Baltimore MD-based Hydro Aluminum Wells Inc has created a new Components & Assemblies Group, effective April 1, 2001. The group will consist of Hydro Wells' two manufacturing centers at Kalamazoo MI and Sidney OH. Jack Pell will lead the new unit as vice-president and general manager.
Hydro Wells has upgraded the Kalamazoo plant with two new computer numeric control (CNC) machining centers in the past six months. The Sidney operations recently opened a new 100,000-square-foot truck component manufacturing facility.
The reorganization also establishes two regional extrusion groups, Hydro Aluminum Wells East and Hydro Aluminum Wells Midwest. East is headed by Ralph Westphal, vice-president and general manager. It includes Belton SC and Moultrie GA extrusion, fabrication, and finishing operations. The Midwest group, which will be headed by a vice-president and general manager to be named, includes the Monett MO and North Liberty IN extrusion, fabrication, and finishing plants.
A new remelt unit has been created that includes the aluminum billet cast house within the Monett/Cassville MO plant. Remelt will be headed by Paul Wahlert, general manager.