Jalor Co

Wells Manufacturing Company is an iron and steel mill that manufactures cast iron and ferrous and nonferrous metals. It operates Dura-Bar, which is one of the leading manufacturers of continuous cast iron bars in North America. The company has continuous cast and permanent mold process and research and development capabilities. Wells Manufacturing Company also operates the Duro-Life and Midwest Alloys divisions. The company s Duro-Life division is a precision production machining facility that utilizes computer numerical control technology to produce metal components for the hydraulics and automotive industries. It manufactures products from gray, ductile and alloyed irons, steel and other metals. The company provides shift forks, ring and pinion gear blanks, transmission covers, and hydraulic and transmission linkage components.

Alu-Bra Foundry produces a broad range of non-ferrous alloys including brass, bronze, no lead, low lead and aluminum alloys. The company, established in 1957, has built its reputation with industry leading companies by consistently delivering high quality aluminum, brass and bronze sand castings at competitive prices. It also complements the production of dimensionally accurate and metallurgically sound castings with rapid turnaround. Alu-Bra Foundry supplies castings to the following industries including agriculture, bushings, chemical, construction, fire apparatus, fluid handling, industrial, machinery and manufacturing. Alu-Bra Foundry is located west of Chicago, in Bensenville, Ill.

Aurora Metals Division engineers and manufactures precision cast metal components from its state-of-the-art facilities in Montgomery, Ill. The company casts special and standard alloys, aluminum, bronzes, brass, copper, stainless steel and cast iron by a number of methods, including precision casting, vacuum die casting, vacuum cast impellers, permanent mold casting and sand foundry casting. The company was founded in 1899 as Aurora Metals Company. The name was changed after the company was involved in several acquisitions. The company s original purpose was to reclaim metallic lead from large waste piles left by the Aurora Smelting and Refining Company and use it to manufacture hardware and decorative items, such as picture frames and casket moldings.