Niagara Bronze Completes $5 Million Phase-I Expansion.On July 31, Niagara Bronze, Ltd., Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Falls is a Canadian city of 82,184 residents<ref name="2006CensCommun" /> on the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of south-central Ontario. It lies across the river from Niagara Falls, New York, and was incorporated on June 12, 1903. , Canada, announced the completion of a $5.5-million, 17,000-sq-ft addition to its foundry at a grand opening celebration. The completion of the facility marks the first of a three-phase expansion that will include the construction of two other facilities on-site. "This expansion allows us to quadruple quad·ru·ple adj. 1. Consisting of four parts or members. 2. Four times as much in size, strength, number, or amount. 3. Music Having four beats to the measure. n. our production capacity and also will improve the already high-quality products we manufacture," said President Ralph Tallman. "It also enables Niagara Bronze to develop larger international markets for beryllium copper Beryllium copper, also known as copper beryllium, CuBe or beryllium bronze, is a metal alloy of copper and 0.5 to 3% beryllium, and sometimes with other alloying elements, and has significant metalworking and operating performance qualities. castings." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Tallman, the expansion not only significantly increases production capacity, but also will make the foundry among North America's safest and environmentally responsible jobbing operations. A $1.3-million dust and contaminant contaminant /con·tam·i·nant/ (kon-tam´in-int) something that causes contamination. contaminant something that causes contamination. collection system accounted for almost 25% of the overall construction cost. In addition to its beryllium copper, the green sand and nobake operation also casts a wide variety of nonferrous metals, as well as stainless and carbon steel. |
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