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WI-071 · Tier 3 · Opportunity A
Waupaca Foundry
Plant 1, Waupaca, Wisconsin. Gray and ductile iron castings for automotive, truck and ag OEMs.
ATier 3Process
- Parent
- Hitachi Metals / Proterial
- Industry
- Foundry (iron castings)
- People
- Several thousand across Waupaca plants (no current figure)
- Status
- Active
- Source
- yourdailyglobe.com ↗
- Verified
- 2026-10-10
How tools get used here
Maintenance-driven MRO: pumps, valves, motors, conveyors and shutdown or turnaround work.
Buying signals
One of the largest iron foundries in the world. Ironwood, MI finishing plant closed Feb 2025; staff offered moves to Waupaca. Grinding wheels, refractory, PPE.
Who buys tools here
Usually the maintenance manager, plant manager, MRO or indirect purchasing, and the tool crib lead. At refineries and mills, maintenance contractors buy a large share as well.
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Plants nearby
Straight-line distance between ZIP code areas, so treat it as approximate.
All plants within 50 miMap them