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H3 Lean Winner
September 22, 2022
With more than 800 teammates to choose from, Gibbs could not have picked a more humble teammate for this H3 Lean award. Dan Carr has been an essential member of the human resources department since beginning his career with Gibbs in late 2003. Dan truly serves the team members here. Beginning as an HR Generalist, […]
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Gibbs’ 2022 Koch Foundation Scholarship Winners
May 12, 2022
Gibbs Die Casting Corporation’s parent company, Koch Enterprise Inc., supports numerous people and community organizations through financial grants in the areas of education, arts, health care, and human services for people in need through no fault of their own. The Koch Foundation is a vehicle that helps accomplish this. The Foundation also funds the Robert […]
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Golden Anniversary Celebration
April 21, 2022
Congratulations to Brad Owens on 50 years of service to Gibbs! To mark the special milestone, Gibbs celebrated with presentations honoring Brad and a company-wide cookout catered by Up in Smoke. Special guests included Brad’s wife, Judy, and his daughter, Melissa, both of whom worked at Gibbs in the past. In discussing any possible retirement […]
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Women in Manufacturing
April 18, 2022
Gibbs recently hosted a gathering of female managers in recognition of Women’s History month. Greg Risch, President & CEO, spoke to the group and presented a message on the value of a diverse workforce. Manufacturing challenges demand a multifaceted approach to problem solving, production and leadership. Diverse workforces provide new ideas and different perspectives. In […]
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NTMA 6S Excellence Award
April 18, 2022
Congratulations to the entire Gibbs Powertrain team on receiving the NTMA (National Tooling and Machining Association) 6S Excellence Award for the second year in a row! The term 6S is central to the Lean Manufacturing process and stands for Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain, and Safety. While these concepts are strong foundations of […]
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Gibbs Launches New Toyota Programs
December 15, 2021
Gibbs has been awarded parts for two (2) Toyota programs by Tier-One supplier, AW North Carolina (AWNC). The parts are pistons for Toyota’s new LA14 transmission and the re-designed G985 transmission. AWNC is a new customer for Gibbs and furthers our strategy of customer diversification. During the pre-award and launch processes, AWNC visited Gibbs many times […]
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Gibbs Manufacturing Day 2021
November 1, 2021
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Gibbs New Production Parts Starting in 2022
August 19, 2021
In 2020, Gibbs booked sixteen (16) new parts set to start production in 2022! These new parts will be incorporated into: Toyota Tundra and Rav 4 VW Atlas and Tiguan Review Stellantis Wagoneer GM heavy duty trucks and 4 cylinder cars In the U.S., SUVs and trucks continue to gain market share, and these new […]
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Gibbs Team Member Celebrates 50th Anniversary
August 19, 2021
On August 11, 2021, Larry Buchanan achieved 50 years of service at Gibbs! Marking both his service anniversary and retirement date, Gibbs celebrated with presentations honoring Larry, a cookout, and snow cones across all three shifts. Special guests from KEI included Kevin Koch, Jim Muehlbauer, Steve Church, and Glenn Muehlbauer. Jim and Kevin both expressed […]
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Women Build
June 30, 2021
The Women Build program through Habitat for Humanity organizes a female only volunteer teams to raise the funds and build a Habitat house. The Evansville branch sponsors a Women Build program every other year, enlisting 20+ women as Foundation Leaders with each recruiting up to 10 women for their team. One of the Foundation Leaders […]