Accuride Introduces New Lightweight Aluminum Wheels at HDAW’16
27 January 2016 - 9:45AM
Business Wire
- Two new 22.5 x 9.00 aluminum wheels
available April 2016
- Company focused on ongoing
lightweighting efforts to boost efficiency for customers
Accuride Corporation (NYSE: ACW) – a leading supplier of
components to the global commercial vehicle industry – announced it
has added two new lightweight aluminum wheels to its product
offering today at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week 2016 in Las Vegas.
The wheels are part of Accuride’s effort to provide customers the
lightest high-performance steel and aluminum wheels possible.
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Accuride 41730 22.5 x 9 Aluminum Wheel
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Re-engineered to reduce weight by 5-7 percent, the new aluminum
wheels are both standard type 22.5 x 9.00 wheels produced at the
company’s aluminum wheel production facility in Erie, Pa. The new
wheels will be available effective April 1, 2016. Accuride
continues to redesign and light-weight its popular aluminum wheel
product portfolio to reduce weight and improve fuel savings for its
fleet and aftermarket customers without sacrificing
performance.
Specifications for the new wheels include:
- 41730 wheel – replaces previous
part number 29730 and features a reduced weight of four pounds
(total weight per wheel: 58 pounds).
- 41012 wheel – replaces previous
part number 40012 and features a reduced weight of three pounds
(total weight per wheel: 51 pounds).
“As our customers seek to optimize the total weight, fuel
economy and emissions of their equipment, we continue to refine our
designs and manufacturing processes to remove weight from our steel
and aluminum wheel offerings,” said Accuride President and CEO Rick
Dauch. “These two new aluminum wheel options are just the beginning
of what customers can expect to see from Accuride as we continue
our R&D in design engineering and metallurgy to provide the
industry’s lightest, most reliable wheels.”
About Accuride Corporation
With headquarters in Evansville, Ind., USA, Accuride Corporation
is a leading supplier of components to the global commercial
vehicle industry. 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 SolutionsTM, Gunite®, Gianetti
RuoteTM and BrillionTM. 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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