JE Pistons Relocates Manufacturing To Ohio

The decision to relocate is part of an ongoing effort to be closer to the majority of JE customers, improve delivery and expand capabilities. Earlier this year, JE Pistons announced the company was expanding its manufacturing capabilities east of the Mississippi to reduce lead times and shipping costs for customers.

JE Pistons is relocating its advanced manufacturing center to Mentor, Ohio. 

"After successfully meeting our goal of launching Midwest piston production in the second quarter of 2012, our team continued to evaluate the major needs of our customers," said Bob Hange, president of Performance Motorsports Inc. (PMi), the parent company of JE Pistons. "We are excited to relocate the JE Pistons manufacturing center to Ohio, and believe this move will afford us even greater efficiencies that we can pass along to our customers through competitively priced product, lower shipping costs, critical speed of delivery and expanded internal coating capabilities. We’re also appreciative of the financial support we’ve received on both the local and state level to help make this move possible."    

The relocation will occur in stages from July through November 2012 and will involve moving more than 75 of the company’s modern CNC machines and supporting equipment.    

JE Pistons will make additional investments in research and development, product design and lead-time reduction systems. To maintain its commitment to building high-quality products, the company has made a capital investment of more than $1 million to the Mentor, Ohio facility.   

In addition, JE Pistons will retain a strong presence in Southern California, establishing a new Sales and Engineering Center to maintain all sales, customer service and product engineering roles. The sales team will remain in place, so JE customers will continue to utilize their existing contacts to conduct business in the same manner.    

For more information visit www.jepistons.com.

The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame recently named Marilyn Stemp and Steve Piehl to its board of directors.

Stemp is a pioneering figure in the motorcycle industry, founding IronWorks Magazine with her late husband, Dennis, and becoming the first female editor of a nationally circulated, mainstream motorcycle magazine. She also revived their trade magazine, Iron Trader News; edits the monthly Kiwi Indian News; contributes to several powersports media outlets; and is the founding editor of Sturgis Rider Daily. Stemp is a noted editor and writer of several motorcycle-focused books. Her consistent support for charitable efforts in the industry include the annual Biker Belles Celebration, Las Vegas BikeFest and as campaign chair for the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum’s development plan in 2014. She co-founded the Flying Piston charity events taking place in Daytona and Sturgis each year and is a National Ambassador for All Kids Bike. Stemp was inducted into both the Las Vegas Motorcycle Hall of Fame and the Sturgis Museum's Hall of Fame in 2018, and in 2022 she was recognized as one of the Top 100 Women in Powersports by DealerNews.