357:
propellers or airframe. In the marine environment, AMPCO METAL propellers were manufactured for landing barges and ships, and generally, AMPCO METAL alloys could be found in most sectors of military operations. Innovation was an important part of company philosophy from the outset. From 1922 onward into the 1970s, intensive research was done on the development of special non-sparking, non-magnetic hand tools for highly specialised fields such as the petroleum and natural gas industries, fire fighting and prevention, and the
25:
356:
strongly increased the demand for copper-based alloys and industrial bronzes, especially in the field of aeronautics. By 1944, manufacturing operations had grown from 100 to 2,500 employees, and every
American airplane carried AMPCO METAL parts somewhere in its structure—in its engines, landing gear,
348:
alloy hard enough to cut steel, aptly named Bronze — a name derived from the new company's own identity. An early version of the company's present diamond-shaped logo saw the day. It has remained in use in substantially the same recognizable format ever since. The
American Metal Products Company
270:
AMPCO METAL is a speciality copper alloy producer. The company's alloy engineering department develops a variety of alloys with exact properties to satisfy the requirements of specific fields, including the aerospace, automotive, machining, welding and plastics injection-moulding
368:
From the late 1950s, AMPCO METAL developed an extensive sales and distribution network in different countries, primarily across Europe, in order to increase contact with its various markets.
261:
and other alloys. AMPCO METAL currently employs approximately 250 people worldwide, and operates a number of divisions and sales offices on three continents.
436:
46:
39:
446:
352:
The company was renamed "AMPCO METAL" in 1930, by which time it had built itself a reputation as a reliable producer of high quality alloys. The
361:
welding sector. Centrifugally-cast bronzes, special hard bronzes for tooling and die applications, nickel-aluminium bronzes, high-strength
441:
349:
slowly expanded its activities into the production of aluminium bronze alloys as sand castings, forgings and centrifugal castings.
344:, WI by inventor August Littman, with a small group of other entrepreneurs. The company's first product was a specially-formulated
225:
based company is a manufacturer of engineered alloys of different compositions and properties, intended for specific uses in the
379:) manufacturing processes in copper-based alloy production. In 2003, AMPCO METAL launched a sales and marketing department in
89:
61:
108:
68:
365:
alloys as well as high-conductivity welding electrodes were all flagship products in these diverse industries.
75:
280:
METAL INDUSTRIEL AMPCO Investissements SAS (France) Production foundry, distribution center and sales office
376:
57:
35:
325:
AC Safety tools SA (Switzerland) Distribution and Sales office for non-sparking safety tools
298:
AMPCO EDSC (European
Distribution Service Center) (Netherlands) Distribution center for EU
139:
8:
234:
82:
242:
150:
331:
AC SAFETY TOOLS (Tianjin) CO., LTD (China) Production and distribution of Safety tools
358:
258:
371:
In the 1970s, AMPCO METAL became the first alloy producer certified by the ASME (
250:
257:
and welding advice to the industry, in matters involving its speciality copper,
277:
AMPCO Metal Inc. (USA) Production foundry, distribution center and sales office
328:
Carltsoe Safety Tools ApS (Denmark) Sales office for non-sparking safety tools
430:
319:
Ampco Metal (Changzou) Co. Ltd. (China) Distribution center and sales offices
238:
174:
322:
Ampco Metal (Tianjin) Co. Ltd. (China) Distribution center and sales offices
353:
313:
Ampco Metal (Foshan) Co. Ltd. (China) Distribution center and sales offices
246:
383:. AMPCO METAL is now active on three continents and in twelve countries.
