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Grede Castings Feature Among Award Winners Grede Holdings LLC, Southfi eld,
Mich., has cast components featured in the Cadillac ATS and Ram 1500, both 2013 winners of the North American Car and Truck of the Year (NACTOY) Awards. NACTOY winners were announced Janu- ary 14 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Grede produces a drive gear housing
and cover for the Cadillac ATS. For the Ram 1500, Grede provides the diff erential case, diff erential carrier, brake caliper hous- ing, yoke, exhaust manifold, input clutch hub and various chassis components. “From concept to fi nished assembly, we
worked closely with both carmakers and their Tier One suppliers to develop these castings with the objective in mind of en- hancing the effi ciency and performance of their vehicles. Plus, these high-quality, high- strength cast components were made in our foundries that are based right here in North America,” said Doug Grimm, chairman, president and CEO, Grede Holdings LLC.
NACTOY Award winners are selected
by a panel of 49 automotive journalists from the United States and Canada. T ey are selected based on value, design advance- ment, engineering excellence, performance, effi ciency, safety and driver satisfaction.
Grimm has set a $3 billion sales goal
for Grede over the next fi ve years, with further growth and acquisitions in North America, as well as international expan- sion in Europe and China, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Grede produces a drive gear housing and cover for the NACTOY award-winning Cadillac ATS. GE Aviation Forms Joint Venture With SeaCast
operation currently has approximately 70 employees and is expected to grow over the next four years. “We are excited by the manufactur-
ing expertise at the Butte operation, including critical skills in welding and fabrication,” said Colleen Athans, vice president and general manager of the Supply Chain Division, GE Aviation. “We are very fortunate to have a strong order book, and this joint venture will provide much needed additional capac- ity to meet our commitments.” Bert Robins, SeaCast vice president
SeaCast is a leading producer of precision investment castings. GE Aviation, Cincinnati, and
SeaCast Inc., Marysville, Wash., have established a 50/50 joint ven- ture, Montana Precision Products, to produce jet engine components at SeaCast’s facility in Butte, Mont. SeaCast produces castings and spe-
cialty components. T e joint venture in Butte will produce tubes, ducts and small structural castings for GE jet engines. T e joint venture will enhance
GE Aviation’s global supply chain as its engine production rates report- edly continue to rise. SeaCast’s Butte operation has supplied GE Aviation for several years, producing tubes and ducts for such engines as the GE90 and GEnx high-thrust models for large commercial jetliners. Both GE Aviation and SeaCast
will invest in the Butte facility to handle higher volume. T e Butte
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and co-owner said, “We are thrilled to have our Butte facility team up with GE Aviation. Our combined core competencies create a truly unique partnership that ensures the shop’s growth and provides Montana with strong, sustainable job opportunities.” T e relationship between GE and
SeaCast dates back many years. In 2010, the opportunity for a formal partnership was advanced at Senator Max Baucus’ Montana Economic Development Summit in Butte where GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt was invited to serve as a keynote speaker.
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