Golden Casting Corp. Announces Three Newest Gray Iron Contracts.Golden Casting Corp., Columbus, Indiana Columbus (IPA: [kəˈlʌm.bəs]) is the county seat of Bartholomew County, Indiana. The population was 39,059 at the 2000 census. The current mayor is Fred Armstrong. , has been awarded several new contracts from diesel engine and non-diesel customers. Golden has supplied engine block and cylinder head castings to Detroit Diesel Corp. (DDC See VESA DDC. ) for two-cycle engines. DDC has awarded Golden a large portion of the new Series 60 1850 block casting business. The Series 60 engine is a heavy-duty diesel engine for marine, industrial and off-highway applications. Golden's portion of the Series 60 engine block casting business is expected to be $10 million annually. With the addition of the Series 60 block casting to Golden Casting's other Class 8 truck engine customers, which include Cummins Engine Co. and Mack Trucks Mack Trucks is one of the world's leading truck-manufacturing companies. It is now a subsidiary of AB Volvo, Volvo Group. The company's headquarters are in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. , Inc., Golden will be producing engine block or cylinder head castings for four out of every 10 Class 8 trucks produced in the U.S., according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the firm. Golden also has been awarded new business from the Trane Co., maker of industrial, commercial and home air conditioning air conditioning, mechanical process for controlling the humidity, temperature, cleanliness, and circulation of air in buildings and rooms. Indoor air is conditioned and regulated to maintain the temperature-humidity ratio that is most comfortable and healthful. equipment. Golden will produce the compressor compressor, machine that decreases the volume of air or other gas by the application of pressure. Compressor types range from the simple hand pump and the piston-equipped compressor used to inflate tires to machines that use a rotating, bladed element to achieve body castings for Trane's new line of commercial air conditioners. This new business is expected to grow over the next 3-4 years to $5 million in sales annually. Mentor Automotive also awarded Golden Casting new business. In November, Golden began shipping brake drum castings to Mentor for military and other truck applications. The contract with Mentor also includes the production of various other castings beginning in 2000 after tooling construction is complete. Golden Casting Corp. provides complex cored, highly engineered gray iron castings for the diesel engine industry and other markets. In 1998, Golden Casting produced more than 55,000 tons and shipped more than 390,000 castings. |
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