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General Information

Location
Pekin, Illinois
(Halfway between Chicago
and St. Louis on Route 29)

Plant Size
Modern 116,000 sq. ft. facility
on 10 acres

Alloys Poured
355,356 and 712

Types of Cores
Shell, Alphaset, Betaset

Castings Weights
Ounces to over 300 pounds

Flask Sizes
From 12" x 14" to 38" x 60"

Volumes
Prototypes to over 100,000 pieces/year

Value-added Services
Heat treating, painting,
color anodizing, chromate conversion coating, and
other servicesupon request

Partial List of Customers and Industries
Served by Tazewell Machine Works, Inc.

Industries Served (Partial List)
Marine Engines
Electrical Products
Diesel Engines
Elevator Equipment
Playground Equipment
Medical and Surgical Equipment
Machinery (numerous types)
Earthmoving Equipment
Cookware
Off-Highway Trucks
Rescue Equipment
Agricultural Equipment
Marine Transmissions
Track & Field Equipment
U.S. Machines Shops

Customers (Partial List)
Borg Warner Automotive, Inc.
Caterpillar, Inc. (both domestic and foreign plants)
Code 3 Res-Q Equipment
Crusader Engines
Curtis - Toledo
Excel Foundry and Machine, Inc.
Gil Marine
Global Surgical Corp.
The Harry Gill Company
Hollister-Whitney Elevator, Corp.
Indmar Marine Products Co., Inc.
Kifco, Inc.
Killmark Electric Mfg. Co.
Kwik - Wall Co.
MacMillin Hydraulic Engineering Corp.
Marine Corporation of America
Mark Andy, Inc.
Miracle Recreation Equipment
Peninsular Engines, Inc.
Rome Industries, Inc.
Standard Industrial Corp.
Sullivan Industries
The Toastwell Co.
Transmission Technologies Corp.
Tuthill Corp. - Kinney Vacuum Division
Tuthill Corp. - MD Pneumatics Division
Velvet Drive Transmissions - Division of Regal Beloit Corp.

Mack V. Cakora, President and Daniel J. Rose, Vice President