die casting
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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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High School Open House
April 28, 2021
COVID brought many challenges for everyone — including our school systems. Unfortunately, the impact on many high school seniors means they are graduating without a job or career in mind. To help, Gibbs is holding Open House Week on May 3rd to 7th from 3pm -5pm. If you are a graduating high school senior, stop […]
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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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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 Attendance Contest
March 5, 2021
At the end of 2020, Gibbs challenged their team members to a perfect attendance contest! All hourly Gibbs team members who had weekly perfect attendance between November 8th and December 12th had their names put into a drawing for a 65” TV or one of five $100 gift cards! A team member with perfect attendance […]
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New Look at Gibbs
March 5, 2021
Gibbs has a new look! To improve Gibbs branding and professionalism, new signage has been installed throughout our campus including new paint aligned with our corporate brand. Each plant has a large, new sign that is clearly visible from the road for approaching visitors. Also, a directional sign is posted at each plant with important […]