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| Author: | Volare4life [ Thu Mar 19, 2009 1:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Zollner pistons ? |
Anyone ever hear of Zollner pistons ? Are they a quality product ? check'em out here -Mike |
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| Author: | DadTruck [ Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:26 pm ] |
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Actually, Zollner Pistons, was located in Fort Wayne IN to about the year 2002. In its day Zollner was a piston supplier to Ford, GM, Navistar, to name a few. Interesting fact about Fred Zollner, he founded a piston manufacturing company, as well as the "Fort Wayne Pistons" an early NBA basketball team. Fred sold the B'Ball team and they were moved to Detroit by the new owners. Hence the "Detroit Pistons". Most believe Fred sold the wrong business. Zollner was bought out by KUS a combined arm of the German KS and an Asian piston manufacturer. The purpose of the buy was to gain presence in the North American Market. Over the past 5 years KUS has basically closed the old Zollner Fort Wayne and Zollner Leamington Canada manufacturing plants, moving that work to a newer KUS facility in Marinette WI. If what you have are really Zollner Pistons, they should be fine. Never had an issue with their quality, Zollner just was not big enough or have deep enough pockets to survive over the long term. |
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| Author: | DadTruck [ Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:45 pm ] |
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kind of sparked an interest, went looking and found this on the internet, I am familiar with the KUS Marinette plant, great plant, modern CNC equipment.... HASTINGS, Mich., March 27 Hastings Manufacturing Company (Amex: HMF), a leading U.S. piston ring manufacturer, today announced it has signed an agreement to become the exclusive marketer and distributor of Zollner(R)-brand pistons in the United States and Mexico. Hastings Manufacturing said the agreement with Karl Schmidt Unisia, Inc. (KUS) is designed to leverage Hastings' domestic sales presence and increase customer service. Hastings Manufacturing said its nationwide sales and distribution infrastructure would begin selling Zollner pistons alongside its own well-known Hastings(R) brand of piston rings, which the company began making in 1923. Under the agreement, Hastings Manufacturing will provide promotion, sales, distribution and administration of Zollner pistons in the United States and Mexico. KUS, an affiliate of Kolbenschmidt Pierburg AG, a German-based supplier to the gasoline/diesel engine manufacturing industry, will provide manufacturing and technical support of the pistons. The pistons will be manufactured at a KUS facility in Marinette, Wisc. Additional terms were not disclosed. |
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