Talladega Casting & Machine Co

Founded in 1961, Huron Valley Steel Corporation is one of the leading companies in the recovery and recycling industries in the United States. Located in Anniston, Ala., the company provides complete solutions for the recovery of nonferrous metals, such as aluminum, copper, zinc and stainless steel from vehicles. It also extracts metal-bearing ores and similar products from the recycling process. In addition, the ISO-certified company deals in designing and manufacturing different types of eddy current separators. Huron Valley Steel Corporation is capable of separating majority of mixed heavy metal concentrates into different metal groups.

Glidewell Specialties Foundry is a full service foundry with the capability to take a design from the blueprint stage all the way through to a machined and assembled product. The company produces castings that range from 300 to 30,000 pounds in gray iron and 300 to 28,000 pounds in ductile iron. Glidewell is a privately held company with approximately 100 employees. Located in Calera, Ala., Glidewell Foundry sits on 20 acres of land and has 150,000 square feet of covered workspace. Glidewell Specialties Foundry Company was founded in 1962 and originally serviced the local Birmingham steel mills and railroad wheel manufacturers. In the late 1960's the foundry began to produce castings for the coke oven industry and by the early 1970's was shipping castings to steel mills all over the eastern half of the United States. The company is a member of the Ductile Iron Society, and has been since 1992.

Talladega Foundry and Machine Co. specializes in various cast alloys, including gray iron, ductile iron and aluminum. Talladega Foundry has the capability of producing patterns from existing castings or drawings. It produces one of kind items up to runs of thousands of pieces. On a regular basis, the foundry pours castings from as small as one ounce up to 4,000 pounds. Additional services include custom quality castings, design consultation, fabrication, finishing services, historic replication and restoration. The company also has the ability to create or recreate any ornamental object in iron or aluminum. The company serves a variety of markets, including air and gas compressors, foundries, railroad equipment, garden and lawn tractors and mills. The company has been in business since 1909 and is located in Talladega, Ala.