Industry Furniture hardware Website www.accuride.com Founded 1962 | Number of employees ~2000 Headquarters Santa Fe Springs Type of business Private | |
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Accuride International Inc. is a manufacturer of drawer slides for commercial, residential and industrial applications, based in Santa Fe Springs, California and has about 2000 employees.
Accuride is a well-known maker of drawer slides among woodworkers, and is particularly known for its full-extension slides. Accuride holds dozens of patents in drawer slide technology. The company's slide products are found in furniture and cabinetry, major appliances, electronic enclosures, automobiles and utility vehicles, and industrial equipment and machinery.
Accuride has about 1,000,000 square feet of manufacturing space in China, Germany, Japan, Mexico, the UK, and the US. Its manufacturing plant in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States closed in 2001.
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.