362:
316:
Ampco Metal (Xian) Co. Ltd. (China) Distribution center and sales offices
241:
and other industries. It also produces non-sparking safety tools for the
222:
206:
154:
230:
341:
254:
226:
340:
The
American Metal Products Company was founded on June 6, 1914, in
292:
AMPCO Metal Kft (Hungary) Sales office for
Eastern Europe and Russia
289:
AMPCO Metal
Deutschland GmbH (Germany) Machine shop and sales office
24:
283:
AMPCO Metal S.A (Belgium) Machine shop and sales office for
Benelux
380:
218:
345:
210:
421:
400:
214:
194:
372:
253:
sectors. Additionally, AMPCO METAL provides engineering,
274:
375:) and in the 1980s, the first company to use EPC (
304:AMPCO Metal Portugal, Lda. (Portugal) Sales office
428:
393:
310:Ampco Metal Ltd (United Kingdom) Sales office
301:AMPCO Metal Sp. z o.o. (Poland) Sales office
437:Manufacturing companies established in 1914
217:, non-sparking safety tools and speciality
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
373:American Society of Mechanical Engineers
307:AMPCO Metal España (Spain) Sales office
447:Manufacturing companies of Switzerland
429:
45:Please improve this article by adding
286:AMPCO METAL SAS (France) sales office
295:AMPCO Metal Srl (Italy) Sales office
18:
13:
205:is a diversified speciality alloy
14:
458:
415:
442:1914 establishments in Wisconsin
23:
1:
386:
209:company working primarily in
166:Luis Bento, Managing Director
47:secondary or tertiary sources
264:
7:
377:Evaporative Pattern Casting
10:
463:
335:
190:
180:
170:
160:
146:
134:
126:
16:Swiss alloy manufacturer
34:relies excessively on
422:AMPCO METAL web site
140:Milwaukee, Wisconsin
235:energy conservation
182:Number of employees
123:
195:www.ampcometal.com
151:Marly, Switzerland
121:
359:non-ferrous-metal
245:, as well as the
200:
199:
119:
118:
111:
93:
454:
409:
408:
397:
354:Second World War
259:aluminium-bronze
124:
120:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
462:
461:
457:
456:
455:
453:
452:
451:
427:
426:
418:
413:
412:
399:
398:
394:
389:
338:
267:
251:fire prevention
183:
163:
130:Private company
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
44:
40:primary sources
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
460:
450:
449:
444:
439:
425:
424:
417:
416:External links
414:
411:
410:
405:ampcometal.com
391:
390:
388:
385:
381:Tianjin, China
337:
334:
333:
332:
329:
326:
323:
320:
317:
314:
311:
308:
305:
302:
299:
296:
293:
290:
287:
284:
281:
278:
275:
272:
266:
263:
221:products. The
198:
197:
192:
188:
187:
184:
181:
178:
177:
172:
168:
167:
164:
161:
158:
157:
148:
144:
143:
136:
132:
131:
128:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
459:
448:
445:
443:
440:
438:
435:
434:
432:
423:
420:
419:
406:
402:
396:
392:
384:
382:
378:
374:
369:
366:
364:
360:
355:
350:
347:
343:
330:
327:
324:
321:
318:
315:
312:
309:
306:
303:
300:
297:
294:
291:
288:
285:
282:
279:
276:
273:
269:
268:
262:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
239:manufacturing
236:
232:
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
196:
193:
189:
185:
179:
176:
175:copper alloys
173:
169:
165:
159:
156:
152:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
129:
125:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
58:"Ampco Metal"
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
42:
41:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
404:
395:
370:
367:
363:aeronautical
351:
339:
247:firefighting
243:oil industry
202:
201:
147:Headquarters
127:Company type
105:
99:October 2010
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
33:
271:industries.
223:Switzerland
207:engineering
203:AMPCO METAL
122:AMPCO METAL
431:Categories
387:References
231:automotive
162:Key people
69:newspapers
36:references
342:Milwaukee
265:Divisions
255:machining
227:aerospace
171:Products
336:History
219:welding
191:Website
135:Founded
83:scholar
401:"Home"
346:bronze
215:alloys
213:based
211:copper
138:1914 (
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
90:JSTOR
76:books
249:and
62:news
186:250
38:to
433::
403:.
237:,
233:,
229:,
155:CH
153:,
49:.
407:.
142:)
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
43:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
