GKN Sinter Metals, Auburn Hills, Mich., plans a $10 million expansion of its Gallipolis production facility in southeastern Ohio’s Gallia County. The expansion will include the installation of a new 750-metric-ton, powder-compaction press along with other capital equipment to launch production of differential-gear components developed at the plant. The project is expected to add 50 full-time jobs and generate up to $20 million in additional sales for the company over the next two to three years.
The 175,000-square-foot facility currently has more than 160 employees and produces gears, clutch pressure plates, and torque-converter components for a variety of customers, including Chrysler, General Motors, EXEDY, LuK USA and Allison Transmission. Production of the new components is expected to begin during the second half of 2013.
