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EDM Today asked Julie
LaVanway what she sees
as the future of the industry
and that of Hanson Inter-
national. Julie explained
that, for the near term, she
expects the industry to grow.
Currently, approximately
90% of Hanson’s work is in
the area of die casting and
the balance is in plastic
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injection molding. She said
that clearly, the auto indus-
try is in a transition from
internal combustion engines
to electric vehicles (EV). The
move to EV will not happen
overnight. There will be a
transitional period that will
create an expansion within
the automotive industry.

Julie stated that Hanson
was currently in growth
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mode. As the move to EV
continues, it will require
more from the automotive
suppliers. Hanson will work
with their customers to put
equipment and technologies
in place to meet the needs
of the EV market. They
already have the ability to
cast parts in-house and pro-
duce fi rst articles for their
customers to inspect. This
offers a huge advantage to
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the customers to be able to
check pre-production parts
quickly and make any neces-
sary changes.
Julie also sees some growth
coming from work being
reshored back to the USA.
While many die makers in
the industry refuse to do
refurbishment and PM of
dies made by other com- Elmer Rudlaff with First-Article Casting
panies, Hanson is happy to
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take on that work. Once a
customer sees the quality of a Hanson refurb, it is not uncommon for them to transition to Hanson as the manufac-
turer of their new dies.
Julie is not certain how the continued expansion will play out. They have plenty of room on their property to build
additional manufacturing space, but they will let their customer’s needs guide them with plans for the future.
One thing is certain, there is a great fi t between Hanson International and Sodick. Whatever the future holds for
Hanson, there is no doubt that Sodick will be a part of that future.

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