Profile: Accuride Corp (ACW.N)
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Accuride Corporation, incorporated in November 1986, is a manufacturer and supplier of commercial vehicle components in North America. Its products include commercial vehicle wheels, wheel-end components and assemblies, truck body and chassis parts, and ductile and gray iron castings. It markets its products under the brands, including Accuride, Gunite, Imperial, and Brillion. It operates in four segments that design, manufacture, and distributes components of the commercial vehicle market, including heavy- and medium-duty trucks, commercial trailers, light trucks, buses, as well as specialty and military vehicles and their related aftermarkets. The Wheels segment’s products primarily consist of steel and aluminum wheels. The Gunite segment’s products consist primarily of wheel-end components and assemblies. The Imperial Group segment’s products consist primarily of truck body and chassis parts. The Brillion Iron Works segment’s products primarily consist of ductile and gray iron castings, including engine and transmission components and industrial components. On January 31, 2011, the Company sold its Bostrom Seating subsidiary to a subsidiary of Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. On September 26, 2011, the Company announced the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary, Fabco Automotive Corporation (Fabco) to Fabco Holdings, Inc.
The Company serves the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and their related aftermarket channels in segments of the commercial vehicle market, including heavy- and medium-duty trucks, commercial trailers, light trucks, buses, as well as specialty and military vehicles. Its primary product lines are used by North American heavy- and medium-duty truck OEMs. Its diversified customer base includes commercial vehicle OEMs, such as Daimler Truck North America, LLC, with its Freightliner and Western Star brand trucks, PACCAR, Inc., with its Peterbilt and Kenworth brand trucks, Navistar, Inc., with its International brand trucks, and Volvo Truck Corporation, with its Volvo and Mack brand trucks. Its primary commercial trailer customers include commercial trailer OEMs, such as Great Dane Limited Partnership and Wabash National, Inc. The Company’s light truck customer is General Motors Corporation.
Wheels
The Company’s Wheels segment accounted for approximately 43% of the Company’s net sales during the year ended December 31, 2011. It is a North American manufacturer and supplier of wheels for heavy- and medium-duty trucks, commercial trailers and related aftermarkets. It is a North American manufacturer and supplier of both steel and forged aluminum heavy- and medium-duty wheels. The Company also produces wheels for buses, commercial light trucks, heavy-duty pick-up trucks, and military vehicles. It markets its wheels under the Accuride brand. The Company offers a product line of steel wheels for the heavy- and medium-duty truck, commercial trailer markets and related aftermarkets. The wheels range in diameter from 17.5 to 24.5 and are designed for load ratings ranging from 3,640 to 13,000 lbs. It also offers a number of coatings and finishes. The Company is a steel wheel supplier to the North American heavy- and medium-duty truck OEMs and to a number of North American trailer OEMs. The Company offers a product line of aluminum wheels for the heavy- and medium-duty truck, commercial trailer markets and related aftermarkets. The wheels range in diameter from 19.5 to 24.5 and are designed for load ratings ranging from 5,000 to 13,000 lbs. It manufactures light truck single and dual steel wheels that range in diameter from 16 to 19.5 for customers, such as General Motors. It produces steel and aluminum wheels for military applications under the Accuride brand name.
Wheel-End Components and Assemblies
During 2011, Wheel-End Components and Assemblies segment accounted for approximately 27% of its 2011, net sales. The Company is a North American supplier of wheel-end components and assemblies to the heavy- and medium-duty truck markets and related aftermarket. It markets its wheel-end components and assemblies under the Gunite brand. The Company produces four basic wheel-end assemblies: disc wheel hub/brake drum, spoke wheel/brake drum, spoke wheel/brake rotor and disc wheel hub/brake rotor. It also manufactures a line of wheel-end components for the heavy- and medium-duty truck markets, such as brake drums, disc wheel hubs, spoke wheels, rotors and automatic slack adjusters. It offers a variety of heavy- and medium-duty brake drums for truck, commercial trailer, bus, and off-highway applications. Brake drums are its primary aftermarket product. The Company manufactures a line of ferrous disc wheel hubs for heavy- and medium-duty trucks and commercial trailers. In addition, it offers a line of lightweight cast iron hubs. The Company’s product line also includes finely machined hubs for anti-lock braking systems (ABS). The Company manufactures a line of spoke wheels for heavy-and medium-duty trucks and commercial trailers. Its product line also includes finely machined wheels for ABS systems, similar to its disc wheel hubs. It develops and manufactures lightweight disc brake rotors for a variety of heavy-duty truck applications. The Company manufactures ventilated disc brake rotors. Automatic slack adjusters react to, and adjust for, variations in brake shoe-to-drum clearance and maintain the proper amount of space between the shoe and drum. Its automatic slack adjusters automatically adjust the brake shoe-to-brake drum clearance, ensuring that this clearance is always constant at the time of braking.
Truck Body and Chassis Parts
In 2011, its Truck Body and Chassis Parts segment accounted for approximately 14% of its 2011 net sales. The Company is a supplier of truck body and chassis parts to heavy- and medium-duty truck and bus manufacturers. It fabricates a line of truck body and chassis parts under the Imperial brand name, including bumpers, battery and toolboxes, crown assemblies, fuel tanks, roofs, fenders, crossmembers, tubular assemblies and stamping/fabricating assemblies including complete bus chassis. The Company also provides a variety of services, such as chrome plating and polishing, powder coating, assembly, kitting and line sequencing. It specializes in the fabrication of components and assemblies requiring a significant amount of tooling or customization. The Company manufactures a variety of steel bumpers. These bumpers are polished/chrome plated to meet specific OEM and private label aftermarket requirements. It manufactures and assembles polished/unpolished aluminum fuel tanks and fuel tank straps for OEM and aftermarket customers. The Company designs and manufactures polished/unpolished steel and aluminum battery and toolboxes for heavy-duty truck OEM and aftermarket customers. It fabricates and assembles crossmembers for heavy-duty trucks. The Company assemble and line-set muffler assemblies consisting of fabricated/polished parts, heat shields, mufflers, and exhaust tubing. It manufactures multiple styles of crown assemblies and components. These products are fabricated from both steel and aluminum, which are chrome-plated. The Company fabricates a variety of structural components/assemblies for truck and bus OEMs and aftermarket customers. These products include fenders, exhaust components, sun visors, windshield masks, step assemblies, brackets, fuel tank supports, inner-hood panels, door assemblies, dash panel assemblies, and various other components.
Ductile and Gray Iron Castings
In 2011, the Company’s Ductile and Gray Iron Castings segment accounted for approximately 16% of its 2011 net sales. The Company produces ductile and gray iron castings under the Brillion brand name. Its Brillion Foundry facility is North America’s iron foundries focused on the supply of cored cast products to the commercial vehicle, diesel engine, construction, agricultural, hydraulic and industrial markets. Its Brillion foundry is a source for the casting of transmission and engine-related components to the heavy- and medium-duty truck markets, including flywheels, transmission and engine-related housings and brackets. The Company’s Brillion foundry produces components for a variety of applications to the industrial machinery and construction equipment markets, including flywheels, pump housings, small engine components, and other industrial components.
The Company competes with Alcoa Inc., Maxion Wheels, KIC Holdings, Inc., ArvinMeritor, Inc., Consolidated Metco Inc. and Webb Wheel Products Inc.
Company Address
Accuride Corp
7140 Office Circle,
P.O. Box 15600
EVANSVILLE IN 47715
P: +1812.9625000
F: +1302.6555049
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