INDUSTRY news
Columbus Castings to Produce Rail Undercarriages for Amtrak
Ohio-based Columbus Cast- ings has struck a deal with Nip- pon Sharyo USA Inc., Arlington Heights, Ill., for steel Amtrak railcar undercarriages. Columbus Business First reports the job could be worth up to $70 million to the manufacturer and will add more than 50 metalcasting jobs. Colum- bus Castings employs 650 people. Columbus Castings is a long- standing rail, mining, construction, agriculture and power-generation casting provider. ■
Whitman Castings Acquires HJ Sheets
Whitman Castings Inc., Whit-
In 2013, Nippon Sharyo U.S.A. Inc. broke ground on a more than $50 million expansion of its U.S. production facility in Rochelle, Ill. It is the result of a contract for bilevel passenger railcars from California and Illinois transportation departments. ■
man, Mass., has completed its acqui- sition of the assets and equipment of HJ Sheets LLC, Dover, N.J. and Kingsland, Ga. HJ Sheets LLC has served various industries, including railroad, pipeline, valve and munici- pal, for more than 50 years. Its cast- ings will be produced at the facility in Whitman, Mass. The machining and fabricating operations also will be transferred to that location. ■
O’Fallon Recognized for Hiring Veterans
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon established the “Show-Me Heroes” program in January 2010 to con- nect military veterans with job opportunities as they return home from service. He awarded O’Fallon Casting, O’Fallon, Mo., which has hired veterans through the program, with a “Flag of Freedom” award for its support. “We acknowledge the sacrifices
made by members of our Armed Forces to preserve our national se- curity and recognize that returning veterans possess the training, educa- tion, motivation and character vital to Missouri’s economic success,” said Joe Kaufman, human resource manager, O’Fallon Casting. ■
10 | METAL CASTING DESIGN & PURCHASING | Mar/Apr 2014
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