ConMet opens new facility in North Carolina
ConMet celebrated the official opening of its second Monroe, N.C. production facility. The 253,000-sq. ft. facility will be dedicated to assembling wheel end components and supporting the growing demand in the commercial vehicle industry. The new building has been designed to easily expand if additional square footage is required in the future, the company said.
ConMet recognized by PACCAR as standout supplier
Consolidated Metco (ConMet) has been recognized as a top performer by PACCAR as a part of the truck manufacturer’s Supplier Performance Management (SPM) Program for 2015. The SPM program evaluates a supplier’s performance in the areas of product development, operations support and business alignment with PACCAR objectives. In a press release from PACCAR, Bill Jackson,
ConMet unveils new online tool for brake drum products
Consolidated Metco (ConMet) has launched a new online tool that allows users to look up specifications, cross reference and availability of all ConMet brake drum products. Click here to check out the product tool. Users can find a ConMet brake drum for their application in several ways: • A “Dimension Tool” allows for selection of ConMet brake
Five reasons application matters when spec’ing wheel ends, wheels
Let’s take a step back from the focus on efficiency and talk about application. Sure, getting the most out of your truck is important, but if you aren’t putting just as much consideration into the impact your application has on your equipment, then you’re potentially setting yourself up for maintenance issues that could cost more
ConMet releases aftermarket wheel-end products
ConMet recently introduced TruCast, a competitively priced brake drum designed to ensure optimum braking performance, according to the company. TruCast offers a weight-saving advantage as well, the company noted. The 16.5-in. x 8.625-in. version is 9 lbs. lighter than a standard cast drum. In addition to that version, ConMet offers a 16.5-in. x 7-in. drum that weighs