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New casting and machining techniques had to be developed to produce the light-alloy parts. The aluminum parts were cast with a low-pressure casting technique using machines built and installed by
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to the south and property owned by Alcoa and CSX to the west. The address is 56 Chevrolet Rd, Rooseveltown, NY 13683. The factory was closed despite efforts to renegotiate a labor contract.
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factory and was next to a border entry point between the United States and Canada. The locations boundaries were the
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After the Corvair was cancelled the factory switched to casting the engine block and cylinder heads for the
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plant. It was represented by UAW Local 465, Massena, NY. It contributed to the casting needs provided by
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This article relating to an automotive factory or manufacturer facility is a
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processes, operating from 1959 to May 2009. It was originally built to cast
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of Neckarsulm, Germany. All of the engines were assembled at GM's
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from 1960 until 1969. Aluminum parts included the block, heads,
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General Motors (Central Foundry Division) – Cleanup Activities
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Buildings and structures in Franklin County, New York
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Massena, New York
44°59′03″N 74°44′02″W / 44.9843°N 74.73402°W / 44.9843; -74.73402
Automotive
Blocks
cylinder heads
crankcase
clutches
pistons
General Motors
General Motors
aluminium
casting
foundry
Massena, New York
die casting
lost-foam casting
engine blocks
cylinder heads
Chevrolet Turbo-Air 6 engine
Chevrolet Corvair
flywheel
crankcase
clutch
pistons
Karl Schmidt GmbH
Tonawanda Engine
Saginaw Metal Casting Operations
Chevrolet 2300 engine
Chevrolet Vega
GM H platform

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