for 18 months....Continue Reading

We’re welcoming new machine shop supervisor Shawn Blucher to Northern Iron and Machine. Blucher comes to Northern with experience at multiple locations. He was a 2018 graduate of Anoka Tech. After graduation, Shawn went to the Dotson Foundry in Mankato, Minnesota. After six months, he moved into a programming position at Alumacraft. At Alumacraft he...Continue Reading

Northern Iron has been in St. Paul for more than a century and now we have become a member of the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce (SPACC). The chamber has a diverse network of businesses from the area looking to cultivate relationships and drive progress. “You’re investing in your future and supporting the economic...Continue Reading

Northern Iron doesn’t simply just make castings, we precision machine them too up to the highest standards. Our machinists work on some of the most precise machining equipment in the foundry industry. CAD/CAM software Northern uses cutting-edge ESPRIT CAM software technology. This software helps in all areas of the machine shop from intricate milling to...Continue Reading

Many of us know what a pattern is. But do you know the process that goes into making that pattern into a mold? Well, the process has been streamlined a bit, thanks to two high-capacity automated molding lines at Northern Iron and Machine.  Those lines both produce green sand molds using a pattern, a flask...Continue Reading

Northern Iron & Machine was originally established as the Walter A. Wood Harvester Company in 1892, later known as International Harvester. Northern Iron & Machine was founded by local businesspeople in 1906 and later relocated to its current site. The foundry produced malleable iron for the automotive, agricultural, and trucking industries. The company began producing...Continue Reading

The Lawton Standard Co. has recently added AMSCO Wear Products, Inc., located in Wilmington, Del., to the Lawton Standard family as part of its expansion strategy. AMSCO has been providing cost-effective, wear-resistant steel since 1915. They offer innovative design, world-class quality control, and superior customer service. AMSCO’s products include wear parts for steel recycling, mining,...Continue Reading

Iron, in its pure form, is lustrous, silvery, and soft. Its electrons can spin in the same direction to combine with alloying elements effortlessly. Iron is also polymorphic; its crystal structure can transform into different forms by changing the temperature and carbon content. The NIM team knows what your iron components need (regarding alloys and...Continue Reading

The versatility of Northern Iron & Machine is found in virtually every industry. Northern Iron & Machine offers a vast range of capabilities serving many industries. Our mission is to be a single-source supplier that offers the highest level of product completion to help our customers save time and money. If you have an iron...Continue Reading

Hello and welcome to northernim.com. We thought we’d start off our blog by addressing some common foundry terms. See something we should add to our list? Be sure to contact us with your ideas for our blog. Alloy A metal made by combining two or more metallic elements. The addition of certain chemical elements impart...Continue Reading