GM Invests $14 Million for New Press at Parma Plant
PARMA, Ohio -- General Motors announced Monday that it will invest $14 million at its Parma Metal Center to support the installation of a progressive press that can be used for die tryout and regular parts production.
Startup is scheduled for late this year or early 2015. The new press will help Parma enhance product quality and productivity in support of its customers across North America, the automaker said..
GM said other recent major investments at Parma include $20 million to support the build of the next-generation Chevrolet Cruze at the Lordstown Complex; $25 million for the installation of multi-flex assembly cells, which are robotic platforms that can produce multiple vehicle parts in each cell; and $20 million for various press room upgrades.
The Parma Metal Center processes more than 1,000 tons of steel per production day and supports about 40 customers, including plants that produce most GM vehicles produced in North America. Parma has more than 1,400 total dies and is capable of producing up to 100 million parts per year, according to GM.
Parma’s overall manufacturing processes include small, medium, and large transfer press lines, high-speed progressive presses, a world-class cut-to-length shear line, and GM North America’s largest stand-alone, multi-cell, resistance welding metal assembly operations.
The plant, which opened in 1948, employs 1,400 hourly and salaried workers.
SOURCE: General Motors Co.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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