Stahl Specialty Company | 9 take ownership of their respective cell as well as the components they produce. Each cell has access to their own unique equipment resources, whether that calls for the furnaces, the tilt-pour casting machine, saws or buffers, etc. The system essentially allows for increased efficiency, performance measuring and quality monitoring. Stahl Specialty Co. was a pioneer in the adopting and advancing of these operational techniques which are recognized as best practices today. Stahl died in 1996 and the family sold their holdings in 2000, a transition which saw acquisition from such forces as ThyssenKrupp until a private equity group sold the company to another industry dynamo in Ligon Industries. Ligon, based in Birmingham, Alabama, is recognized as North America’s largest independent manufacturers of hydraulic cylinders, as well as a leading supplier of high definition aluminum castings through its holdings in more than a dozen different companies – and Stahl Specialty Co is a special contributor to that distinction. Stahl Specialty Company Sales Manager Tom Browning, a 15-year veteran of the company who also considers himself as an unofficial historian and “keeper of records,” says he has enjoyed reading historical accounts that Glen Stahl and his wife maintained from the start of the company. Browning says Stahl’s wife credits her husband for “inventing” the processes which ultimately contributed to its corporate position today. However, Browning says, Glen Stahl was more modest, only claiming to “developing the processes.” In any case, as Browning says, “He helped make the company what it is today and he taught virtually everyone else in the world how to effectively produce aluminum castings. Our experience in doing this for so long has helped us maintain distinction as ‘the experts’ in this industry.” A MARVEL IN MOTION Given the range of components Stahl Specialty provides for automotive, heavy-duty diesel engines, marine, power generation and construction purposes, there is validation to President Spalding’s simple explanation that the company produces “products that move the world.” He says the company takes not only great pride, but also great responsibility in their role of supporting customers respective aims to drive forward, and those motions will prompt further advancements as well as opportunities for the company.
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