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Compass Automotive Group, LLC is a leading provider of engineered component solutions to OEM’s and Tier 1 automotive suppliers.
Compass is the corporate parent of Casting Technologies Company and operates a broad automotive platform that manufactures safety-critical aluminium and magnesium automotive components utilizing high pressure die casting, squeeze casting and proprietary VRC/PRCcasting process and machining operations in Michigan as a full- service supplier of metal components to the transportation and industrial industries; Magnesium Aluminum Corporation, a die cast manufacturer of aluminum and magnesium steering wheels, steering components, and airbag enclosures; and SRC, the leading North American manufacturer of magnesium flux, a refining agent used in the production of industrial aluminum and magnesium.
Compass employs more than 600 team members in Detroit and Fruitport, Michigan; Franklin, Indiana; Cleveland, Ohio; Matamoras and Chihuahua, Mexico; and produces parts for cars, motorcycles and light trucks sold in North American, European, Asian, OEM’s.
We, Alumate Corporation, are Korean representative of Casting Technologies Company. |
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CTC Global Network
Compass Automotive Global Footprint |
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 Casting Technology Company - Franklin Indiana
Aluminum High Squeeze and High Pressure Die Casting Safety Critical Product Expertise
Locations: Franklin, Indiana
Facts: • Non-Union
• TS16949 certified
Products: Knuckles, Scrolls, Housings, Brackets and Structural Nodes
 Casting Technology Company - Fruitport, Michigan
Aluminum VRC/PRC Casting Safety Critical Product Expertise
Locations: Fruitport, Michigan
Facts: • Non-Union
• QS, ISO14001 & TS16949 certified
Products: Knuckle, Control Arm, and Brackets |
 Casting Technology Company - Suzhou, China
region : Plant in Suzhou, China
Brief info
Operational: 2009
Location: Plant in Suzhou, China
Technology: VRC/PRC Casters
CTC has been given the 2004 Casting of the Year Award. The award was given to the company for the development of the control-arm for the BMW X5 SUV, 7- and 5-series and Rolls Royce. The control-arm is an important part of the steering, and contributes to the comfortable and precise handling BMW is known for. |
 The award was presented to the company by one of the world's most prestigious business associations for the industry, the American Foundry Society.
This annual award is usually given to parts made especially for the defense and aerospace industry |
Product Focus
With leading-edge technology and innovative solutions, CTC meets the increasing demands and expectations of the automotive and industrial markets with Vacuum Riserless and Pressure Riser-less (VRC/PRC) and Permanent Mold Squeeze Castings
solutions with aluminum alloys.
Product examples: sub-frames, cradles, knuckles, brackets and control arms |
Steering Knuckle & Wheel Carrier
Control Arms / Suspension Arms
Subframes, Crossmembers and Nodes |
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Die Casting ~ Cold Chamber Machines
Compass Automotive Group, Inc, a leading provider of aluminum and magnesium component solutions to car makers and Tier I automotive suppliers, recently announced that it has acquired the aluminum die casting and machining operations of Citation Corporation, a full-service supplier of metal components to the transportation and industrial industries. Compass will absorb the Citation business, located in Grand Rapids and Lowell, Michigan, into its current die cast operations, which produce highly engineered aluminum and magnesium components utilized in steering, engine, and safety systems for nearly every automaker in North America. |
The Advantages of Die Casting
- Efficient, economical process - offering a broader range of shapes
- Dimensional accuracy and stability - produces parts are durable and dimensionally stable, While maintaining close tolerances. They are also heat resistant
- Strength and weight - Die cast parts are stronger than plastic injection moldings having the same dimensional capabilities
- Multiple finishing techniques - Die cast parts can be produced with smooth or textured surfaces
- Simplified Assembly - Die castings provide integral fastening elements, such as bosses and studs
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