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Brillion Iron Works

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Revenue
  
$100-$250 million

Founded
  
1890

Website
  
brillionironworks.com

Number of employees
  
1,000


Key people
  
Randy Brull; General Manager

Products
  
Metal castings; farm implements

Headquarters
  
Brillion, Wisconsin, United States

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Brillion Iron Works, or BIW, was a foundry and a manufacturer of farm implements located in Brillion, Wisconsin. BIW produced approximately 145,000 net tons of gray and ductile iron castings annually, ranking it among the top ten independent foundries in the United States.

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Brillion Iron Works originated in 1890 as a manufacturer of hand and farm tools. The foundry was added in 1900 when the plant was relocated and new buildings were added.

In 1969, the company became a division of Beatrice Foods Company; in 1985, they became part of The Robins Group; in 1988, the company became a subsidiary of Truck Components Inc; and, in 2005, they became an Accuride company. The company closed in November 2016.

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References

Brillion Iron Works Wikipedia