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Samco Machinery Roll Forming Machines Now Building Nano Chassis

Samco Machinery supplies the roll forming machines used by Tata Motors in India to build the chassis for the Nano. Known as the "People's Car," the Nano is the cheapest car in the world. Samco entered into a $3 million contract to supply a Tata subsidiary with roll forming machines to make the Nano.

The roll formers created by Samco take steel coils and bend them into everything from car bumpers to metal roofing. Samco roll forming machines build the Tata Nano's chassis and make six parts of the car's undercarriage. The famous Tata Nano will be offered this October at a sales price of around $2,500. This makes it the most affordable new car on the globe today.

Joseph P. Repovs, Chairman and CEO of Samco Machinery, visited India two years ago and met with Tata while he was there. Tata called Repovs last year and asked Samco to bid on a contract for the cheapest car in the world. Repovs states, "Since 1972, Samco Machinery had the vision to be the world's leading roll forming systems manufacturer. There is 1.1 billion people in India and 1.3 billion in China. That's where the wealth is going to be created in the future. If you want to be part of that, you have to get over there. Rather than wait for the world to come to us, we decided we had to go out to the world."

Samco Machinery is realizing the benefits of globalization. A few years ago, 90 percent of business was with US customers. Today only 30 percent of Samco's business is with the US. Samco has machines in ten other countries including Britain, South Africa, Italy, Costa Rica and Finland. Samco also has plans to provide their roll forming design options to booming international business locations such as Dubai and Russia.

Samco recently opened a facility in New Delhi to better serve the market in India. Shelving, racking, steel stud and framing, purlins and automotive industries are growing quickly in India. Samco roll forming machines manufacture many products in India, including the specialized equipment used by Tata Motors to produce the Nano.

For information about Samco Machinery visit www.Samco-Machinery.com or call direct at 416-285-0619. For further inquiries, contact David Reid at 416-285-0619, extension 229, or DReid@samco-machinery.com.