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iron pipe company news newspapers books scholar jstor free images june 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message american cast iron pipe company type private company industry manufacturing founded 1905 headquarters birmingham alabama usa key people van l. richey president ceo john m. cook vice president finance products ductile iron pipe spiral welded steel pipe fire hydrants valves fire pumps steel pipe static castings revenue 1.2 billion usd 2015 number of employees 3 000 2010 website american usa.com american cast iron pipe company headquartered in birmingham alabama is a manufacturer of ductile iron pipe spiral welded steel pipe fire hydrants and valves for the waterworks industry and electric resistance welded steel pipe for the oil and natural gas industry . american s diversified product line also includes static castings and high performance fire pumps . contents 1 history 2 divisions 2.1 american steel pipe 2.2 american ductile iron pipe 2.3 american flow control 2.4 american spiral weld pipe 2.5 american castings 3 references history edit many believe that american was founded by john joseph eagan ; however it was in fact charlotte blair a businesswoman who conceived of the idea for the pipe company . she and her brother james recruited the initial investors including mr. eagan who would bhat a company run on the teachings of the christian faith would prosper for the benefit of all employees customers and society . he adopted as his business philosophy the golden rule treat others the way you want to be treated . 1 in 1924 mr. eagan died of complications from tb . upon his death he willed ownership of the company in a trust to its employees . 1 in the 1920s american developed a proprietary mono cast centrifugal casting method and increased pipe diameters to a record 24 inches 610 mm . the company also introduced cement lined pipe which became the industry standard . the company s first official safety program served as an industry model . a program of excellent employee benefits became synonymous with the american name . the financial crash of 1929 had little effect on the company at first but soon business started to decline resulting in a loss of jobs . but by the mid 1930s government spending on municipal water supplies fire protection and sanitation brought a resurgence in business and helped restore jobs . in 1939 business was further boosted by federal defense spending to support the impending war . when the country entered world war ii american was asked to apply its centrifugal casting experience to another metal steel . the manufacturing of steel parts for ships planes and tanks led to the creation of a new special products division for steel products the first diversification in american s history . the 1940s were marked by the industrial invention of a stronger and more durable iron called ductile iron . american took a lead role in use of this new iron to make large diameter pipe that were thinner yet stronger . the country s growing population and rapidly expanding infrastructure in the 1950s and 1960s meant more demand for pipe for use in water energy transportation and sanitation systems . in 1955 american shipped its first large order of ductile iron pipe . a new melting system in 1972 including the largest cupola of its kind in the world would supply the new iron for this pipe and american would move from a sand spun casting process to a generation of delavaud metal molds still used today . throughout the 1960s american would continue to diversify adding its valves and hydrants product line and gaskets . american s innovation diversification and capital investments saw it through economically challenging times in the early 1980s . citation needed it expanded its steel pipe business and acquired waterous company of st. paul minnesota to add fire pumps to its product line and increase market share in valves and hydrants . throughout the 1990s the company embraced the digital age applying computing and internet technologies across the board . it also opened a scrap recycling facility on site . as the new millennium dawned american was poised for further growth opening american spiralweld pipe company in columbia south carolina and diversifying its product line to include spiral welded steel pipe in diameters up to 144 inches 3 700 mm . also in 2000 american engineered a single electrode dc furnace that is the only one of its kind in the world used for me materials for several industries water wastewater petroleum gas capital goods and power generation . divisions edit american steel pipe edit american steel pipe based in birmingham alabama produces electric resistance welded steel pipe . applications include high pressure oil and gas transmission lines distribution main lines offshore gathering systems steel pipe pilings abrasive resistance pipe hic resistant pipe for sour service dredge pipe and product pipelines . american ductile iron pipe edit american ductile iron pipe based in birmingham alabama manufactures ductile iron pipe in standard 20 foot lengths ranging from 4 64 inches in diameter . the company s product line also features joints of various types designed for ease of installation and dependability in a variety of conditions . american also furnishes standard and special linings and coatings . american flow control edit in march 1991 american cast iron pipe company merged its two valve and hydrant producing subsidiaries american darling valve and waterous into one division american flow control . this merger yielded a division active in the design and production of waterworks and fire protection products . production facilities are located in beaumont texas and south st. paul minnesota . american spiral weld pipe edit american spiralweld pipe company llc was established as a division of american in 1999 . american spiralweld located on a 150 acre 0.61 km2 site in columbia south carolina manufactures spiral welded steel pipe for use in water wastewater hydropower and industrial applications . in 2013 american announced a new spiral welded pipe production facility in flint michigan . the facility is slated to begin operations in 2015 . american castings edit american castings llc is located in pryor oklahoma . the plant produces grey and ductile iron castings for automotive heavy equipment industrial machinery and other product manufacturers . references edit a b the mcwane story two companies two visions . frontline . 2003 . retrieved may 10 2012 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title american cast iron pipe company & oldid 738042795 categories companies based in birmingham alabamaprivately held companies based in alabamahidden categories npov disputes from june 2014all npov disputesarticles needing additional references from june 2014all articles needing additional referencesarticles with topics of unclear notability from june 2014all 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