Oct
21, 2002 12:44 ET
Gage Expands Automotive Test Fuel Division
FERNDALE,
Mich., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Detroit-based Gage Products
Company plans to more than double its sales of automotive
test fuels and calibration fluids within the next two years.
Gage has re-organized its refining services group, established
a customer-service team, increased laboratory staffing and
invested in new laboratory and fuel-testing equipment to further
expand the sale of automotive fuels and fluids. The program
is being headed by Tom Murray, recently named group manager of Gage's Refining
Services Division.
The
company annually provides automotive manufacturers and their
suppliers with more than 200 different blends of fuels and
fluids for product development, quality and emission-control
testing. Annual sales currently total more than $1 million.
Murray
noted that Gage is the auto industry's only Michigan-based
supplier of custom-blended gasoline fuels and calibration
fluids.
"We
expect to see a significant growth in sales as automotive
suppliers and their OEM customers work to improve product
quality and meet strict environmental standards," a Gage spokesperson said.
"Gage is pledged to providing its customers with the finest
service in the industry, certifying the quality of its refinery
products and guaranteeing prompt delivery."
A
leading global supplier of test fuels, paint solvents and
closed-loop recycling technology for the automotive industry
since 1936, Gage also has invested more than $1 million in
analytic laboratory and custom-fuel-blending facilities.
The
company maintains an inventory of more than 250 custom-blended
gasoline fuels for use in automotive test programs. Custom
fuels generally cost an average of $9- 18 per gallon but can
cost as much as $250 or more per gallon depending on the complexity
of the blending process.
Gage's
Refining Services Division has a 12-person staff, including
laboratory technicians and sales and customer service personnel,
as well as production and inventory control employees.
The
company currently offers more than 25 different calibration
fluids used to meet testing requirements for a variety of
products, including oil and fuel pumps, fuel injectors and
transmissions. Gage customers include Visteon, DaimlerChrysler,
Ford, TI Automotive, Bosch, and Federal-Mogul.
In
the past five years, the company has provided its customers
with more than 1,000 different blends of gasoline for automotive
test use. Gage's custom-fuel customers include Bosch, Visteon,
TI Automotive, Inergy Automotive Systems, Eaton Corporation,
Detroit Testing Labs, Testing Services Group and Stant Manufacturing.
Headquartered
in Ferndale, MI, Gage has facilities in Germany, the United
Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, Brazil and Mexico. The
company also is a leader in the field of sustainable manufacturing
and solvent remanufacturing systems. Its paint-system solvent
recovery processes are used in a majority of North America's
automotive assembly plants and have attracted the attention
of European and Asia-Pacific manufacturers as well.
Source:
Gage Products Company
CONTACT:
Company Contact: Tom Murray of Gage Products Company, Phone: 248-691-6737, Email: tmurray@gageproducts.com ; or Media Contact: Larry Weis
of AutoCom Associates, +1-248-647-8621, E-Mail: lweis@usautocom.com
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