INDUSTRY NEWS/行業新聞
Nissan Makes Room for Fabrications in Australia Casting Plant 尼桑为澳大利亚铸造工厂组建生产线
Nissan Australia has carved out space in its metalcasting
facility in Dandenong, Victoria, Australia, to manufacture a range of fabricated vehicle accessories. Te fabrications, previously produced by overseas suppli-
ers, will consist of tow bars and, later, sport-bars and nudge bars. Te 30,000 tow bars will be used on Nissan’s range of four-wheel drive and passenger vehicles. Nissan spent more than $4 million on the retooling, which includes robotics for the polishing and finish of the accessories. “Te restructure gives Nissan direct influence over the
factors which will have a critical influence on its growth and development,” said Tony Carraturo, Nissan Australia’s executive general manager of aftersales. “We will have more control over lead times, costs and shipping.” Nissan Australia said in a press release that the Dan-
denong casting plant itself also has grown, with a suite of global manufacturing contracts being awarded to it in March. Te contracts are for the production of several aluminum components for Nissan’s new zero emission vehicles, such as the Leaf electric car. Te Dandenong plant is eventually expected to produce 22,000 electric vehicle components per month. Te Dandenong plant offers high pressure and low pres-
sure diecasting. It was forecast to produce 6,000 metric tons for the fiscal year ending March 31, but actual production is now expected to exceed 8,500 metric tons. Te metalcasting facility exports most of its parts to Nissan factories in Japan, Tailand, Mexico and the U.S. It currently produces eight core aluminum castings, including transmission housings, clutch housings, cylinder heads and oil pan assemblies. Te plant operates three shifts, six days a week and employs 146 full-time and 26 casual employees. ■
澳大利亚尼桑在维多利亚丹东尼开办了它的铸造工 厂，用来生产组装汽车配件。
这条由国外供应商引进的生产线，会被用于组装牵引 杆，以后会被用于组装微调杆。这三万个牵引杆会被用 于尼桑的四轮驱动汽车。尼桑在更新生产上投资了四百 万美元，其中包括用于为配件上光打磨的机器人。 澳大利亚尼桑的执行售后经理Tony Carrature说 道，“对于尼桑来说，生产线的调整无论在企业增长还 是发展方面都有巨大的影响。这让我们可以更好的控制 交货期、花费和运输成本。
澳大利亚尼桑在媒体面前表示，“丹东尼铸造厂发展 迅猛，在三月就签订了很多全球的生产合同。这些合同 主要是为尼桑新款零排放的汽车提供铝配件，例如Leaf 牌纯电力汽车。丹东尼工厂最后预期每个月可以为尼桑 提供22，000部电力汽车配件。
丹东尼工厂可以进行高压铸造和低压铸造。预计在3 月31号截止的这个财年生产6，000吨配件，但实际的 生产总量已经超过了8，500吨。这些配件绝大部分被 运送到了尼桑在日本、泰国和美国的工厂。它目前主 要生产八种核心铝铸件，其中包括：传动箱、离合器 箱体、汽缸盖和油底壳配件。工厂实行三班倒，一周 六天工作制，一共雇佣了146位全职雇员和26位临时雇 员。■
GM to Invest $215 Million in Saginaw Metal Casting Operations GM在萨吉诺的铸造工厂投资2.15亿美元
General Motors announced it will invest approximate-
ly $215 million in its Saginaw Metal Casting Operations, Saginaw, Mich., U.S.A., to update the plant for produc- tion of future engine blocks and heads. “We look forward to continuing our long and proud
heritage of in-house casting for key components,” said Diana Tremblay, GM’s global chief manufacturing officer. “We believe these operations really enhance our ability to provide more fuel-efficient engines to our customers around the globe.” According to a GM press release, the investment is ex-
pected to create or retain about 275 jobs at Saginaw Metal Casting Operations. Te plant, which currently has about 630 employees on two shifts, builds a variety of alumi- num engine blocks and cylinder heads for GM products,
通用汽车公司今日宣布将会在萨吉诺的铸造工厂（萨 吉诺，密歇根州）投入2.15亿美元，用于升级生产线为 以后的缸盖和缸体的生产做好准备。 通用汽车的全球CMO Diana Tremblay表示，“我 们期望可以继续保持自己设计制造关键部件这一光荣传 统，我们相信这样可以更好的保证我们可以为全球客户 提供更节能高效的汽车发动机。
根据通用汽车的消息称，这项投资预计会为萨吉诺铸 造厂新增275个工作岗位。这家工厂现在是两班倒，共 有大约630名雇员，主要为通用汽车公司生产各种型号
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