JE Pistons to relocate manufacturing facility to Ohio
JE Pistons, based in Huntington Beach, Calif., is relocating its advanced manufacturing center to Mentor, Ohio.
The decision to relocate is part of an ongoing effort to be closer to the majority of JE customers, improve delivery and expand capabilities, according to the company. Earlier this year, JE Pistons announced the company was expanding its manufacturing capabilities east of the Mississippi to reduce lead times and shipping costs for customers.
“After successfully meeting our goal of launching Midwest piston production in the second quarter of 2012, our team continued to evaluate the major needs of our customers,” said Bob Hange, president of Performance Motorsports Inc., the parent company of JE Pistons. “We are excited to relocate the JE Pistons manufacturing center to Ohio, and believe this move will afford us even greater efficiencies that we can pass along to our customers through competitively priced product, lower shipping costs, critical speed of delivery and expanded internal coating capabilities. We’re also appreciative of the financial support we’ve received on both the local and state level to help make this move possible.”
The relocation will occur in stages from July through November 2012 and will involve moving more than 75 of the company’s modern CNC machines and supporting equipment.
JE Pistons will make additional investments in research and development, product design and lead-time reduction systems. To maintain its commitment to building high-quality products, the company has made a capital investment of more than $1 million to the Mentor, Ohio, facility.
In addition, JE Pistons will retain a strong presence in Southern California, establishing a new Sales and Engineering Center to maintain all sales, customer service and product engineering roles. The sales team will remain in place, so JE customers will continue to utilize their existing contacts to conduct business in the same manner.
