Corporations Caring for Kids Charity Golf Tournament

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Here’s your chance to help the kids of Calhoun County while testing out your golf game.

Lawton Anniston and RMG are proud to once again be one of the sponsors for the Corporations Caring for Kids Charity Golf Tournament at the Anniston Country Club.

Who Does the Charity Golf Tournament Benefit?

The outing helps raise funds for the YMCA of Calhoun County’s Youth Programs.

“We serve over 300 children in these programs,” said Maggie Burn Owens, President and CEO of the YMCA of Calhoun County. “Our mission is to provide safe, affordable childcare, so parents can continue to work.”

The Y is a powerful association of men, women and children joined together by a shared commitment to nurturing the potential of kids, promoting healthy living and fostering a sense of social responsibility. The YMCA of Calhoun County believes that lasting personal and social change can only come about when we all work together to invest in our kids, our health and our neighbors.

A Great Group of Sponsors and How You Can Help

Lawton Anniston and RMG are proud to team up with Tyler Union and M&H Valve Company to host this great charity event.

Others in Anniston and Calhoun County can step up and help too!

There are several sponsorship opportunities, including playing in the Corporations Caring for Kids Charity Golf Tournament

How to Get Involved

It’s easy to get involved, all you have to do is reach out to one of these contacts to receive a registration form and more information.

The contacts are at RMG, Lawton Anniston and Tyler Union:  Laurie@knoebel.com, lmercado@ren-mfg.com, kathy.bates@tylerunion.com 

The Corporations Caring for Kids Charity Golf Tournament will be held on April 27th at the Anniston Country Club on 601 Highland Ave. in Anniston.

Play starts at 7:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.

Corporations Caring for Kids (CCK) is a non-profit organization based in Wisconsin that has helped raise millions of dollars for children’s charities.

Learn more about Lawton Anniston and RMG by clicking here.

Learn more about the YMCA of Calhoun County by clicking here.

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’s Bruins awarded General MacArthur Leadership Award

Congratulations to Dan Bruins, who was flown to Washington, D.C., in November to receive the prestigious General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award from the Army.

Dan is our accounting controller at Renaissance Manufacturing Group in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.

The General MacArthur Leadership Award

The award has been presented to officers and warrant officers whose service has been recognized as among the finest in the Army, Reserves, and National Guard. The award has been handed out since 1987.

Read the full announcement.