Abraham Darby Innovates Iron Smelting Abraham Darby is a name that is synonymous with the history of iron smelting in the United Kingdom. Darby was a skilled entrepreneur and industrialist who played a significant role in revolutionizing the iron industry. Through his innovations, he transformed the process of iron smelting and contributed to the development
Foundries Bring the World Into the Modern Age One Iron Casting at a Time The legacy of iron castings has had an impact throughout the history of our country. Willman has been there since 1912, serving our country and serving our customers with excellence! Through the years after World War II, Willman has sailed a
The iron foundry has been a part of many innovations in everyday life, industry, and military technology. Some of those innovations were for things that already existed. Some of them were for technologies that were new to the world. During World War II, we saw both come into play. The World’s Navies Evolve The navy
The iron foundry has been an important part of human history for 5,000 years. In peacetime, its castings can make important tools to improve the quality of life. In wartime, its castings help protect that quality of life. Europe Descends Into War Europe was a mess. Twenty years earlier they had said, “Never again.” They
As iron castings were produced in foundries, a weary world descends into a conflict that will transform the nations. Two centuries of massive conflicts had rewritten the map of Europe again and again. The Seven Years’ War occurred 160 years before World War I, introducing the world to the first global conflict. Since then Europe
The Iron Foundry Industry Enters the 1920s in Style. The 1920s was a period of unparalleled prosperity for the iron foundry industry and American business. But those quick gains were followed by bigger losses that would threaten the survival of even well-established companies. The Economy Booms as the War Ends The period immediately after the
The Importance Of The Iron Foundry During World War I, the iron foundry industry made a substantial contribution on the Allied side to the security of its citizens. Across Europe, iron foundries smoked tirelessly trying to keep up with the demand. The mechanisms of war were now built of iron and steel and it was
The Importance of The Iron Foundry The iron foundry has been pivotal with much good in the world, but sometimes that means creating the means for defending the defenseless. The Gilded Age went out as it came in, with the echos of the drumbeats of war. This time, however, those drumbeats were getting louder instead
The Iron Foundry and the Gilded Age The iron foundry industry moved into a time of extensive expansion as iron was introduced into the growing construction and transportation industries. What came to be called the “Gilded Age” of American history was a time of reconstruction of the war-ravaged East and exploration of the frontiers of
