The Mexican-German company Evercast, created as a Joint Venture between the Tier 1 companies Draxton (of Grupo Industrial Saltillo) and the German company ZF, is carrying out a major investment project at its facilities in Irapuato.

In a corporate video, the company explains that the expansion began earthmoving in June 2022, with a movement of 62,500 m3 of earth and so far more than 548 tons of metal structures have been erected. 

The project has a total progress of 70% and according to the company, the warehouse reaches a maximum height of 17 meters with a rainwater collection area of 5,533 m2 for the site's water treatment plant.

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The warehouse will have a total area of 22,050 square meters and will be mainly for casting, plating and machining, with the presence of 22 CNC equipment and 7 broaches at the moment, to reach a total of 172 CNC's and 38 broaches when the project is finished. In the plating area of the expansion, 5,000 m2 have been advanced, including structures and vats for operation.

Evercast is a company dedicated to the casting and machining of nodular iron parts for brake systems within the automotive industry. This plant is a supplier of highly complex, critical and safety components such as: brackets, forks, calipers, casings and adapters.

The plant started operations in 2015, located in the Apolo Industrial Park in Irapuato, Guanajuato, where they have a team of 650 employees. The company began as a joint venture between Grupo Industrial Saltillo (70%) and its partner and client, ZF (30%). This first plant had an investment of 120 million dollars. It produces 78 thousand tons of pieces per year.

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German tier 1 ZF is Evercast's main customer and is considered a leader in the production of brake systems. The parts produced at the Evercast plant have Ford, Stellantis, GM, Nissan, Mercedes Benz, among others, as end customers.

By being part of GIS, the company participates in the exchange of best practices and development of synergies together with its company Draxton, a global producer of foundry and machining components for the automotive industry, strategically located in 6 countries on 3 continents.

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