ATEK Metal Technologies, which ships thousands of aluminum castings each day, completed a significant expansion of its metal-casting, heat-treatment and machining capabilities in New Hampton, Iowa. The company added 40% to its low-pressure permanent mold casting capacity as well as state-of-the-art precision machining capabilities to be able to provide customers with cast and machined finished components. 

Magna opened an aluminum casting facility in Telford, England, that will supply structural castings to Jaguar Land Rover. The 225,000-square-foot facility, which is expected to employ 300 people, will use Magna’s patented vacuum die-casting process. The advanced lightweight aluminum castings produced help maximize strength and stiffness and minimize weight, which improves fuel economy, safety and handling.

Magna opened an aluminum casting facility in Telford, England, that will supply structural castings to Jaguar Land Rover. The 225,000-square-foot plant, which is expected to employ 300 people, will use Magna’s patented vacuum die-casting process to produce high-pressure aluminum castings.

Shiloh Industries Inc. entered into two definitive agreements with Brabant Alucast Services B.V. to acquire both Brabant Alucast Italy and Brabant Alucast Netherlands. The acquisition complements the company’s global footprint and expands into aluminum and existing magnesium casting and stamping capabilities. It also provides for necessary growth capacity in Europe.

Logan Aluminum Inc., in conjunction with Tri Arrows Aluminum, broke ground on a $240 million expansion project in Russellville, Ky. The expansion, which will create approximately 190 new employment opportunities, includes an aluminum recycling and ingot casting facility along with numerous projects to provide expanded capabilities and increased capacity at the company’s rolling mills.

Bonnell Aluminum announced that at approximately 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29, there was an explosion in the casting area at its plant in Newnan, Ga.