by the economic unrest of the last decade. Original plans for a new $21-million nobake molding line were approved in late 2008, just as the U.S. and global econ- omy began its precipitous fall. Specializing in ductile iron castings for the heavy truck and farm equipment markets, Blackhawk was forced to table its plans while orders dried up. “Within a month, it was put on hold,” said Black- hawk CEO Patricio Gil, of the expansion project. “By March 2009, we lost 80% of our volume. We didn’t lose customers, just volume. There was really nothing we could do.” Blackhawk produced just 6,600 metric tons of cast- ings in 2009, half the total from the previous year. But the metalcaster bounced back in a big way the next two years, producing 10,800 metric tons in 2010 and 15,468 metric tons in 2011, a record total. The facil- ity’s outlook improved so quickly in those two years that Blackhawk broke ground on its new 50,000-sq.-ft. nobake molding line in February 2012, less than three years after weathering the worst economic crisis in its 13-year history.
Identifying Potential
Blackhawk produces a variety of castings from 4 to 200 lbs. (approx. 2 to 90 kg), including differential
荡而暂时推迟。最初，投资2100万美元新上自硬砂造 型线的计划在2008年底被批准，就在那时美国和全球 经济开始急剧下降。专业为重型卡车和农机市场供应 球墨铸铁件的Blackhawk公司因订单枯竭而被迫搁置 计划。
“一个月之内，计划被搁置，”Blackhawk公司
CEO Patricio Gil说，“到2009年3月，我们减少了80 ％的产量。我们没有失去客户，只是减少产量。我们 当时真的没有办法。”
2009年Blackhawk公司生产了6,600吨铸件，只 有上一年产量的一半。但在随后的两年，该铸造厂经 历了巨大的反弹，2010年产量10,800吨，2011年达 到创纪录的15,468吨。这两年企业的前景如此迅速 的改善，在项目搁置不到3年，经历了公司13年历史 上严重的经济危机后，Blackhawk公司于2012年2月 破土动工其新的占地50,000平方英尺的自硬砂造型 线项目。
挖掘潜能 Blackhawk公司生产4-200磅（约2-90Kg）之间的
The pilot nobake plant was built alongside Blackhawk’s green sand line and is still in operation.
安装在Blackhawk公司湿型砂线旁边的自硬砂试验线 仍然在运行。
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