Accuride International

Accuride International Inc.
Type Private
Industry Furniture hardware
Founded 1962
Headquarters Santa Fe Springs, California, USA
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.[6][2] 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

  1. ^ "DRAWER SLIDES". Wood & Wood Products. 2001-02-01. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-71969141.html. Retrieved 2008-03-17. 
  2. ^ a b Information at Hoover's
  3. ^ Clayton DeKorne, Trim Carpentry and Built-Ins, Taunton Press, 2002, p. 156
    Charles R. Self, Cabinets and Countertops, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2000, p. 308
  4. ^ Almost 60 patents are assigned to Accuride International, see Google Patent Search
  5. ^ [www.accuride.com Accuride International web site]
  6. ^ Accuride Web site, OEM Direct ยป Manufacturing
  7. ^ "ACCURIDE TO CLOSE, LAY OFF 150-200". The Charlotte Observer. 2001-03-13. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CO&s_site=charlotte&p_multi=CO&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB6D2C518DD3946&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2008-03-17. 
  8. ^ Accuride Web site, History