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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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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 […]
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New Scholarship Fund
April 23, 2021
Gibbs Die Casting Corporation (Gibbs) and Audubon Metals’ parent company, Koch Enterprise Inc., support 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. This week […]
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New Die Cast Machine Delivered
April 7, 2021
Gibbs’ newest die cast machine, a Buhler Carat 140L, was delivered and is being installed at the Federal plant. When this 1600T machine is fully assembled, it will weigh 66 tons which is equivalent to the weight 12 adult elephants! Its powerful 1,581 tons of die closing force and 123 tons of aluminum injection force […]
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2021 Koch Foundation Scholarship Recipients
April 6, 2021
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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NTMA 6S Excellence Award
March 26, 2021
Gibbs proudly announces Powertrain is a NTMA 6S Excellence Award winner! Congratulations to each Team Member at Powertrain. It’s all of your hard work and dedication everyday that made it possible to win the 6S Excellence Award. The 6S manufacturing principle focuses on sort, set, shine, standardize, sustain, and safety. Implementing 6S in manufacturing leads […]
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Safety Heroes
March 19, 2021
Safety is #1 at Gibbs! All of our Team Members take personal responsibility for following our safety processes and looking for ways to improve. Thank you Team Members for your diligence and caring — Gibbs sets safety records thanks to your hard work! Gibbs President & CEO, Greg Risch, presented Safety Awards to three of […]
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Gibbs is Actively Hiring
March 5, 2021
Gibbs is actively recruiting new Team Members! Our greatest need is in production for casters. These are entry level positions with the ability to grow and advance. Gibbs Team Members who know of qualified individuals can earn a referral bonus of up to $1,000, so please pass this information on to your family and friends! […]