Nippon Steel & Sumikin Crankshaft, NSSMC’s manufacturing and sales subsidiary of crankshafts in the U.S., earns Diamond Supplier Award from Navistar
Feb. 27, 2018
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
Nippon Steel & Sumikin Crankshaft, NSSMC’s manufacturing and sales subsidiary of crankshafts in the U.S., earns Diamond Supplier Award from Navistar
Nippon Steel & Sumikin Crankshaft, a subsidiary of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) that manufactures and sells crankshafts in the U.S., received the 2017 Diamond Supplier Award from Navistar on February 15, 2018.
Nippon Steel & Sumikin Crankshaft was among 32 suppliers to earn Navistar’s Diamond Supplier Award, which recognizes the top 2 percent of Navistar's supply chain. Recipients are selected for the award based on their contributions with comprehensive superior performance in terms of quality, delivery, technology, and cost. This is the first Diamond Supplier Award for Nippon Steel & Sumikin Crankshaft. Since its foundation in 2008, Nippon Steel & Sumikin Crankshaft has been providing high-grade precision-machined crankshafts to customers. NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN CRANKSHAFT was honored as its consistently outstanding quality, delivery, and technological proposals were highly regarded.
NSSMC has established an integrated manufacturing framework that covers from material production to forging and machining process in its crankshaft business. It provides services that satisfy a wide range of needs of its customers, including automakers and engine makers. NSSMC will continue to enhance its technology development capabilities and cost competitiveness, and globally expand its business.
【NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN CRANKSHAFT’s outline (as of January 31, 2018)】
| Corporate name | Nippon Steel & Sumikin Crankshaft LLC |
| Location | 1815 East Sandusky Street, Fostoria, Ohio 44830, U.S.A. |
| Start of production | October 2008 |
| President | Nobutaka Tanimoto |
| Capital | US$25.5 million |
| Shareholders | NSSMC (60%), Sumitomo Corporation (40%) |
| Production lines | 5 machine processing lines (MQL drills, CBM grinders, large pin processing machine, IH quenching machines, 3D measurement equipment) |
| Number of employees | Approximately 100 |
