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Oak Creek Manufacturer Marks 90th Anniversary

Superior Die Set, founded in 1923, now employs more than 500 people around the world.

An Oak Creek company marked 90 years in business Thursday afternoon. 

Superior Die Set, 900 W. Drexel Ave., now employs more than 500 people around the world after it was founded by blacksmith Kasimir J. Janiszewski in 1923, according to Plastics Today


The fourth-generation company manufactures die sets, mold bases, pins and bushings, three-platen presses, fabrications and forging products. 

Superior Die Set held a ceremony Thursday that featured Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and Casimir Janiszewski, the son of the original owner who was born the same year the company was founded, as Fox 6 reported


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