More than 90 new jobs are coming to the Clarksville area following an announcement Wednesday morning. Akebono Brake Corporation, a global provider of advanced noise, vibration and harshness, and braking solutions for the automotive industry, announced that it will be moving ahead with an 82-million dollar expansion of its Clarksville facility. The expansion will also mean approximately 94 new jobs.
This will be the second expansion for Akebono in Montgomery County. The plant, which is located inside the Corporate Business Park, has been in production since 1989. The first expansion was completed in 2011. The newest expansion will take place in two phases, spanning across 2013 and into the second quarter of 2014, and includes construction of an on-site warehouse and installation of specialized furnaces during phase one and the addition of new equipment and machines in phase two.
Akebono manufactures a wide range of brake friction materials and foundation brake assemblies, including disc brake calipers and drum brakes. The Clarksville plant serves automotive customers such as GM, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Ford and Chrysler, and currently employees 503 people.
This will be the second expansion for Akebono in Montgomery County. The plant, which is located inside the Corporate Business Park, has been in production since 1989. The first expansion was completed in 2011. The newest expansion will take place in two phases, spanning across 2013 and into the second quarter of 2014, and includes construction of an on-site warehouse and installation of specialized furnaces during phase one and the addition of new equipment and machines in phase two.
Akebono manufactures a wide range of brake friction materials and foundation brake assemblies, including disc brake calipers and drum brakes. The Clarksville plant serves automotive customers such as GM, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Ford and Chrysler, and currently employees 503 people.
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