Gibbs Die Casting

  • Women in Manufacturing

    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 […]

  • NTMA 6S Excellence Award

    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 […]

  • Gibbs Launches New Toyota Programs

    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 […]

  • Gibbs Manufacturing Day 2021

    Gibbs Manufacturing Day 2021

    November 1, 2021

  • Gibbs New Production Parts Starting in 2022

    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 […]

  • Gibbs Team Member Celebrates 50th Anniversary

    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 […]

  • Women Build

    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 […]

  • High School Open House

    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 […]

  • New Scholarship Fund

    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 […]

  • New Die Cast Machine Delivered

    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 […]