Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has doubled its capability to manufacture high-performing solenoid valves and assembled manifolds at its Acuña, Mexico, site.
“Modern solenoids are capable of managing more than a dozen pneumatic accessories — we’re talking fifth-wheel slide locks, lift axles, air horns and wheel differential locks, in addition to others,” Rebecca Carter, Bendix product manager, specialty valves, said in a statement.
With a $1.5 million investment bridging 2015 and 2016, Elyria, Ohio-based Bendix added a new low-flow solenoid production line and a new manifold line to its assembly facilities in Acuña, increasing capacity and allowing custom ordering and just-in-time delivery.
“With these additions, Bendix can now produce nearly 1.2 million individual solenoids annually and more than 350,000 manifolds,” Carter said.
Bendix’s Acuña manufacturing operation was established in 1988 as part of the company’s presence in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, the company said. It is one of Bendix’s fastest-growing manufacturing sites, encompassing 412,000 square feet and employing nearly 1,400 workers.
Bendix is a unit of the Munich-based Knorr-Bremse Group.
