INDUSTRY news
Tennessee Company Expanding, Expected to Add 20 Positions Tennessee Tool & Engineering
Inc., Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is adding 10,000 sq.-ft. of manufacturing space and is expected to create 20 jobs. T e addition is to the company’s diecast- ing division. According to a news release, Ten-
nessee Tool & Engineering will have almost 90,000 sq. ft. of space. “I was born and raised in this
community and live in Oak Ridge,” said Greg Palmer, vice president and operations manager, Tennessee Tool & Engineering. “We want to do all we can to continue the posi- tive growth in our community.” Tennessee Tool & Engineer-
ing produces aluminum casting components. Per a release, the growth comes
Sioux City Foundry Announces Partnership with SSAB Sioux City Foundry, Sioux City,
Iowa, announced it has entered into a partnership with Swedish company SSAB, Stockholm. Sioux City has become a manufacturer of Hardox Wearparts, which are wear parts and wear services. In a press release, Sioux City said the partnership with SSAB
Omen USA Placing First North American Facility in Indiana
Omen USA, Kibboutz Hatzor,
Israel, is planning to place its first North American production facility in Richmond, Indiana. Up to 100 jobs will be created by 2019. Omen USA is a subsidiary of Omen Casting Group and at first will invest $16 million to renovate a 76,000-sq.-ft. facility. Omen is a global high pressure
diecasting company that employs more than 240 people at its facili- ties in Israel, Portugal and Russia. Aluminum parts for the automotive industry will be manufactured at the Richmond facility. “Omen’s decision to invest in a
project in Richmond, Indiana, was taken to fulfill the commitments to our American clients of localizing Omen’s production, constructing a modernized facility near our custom- ers and offering close support while minimizing supply chain risks,” said Gabi Rezinovsky, vice president of business development, Omen Casting Group. ■
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will help their customers “in a wide variety of industries, including: agriculture, construction, heavy transport, energy, and mining.” “We are very excited. Our partner- ship with SSAB will bring great op- portunities for us and our customers,” said Andy Galinsky, CEO, Sioux City Foundry. “Both Sioux City Foundry
from a $5 million investment in Oak Ridge and Anderson County, Ten- nessee. More expansion is planned for 2018 at another location. “T e expansion will allow for three
more 700-ton cast presses along with secondary machining equipment to meet the growing demand for the company’s products for the automotive and ATV industries,” Palmer said. ■
and SSAB have a long-proven history of providing quality products and services, that the relationship seemed like a great fi t.”
SSAB is a global steel company
that produces high strength steels and quenched and tempered steels, along with strip, plate and tubular products. ■
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