For over 100 years The C.A. Lawton Co. has been servicing a wide range of customers in the metal castings and plastic forming Industries. There is a deep and long tradition of creating value for our customers by helping them to reduce cost or enhance productivity while maintaining quality and profitability.

The C.A. Lawton Co. is a multi divisional organization with total sales approaching $50M made up of the following:

• Paper Mill Equipment & Services primarily services the paper industry with repair replacement components and process equipment.
• Lawton Machinery is a custom designer and builder of compression and injection molding equipment.
• Bay Engineered Castings is a gray and ductile no-bake jobbing foundry, primarily focused on castings weighing between 2000 and 10,000 lbs.
• Lawton Pattern has 15 Journeymen / 25 employees focused on servicing customers with their prototyping, production and replacement part pattern and tooling needs.

Lawton's Pattern Division began as a 2-man department. Over the past 15 years we have developed into a rapidly growing 25-man shop.

We believe building value creates solid business relationships. At Lawton we believe that tool builders who take the time to understand your process and how you build your product create that value.

We do not clutter communications by filtering information through a layer of middle management. Rather we teach the builders of your product to be business managers. There are no supervisors or lead men, but rather teams who have been educated in business and who truly understand the importance of meeting the customers' needs.

If you select Lawton as a business partner one of the project managers will insure your needs are met through direct involvement and communication.

Back in the late 1800's when foundries were depleting or even eliminating their pattern shops Lawton made a conscious decision to be devoted to an apprenticeship program centered on a technical skill that is an intricate part of the metal casting process.

Development:

• Trained when others downsized
• Created relationships with end users
• Self sufficient pattern shop / profit center

Workforce:

• 15 Journeymen in a 25 man shop
• Self Directed
• A 4-day 2-shift operation allowing us flexibility to meet your needs.
• Customer Driven / Business Educated Workforce

Equipment and Facilities:

• 20,000 square foot facility
• Pro E and Solid Edge modeling
• 3-Axis Lathe System with 12 ft. diameter by 24 inch depth
• 3-Axis and 5-Axis Router with 60 inch by 120 inch by 36 inch XYZ
• 12 ft. Faro Arm Digitizer

Customer Benefits:

• Flexible Lead Times
• Direct Communications
• Broad Base Understanding

It is our belief that there is a direct connection between the integrity of the metal casting or plastic component and the quality of the tooling. You will come to appreciate and benefit from the skill, ability, imagination and years of experience the Patternmakers at Lawton have acquired.