ICE Industries Signs Material Supply Agreement with Raybestos Products Co.; Companies Finalize Three-Year Agreement; ICE Will Produce 4.4 Million Parts Annually.TOLEDO, Ohio
Raybestos Products, one of the largest developers and suppliers of friction material products, produces wet clutch, wet brake, torque converter, differential and synchronizer applications that are utilized in a number of major vehicle markets, including Automotive, Truck and Bus and Off-Highway. The three-year agreement calls for ICE to provide Raybestos Products with 4.4 million stamped components annually. The components will be used in a wide variety of applications, including powershift transmissions, wet brakes and power take-offs A power take-off (PTO) is a splined driveshaft, usually on a tractor or truck that can be used to provide power to an attachment or separate machine. It is designed to be easily connected and disconnected. , predominantly for the Off-Highway market. "Raybestos Products is a well-respected supplier that has a great reputation in vehicular markets," said Paul Bishop You may also be looking for Paul Bishop (actor) Paul Bishop is an author. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California. He worked on the Los Angeles Police Department before becoming a writer. , President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , ICE Industries. "ICE is pleased with the opportunity to provide Raybestos with the first-rate service and quality our customers have come to expect from us, as well as an occasion to expand our capabilities into the Off-Highway market." Under the terms of the agreement, ICE will acquire a press from Raybestos for a portion of the program. "ICE Industries has demonstrated a willingness to make the extra effort to accommodate our needs, and we are confident the company will provide Raybestos with high-quality products and service," said Eric Krepps, Senior Vice President of Operations, Raybestos Products. ICE Industries will conduct the work for Raybestos Products at the ICE Mississippi facility in Grenada. The Grenada plant is a 258,000 square-foot manufacturing facility with capabilities that include metal stamping, roll forming Roll-forming or Rollforming is a continuous bending operation in which a long strip of metal (typically coiled steel) is passed through consecutive sets of rolls, or stands , manual and robotic welding, buffing and assembly. Additional work will be completed at the Deerfield Manufacturing plant in Mason, Ohio Mason is a city in southwestern Warren County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, Mason's population was 22,016. It was the fastest-growing and most populous city in the county. Until February 1997, it was part of Deerfield Township. . About ICE Industries ICE Industries is a metal stamping and assembly company based in Sylvania, Ohio Sylvania is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 18,670 at the 2000 census. Sylvania is a middle-class suburb of Toledo. Geography Sylvania is located at (41.711450, -83. . The company has three facilities: Acklin Stamping in Toledo; Deerfield Manufacturing in Mason, Ohio; and Grenada Stamping & Assembly in Grenada, Miss. The company works with leaders in the automotive, appliance and heat transfer/HVACR industries. For more information, please visit www.iceindustries.com. |
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