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GKN plc, a United Kingdom-based low-speed driveshaft manufacturer, has acquired Rockford Powertrain, Loves Park, Ill., for about $50 million.


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 plc, a United Kingdom-based low-speed driveshaft drive shaft also drive·shaft
n.
A rotating shaft that transmits mechanical power from a motor or an engine to a point or region of application.

Noun 1.
 manufacturer, has acquired Rockford Rockford, industrial city (1990 pop. 139,426), seat of Winnebago co., N Ill., on the Rock River near the Wis. line; inc. 1839 with the merger of two settlements on opposite sides of the river.  Powertrain, Loves Park, Ill., for about $50 million. Rockford produces high-speed driveshafts for the construction and mining equipment industries and has annual revenues of about $60 million.
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Title Annotation:SUPPLIERS
Publication:Implement & Tractor
Date:Sep 1, 2006
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