INDUSTRY NEWS/行業新聞
Germany-based KSM Castings to Open New Facility in U.S. 德国KSM铸造公司在美国建新厂
By opening up new business opportunities in the U.S.,
KSM Castings, Hildesheim, Germany, is expanding as a pro- vider of complex light-metal components for powertrain and chassis components in the automotive industry. Te facility in Shelby, N.C., is scheduled to begin hiring and staffing in late 2013. It is expected to be operational in early 2014. “Tis decision to invest in a new plant in the U.S. is a fur- ther step in the global expansion of our production platform,” said Dr. Frank Boshoff, CEO, KSM Castings. “Te new production site in North Carolina will enable us to supply our current and future customers in the growing U.S. market on a local basis.” He cited increasing demand for efficient automo- tive products as the reason behind a growing need for light- alloy castings with a high level of technological quality. Te move into the North American market is part of a global
growth strategy. KSM Castings is owned by the Chinese wheel manufacturers CITIC Dicastal. KSM operates six plants in Europe and China with 2,900 employees. Its customers include automobile manufacturers and tier-one suppliers such as the Volkswagen Group, Daimler, ZF, Benteler and Bosch.
德国Hildesheim市的KSM铸造公司，为汽车行业的 动力总成和底盘件提供复杂的轻金属部件供应商，通过 在美国开设新厂扩展新的商业机会。
在北卡罗莱纳州Shelby市的工厂预计在2013年底开 始招聘和人员。预计将在2014年初投入运营。 “这个在美国投资一个新工厂的决定表明我们的生产 平台全球扩张又迈出了一步，” CEO Frank Boshoff博 士说，“在北卡罗莱纳州的新的生产基地将让我们能够 为当前和未来增长的美国市场的客户提供本地服务。” 他认为高技术水平和质量的轻合金铸件的需求不断增长 背后的原因是高效的汽车产品日益增长的需求。 KSM铸造公司隶属于中国轮毂制造商中信戴卡公司， 进入北美市场是其全球经济增长战略的一部分。 KSM铸 造公司在欧洲和中国经营六家工厂，拥有2,900名员工。 它的客户包括汽车制造商和一级供应商如戴姆勒，大众 汽车集团，采埃孚，本特勒和博世。
Cast-Fab Technologies, Inc. to Supply Large Castings for Prime Defense Contractor
Cast-Fab Technologies公司为主要国防承包商供应大型铸件 美国俄亥俄州辛辛那提的Cast-Fab Technologies公司
Cast-Fab Technologies Inc. (Cast-Fab), Cincinnati, Ohio,
U.S., has entered into a multi-year agreement with a prime defense contractor to supply large castings for the military. Cast-Fab expects to produce more than 12,000 tons of iron over the length of the project. Details of the project must remain confidential. Cast-Fab provides gray and ductile iron castings, and metal
fabrications. Te company anticipates it will be adding more than 20 new jobs at its manufacturing facility located in the Oakley neighborhood of Cincinnati over the life of the contract. “Quite simply, Cast-Fab’s stated purpose is to ‘reaffirm
America’s manufacturing excellence in everything we do. I can think of no better way to help us fulfill our purpose than in support of our nation’s military,” said J. Ross Bushman, Cast- Fab’s president and CEO. “Te timing of this project could not have been better given this is the company’s 25th anniversary under my family’s ownership. It also gives us a solid long-term customer relationship that can help fuel even more growth.” Cast-Fab Technologies is an ISO 9001:2008 certified
company responsible for the manufacture and distribution of a broad family of metals-related products including iron cast- ings up to 80,000 pounds as well as heavy plate and sheet- metal fabrications. Cast-Fab also owns the Security Systems Equipment (SSE) and Collier brands in the bank equipment market and the Coldwell-Wilcox Technologies brand in the water and waste-water treatment markets.
（Cast-Fab）已开始了一项为期多年的协议，为一个主 要的国防承包商提供军事用大型铸件。Cast-Fab预计将 在该项目期限内生产超过12,000吨铁。该项目的详细情 况必须保密。 Cast-Fab提供灰铸铁和球墨铸铁铸件，金属预制件。 该公司预计其位于辛辛那提附近的奥克利的制造厂将在 该项目期间增加超过20个新的就业岗位。 “很简单，Cast-Fab的目的是为了通过我们所做的一 切重申美国制造业的卓越。” Cast-Fab总裁兼首席执行 官J. Ross Bushman说，“除了支持我们国家的军事，我 想不到还有什么更好的方式来帮助我们实现我们的目的” 。“这个项目到来的时机再好不过了，现在正好是公司 在我家族掌管下的第25个周年纪念。它也给我们带来了 长期稳固的客户关系，可以刺激我们增长的更快。“ Cast-Fab Technologies是一家通过ISO 9001:2008 认证的公司，负责制造及分销广泛的金属相关产品，包 括80,000磅重的铸铁件，以及厚钢板和钣金加工。Cast- Fab在银行设备市场还拥有安全系统设备（SSE）和 Collier品牌，在水和废水处理市场拥有Coldwell-Wilcox Technologies品牌。
May 2013
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