INDUSTRY NEWS Rolls-Royce Launching Investment Plant
Hyundai Launching Diecasting Plant in Mexico
Automaker Hyundai announced
it will invest $131 million to build a new aluminum diecasting plant in Tijuana, Mexico. According to a statement issued by
Rolls-Royce manufactures aircraft engines like the IAE V2500 for the Airbus A320. Power systems provider Rolls-Royce,
London, announced it has begun construction on a new turbine blade casting facility in Rotherham, U.K. Te 150,700 sq.ft. investment cast-
ing facility will manufacture single crystal blades for large civil aircraft engines and will employ about 150. “Rolls-Royce invests in world
class technology and infrastructure to expand the scale and efficiency of our operations and to deliver our promises to our customers,” said Mike Mosley, the company’s executive vice president for turbines. “In the last five years, we have invested over [$1.5 billion] on infrastructure in the U.K. alone.” Te investment casting plant is expected to produce its first blades in
late 2014, with the facility capable of manufacturing 100,000 blades per year when fully operational. According to a statement issued by
Rolls-Royce, one single crystal turbine blade extracts around 1,000 hp from the gas flow towards the rear of the engine, which is equivalent to the power of an F1 race car. Single crystal turbine blades operate in temperatures well above the alloy’s melting point and sit in a disc that rotates at more than 12,000 rpm. With more than 40,000 employees in offices, manufacturing and service facilities in more than 50 countries, Rolls-Royce serves the civil aerospace, defense aerospace, marine and energy markets. Its annual revenues were $17.6 billion in 2011.
Tijuana EDC, a nonprofit corpora- tion that helps companies establish manufacturing operations in Mexico, construction on the diecasting facility will begin in July, and it is expected to reach full capacity in January 2014. Hyundai forecasts the facility will produce 900,000 units of engine blocks, engine cylinder heads and transmission cases per year and create 300 jobs.
Hyundai CEO Kenny Lee said
Tijuana won the competition for the plant over Monterrey, Mexico, and Montgomery, Ala. Lee said Hyun- dai’s experience working in Tijuana, competitive costs and the support received from local governments were the deciding factors. David Mayagoitia, president of
Tijuana EDC, said the new project will represent almost half of Hyundai’s actual investment in Tijuana. Mayagoitia said during the launch
that, according to the Mexican As- sociation of Automotive Industry, Mexico exported more than 2 million units in 2011, 68% of which went to the U.S.
TPR Federal-Mogul to Establish New Casting Operation TPR Federal-Mogul Tennes-
see Inc., Lawrenceburg, Tenn., announced it is launching a new manufacturing facility with metal- casting capabilities. TPR Federal-Mogul Tennessee
Inc. is a joint venture of automotive powertrain components provider TPR Co Ltd. and diversified parts manu- facturer Federal-Mogul Corp. Accord- ing to the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Develop- ment, the facility will serve the North American automobile manufacturing industry and create 72 jobs. TPR Federal-Mogul Tennessee
is the third U.S.-based joint venture between TPR and Federal-Mogul. The group also has operations in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The companies’ new facility will produce cylinder liners for aluminum engine blocks and will house machining and warehousing functions, in ad- dition to metalcasting. The facility is projected to begin operations in May 2013. “TPR is excited about the op-
portunity to grow its business and invest in Tennessee,” a spokesperson for TPR America said in a state- ment. “We were attracted to the area
due to the business friendly climate, skilled workforce, and proximity to our customers and suppliers.” TPR manufactures a number of
powertrain products for the auto- motive industry, including piston rings, cylinder liners, valve seats, and aluminum, alloy and resin products. Federal-Mogul primarily designs, engineers, manufactures and distributes technologies to improve fuel economy, reduce emissions and enhance vehicle safety. The company serves OEMs in the automotive, commercial, transport and industrial equipment markets.
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