RMG Receives Prestigious Diamond Supplier Award

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Renaissance Manufacturing Group, a division of Lawton Standard, is proud to announce our Anniston facility has won International’s prestigious Diamond Supplier Award for 2025.

RMG has had a long, productive relationship with International and we pride ourselves on delivering quality castings to our customers.

What is the International Diamond Supplier Award?

The International Diamond Supplier award honors companies that demonstrate superior performance across multiple areas. This includes product quality, on-time delivery, customer support and continuous improvement.

International hands this prestigious award to their top suppliers each year as a way to recognize the leading global manufacturer’s commitment to excellence across the supply chain.

This award shows that RMG is a top performer when it comes to supplying the worldwide heavy-duty equipment and off-highway markets.

“As global supply chain dynamics continue to evolve, our strong partnerships with suppliers remain a cornerstone of International’s ability to deliver high-quality trucks and buses to our customers,” said Peter Friberg, International’s chief procurement officer.

You can read International’s release on this year’s Diamond Supplier award-winners by clicking here.

Proud of RMG Anniston’s capabilities and quality

“This recognition reflects the strength of our people and our process,” said RMG CEO Phil Knoebel. “Our team takes pride in doing things right the first time and building lasting partnerships with our customers. We’re honored to receive this award.”

RMG Anniston produces gray and ductile iron castings serving critical roles in the transportation, construction, energy and industrial industies.

The facility is known for its technical capabilities and responsiveness and delivers high-integrity castings with a focus on quality and consistency.

Reaping the benefits of being part of the Lawton Standard family

RMG is a division of The Lawton Standard Co., which owns 6 foundries and 2 supplier/distribution companies.

The Anniston location has benefited from the platform’s shared engineering resources, advanced technologies and a fully integrated supply network. These kind of resources help provide customers with dependable casting solutions and streamlined support.

“Phil and the team in Anniston have demonstrated what it means to raise the standard,” said Lawton Standard CEO Alex Lawton. “This award reinforces their role as a trusted, world-class partner in the industries we serve.”

What can RMG Anniston do for you?

RMG Anniston is known for its technical expertise, flexible production capabilities and commitment to long-term customer relationships. The facility prides itself on a commitment to quality, continuous improvement and on-time delivery.

RMG specializes in high-quality iron castings for a wide variety of industries including transportation, construction, off-highway, heavy-duty and industrial markets.

The Anniston facility produces gray and ductile iron from 5 to 150 pounds. This includes intricate geometries, highly cored castings and a highly automated process. The site can do casting runs as small as 250 items a year, all the way up to 300,000 castings a year.

RMG also offers great value-added services like an on-site pattern shop, an on-site machine shop and a paint area to finish your castings.

Give us a call today at 256-624-1160 or visit our website to learn more.

For more on Lawton Standard and it’s family of companies, as well as the capabilities our facilities provide, visit our website.

A Look Inside the RMG Grafton Facility

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For decades, customers have relied on RMG Grafton’s high-quality CNC horizontal and vertical machined castings and parts.

Despite changing names a few times over the years, our Grafton location continues to deliver on quality, consistency and customer service.

The History of RMG Grafton

The machine operations in Grafton began as Oetlinger Precision Manufacturing some 40 years ago, a family owned and operated site.

The facility eventually changed its name to Wisconsin Precision Machining and Manufacturing.

In 2019, it was acquired by Renaissance Manufacturing Group.

The facility is now under the Lawton Standard Co. family of companies, as Lawton Standard merged with RMG back in 2023.

Machining Services that RMG Grafton Provides

When it comes to high-quality machining, Grafton rises above the rest with a whole slew of horizontal and vertical CNC machines.

RMG Grafton boasts 14 CNC horizontal machining centers.

The site also uses 5 CNC vertical machining centers.

Grafton also has 9 turning centers, which include 7 horizontal lathes and 2 vertical lathes.

These turning centers include a Trak TRL-1630SX, a Doosan Puma 300L, a Doosan Puma 4100LMB and two Okuma V80s.

More than just Machining at RMG Grafton

Our impressive lineup of CNC machines isn’t the only thing we can do for you at Grafton.

Our capabilities also include pressure testing, manual fixture building and design and hydraulic fixturing.

Other services include painting (both E-Coat and Oxidation), as well as assembly, heat treating, welding and hobbing.

QA Lab Dedicated to Ensuring Your Needs are Met

When we say precision, we mean precision. This is a big reason we have a dedicated, climate-controlled QA Lab.

We have precision measuring equipment, including 2 Browne and Sharpe CMMs. Other tools include custom gaging, hardness testing, Millipore testing, accurate bore gages and surface finish testing.

Our Quality Testing Lab is staffed by licensed QA professionals. These workers monitor and maintain QA compliance throughout each job, following the customer’s specifications.

