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of Atlas Castings & Technology (formerly Atlas Foundry & Machine Co.)
1929 - The Long Family purchased Atlas and in 1930 began making steel as well as iron. 1930's - One half of Atlas's production was steel castings. 1940's - Steel production increased with the addition of the first electric arc furnace. Atlas made maritime and industrial castings as part of the war effort. 1950's - Atlas began making engineered pump castings for use in pipelines, refineries and chemical plants. 1970's - Atlas obtained ASME certification and began making castings for the nuclear power industry. 1975 - The Long Family sold Atlas to US Filter Corporation. 1978 - Atlas installed an AOD refining system and an 8 MEV linear accelerator for heavy section radiography. 1980 - US Filter was purchased by Ashland Oil and Atlas became a unit of Ashland. During the 1980's Atlas entered into the turbine and compressor markets making large castings for both commercial land base and Naval applications. 1984 - Atlas established Atlas International to import commercial grade castings from Korea, China, and India. 1985 - Ashland divested itself of all non oil related assets and Atlas was again purchased by the Long Family consisting of Leo Long Sr., Leo Long Jr., and Tom Long. Subsequently, Leo Long Jr. purchased Leo Long Sr. and Tom Long's interest. In the late 1980's Atlas began developing high strength low alloy castings for the oil industry for use in offshore platforms. Also in the late 1980's, Atlas became qualified to produce HY-80 and HY-100 alloys for US Naval applications on surface ships and submarines. 1989 - Following a labor strike Atlas was again sold. TIC United Corp of Dallas Texas purchased Atlas. 1990 - Atlas became a non-union shop. 1996 - Atlas purchased Quali-Cast Foundry in Chehalis, Washington. 2002 - In October, after 24 months in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy reorganization TIC United Corp. was forced to sell Atlas. Atlas Foundry Acquisition LLC purchased Atlas and the name was changed to Atlas Castings & Technology. The new owners, composed of twelve members of management and the Snyder Family Partnership, include: Duane Britschgi - President, Dave Caldwell - VP Sales, Dave Thompson, Controller, Ken Sandell - Technical Director, John Murphy - Operations Manager, Rod Mehrer - Quality Assurance Manager, Mike Byrnes - Chehalis Plant Mgr, Jerry Simpson - Sales, Jerry Petersen - Sales, Lindsay Artis- Sales, Ray Jacques - Sales, Jim Sanches - Sales and Byron Snyder of Houston Texas. 2005 - In March, Atlas Castings & Technology purchased Ideal Machining & Mfg., Inc. in Tacoma, Washington from Leo Long, Jr. Time Line of Atlas Ownership: |
