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, based in Santa Fe Springs, California

Santa Fe Springs, California

Santa Fe Springs is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is one of the Gateway Cities of southeast Los Angeles County. The population was 16,223 at the 2010 census, down from 17,438 at the 2000 census....

 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

CHARLOTTE

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, North Carolina

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, USA closed in 2001.

History

Accuride began as a small tool and die shop

Tool and die maker

Tool and die makers are workers in the manufacturing industry who make jigs, fixtures, dies, molds, machine tools, cutting tools , gauges, and other tools used in manufacturing processes...

 founded by Fred Jordan in 1962 in South Gate, California

South Gate, California

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. The company produced slides for tape drive

Tape drive

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s and copy machines

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