Low Volume to High Volume, We Can Handle it All

RMG Grafton can handle specific, detailed one-offs as well as high-volume machined castings.

Whether you need a quick 50 piece run or if you need up to 100,000 pieces machined or finished, we can handle it all.

Our 40,000 square foot building is ready to take on your next order.

A Member of the Lawton Standard Family of Companies

RMG Grafton is proud to be part of the Lawton Standard family of companies.

Lawton owns 5 iron foundries, 1 steel foundry, 2 distribution centers and the machine shop operations at Grafton.

Lawton Standard is dedicated to high-quality castings, remarkable customer service, on-time delivery and a dedication to continuous improvement.

Give us a call today to learn more.

Boogeyman Surprises Workers in Anniston

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There was quite a special guest at RMG in Anniston last week.

WWE’s The Boogeyman made a special appearance to pump up the employees and to give them a heartfelt message.

How did the Boogeyman get to Anniston?

WWE wrestling and a foundry, not a match you’d usually hear about.

Well, it turns out Boogeyman, whose real name is Marty Wright, played college football with Lawton Standard-RMG President of Sales and Services Phil Knoebel.

Phil invited Marty to come to Anniston to inspire the hard-working employees at the facility.

Boogeyman’s Wrestling Career

Hailing from a mysterious abyss known as The Bottomless Pit, the Boogeyman first appeared in WWE on SmackDown in 2005.

At first, he just creeped around the locker rooms, scaring other wrestlers. He finally appeared in the ring during Survivor Series that same year.

His go-to snack is live worms, which he first downed during a match in December of 2005. After that, he would always have a handful of worms and often times shoved them into opponents’ mouths.

The Boogeyman took down Booker T and Queen Sharmell at WrestleMania 22.

In 2007, he moved to WWE’s relaunched ECW and finished his WWE career in 2009. However, he did make a surprise appearance at the Royal Rumble in 2015.

And there is good news Boogeyman fans, he’s coming back for this year’s WrestleMania. The big event is Saturday, April 19th and Sunday, April 20th in Las Vegas.

Check out his Wrestlemania announcement here: Boogeyman on Instagram

Marty Wright’s Personal Life and Overcoming Struggles

Marty Wright currently owns his own fitness facility in Colorado. He trains people and helps them lose weight through various programs and boot camps.

Wrestling wasn’t easy on Marty’s body, as he hyperextended both knees during some house shows back in 2005.

Marty told the workers at RMG about his scariest moment, where he couldn’t move or walk suddenly at home, as food was cooking on the stove.

He relayed to the workers that he didn’t give up, and through his belief in God and hard work was able to work himself back into good health.

In 2023, Marty underwent surgery to repair one of his old injuries. He tweeted out “Through adversity, one only builds character. Fuel to the fire.”

Well before his wrestling career, Wright played college football at Tarkio College in Missouri with RMG President of Sales and Services Phil Knoebel.

Celebrating our RMG Workers

Along with hearing from the Boogeyman and getting plenty of time to take pictures and get autographs, the employees at RMG were also treated to some great food.

The team-building event included two food trucks featuring burgers, wings, barbecue pulled pork, ribs and much more.

The picnic-like atmosphere was a great way to cap off a wonderful quarter at RMG.

We appreciate the hard work our employees at RMG put in every day to churn out high-quality castings.

Join the Lawton-RMG Team

If you’re looking for a great career, come join us in Anniston.

Lawton Standard–RMG Anniston is hiring people with a great work ethic, positive attitude and a commitment to quality.

Check out the latest job openings here.

RMG joins the Lawton family

The Lawton Standard Co. has recently combined with Renaissance Manufacturing Group (RMG) and its 160 team members as part of its expansion strategy. The Lawton Standard Co. is a family of companies made up of specialists in high alloy and complicated metallurgical castings. Whether iron or steel, Lawton Standard is closing the generation gap in foundries, bringing manufacturing back onshore, and positively impacting communities.

Alex Lawton, CEO of Lawton Standard, says, “What started as two long-standing, independent, foundry-based companies in 2019 is evolving into a multi-location, multi-faceted supplier with the best cultural and process characteristics. With the addition of RMG and the shared long-term vision of the two formerly separate companies, our services offering is making a major leap forward. We’re eager to continue working on raising the standard for casting-related solutions. There is much to do to realize our goals, but as always, we aim to be both a trusted source and resource providing value to those who buy from, work for, and sell to us.”

Phil Knoebel, formerly President of the standalone RMG, will join Lawton’s leadership team and head the RMG-Lawton Standard Sales & Services (RMG) segment. Knoebel says, “It has been a pleasure to get to know and work with Lawton Standard. Each team member has been professional, accommodating, and easy to work with, which should make the transition smooth. We are excited for the future of the now combined Lawton and RMG as we further our goal to be able to say yes to all our customers’ needs.”

Read the full announcement.