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Atchison foundry renamed in acquisition

By Brian Hagen

04/30/2025

(KAIR)--Signage, bearing a new name, is viewed this week at the former Bradken-named foundry, in Atchison.

The displayed name, Vulcan, is due to the purchase of Bradken's Specialty Products North America business by a Los Angeles, California-based investment firm.

A January release published in Modern Casting Magazine, a publication of the American Foundry Society, detailed the acquisition, noting that four North American locations, including Atchison and nearby St. Joseph, Missouri, are included in the acquisition; and, because of the divesture from Bradken, those locations have taken the name Vulcan Metals Corp.

Bradken CEO Sean Winstone told the magazine the divestment allowed Bradken to focus on customers in mining and resources, cementing its reputation as the preferred partner for innovative wear solutions for mining equipment.

According to Vulcan's website, the foundries "manufacture highly engineered, large, complex, mission critical machined steel & specialty iron castings" used by customers in defense, specialized industrial, rail and transit markets.

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