Waupaca Foundry Plant 1
Large load · 406 NORTH DIVISION STREET, Waupaca, WI
Waupaca Foundry Plant 1 is a gray iron foundry at 406 N. Division St. in Waupaca, Wisconsin, with a melt capacity of 80 tons per hour. Waupaca Foundry was sold to Monomoy Capital Partners on February 29, 2024. The foundry buys electricity from Wisconsin Public Service, and compressed air alone accounts for about 10% of its annual electricity use.
Overview
Plant 1 is located on 24.9 acres in Waupaca, Wisconsin. The plant has a melt capacity of 80 tons per hour. It makes hydraulic housings, flywheels, weights, covers, brackets, turbo bearing housings, clutch housings, pulleys, and brake rotors. The facility employs more than 600 people.
Profile
- Ownership
- Waupaca Foundry was sold to Monomoy Capital Partners on February 29, 2024. Waupaca Foundry, Inc. holds the Title V operating permit for Plant I, a gray iron foundry in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
- Electricity and grid
- Wisconsin Public Service is identified as the utility of Waupaca Foundry in a Focus on Energy case study. Compressed air represents 10% of the Plant 1 foundry's annual electricity usage. An EPA order notes natural gas fired emergency generators at the facility.
- Recent changes
- In January 2025 Waupaca Foundry announced it would close its Ironwood, Michigan plant in February 2025. Grinding and finishing work from Ironwood is to be processed at Plant 1 or Plant 2/3 in Waupaca.
Facility
- Activity
- Gray iron castings
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Site type
- Facility
- Operating status
- Operating
Permits and agreements
- Permit
- operating permit no. 469033730-PIO
Related records
Timeline
- Feb 29, 2024
- Waupaca Foundry sold to Monomoy Capital Partners
Waupaca Foundry History & Legacy
- Jan 13, 2025
- Ironwood plant closure announced; finishing work moves to Waupaca plants
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