New Products Corp. marks 95th anniversary

New Products Corp., a die caster in Benton Harbor, Mich., marks its 95th year in business in 2017. Owner/CEO Cheryl Miller represents the third generation to run this family business, which makes millions of custom aluminum parts every year for automotive, industrial valve, and marine engine applications.

Founder Walter Miller, a pioneer in the die cast industry, founded eight southwest Michigan companies. New Products produced millions of parts for postwar consumer products. During the automotive boom, New Products and its sister company Modern Plastics invented metal and plastic timing gears for cars.