Arvin Meritor to offer Liteflex leaf springs

Ameron

ArvinMeritor to offer Liteflex leaf springs AUTOMOTIVE

systems

components Meritor,

supplier

with

Arvin-

Troy, Michigan,

has entered sole,

USA,

LLC, Ohio,

global

spring’s lighter provide my

improved

and

of

20

leaf springs

springs

used

trailer

for light-,

in truck

and

sus-

duty

systems.

ArvinMeritor’s Suspension

unit

medium-

to develop

year, says ArvinMeritor.

truck,

trailer

markets. will

suspen-

and

be

manufactured facilities

in

at

Liteflex made

leaf

from

springs

continuous

are glass

fibre rovings bound

together

epoxy

are used in

resin.

vehicles’ pension

They

front

and

systems

and handling

rear

to provide

ogy as a tremendous our

susride

from

advantage vehicle

as we offer

a

modules,”

previous noted

Dan Chien,

business

unit

Systems.

surpasses

dir-

Worldwide

Suspension

“The

composite

It plans the into

leaf springs times

steel,

are

50-75% on

or lose strength

with age,” said

Systems

Marlen. by

the Pipe

Performance

Finishes

chairman “Strong

the

Water

offset

director

of worldSuspension

Operations

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Litepex;

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site: www.litq%wllc.com.

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worldwide, markets Marlcn

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on-short

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said the company

is

by the first quarter and

its outlook

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mainly

Asia were

commented

&

can be designed

the application,

wide

were

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than steel depending

Bob Zirlin,

for the first

stage.

and one-half than

operations

James

decline

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to sales

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than steel. They also weigh less,

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improvements

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suspension ector,

to conduct

durable

commercial

OEM customers that

by

comfort.

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value

vehicles

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Ohio.

for

their

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ended

of 2002. Earnings

and

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from joint ventures.”

profits

reports

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Dayton,

2003,

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later this

to support

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springs

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mission income

also higher.

as

and will work to integrate

speciality

The composite

Liteflex’s

to continue

for the heavy-duty

months

quarter

vehicles.

tems will be available

composite

three

and heavy-

Several new suspension

and

California,

of $120.7

leaf

vehicles,

Liteflex will also work together sion systems

over

over the past 22 years, commercial

sales in business, Corp,

sales of $130.6 million

payload

composite

well as passenger

Worldwide

Systems

Pasadena,

fuel econo-

has produced

million

Liteflex’s composite pension

will help

increased

Liteflex

to be

distributor

weight

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capacity.

into an agreement

Liteflex

the

and

off to a strong start

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