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Sivyer Steel, Rock Island Arsenal Agree to Share Capabilities for Customers Sivyer Steel Corp., Bettendorf,
Iowa, has signed an agreement with the Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufac- turing and Technology Center, Rock Island, Ill., to leverage the capabilities of the two facilities when quoting jobs for future customers. According to a press release issued
by Rock Island Arsenal, the partner- ship is expected to attract more work by utilizing both plants’ resources. Sivyer manufactures large steel cast- ings, where Rock Island Arsenal offers steel parts in smaller weights. (The facility also offers parts in a number of other alloys and in the investment casting process.) Gary Taylor, head of global business development at Rock Island Arsenal, said the collaboration will begin im- mediately, and work will start when the first order is received. Rock Island Arsenal said the agree-
ment was in part signed to meet the objectives of the Arsenal Support Program Initiative, which promotes the commercial use of underutilized capacity at arsenal facilities. The ar- senal recently has undergone several initiatives to make it more competi-
Kinetic Die Casting Buys
Closing Competitor Kinetic Die Casting Inc., North Hollywood, Calif., has purchased the customer list and assets of nearby Coast Die Casting Co., Gardena, Calif. According to a statement released
by Kinetic’s president, Bob Thomas, the diecaster will continue to serve Coast’s customers, which include companies in the consumer, tool- ing, aerospace and aircraft products markets, among others. Coast was founded as a family-
owned business and later purchased by employee Richard White. The company was set for closing upon White’s retirement. “[Former owner] Dick [Sawtelle]
was well respected in the diecasting industry,” Thomas said. Kinetic is a job shop producing aluminum die castings for a variety of OEMs’ products.
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tive and increase its utilization by the private sector. The new partnership reportedly
will operate like existing agreements Rock Island Arsenal has with defense systems companies Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md., and BAE Systems, Lon-
don, but the Sivyer deal will pertain only to metalcasting operations. “The time that it took was time well
spent,” said Art Gibeaut, president of Sivyer Steel. “We’re really glad to be here, and we’re looking forward to this great opportunity.”
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