Hitchiner Manufacturing SA de CV provides frontend casting services in Santiago Tianguistenco, Mexico. The engineering quality that is the hallmark of Hitchiner production is as much in evidence in Mexico as in the company's stateside operations. Primary sales are in the high-volume automotive market. The modern facility boasts 20,400m of manufacturing space, the latest technological advances with robotics, conveyorization and automation, as well as Hitchiner's revolutionary countergravity casting process. Facilities for tooling, layout, non-destructive testing and heat treat are provided on-site.

In 2006, Hitchiner SA de CV was asked by their electric company, Luz Y Fuerza, to stay below a defined demand level because the utility’s transmission lines were approaching capacity limits. As Hitchiner continued to grow they quickly approached the restricted demand level. To stay below that level and avoid paying unnecessary and painful peak charges, Hitchiner was looking for a way to better manage energy usage to lower facility peak demand without compromising the functionality of connected equipment. Powerit was asked to conduct onsite energy assessments and identified seven furnace loads as prime targets for demand management . Powerit estimated that their system could reduce Hitchiner’s average monthly demand by 400 to 650 kW through intelligent demand control.