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Intermet Automotive Castings Corp., is liquidating
Intermet Corp., formerly based in Troy Michigan, but now based in Fort Worth, Texas, is liquidating.
The company was once one of the world’s largest independent makers of automotive castings, but has now ceased operations at two Virginia metal-casting plants, its last remaining foundry operations, a company official said.
Operations ended late last month at the Lynchburg Foundry Co. in Lynchburg, Va., and New River Foundry in Radford, Va., said the official, who asked that his name not be used.
In August, the company filed for conversion of its Chapter 11 reorganization into a Chapter 7 liquidation with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the district of Delaware. Intermet was headquartered in Troy since the mid-1990’s after relocating from Atlanta to be closer to its automotive customers. The company then moved its corporate headquarters to Fort Worth in 2006.
Intermet had gone through Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2004-05. This time the supplier was burning through cash at a rate of $250,000 per day, so it tried to reject contracts, according to Bankruptcy Court documents.
That led to an administrative freeze on the payment of millions of dollars of prepetition receivables from customers such as the Detroit 3, according to the documents.
Said one document: “The cavalier manner in which these debtors have handled ongoing negotiations will likely result in the severance of many — if not all — of these customer relationships, which account for well in excess of 50 percent of [Intermet’s] gross annual revenue.”
Intermet’s Lynchburg factory has operated for more than 100 years. It was manufacturing brake calipers and crankshafts used by the Detroit 3 and Toyota Motor Corp.
Intermet was heavily dependent on the U.S. auto market, particularly SUVs.
The company, with estimated sales of $823 million in 2006, ranked No. 59 on that year’s Automotive News list of the 150 largest suppliers of parts to North American automakers. Intermet was not ranked in the most recent listing, based on 2008 sales.
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Kinetic Die Casting Company makes Die Casting Aluminum Boxes
Kinetic Die Casting Company makes Die Casting Aluminum Boxes. If you are looking for boxes which can provide security to the electronic components of your equipment, Kinetic Die Casting makes Die Casting Aluminum Boxes. Kinetic Die Casting Company is an American Jobshop Aluminum Die Casting Company that manufactures the aluminum parts used in the products of Original Equipment Manufacturers or OEM’s. The company is now 15 years old and is currently located in North Hollywood, California.
Kinetic Die Casting Company makes die cast aluminum boxes through the manufacturing process which requires the use of a die casting machine which will inject molten aluminum into a die cast or steel die cast mold. This process will produce the aluminum die cast parts which are used by the company in manufacturing their high quality products. Since the boxes are produced through die casting, the boxes are more durable and stable. These boxes are also competitively priced and can be used for communication devices, motors, electrical junction boxes and elbows, trucks, automobiles, and computer parts. They also produce boxes which are painted, polished, ball burnished, or assembled depending upon the need of the customers. In case the aluminum boxes or parts received by the customers are not right, Kinetic Die Casting Company will replace the product or parts at no additional charge.
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Saddened by manufactures going out of business
I am saddened by manufactures going out of business over the last few years. My company supports manufactures by producing aluminum die castings and zinc die castings for their products. In the last few years, some of my customers could no longer stay in business. Subsequently, my company, Kinetic Die Casting Company suffers.
In an effort to stay ahead of this crisis, I purchased assets of three die casting companies that were going out of business. Those companies were:
* C&D Die Casting Company
* Spencer Diecasting Company, and
* Coast Die Casting Company.
These three small die casting companies have provided my company with more sales and have diversified our customer base to assist during our normal seasonal shipment lulls. Kinetic Die Casting Company is position to grow rapidly when the U.S. economy returns in full vigor.
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Kinetic Die Casting manufactures aluminum die castings creating aluminum die casting boxes, aluminum handle hardware, and aerospace die casting. If you would like to get a quote, please visit our website: Kinetic Die Casting Company
C and D Die Casting Company
Twice in the last three days, I was called to visit a company that did business with C and D Diecasting Company. C&D went out of business in 2004 because of Workers Compensation issues. CD die casting company was located in Chatsworth California. Jay Clifford was the owner of C&D Die Casting, he also owned Clifford Tooling and Machining.
Jay Clifford of C D Die Casting Company sold me the tooling, mold bases and holders for die casting molds. Because I now own the holders I can produce parts for anyone that was doing business with C and D Die Casting Company.
The first company I visited, took their tool away in 2004 as C and D Die Casting was closing down and sent the tool to a die casting company in Burbank called Royal Die Casting. In 2009, Royal Die Casting Company closed also. They need parts and found my company, Kinetic Die Casting Company, through another company I purchased called Coast Die Casting Company.
The second company I visited, has not purchased parts since 2004 when C D diecasting company closed down.
I am happy they found my company and I know they are happy we can help them.
Kinetic Die Casting Company can manufacture aluminum car parts, aluminum hardware, and Aluminum Lighting Partsaluminum lighting parts
