Source: ConMet announcement VANCOUVER, Wash. – ConMet has been recognized by PACCAR for three of its Supplier Performance Management (SPM) awards for 2020. ConMet’s Wheel Ends and Castings divisions received the SPM Leader award, while Plastics received the SPM Achiever…
Source: ConMet announcement VANCOUVER, Wash. –Custom Commodities, a tanker fleet based out of Gilmer, Texas, has begun to upfit its vehicles with the ConMet PreSet Plus SmartHub. After a brief trial-use of ConMet’s newest technology, Custom Commodities is expanding the…
Source: Waupaca announcement WAUPACA, Wisc. — Waupaca Foundry, Inc., a Hitachi Metals group company, is the winner of the 2020 Green Foundry Sustainability Award presented by the America Foundry Society (AFS). The iron casting component supplier was honored for outstanding…
Source: Australian Automotive Aftermarket post Phillip Joseph, Sr., retired at the end of June from his position with Disc Brakes Australia (DBA), which he “started, shaped and grew” during the past 40 years. Joseph started his automotive career in 1973…
Source: Australian Car Mechanic post SYDNEY – Despite global economic challenges seen during this Covid-19 period, Disc Brakes Australia (DBA) continues to invest in Australian manufacturing, research and development. DBA has recently bolstered its Sydney manufacturing facility through the upgrade…
Source: Business Standard post AURANGABAD, India – Endurance Technologies announced that its subsidiary, Endurance Adler SpA, and a direct subsidiary of Endurance Overseas Srl, has acquired 100 percent stake in Grimeca Srl. Grimeca is an advanced service company involved in…
Source: Raybestos announcement MCHENRY, Ill. – Raybestos® has expanded its Element3™ brake caliper line with the addition of new part numbers, covering more than 13 million vehicles-in-operation (VIO). Additions to the Element3 caliper line include coverage for the following popular…
Source: Grede SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Grede, a leading developer, manufacturer assembler and supplier of ductile, gray, and specialty iron castings and machined components for automotive, commercial vehicle and industrial markets, has announced its first day of operations as an independent…
Source: Raybestos MCHENRY, Ill. –Raybestos has expanded its Element3™ brake caliper line with the addition of new dual bleeder part numbers, covering several popular vehicles-in-operation (VIO) applications such as the Ford 150 and Honda Civic, according to Kristin Grons, marketing…
Source: MAGMA SUZHOU, China – According to the engineers of the Shanghai Sandmann Foundry (SSF) Co., Ltd., a change of the casting orientation was required in order to produce the caliper economically, while fulfilling all quality criteria and following the…
Source: Waupaca Foundry ETOWAH, TENN. – Waupaca Foundry, a Hitachi Metals company, was honored Oct. 11 with community service and leadership awards at the annual McMinn County Economic Development Authority 2018 Industry Awards. The Etowah, Tenn. -based ductile iron component…
Source: SuperStreetOnline NORTHHAMPTON, U.K. – Big brake kits (BBK) look dramatic installed behind usually only front wheels – all plus-sized rotors and burly, multi-piston calipers – but we always sorta wondered how they can rightfully be called BBKs when they’re…
Source: Waupaca Foundry WAUPACA, Wisc. — Waupaca Foundry, Inc., a Hitachi Metals group company, is the recipient of the 2019 Business Friend of the Environment award in the category of environmental innovation. The iron component supplier was honored for outstanding…
Source: The Parts Alliance United Kingdom – The Parts Alliance has added a new range of Bendix brake calipers. The range will be available from all of the trading group’s local brands throughout the UK branch network. The decision to…
WAUPACA, WI — Waupaca Foundry, Inc., a Hitachi Metals group company, announces it is opening a machining operation adjacent to its gray iron foundry located on the east side of Waupaca. The new Waupaca Foundry machining plant is located at…
NEW FACILITY WILL CREATE 61 NEW JOBS (WAUPACA, WI) December 18, 2018— Waupaca Foundry, a Hitachi Metals company, is expanding operations into Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and will open a new facility to process iron castings produced at its Waupaca, Wis.…
Details From NHTSA: Potential Number of Units Affected: 44,121 Problem Description: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Toyota Tacoma vehicles. Improper machining of the brake master cylinder may result in internal damage of one of the…
New Part Numbers Added to Element3 and R-Line MCHENRY, Ill., Dec. 3, 2018 – Raybestos® has increased its caliper coverage with the addition of premium Element3™ new plated brake calipers and Raybestos R-Line remanufactured plated caliper part numbers, it was…
California brake maker Dynamic Friction is introducing its newest rotor program. DFC Geospec rotors complement the company’s existing carbon alloy and premium rotor lines. The full press release is below. Dynamic Friction Company is proud to introduce the Geospec ®…