McConnelsville Ohio, a town of less than 2,000 situated on the east bank of the Muskingum River, is lucky to have Miba Bearings and Miba Sinter as the area’s largest employer, and Miba is equally fortunate to be located in Morgan County, according to Steve
Krise, Plant Manager. 
“Miba has no problem finding good help. The absenteeism is the lowest of any Miba plant worldwide, and to most employees their new job position is a step-up from their previous employment, so they strive to maintain quality products. Plus, Miba employees are trusted to operate some of the most advanced equipment in the sintering business globally, right out of training.”
The McConnelsville site began production in 2010, moving into a facility next to the Miba Bearings USA plant which was built in 2001. Initially employing 35 at Miba Sinter, the number has grown over the last eight years, now employing 250 people. The Shared Service Center for North America is also located in the facility.
APEG facilitated incentives with JobsOhio including a state Job Creation Tax Credit, a Workforce Training Grant, and financing through the Ohio 166 Direct Loan Program to assist with expansions. These investments, along with company investments have resulted in continued growth and has helped create hundreds of new jobs in Morgan County.
About Miba: Miba Sinter USA, LLC, a subsidiary of the Austrian Miba Group produces high precision components from sintered metal for the North American automotive industry: variable valve timing components, synchronizer hubs, high-strength gears, chain sprockets, belt pulleys and electronic power steering components.
Sintering is a high-precision, high-strength parts process, produced using specialty technology developed internally by Miba, for the automobile industry. The parts Miba manufactures are used in automotive engines, transmissions, body chassis, and pumps. Sintering technology allows resource friendly production of these heavy-duty, dynamically stressed components. These parts enable customers to make vehicles more efficient, more environmentally friendly and more silent.
For over fifty years, Miba Bearings US has supported the American railroad and aircraft industries on their path into the future. plant has successfully supplied the North American automotive industry with high-precision sintered components.
Other news links:
- https://www.miba.com/en/news/article/miba-expands-the-production-facilities-in-the-usa/
- https://www.ohio.edu/voinovichschool/upload/MIBA-OU-State-of-Region_1.pdf
- https://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/story/news/local/2014/07/10/miba-sinter-to-bring-100-new-jobs-to-area/12501179/
- http://www.mchnews.com/news/miba-sinter-honored/article_2b27853c-965b-5996-977b-88db01f82819.html
- http://www.mchnews.com/news/job-expansion/article_165781ff-8624-545c-ac0f-b06bf23baff0.html
