Released on April 20, 2011
 
Navistar International Corp., Warrenville, Ill., announced it will recall 150 workers to its Indianapolis metalcasting facility by June 2011 and will hire 100 additional workers by 2014.

According to a company press release, the recall was planned in response to the growth of Pure Power Technologies, Columbia, S.C., the truck maker’s newly created engine components business.

One of the few remaining U.S. block and head casting facilities, the Indianapolis plant has capacity available to serve outside diesel engine manufacturers, in addition to responding to the needs of its parent company.

“The Indianapolis [facility] is a vital part of our efforts to maintain manufacturing capabilities and technical skills in the U.S.,” said Eric Tech, president of the Navistar Engine Group. “As a result of our investment to make the Indianapolis [facility] state-of-the-art, we will make the company more competitive to meet the global demands of the diesel engine industry.”

Navistar said the recall is part of its strategy to improve the capabilities of Pure Power, which vertically integrates research and development, engineering, manufacturing and metalcasting capabilities to produce diesel power systems, advanced emissions control systems and industrial castings. The division operates research and development centers at its headquarters and in Santa Clara, Calif., a manufacturing plant in nearby Blythewood, S.C., and metalcasting facilities in Waukesha, Wis., and Indianapolis.