Accuride International
| Private | |
| Industry | Furniture hardware |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Headquarters | Santa Fe Springs, California, USA |
Number of employees | ~2000 |
| Website | www.accuride.com |
- Accuride Corporation (Indiana), an unrelated company, is a manufacturer of vehicle wheels.
Accuride International Inc. is a manufacturer of drawer slides for commercial, residential and industrial applications,[1] based in Santa Fe Springs, California and has about 2000 employees.[2]
Accuride is a well-known maker of drawer slides among woodworkers, and is particularly known for its full-extension slides.[3] Accuride holds dozens of patents in drawer slide technology.[4] The company's slide products are found in furniture and cabinetry, major appliances, electronic enclosures, automobiles and utility vehicles, and industrial equipment and machinery.[5]
Accuride has about 1,000,000 square feet of manufacturing space in China, Germany, Japan, Mexico, the UK, and the US.[2][6] Its manufacturing plant in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA closed in 2001.[7]
History
Accuride began as a small tool and die shop founded by Fred Jordan in 1962 in South Gate, California. The company produced slides for tape drives and copy machines.[8]
References
- ↑ "DRAWER SLIDES". Wood & Wood Products. 2001-02-01. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
- 1 2 Information at Hoover's
- ↑ Clayton DeKorne, Trim Carpentry and Built-Ins, Taunton Press, 2002, p. 156
Charles R. Self, Cabinets and Countertops, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2000, p. 308 - ↑ Almost 60 patents are assigned to Accuride International, see Google Patent Search
- ↑ Accuride International web site
- ↑ Accuride Web site, OEM Direct » Manufacturing
- ↑ "ACCURIDE TO CLOSE, LAY OFF 150-200". The Charlotte Observer. 2001-03-13. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
- ↑ Accuride Web site, History