At Penn-Mar Castings, our team is committed to making your customer service experience the best it can be. Our staff is dedicated to putting your needs first and getting your parts out the door in a timely fashion. “I make it a personal goal to make sure I have a response within two hours to...Continue Reading
It’s a new day and a new era at Penn-Mar Castings. PMC now has its own in-house pattern shop, which has been months in the making. “The need to create a pattern shop here at Penn-Mar was really out of necessity,” said Rob Rummel, PMC’s Quality and Continuous Improvement Engineer. Rummel said at one time...Continue Reading
A dedication to quality has served Penn-Mar Castings well over the years. This commitment to high-quality iron castings gets a big helping hand from the quality control and lab services offered at PMC. Getting it right before we even pour PMC uses MagmaSoft casting process simulation software that reduces sample processing times. With this software...Continue Reading
Penn-Mar Castings can trace it’s roots all the way back to the 1840s and through the decades it has changed and adjusted to continue to make high-quality castings. We talked to new Plant Manager Steve Johnson about Penn-Mar’s capabilities and what kind of people they are looking for to join the PMC team. Plant manager...Continue Reading
Christie Kennedy has grown up with Penn-Mar Castings and now she is the Operations Manager at the facility. Christie was named Operations Manager of the Hanover, Pennsylvania facility in March of 2024. Christie Kennedy’s career at Penn-Mar Castings Kennedy earned a business management degree from YTI Career Institute and started with PMC right out of...Continue Reading
Just-in-time delivery is a business approach that involves receiving goods only when they’re needed in the production process, eliminating the need for stockpiling inventory. This strategy can provide several benefits, such as lower warehousing costs, decreased waste, and improved cash flow. Additionally, it can help businesses respond more effectively to changes in demand and reduce...Continue Reading
Penn-Mar Castings, LLC is committed to improving quality management through educating, innovation, and quality tools. It strives to continue to improve interdepartmental communication and external communication. It schedules frequent customer visits to solve quality issues in a timely manner. Penn-Mar will continue to be at the forefront of the metal casting industry by increasing manufacturing efficiencies, improving process...Continue Reading
What is it? A stand-down is coming together with fellow employees to discuss a safety or quality issue. Stand-downs allow us to address procedures and standard work, while also giving us an opportunity to talk through issues as a group. The supervisor gathers the operators involved in the stand-down to go through and do a...Continue Reading
Today, Penn-Mar Castings is more than just PMC. We’re part of Lawton Standard. Lawton Standard companies now include Temperform, C.A. Lawton, QESC, and Northern Iron & Machine. Our increasingly integrated approach has deepened our relationships with many existing customers, opened doors with prospects, and increased our buying power. Today we’ll share how that buying power...Continue Reading
You do a lot for your kids, especially around this time of year. Back-to-school shopping, packing lunches, scheduling extracurricular activities. With your kids out of the house, it’s time for you to pursue your dreams. Training is a top priority for our employees, meaning that you don’t need to be experienced to join our family....Continue Reading
