INDUSTRY NEWS
Shiloh Industries Acquires Contech Castings Shiloh Industries Inc., Valley
City, Ohio, has acquired Contech Castings, a provider of high pres- sure aluminum diecast parts for the automotive industry. Contech has four locations in Indiana, Michigan and Tennessee. The purchase adds signifi-
cant capacity to Shiloh’s existing capabilities with the addition of squeeze casting, vacuum casting and high pressure conventional diecasting.
“One of the necessary advance-
ments for removing weight from vehicles is going to come through increased optimization of alumi- num components, which is driving demand for high pressure, high vacuum casting and structural squeeze cast components,” said Ramzi Hermiz, president and CEO, Shiloh Industries. “It made sense for us to strengthen our technology and add capacity with the addition of Contech. This acquisition creates a unique, deep and talented team of experts that offer new solutions for light- weighting challenges.” As automakers face pressures to meet the federally mandated fleet average of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, low weight aluminum is quickly becoming part of the lightweighting solution. For every
10% reduction in vehicle weight, there is reportedly a 5%-7% reduc- tion in fuel consumption. Shiloh provides design, engi-
neering and manufacturing of first operation blanks, engineered welded blanks, complex stampings, modular
assemblies and highly engineered aluminum diecasting and machined components. The company has approximately 1,770 employees in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michi- gan, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Mexico.
Shown is Shiloh’s Powertrain AcroStik transmission cover.
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