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Grede Indiana Facility Honored for Quality and Performance
Grede, Southfi eld, Michigan, an- nounced its facility in New Castle, Indiana, has been given Ford Motor Company’s Q1 Award, which recog- nizes outstanding quality and perfor- mance. According to a news release, the Ford Q1 Award means the facility has achieved excellence in “product quality, systems capabilities, materials manage- ment, logistics and delivery.” “We are extremely proud to have
earned this recognition from Ford,” said Todd Heavin, chief operating offi cer, Grede. “It validates our commitment to being a key partner with Ford and is a testament to the New Castle plant’s em- ployee culture of continuous improvement in safety, quality, delivery, cost reduction, and overall plant operational excellence.” T e Q1 plaque and fl ag were pre-
sented by Ford executives at a ceremony at the New Castle facility. Present were Grede executives, plant employees and local government offi cials. Grede’s New Castle facility produces
axle carriers for Ford’s F-150, F-250 and the new Mustang. It specializes in highly cored, ductile iron castings.
Dynacast Opens Plant in Mexico, Announces Energy Initiative
Dynacast International, Charlotte,
North Carolina, has opened a manu- facturing facility in Tijuana, Mexico. The plant will be an extension of the 115,000-sq. ft. facility in Lake Forest, California, and secondary operations will be moved to Tijuana, which will open space at Lake Forest. The Lake Forest facility also announced it has partnered with a major battery company to install five power pack batteries as generators. T e new partnership will lower Dy-
nacast’s annual energy consumption by more than 6% and take them further in green initiatives. T e fi ve 200 kW modular battery
blocks will act like effi cient generators that allow Dynacast to control con- sumption and demand in peak hours. T e battery pack scales to the space,
power, and energy requirements of the facility.
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Grede’s New Castle, Indiana, facility that produces axle carriers for the F-150 was honored by Ford.
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