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Aluminum Auto Parts for Cars
Aluminum Auto Parts for Cars. For a car to properly work, it has to make use of a number of parts. Owners of these machines would of course want to be able to trust and rely on each part of their car so that when they use it, they know that nothing can go wrong. Of course, it cannot be avoided that one day something is going to give. The best thing that any car owner can do is lessen the risk of something breaking in the middle of the road. With that, car manufacturers are starting to realize the efficiency of making use of Aluminum Car Parts.
Aluminum has been known to be one of the toughest and most durable materials in the whole world. At the same time, it is relatively cheap and easy to acquire aluminum as it can be mined almost everywhere. Aluminum Auto Parts are also lighter compared to using steel parts, which makes the car lighter overall as well. This significantly proves the performance of the car and its reliability. Because of these characteristics, aluminum has been said to be more valuable than gold.
To craft Aluminum Auto Parts fast and consistent in quality, manufacturers can make use of die casting. This is the process wherein the material, in this case aluminum, will be turned into liquid and then poured into molds. The molds cavity will shape the liquid into the desired shape of the manufacturer. Then this will be allowed to solidify. The resulting Aluminum Auto Parts are almost identical because of using the same die casting tooling over and over again.
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ALUMINUM AUTO PARTS
ALUMINUM AUTO PARTS. The human history can be very conveniently divided into epochs or ages such as the ancient stone, the Iron Age, or the copper age. These ages have been called so because of the kind of metal or element which was dominating all the major architecture and other structures of that particular period of time. Going further on those lines we can say that the present is sort of like the aluminum age. Aluminum has become the new replacement to almost all the other metals, be it utensils or airplanes. One major use which aluminum has found for itself is the manufacture of various automobile parts. Here is guide to what makes aluminum such a sorted after raw material for cars and other automobiles.
WHY ALUMINUM?
If we do a careful survey of the market of the automobile parts we will find that more and more companies have switched over to aluminum as the primary material to make the auto parts.
Aluminum is a wiser choice because as compared to other alloys and metals, the automobile outer body made out of aluminum is almost one-third in weight. Now lighter cars are what the companies are aiming at and that’s what they are getting by using aluminum. Apart from external use the metal is also being used in conduction of electric currents inside the autos. Aluminum is better conductor of heat and electricity than copper and hence the risks of the wires getting overheated are also reduced considerably.
The best part about using aluminum for making auto parts is that is highly resistant to corrosion. Automobile engines and other inner as well as outer parts are particularly vulnerable to this degradation and aluminum provides the perfect protection.
So whenever you are buying your ride make sure it’s got aluminum parts inside and outside to guarantee maximum output.
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Aluminum Auto Parts – What Every Car Needs
Aluminum Auto Parts – What Every Car Needs. Hundreds and thousand of aluminum auto parts are being produced by different die casters everyday. Aside from the design’s lightweight element, most aluminum auto parts are also being carefully constructed as net shape to avoid wastes and hiring additional services to run machineries. A lot of top automobile companies and sellers rely on die caster to provide them with quality auto parts made from aluminum alloy. Mounting holes are also inclusive in the production stage of these aluminum auto components, thereby making them cheaper in retail and wholesale prices compared to auto parts made of steel. This is also why a lot of leading manufacturers of cars and other automobiles have taken it to themselves to have their own manufacturing plants to cater to their entire aluminum auto parts needs.
The industry of auto manufacturing greatly relies on the availability of car parts made from aluminum. Since its invention in the early years, a lot of manufacturers have found it easier to produce high quality automobiles without having to spend a lot in customizing engine parts and other essential parts of auto gears. In the past few years, a large percentage of the automobiles constructed by leading manufacturers have delicate parts made from the simplified processes of aluminum die casting. Aluminum contains a type of metallic alloy that has elements that contribute to the products’ overall function and strength. Aside from this assured durability, aluminum also resists corrosion, thereby making it easier for a car or any automobile to last for a long period of time.
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Auto supplier Contech LLC files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Auto supplier Contech LLC files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
by Alex Nixon | Kalamazoo Gazette
PORTAGE, MI — Local auto supplier Contech LLC has filed for federal bankruptcy protection citing weakness in the automotive industry for its financial problems, the Portage-based company announced Friday.
Contech, which employs about 65 workers at its Portage headquarters and operates nine plants in four states, said it will reorganize its operations under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
“The move, which was made with the support of Contech’s key customers, will make it possible to relieve Contech’s strong underlying operations from significant debt obligations, sell certain non-core operations and address the unprecedented low volumes in the North American automotive industry by rationalizing its operational cost structure,” the company said in a written statement.
Contech is a metal-part casting company that supplies the parts automotive and heavy truck industries. It leases in the Trade Centre office complex in Portage. The company was acquired in 2007 by New York-based private equity firm Marathon Asset Management from Charlotte, N.C.-based SPX Corp. for $146 million.
In its statement, Contech said it’s “conducting normal business operations, and remains focused on serving its customers.”
It expects to use interim financing and cash flow from operations to continue making parts and paying employees, the company said. The company employs a total of 1,000 workers.
“This action is an integral part of our ongoing efforts to restructure Contech and meet the challenges of the automotive industry going forward,” Morris Rowlett, chairman and chief executive officer, said in the statement.
“Over the past year, we have faced the same challenges many of our competitors and colleagues in the automotive industry have faced resulting from significantly reduced production levels at our largest customers,” Rowlett said.
The company said its United Kingdom operations aren’t affected by the bankruptcy filing.
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Aluminum Auto Parts maker J.L. French files for bankruptcy
By JEWEL GOPWANI • FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER • July 13, 2009
In another example of how the auto industry’s sales drop-off has financially crippled auto suppliers, J.L. French Automotive Castings Inc., a maker of aluminum parts, filed for bankruptcy protection early today. It is the company’s second bankruptcy filing in three years.
Overburdened by debt, Wisconsin-based J.L. French, which counts on General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co., the Chrysler Group and Magna International Inc. for most of its sales, said it already has negotiated a plan to cut its secured debt by 75% that includes another trip through Chapter 11.
High levels of debt could push at least two other major suppliers into Chapter 11 in the next few weeks.
Bankruptcy fears sent shares of Detroit-based American Axle & Manufacturing Inc. down 27 cents or 15% on Monday to close at $1.52.
Last week the company said it won a waiver on the terms of its loan agreement through the end of the month.
Shelly Lombard, an analyst at Gimme Credit, which rates corporate bonds, said in a note to investors that it will be difficult for American Axle to avoid bankruptcy.
American Axle spokesman Chris Son said today that the supplier continues to work with law firm Shearman & Sterling, but declined to say if the company is preparing a bankruptcy filing.
Meanwhile, Novi-based Cooper Standard faces a deadline of Wednesday to cut its debt after it put off making an interest payment last month.
The supplier’s discussions with lenders continue, said Cooper-Standard spokeswoman Sharon Wenzle.
J.L. French, which makes such aluminum parts as engine blocks, oil pans and transmission cases, said plummeting revenue made it impossible for the company to keep up with its debt payments.
In a court filing, J.L. French CEO Thomas Musgrave said in recent years that the company “invested significant amounts of capital to expand” its “die-casting and machining capacity in support of specific customer production contracts that in many cases failed to generate the expected level of sales volume.”
With the company in financial stress from being over-leveraged, it has had a tough time convincing customers to award it new business.
Contact JEWEL GOPWANI : 313-223-4550 or jgopwani@freepress.com
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