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As part of a capital investment plan to enhance product quality in the Gas and Diesel divisions, JASPER took delivery of a Mazak HCN-6800 CNC machine on March 16th at our Wernsing Road facility. The 47,000-pound machine was delivered in three pieces and successfully maneuvered into position by Egenolf Industrial Group of Indianapolis. The biggest of the three was methodically guided down corridors and between storage racks, sometimes with only inches on either side to spare! Once assembled, the...

  Hill Wins at Atlanta in NASCAR Xfinity Series with JASPER 4-Speed Transmission, Eckes Wins in Truck Series Running a JASPER 4-Speed Transmission, Austin Hill won Saturday’s Raptor King of Tough 250 for the NASCAR® Xfinity Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Starting third, Hill led a race-high 103 of the 163 lap race, and avoided a crash on the last lap, to earn his third series victcory of 2023. Daniel Hemric finished second, Ryan Truex was third, with Parker Kligerman and Riley Her...

The Ahaus Valve Stem Seal Tester measures how much oil flows past a valve seal. Seals are tested under pressure and vacuum at engine operating temperatures and at various speeds. The job of a valve stem seal is very crucial in the operation of today’s late-model engines. These seals function more like a metered orifice than an actual seal, designed to leak a small amount to lubricate the valve stem and valve guide. It’s a balancing act, too much oil flow past the valve seal, and the engine c...

Jasper Engines & Transmissions is back on the road for 2023. JASPER® has updated its mobile marketing rig to better educate automotive enthusiasts on our remanufacturing capabilities, appropriately named the “JASPER Rolling Showcase.” The “Showcase” will appear at several high-profile car shows and performance events from April through November. The JASPER Rolling Showcase brings along several product displays, including components from the Gas Engine, Transmission, Diesel Air and F...

  Crawford Transmission Associate-Owners (above) posed for a picture March 9th after officially receiving their 2022 Manufacturing Division of the Year award from JASPER®.  The event was celebrated with a lunch and Associates received T-shirts. Crawford Transmission was listed as one of the top three divisions in seven of nine categories judged, including Quality and Profitability for 2022. They also led the company in 2022 with the strongest net income of any division.  This is...

  Nineteen pallets of bottled water were recently delivered to residents of East Palestine, Ohio, on behalf of Jasper Holdings, Inc. (JHI). East Palestine was the location of the February 3rd train derailment where toxic chemicals, fire, and thick black smoke affected this rural area. In reaching out to various agencies, the need for bottled water was priority, as Federal, State, and Local officials advised people to drink bottled water until additional testing could be completed. In Februa...

  Smith Wins at Phoenix in NASCAR Xfinity Series with JASPER 4-Speed Transmission   Running a JASPER 4-Speed Transmission, 18-year-old Sammy Smith won Saturday’s United Rentals 200 for the NASCAR® Xfinity Series at Phoenix Raceway. Starting eleventh, Smith led 92 of the race’s 200 laps, including the final 52. He held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Ryan Truex on a lap 186 restart to earn his first series victory of 2023. Truex finished second, Sheldon Creed w...

  Hill Wins at Las Vegas in NASCAR Xfinity Series with JASPER 4-Speed Transmission, Top Ten Finishes for Truck Teams Running a JASPER 4-Speed Transmission, Austin Hill won Saturday’s Alsco Uniforms 300 for the NASCAR® Xfinity Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Starting ninth, Hill passed leader Chandler Smith at the white flag, then held off second-place finisher Justin Allgaier on the final lap to earn his second series victory of 2023. Smith finished third, with Kyle Bus...

  Nemechek Wins at Fontana in NASCAR Xfinity Series with JASPER 4-Speed Transmission Running a JASPER 4-Speed Transmission, John Hunter Nemechek won his first NASCAR Xfinity Series race of 2023 in Sunday’s Production Alliance Group 300 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. Starting second, Nemechek led a race-high 49 of the 150-lap race and beat second-place finisher Sam Mayer to the stripe by .761 seconds. Justin Allgaier was third, Chandler Smith and Josh Berry finished fourth and fifth...

  Hill Wins NASCAR Xfinity Series Opener at Daytona with JASPER 4-Speed Transmission, Eckes Third in Truck Series Running a JASPER 4-Speed Transmission, Austin Hill was declared the winner of Saturday’s Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner. 300, the season opener for the NASCAR Xfinity Series, at Daytona International Speedway. Starting from the pole, Hill was ahead of second-place finisher John Hunter Nemechek when the caution flag was displayed for a crash on the final lap...