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Stadco forges Russian gateway
Stadco Ltd, a leading
this plant will be attractive automotive market.”
supplier of body-in-
to other OEMs and that Other major OEMs,
white (BIW) services and
additional business will be including Toyota, GM
facilities to the automotive
won before 2009. Stadco and Nissan, are in the
industry, has been awarded
anticipates that, at start process of establishing
a supply agreement
up, the plant will generate vehicle production in the St
with Ford that will see
significant annual sales. Petersburg area. By 2008,
Stadco establish the first
With the Russian market Stadco anticipates that
dedicated BIW stampings
growing strongly, a number annual vehicle production
and assembly facility in
of OEMs are establishing by international OEMs in
Russia to supply major
manufacturing facilities in Russia will increase to over
international OEMs.
the country, mainly in the 300,000 units.
Planning work for the
St Petersburg region, and Stadco is one of Europe’s
construction of the new
major international Tier leading suppliers of BIW
facility near St Petersburg
One suppliers are now panels and assemblies
is already underway and
following these customers. to vehicle manufacturers
the supply of production
Commenting on the including Ford, BMW,
stampings and assemblies
significance of the Jaguar, Land Rover, Aston
to Ford, for its Focus model,
supply agreement with Martin, GM and Toyota. In
is expected to start in early
Ford, Andrew Morriss, addition to the new Russian
2009. The facility, featuring
managing director of
Above: Andrew Morriss
operations, Stadco has six
the latest automated
Stadco, said: “This award established manufacturing
processes, will initially
from a major international It forms a key part of our sites, five in the UK and one
employ up to two hundred
OEM represents a crucial business growth strategy in Germany. It also operates
people. Stadco expects that
milestone for us in Russia. in this fast expanding in South America and India.
PRIMA chooses
Success for Metalform
new president
More than 4,000 metalforming the fi rst time. The show concluded workforce development efforts.
PRIMA North America, Inc. (the
professionals descended on Rose- with much positive feedback Additionally, nearly 100 students
North American subsidiary of
mont, Illinois (USA) to view the given to the show’s sponsor, the walked the show fl oor on Student
PRIMA INDUSTRIE S.p.A., Torino,
latest equipment and applications Precision Metalforming Associa- Day, which invites students and
Italy) – a leading manufacturer
in the industry at Metalform, tion (PMA). “We’ve enjoyed a teachers to learn more about
of industrial laser systems – has
North America’s focused stamping tremendous show this year,” career opportunities available in
appointed Terry L. VanderWert to
and fabricating exhibition and exclaimed Lance Curtis from Link the metalforming industry.
the position of president.
conference. Systems, Nashville, TN. “It’s Other events included PMA’s
Mr. VanderWert will be
Held at the Donald E. Stephens been one of the best shows we’ve annual Awards of Excellence in
responsible for all PRIMA North
Convention Center from 25-28 had in several years, with very Metalforming ceremony, and
America businesses which include
March 2007, the trade show good quality leads.” the fi rst-ever Next Generation
the sales and service activity in
fl oor covered 92,000 net sq. ft. Events held in conjunction with Leaders Day, which showcased
North America for Prima’s range
Attendees were treated to live Metalform also met with success. the importance of the industry’s
of 2-D and 3-D sheet metal CO
2
demonstrations of equipment, The Educational Conference wel- future leaders.
laser cutting systems, multi-
manufacturing software and comed more than 200 attendees Next year, Regional Metalform
axis precision laser processing
actual parts production. for twenty-one presentations, heads to Birmingham, Alabama,
systems (LASERDYNE SYSTEMS)
Showcasing more than 350 and the Educational Founda- from 1-3 April 2008 at the Bir-
and the production of industrial
exhibitors, the event featured 148 tion’s Silent Auction raised more mingham-Jefferson Convention
lasers used by companies of the
companies with new products on than US$ 16,000. Proceeds Complex.
PRIMA Group (CONVERGENT
display, many of which were be- from the auction will be used to • Visit
www.metalform.com for
LASERS).
ing introduced to the industry for fund grants to support industry more information
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