Acme Foundry closes out centennial anniversary.

Acme Foundry Inc., Coffeyville, Kan., completed its centennial anniversary in 2005. Founded in 1905, the metalcasting facility was originally 8,200 sq. ft. of work space operated by 40 employees who made and repaired parts for local brick and tile manufactures.

In 2005, Acme's Quality Management System was certified to the ISO 9001:2000 standard. Currently Acme Foundry Inc. has grown to include more than 250,000 square feet of work space and more than 440 employees.

Tom Tatman, the company's president, said diversity was the key to the foundry's long life span. "We started out doing castings for brick plants, then we went into the oil industry, and then we went into the hydraulic valve market. It's the fact that we've gone after new markets."

Current product lines includes castings for diesel engines, hydraulic valves, industrial valves, petroleum production valves, gear boxes, pump housings and machine tools, plus additional castings for various industrial machinery.