February 7, 2020
To: Our Customers
Re: Update
Continuing our communication on status of key actions as we work to recover from the fire at our Orange location. We understand that this event has caused an interruption in normal service from us.
- The 2500T press from Michigan has arrived in Orange, CA. The Furnace has been placed and the Base will install in the coming week. All components are on site now and the full assembly will begin in the coming week as well. We are targeting to re-enter this press into service during February, 2020.
- The 2000T press has begun installation. The hydraulic system and the Base are now in place and the plumbing to the Press is in process. This Press is now forecast to enter service during March.
- When the press from MI and the 2000T press are entered into service, this will mark overall added capacity returned to production since the fire.
- The remaining two presses to be refurbished are in the component repair/replacement cycle. The primary replacement parts required are now on order.
- We are utilizing two different specialists in order to speed the timeline as much as possible.
- We will continue to work directly with customers to discuss any impact to scheduled deliveries as quickly as possible. In order to ensure prompt and efficient responses, we ask that if you have questions, please work through your normal point of contact at the Orange facility.
We look forward to recovering the site during 2020 and fully supporting all of our customers forward from that point. We will post our next update on February 21st.
In service,
Pete Knapper
President and Chief Executive Officer