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5 2 S T U F F • F a l l 2 0 1 9 S T U F F M a d e I n N H . c o m Hitchiner has been a part of the New Hampshire business community since 1946, when the privately-held company was established in Manchester, NH's Amoskeag Millyard. Today the company employs more than 750 employees in its US Operations in Milford, NH, and more than 1,100 employees in its Mexico Operations, where it produces investment castings for the aerospace, defense, and automotive industries. It has also become known for its investment in education and workforce development, as well as its collaboration with local charitable organizations, such as the Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley. Within the last 12 months, Hitchiner was honored with two high-level awards: 2018 Daimler Supplier of the Year Award, trucks and buses; and 2018 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Powertrain Supplier of the Year. www.hitchiner.com Address: 594 Elm Street, Milford, NH 03055 Additional Locations: Ferrous Operations - Milford, NH | Metal Casting Technology, Inc. – Milford, NH | Hitchiner S.A. de C.V. Location 1: Tenango Marquesa y Tianguistenco, Mexico Location 2: San Luis Potosi, Mexico | Hitchiner-France – France Phone: 603.673.1100 | Full-time employees: 750 in US; 1,894 worldwide Year founded: 1946 | Chairman / CEO: John H. Morison, III C O M PA N Y P R O F I L E Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc. is the premier industrial supplier of complete-to-print high-volume complex thin-wall investment castings and fully-finished casting-based subassemblies and components. Leading companies in the automotive, aerospace, defense and other industries around the globe use our castings and rely on Hitchiner to provide volume production, reduced lead-times, and just-in-time manufacturing. Finding ways to do things smarter has been a driving philosophy at Hitchiner for generations. In the 1960s, the company designed and built the first mechanized investment casting plant using automated shell-building equipment and conveyor systems. Hitchiner's exclusive counter gravity casting techniques, pioneered in the 1970s, are generally considered to be one of the most significant advancements in casting technology. Since its initial development, the basic counter gravity casting process has been refined, automated and enhanced with technologies that now make it unrivaled in the industry Customers include: Fiat Chrysler, Koyo, Pratt & Whitney, Goodrich Corporation, Detroit Diesel, Rolls Royce, Lockheed Martin. Entry level – no experience required. Also, nondestructive testing technicians, machine operators, maintenance personnel, engineers at all levels of experience. P R O D U C T S C O M PA N Y B E N E F I T S C O M M U N I T Y E N G A G E M E N T I N T E R N S H I P P R O G R A M E N V I R O N M E N TA L A W A R E N E S S M A R K E T S / C U S TO M E R S TJ Hubbard AGE: 29 As a build-to-print manufacturer, Hitchiner constantly has to innovate in order to differentiate itself from other investment-casting manufacturers through better quality, lower cost and/or on-time delivery. Hitchiner has a dedicated research and development facility which has been awarded 32 U.S. patents over the last 30 years. Hitchiner partners with area high schools for school-year internships and welcomes college engineering students for summer internships that run 10 to 12 weeks. College interns get real-work experience in a manufacturing environment and a mentor from the company's leadership team. On-site health clinic where employees, spouses and dependents can obtain free health care, relocation benefits include movement of household goods and two month's pay for ancillary expenses, 100 percent tuition assistance plan, and a 401(k) 4.5 percent employer match. When Hitchiner Manufacturing was founded in 1946, its business approach was driven by the desire to not only invest in the business, but also in the people of New Hampshire. It has continued to do so throughout the years by providing scholarships to local students, a free health care clinic to workers and their families, and donations to the Boys and Girls Club of Souhegan Valley, Opportunity Networks, and the local arts, to name a few of their efforts. Hitchiner Manufacturing is still driven by the belief that investing in the health and well-being of its employees and the community will make the company stronger. To achieve our green goals, Hitchiner employs a continuous improvement strategy. Through energy conservation, operations efficiencies and process improvements, all operations sites have dramatically reduced emissions and energy and material usage. This dedicated commitment to the environment enables Hitchiner to achieve steady and dramatic environmental gains. C A R E E R / J O B O P P O R T U N I T I E S I N N O VAT I V E C H A N G E S LEARN MORE ABOUT TJ! VIDEO LINK SEE P AGE 7

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