Accuride’s Brillion Iron Works Awarded New Business by Detroit™
May 16 2016 - 9:12AM
Business Wire
- Powertrain component contract
highlights Brillion’s competitiveness in commercial and light
vehicle industries
Accuride Corporation (NYSE: ACW) – a leading supplier of
components to the North American and European commercial vehicle
industries – announced that the Detroit™ subsidiary of Daimler
Trucks North America has awarded Accuride’s Brillion Iron Works
business unit a long-term contract to supply the flywheel used with
the Detroit™ DT12™ Automated Manual Transmission. Brillion was
named a strategic source of machined flywheels to Detroit in North
America and will begin production of the components in the second
half of 2016.
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Accuride’s Brillion Iron Works unit
secures long-term contract to supply flywheel used with the
Detroit™ DT12™ Automated Manual Transmission. (Photo: Business
Wire)
Earning the new business demonstrates Brillion’s overall
competitiveness as a supplier of finished castings to leading
producers of commercial vehicle and automotive components. Brillion
will manufacture the flywheels through its collaborative business
model with Tier 2 supplier Diamond Precision, which will provide
machining and final assembly.
“Brillion’s recent capital investments – coupled with our
relentless focus on Lean manufacturing and our strong partnerships
with Diamond Precision and the United Steelworkers – enabled
Brillion Iron Works to competitively earn this new business from
Detroit Diesel Corporation, a Daimler company,” said David G.
Adams, President of Brillion Iron Works.
About Brillion Iron Works
Located in Brillion, Wisconsin, USA, Brillion Iron Works is a
business unit of Accuride Corporation and one of the most versatile
iron foundries in North America. Brillion specializes in the
casting design and production of gray, ductile and austempered
ductile iron products ranging from intricate, thin-walled castings
to highly-cored, heavy-sectioned castings. Brillion’s casting
excellence is relied upon by leaders in a wide range of industries,
including the light vehicle, commercial vehicle; agricultural,
construction and mining equipment; and others. Brillion ranks among
the top ten independent foundries in the United States. Brillion’s
origins date to 1897, when the predecessor to Brillion Iron Works
was organized as a small machine shop making farm tools. In 1900,
the plant was relocated to new buildings and the foundry was
added.
About Accuride Corporation
With headquarters in Evansville, Ind., USA, Accuride Corporation
is a leading supplier of components to the North American and
European commercial vehicle industries. The company’s products
include commercial vehicle wheels; wheel-end components and
assemblies; and specialty cast-iron components for a range of
agricultural, construction and mining, and oil and gas equipment
applications. The company’s products are marketed under its brand
names, which include Accuride®, Accuride Wheel End Solutions™,
Gunite®, Gianetti Ruote™ and Brillion™. Accuride’s common stock
trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ACW.
For more information, visit the Company’s website at
http://www.accuridecorp.com.
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