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Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.

Going With the Grains

Record #:
19461
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Abstract:
Hamlin Casting Corp., located in Pilot Mountain, is the most productive U.S. foundry that makes money molding metal with sand. The technique is called sand-casting and was developed by the Chinese centuries ago. Hamlin began using a similar technique in 1946. The company began in Illinois but moved to Pilot Mountain in 1985. The company has sand-cast over sixty million pounds of parts for the marine, electrical, trucking, aerospace, and other industries.
Source:
Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 33 Issue 5, May 2013, p62-67, il