INDUSTRY NEWS Teksid Increases
CGI Production Capability Te Teksid Group, Torino, Italy, has initiated compacted
graphite iron (CGI) product development for commercial vehicle and industrial power cylinder head programs at its met- alcasting facility in Monclova, Mexico. In preparation for the start of series production, Teksid ordered a full refurbishment of its existing SinterCast process control system, including an upgrade to the current System 3000 standard. Te new System 3000 has been configured to accommodate future increases in CGI production volume, including additional sampling capac- ity and automated base treatment by cored wire. Te System 3000 will be installed in early 2013, to enable independent product development and series production. In response to increased CGI market demand, Teksid also plans to install SinterCast-CGI series production capability at its metalcasting facility in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Teksid, a member of the Fiat Group, operates iron cast-
ing facilities in Brazil, China, France, Poland, Portugal and Mexico, as well as two aluminium casting facilities in Italy and Brazil. It has annual sales of more than $1 billion and employs more than 8,000 people.
Lodge Announces Expansion
Lodge Manufacturing Co., South Pittsburg, Tenn., has begun a major plant expansion to meet current and projected demand for its signature line of seasoned cast iron cookware. Te company has seen strong sales growth for 5 years in spite of the recent recession. Te expansion will include the replacement of the
company’s melt center, the addition of a sand system and a new vertically-parted molding machine. Te melt center is expected to be in operation by the end of 2013, and the en- tire project is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2014. Lodge expects this project to increase its workforce by 20-25 people by the time it is completed. Lodge is a family-owned company that has been manufac- turing cast iron cookware since 1896.
Grede Aims for $3 Billion Mark Grede Holdings, Southfield Mich., has set a $3 billion
sales goal over the next five years with further growth and acquisitions in North America, as well as international ex- pansion in Europe and China, CEO Douglas Grimm told the Detroit Free Press. Grimm formed Grede Holdings in 2010. Te 21-facility
company has a licensing agreement with technical partner Georg Fisher of Switzerland to use the iron alloy SiboDur to reduce cast part weight by 30%, and plans to begin using it by 2014 for its North American customers, including General Motors.
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