Hastings Manufacturing Co. Announces Organizational Changes
Hastings Manufacturing Co. has announced several new appointments within its marketing, sales and administration areas. Richard Zwiernikowski, CFO, will assume the position of vice presidentof finance and administration managing the production control andpurchasing functions in addition to his current responsibilities. Jeffrey Guenther has been promoted to vice president, internationalsales. He will be responsible for
Hastings Recognized as One of the Top 10 Foreign Brands in China
Hastings East Manufacturing Co. Ltd., a wholly foreign-owned enterprise ofHastings Manufacturing Co. LLC, has been recognized as a Top TenAutomotive Parts Brand in China. Hastings is a nearly 100-year-oldAmerican manufacturer of piston rings with worldwide sales anddistribution to engine OEMs and the aftermarket. The Top Ten Foreign Automotive Parts Brand in China ceremony was heldat
Hastings Hires Vander Veen as Senior Applications Engineer
“I am very pleased to announcethat Greg Vander Veen is joining the Hastings’ engineering departmentas a senior applications engineer,” said Ira Rosenberg, director ofengineering. “Greg was hired to support the growth in service of ourOEM customer accounts. He joins us from Mahle Engine Components wherehe held the position of applications manager and was responsible fortheir
Hastings Hires New Senior Applications Engineer
Hastings Manufacturing Co. has named Paul Garzelloni senior applications engineer. Hastings designs and manufactures piston rings for the worldwide engine manufacturing and remanufacturing industries. Garzelloni has 30 years of experience in the areas of piston ring design, process and applications engineering. He began his career in 1979 with Muskegon Piston Ring Co., now Goetze, owned
Hastings Promotes Two to Director Posts
Hastings Manufacturing Co. has promoted two executives to new positionsat the nearly 100-year-old American manufacturer of piston rings. Thomas DeBlasis has been promoted to the position of director ofnational sales. DeBlasis will have responsibility for piston ring salesthroughout the United States and Canada. DeBlasis has more than 30 years in the automotive aftermarket with thelast
Hastings Manufacturing Launches Multi Warehouse e-Ring Center
HastingsManufacturing Company, LLC, a nearly 100-year-old American manufacturerof piston rings, has announced the opening of a secure customerextranet, or “e-Ring Center,” that integrates their national network ofcommercial warehouses. The e-Ring Center provides real-time content onproduct availability, order history, and the ability to place ordersonline. The benefits of the Hastings’ e-Ring Center to theircustomers are three-fold.
Hastings Releases 2009 Master Piston Ring Catalog
Hastings Manufacturing Co. hasannounced the release of its new 2009 Master Piston Ring Catalog.Featuring the broadest offering of piston ring applications availableto the engine aftermarket, the Hastings 2009 Catalog includes stock oiland compression piston rings for virtually every engine type, includingcars, trucks, motorcycles, agriculture, compressors, marine andperformance racing—gasoline or diesel—domestic and international. Hastings 2009 Master
Hastings Manufacturing Wins Polk Inventory Efficiency Award
Hastings Manufacturing Company, LLC, a nearly 100-year-old US manufacturer of piston rings, has announced it was selected as this year’s winner of the Polk Inventory Efficiency Award in the Manufacturing category. Created five years ago by R. L. Polk & Co., the award is designed to recognize and reward outstanding automotive aftermarket companies for process
Hastings Given Polk Inventory Efficiency Award at GAAS
By Mark Phillips, Editor, Counterman Magazine Hastings Manufacturing, was recognized yesterday with R.L. Polk’s Fourth Annual InventoryEfficiency Awards in the manufacturing and retailer/distributorcategories. The awards were presented during the Global AutomotiveAftermarket Symposium (GAAS) in Chicago. “All of the companies who submitted an application to this year’sawards have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to taking on thischallenge
King Bearings Adds Two to its US Sales Team
King Bearings welcomes Steven Washington as director of aftermarket sales and Shane Turner as regional sales manager.
Mahle 2.0L PowerPak Piston Set for Ford ZX3 Engine
MAHLE Motorsport has introduced a high-performance 2.0L PowerPak piston set approved for SCCA competition for racers competing with a Ford ZX3 engine.
MAHLE Motorsport 2.0L PowerPak Piston Set for the Ford ZX3 Engine
The pistons, weighing in at 307 grams, are dual coated with Phosphate to prevent micro-welding in the ring grooves and pin galling, and MAHLE’s GRAFAL® anti-friction skirt coating to reduce drag.
Elring – Das Original Announces Jeff Guenther Joins its Americas Sales Team
Elring-Das Original, the aftermarket brand of ElringKlinger AG, has announced Jeff Guenther is joining the Americas sales team focusing on the expansion of key aftermarket heavy-duty distribution partners, and will be based in Plymouth, MI. “This is a continuation of our project to become a leading supplier for the gasket category in the United States
Dan Qualls Rejoins King Engine Bearings
King Engine Bearings has announced the appointment of Dan Qualls as national sales manager. Dan served from 2013-2015 as King’s national sales manager and played a significant role in expanding King’s distribution network in North America.
3.3L Colombo 60-Degree V12 Ferrari Engine
Larry Ofria’s first customer was Carroll Shelby. More than 50 years later, his shop, Valley Head Service, is still cranking out top-notch engine work for customers like this recent rebuild of a 3.3L Colombo 60-degree V12 Ferrari engine. Find out what was needed to bring this prancing horse back to life.
Shop Solutions – March 2017
If you are shot blasting an engine block but want to protect the crankshaft housing bore surfaces, you can install some used upper main bearing shells in place, then secure them to the block with a threaded rod or machine screws with a nut up in the cam housing tunnel area.
Buying Behavior – Who Buys What and How
With more vehicles on the road, more engine configurations under hoods and more parts on the shelves, the process of getting engine parts from manufacturer to end user has never been more complicated.
Engine & Performance Warehouse Inc. Names 2016 Vendor and Representative of the Year
Engine & Performance Warehouse Inc. (EPWI) has named its 2016 “Vendor Of The Year” and “Representative Of The Year” at the Awards Dinner during EPWI’s annual summer conference in Vail, Colorado on Thursday, August 10th, 2017.
Registration Now Open for PERA Conference in Clearwater Beach, FL
The 72nd Annual Production Engine Remanufacturers Association (PERA) convention will be held September 20-22 at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort in Clearwater Beach, FL. Registration for the convention and for the hotel are now open. The technical seminars and tour schedule are as follows: Wednesday, September 20th 8:00-8:30 am Working Breakfast – Welcome by President
Pistons and Rings – The Technical Price for Horsepower
Pistons and piston rings have been a hot topic of discussion among engine builders. At some point in our past, it seems as though there have been some piston shape and design changes along with some applied thermal and friction coatings – the same can also be said for piston rings. Piston rings seem to have become smaller with different shapes, finishes and coatings.
