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Publicado en junio 28, 2018

AAM se expandirá en Barcelona con una nueva Planta de manufactura

Múnich/Detroit, 28 de junio de 2018 – American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (Bolsa de valores de Nueva York [NYSE]: AXL), líder mundial en el diseño, la ingeniería y la fabricación de componentes del tren motriz y línea de transmisión automotriz, ampliará sus operaciones en el área industrial de Viladecans, España, para apoyar el crecimiento con clientes europeos nuevos y existentes.

Programada para abrir en enero de 2019, una nueva instalación de 15,000 metros cuadrados ubicada a 20 km del sudoeste de Barcelona producirá componentes del tren motriz para fabricantes de automóviles líderes en Europa, entre los cuales se incluyen Renault, BMW, Daimler, Porsche, Audi y Ford. La nueva instalación consolida dos instalaciones más pequeñas de la aledaña Gavà y, a plena capacidad, empleará a 170 asociados.

"A medida que AAM sigue diversificando y expandiendo nuestra base mundial de clientes y oferta de productos, nuestra nueva instalación de Barcelona será una parte integral de nuestra presencia de fabricación en Europa", comentó David C. Dauch, presidente y director ejecutivo de AAM. "Esta nueva instalación ayudará a AAM a cumplir con la demanda de los clientes de productos que ayuden a reducir el ruido y las vibraciones de motores de menor tamaño".

AAM Barcelona producirá una gama completa de productos amortiguadores, que incluyen amortiguadores de compresión, amortiguadores compuestos de PV, poleas aislantes, amortiguadores compuestos en molde y engranajes amortiguados. AAM es líder en este segmento al haber sido pionera en la polea aislante, diferentes tipos de amortiguadores viscosos y engranajes amortiguados

 "La nueva instalación de Barcelona le permitirá a AAM racionalizar y mejorar las operaciones mediante una distribución y flujo de producción austeros y eficientes, y reintegrar el depósito actualmente externalizado", comentó Greg Deveson, presidente de la división de Tren motriz de AAM. "A medida que los fabricantes de automóviles sigan reduciendo el tamaño de los motores, especialmente con la mayor cantidad de aplicaciones híbridas, aumentará la demanda de los productos como engranajes amortiguados y poleas aislantes. Esta nueva instalación ayudará a AAM a seguir cumpliendo con las necesidades y superar las expectativas de rendimiento y calidad de nuestros clientes".

Entre otros, AAM producirá engranajes amortiguados para Ford, BMW y PSA, amortiguadores compuestos de PV para Audi, Mercedes y FCA, poleas aislantes para Renault y amortiguadores compuestos en molde para Mercedes, Ford y Porsche.

La agencia Catalonia Trade and Investment, el INCASÒL y el Consorci urbanístic DeltaBCN apoyaron a AAM con la ampliación de esta instalación.

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AAM (Bolsa de valores de Nueva York (NYSE): AXL) es líder mundial de primer nivel en el diseño, la validación y la fabricación de tecnologías de línea de transmisión, conformado, tren motriz y fundición para el mercado automotriz, comercial e industrial. Con su oficina central en Detroit, AAM cuenta con más de 25,000 asociados que operan en más de 90 instalaciones en 17 países para asistir a nuestros clientes en las plataformas globales y regionales con un enfoque en la calidad, la excelencia operacional y el liderazgo en tecnología. Para obtener más información, visitewww.aam.com.

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