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Published on: 7/25/2005
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"With that, we created our existence and it's been steady growth ever since," said Rocco Petrilli, Sinterstahl president and CEO.
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"It's really all about growth," Petrilli said.
"If you don't grow in our market, you die."
Just three components are manufactured at the facility: the rod guide, pistons and a base valve.
All are pressed from powder by machines in one stroke.
"And we make a lot of them," Petrilli said, smiling.
"We're really the only technology that can make them economically."
Further diversification would just hurt the company, he said.
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"The next step may be we find our way into NASCAR," Petrilli said.
"That's more of a pie in the sky dream. ...
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Petrilli said it should result in $450 million in annual sales and position the products across North America, Europe and the Far East.
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Location has proven key, Petrilli said.
Initially, it was thought that Sinterstahl would take advantage of Elk County and its role as a hub for powdered metals in the state, and recruit there to find experienced workers.
In the end, however, very few employees have been hired from the Elk County region.
Local workers have made Sinterstahl a success.
"If you make unrealistic expectations of good people, they usually deliver," Petrilli said.