Gibbs Die Casting Corporation
Company Profile
Business Overview
-The Company is a manufacturer of die-cast, machined, and assembled products for the automotive industry, specializing in vertical and horizontal die-cast processes.
-The Company produces driveline, powertrain, and transmission parts for both traditional ICE vehicle applications as well as electric, hybrid and autonomous vehicle applications.
Shareholders
-The Company is a subsidiary of Koch Enterprises, Inc.
Products
Chassis
-Bracket
-Steering wheel armatures
Driveline
-Rear drive units
-Front drive units
-Housings
-Torque tubes
Powertrain
-Compressors
-Engine covers
-Crank cases
-Balance shaft covers
-Upper balance shafts
-Lower balance shafts
-Bearing caps
-Lower crank cases
-Brackets
-Tensioner arms
-Water inlets/outlets
-Valve covers
Transmission
-Stator supports
-End covers
-Stator comp assemblies
-Piston clutches
-Piston dam assemblies
-Pistons
-Pump bodies
-Covers
-Center supports
-Bell housings
-Retainers
History
1965 | Established by Bob and Nick Gibbs. |
1969 | The Company has been owned by Koch Enterprises, Inc. |
Dec. 1999 | Announced the acquisition of Mando Machinery Corp., Munmak Die Casting operations, and renamed the plant Gibbs-Korea. |
Feb. 2000 | Purchased the assets of Nansen Mecanica S.A., a subsidiary of Nansen S.A. - Instrumentos de Precisao of Contagem, Brasil, to form Gibbs-Brasil Die Casting, Ltda. |
Apr. 2003 | Opened the new facility of Gibbs-Hungary Die Casting in Retsag, Hungary. |
Dec. 2005 | Started the construction of a new facility of Gibbs-Dalian Die Casting Ltd. in Dalian, China |
Feb. 2008 | Completed closure of the Harlingen, Texas plant. |
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