Earl Hanselman, Z.F. Supplier Quality Engineer Axle Drives for Passenger Cars; Russ Sorrells, Busche Account Manager; Heidi Fecteau, Z.F. Technical Buyer Supplier Quality Engineer; and Nick A. Busche, Busche CEO/President.
Busche, a machining organization located in Albion, IN, has been awarded a machining contract from Z.F. (Marysville, MI) for the machining of Chrysler companion flanges for the Chrysler 300M, Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger programs.
The Z.F. purchase order provides tooling for capacity of over 400,000 components annually. The new program will run on existing equipment at Busche's Plant 8 facility in Albion, IN. Pre-production approval is scheduled for January 2014 with production ramping up July 2014. Art Givens, Estimating Manager for Busche, said, "The program will require production on all three shifts with eight operators per shift, creating a total of 24 jobs."
"This is our first direct order with Z.F.," said CEO/President, Nick A. Busche. "We just received our vendor number and are pleased Z.F. has put their confidence in our machining abilities and the service we can provide. We look forward to working with the Z.F. team on this project and additional programs in the future."
Z.F. Industries' Heidi Fecteau, Technical Buyer Supplier Quality Engineer and Earl Hanselman, Supplier Quality Engineer Axle Drives for Passenger Cars, visited Busche to tour the facilities and present the purchase order to Z.F.
Busche is a computer numerical control (CNC) production machining organization employing over 650 skilled employees at nine production facilities located in northeast Indiana and northern Alabama. Busche specializes in the machining of intricate castings and forgings for the automobile, agricultural and durable goods industries.
For more information contact:
Busche Enterprise Division, Inc.
1563 E. State Rd. 8
P.O. Box 77
Albion, IN 46701
260-636-7030
www.busche-cnc.com