http://AutomotiveStampings.industrysearch.com Automotive metal stampings, metal stamped parts, automotive stamping manufacturer, automotive casting simulation, metal stampings and embellishments AFS is a TS16949 and ISO9001 certified company with over 25 years of experience in the forging industry. Our major product lines are chassis parts, transmission parts, powertrain, suspension, and brake systems. We offer hot, warm, cold, and combination forgings, as well as upset forging. Besides forgings, AFS offers castings (ductile iron/ gray iron, die casting, squeeze casting, investment casting, etc.), stampings & stamping tooling, fasteners, and forged & cast wheels. http://AutomotiveStampings.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=12319%2etxt Tower Automotive, Inc. plans to reduce production at its Greenville, Mich., plant as part of a company-wide effort to improve operational performance and control costs http://AutomotiveStampings.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=3542%2etxt COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Worthington Industries (NYSE:WOR) today announced that its subsidiary, Worthington Integrated Building Systems (Worthington-IBS), has acquired the assets of Sharon Stairs, a designer and manufacturer of steel egress stair systems for the commercial construction markets. http://AutomotiveStampings.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14508%2etxt Grand Rapids, Michigan, — The Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association (MAMA) has expanded its membership with the addition of X-R-I Testing (Troy, MI), to its network of companies. MAMA is a consortium of experienced Michigan manufacturers dedicated to attracting aerospace business to the state. X-R-I Testing provides nondestructive testing services, including digital and film radiography, magnetic particle, liquid penetrant, and ultrasonic inspection to the aerospace, automotive and other industries. http://AutomotiveStampings.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14428%2etxt Owensboro, Kentucky,-– The Hines Group, Inc., parent company of Premium Allied Tool, Inc. and Owensboro Manufacturing, LLC, is expanding its plant in Philpot, Kentucky to accommodate growth in its metal stamping and assembly business. The Company will also consolidate operations now at the Mid-America Airpark into its main Owensboro (Philpot) campus. The expansion and integration process is expected to be complete by second quarter 2009. http://AutomotiveStampings.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14377%2etxt ERLANGER, Kentucky -- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA) has announced award-winning North American suppliers for 2007. The awards recognize those suppliers who exceeded the company's expectations in the following areas: Launch Performance, Technology, Supplier Diversity, Value Improvement and Quality. http://AutomotiveStampings.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14106%2etxt COLUMBUS, Ohio, Worthington Steelpac, a Worthington Industries (NYSE: WOR) company, announced today that it plans to begin mass-producing the Steelpac Distribution Pallet in March. Its the first light weight, flame-resistant steel pallet designed to meet Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) capacity and compatibility standards. http://AutomotiveStampings.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14035%2etxt Heidtman Steel Products, Inc., one of the nation’s largest privately held steel processors and marketers, will expand its steel processing operations in Butler, creating 18 new jobs. $13.5 million to build and equip a 120,000 square-foot addition to its manufacturing operations, making room for a new multi-stamping, blanking and steel slitting operation http://AutomotiveStampings.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=13656%2etxt DURA’s jack and tool kit business has one U.S. plant located in Butler, Ind., where it employs approximately 140 people. With annual revenues of approximately $25 million, DURA’s jack and tool kit business produces automotive bottle jacks, scissor jacks and related products for automotive jack tool kits. The jack and tool kit business’ capabilities also include metal stamping, and powder coat paint and assembly http://AutomotiveStampings.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=13655%2etxt Expansion Includes Patent-Pending New Fog and Particle Shield Glasses And Seven New Gloves for Industrial Use http://AutomotiveStampings.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=13517%2etxt 11/01/2007 - MARYSVILLE, Ohio -The first Japanese auto plant to build a car in America1 turns 25 today, marking a milestone that brought innovation to the U.S. auto industry and vaulted Honda (www.honda.com) to a leadership position. The 5,300 associates at Honda's Marysville Auto Plant will not miss a beat as they spend the day building more than 1,800 cars and light trucks. Later this month, they will hit another milestone - production of the plant's nine-millionth vehicle. http://AutomotiveStampings.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=13503%2etxt Honda today announced that it will begin hiring for a limited number of positions for the new $550 million auto plant it is constructing near Greensburg. Honda will run a series of employment advertisements beginning this week in newspapers throughout Indiana. http://AutomotiveStampings.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=13309%2etxt Honda today held an official groundbreaking ceremony for its $550 million automobile plant, to be known as Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC (HMIN) and revealed that the new plant's 2,000 associates will produce the popular and fuel efficient Honda Civic sedan when mass production begins in fall 2008. It was also announced that HMIN's first president will be Yuzo Uenohara, who previously held the position of senior vice president at Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC. http://AutomotiveStampings.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=13308%2etxt Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC (HMIN) will begin accepting applications for production positions Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007, through the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (IDWD). Advertisements calling for applications will appear in newspapers beginning Sunday. http://AutomotiveStampings.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=13304%2etxt In the face of rapidly depleted fresh water supplies, the industrial sector is learning that reducing water usage and increasing reuse is an essential ingredient of productivity and profitability today. This is increasingly true in countries such as the US, where water usage for industrial purposes is 46% of all water consumption, says Dr. Peter Glieck, President of the Pacific Institute for studies in environment. http://AutomotiveStampings.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=13287%2etxt