Thread-Craft’s ball screw expertise on the move from NASCAR to Mars, now Mexico.

PRLog (Press Release) - Mar 03, 2010 -
Thread-Craft, Inc. announced today the company’s March 2010 expansion into new operations in a 44,000 square foot plant in Ramos, Mexico in partnership with DGI One World.

With a reputation for staying ahead Thread-Craft is a second generation family-owned business headquartered in Sterling Heights, MI, and was one of the first in the world to specialize in ball screw technology. Founded in 1958, Thread-Craft has done work for industry leading customers like NASCAR with steering work, NASA with custom ball screws for the Mars Lander, as well as critical components for Raytheon’s Patriot Missile System.

Well known in North America for superior quality work in lead screw, worm gear as well as ball screw manufacturing and repair, Thread-Craft is enhancing its capabilities in all areas with its new Mexican expansion. In a partnership with DGI One World, the company will soon offer its services to Tier One and Two customers located in Mexico, who currently lose time and money by shipping to distant operations.

“We appreciate the need for a global presence to win in today’s competitive marketplace.” Said owner and President, Dennis Johnson. “This is an exciting win-win move for all of us. The staff and management teams we recruit in Mexico will benefit from acquiring valuable new skills and incomes. We will diversify and expand into a quickly growing market and our customers will get ball screws, lead screws and worm gears better and faster by doing it right, right from the start, right in Ramos.”

“We’re thrilled to be partnering with Thread-Craft Mexico.” Said DGI One World CEO, Terry Huhtala. “Their reputation for quality together with our global customer base will open up new opportunities for everyone.”