By Nick Knotts, Industrial Engineer for The Lawton Standard Co. This blog is another continuation of our series covering the different families of steels that Temperform produces.   In our last entry, we talked about corrosion resistant stainless steel, which wraps up our stainless-steel topics and brings us into my absolute favorite group of steel, carbon...Continue Reading

For over a half-century, Temperform has developed industry-specific capabilities to better serve our clients in a variety of industries. This industry-specialized proficiency helps us to excel in every aspect of the process for our customers. The industries Temperform serves What we supply to the cement manufacturing industry We serve a number of cement manufacturing plants...Continue Reading

Of all the materials that mankind has ever discovered or developed, my extremely biased opinion is that steel is the greatest of them all.  That being said, to say steel is the greatest material of all time is like saying that cake is the greatest food of all time. There are a wide variety of...Continue Reading

This past April, Lawton Standard industrial engineer Nick Knotts had the opportunity to present some of his research at the annual AFS Metalcasting Congress in Milwaukee. Nick had studied mold washes, particularly the effective penetration and mill thickness of refractory coatings. Industrial Engineer Nick Knotts on his research findings Nick Knotts’ research on mill thickness...Continue Reading

With a rich history and dedication to innovation and casting quality, the Lawton Standard Company is proud to have our Temperform facility producing Damascus Steel products. Damascus Steel transitioned into Temperform The Damascus Steel Casting Company was founded back in 1906. It operated in New Brighton, Pennsylvania for over 100 years. In 2020, Damascus Steel...Continue Reading