Gibbs Die Casting Buys South American Diecaster.Gibbs Die Casting die casting Forming metal objects by injecting molten metal under pressure into dies or molds. An early and important use of the technique was in the Linotype machine (1884), but the mass-production automobile assembly line gave die casting its real impetus. Corp., an aluminum caster based in Henderson, Kentucky Henderson is a city located in Henderson County, along the Ohio River in Western Kentucky. It was called "Red Banks" by the native Americans who originally lived and hunted there because of the reddish clay soil on the banks of the river. , has purchased Nansen S.A., a diecasting business in Contagem, Minas Gerais Minas Gerais (mē`nəs zhərīs`) [Port.,=various mines], state (1996 pop. 16,660,691), 226,707 sq mi (587,171 sq km), E Brazil. The capital is Belo Horizonte. Minas Gerais continues to produce more than half of Brazil's mineral wealth. , Brazil, and renamed it Gibbs-Brasil Die Casting, Ltda. Gibbs-Brasil has begun producing compressor parts for some of Delphi Automotive's Brazilian plants, which are headquartered in Sac Paulo. The acquisition increases Gibbs' physical presence to three continents: North America, Asia and South America. |
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