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- Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells friction materials and foundation brake components for automotive, motorcycle, rolling stock, and industrial machinery applications worldwide. The company offers disc brake calipers, disc brake pads, disc rotors, drum brake linings, drum brake shoes, wheel cylinders, brake drums, master cylinders, clutch facings, and sensors for automobiles and motorcycles; disc brakes, brake linings, and brake shoes for railway vehicles including bullet trains, monorails, and elevators; and drum brakes, disc brakes for wind turbine generators and rough terrain cranes, plus clutch facings for forklifts and air conditioner units in industrial machinery segments. It also provides sensor products such as accelerometers, angular rate sensors, sensor clusters, vehicle behavior detection devices, and wireless vibration measurement tools.
Founded in 1929 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with additional key facilities in Hanyu City, Saitama, Akebono operates through regional segments in Japan, North America, Europe, China, Thailand, and Indonesia, conducting product development, manufacturing, and sales across nine countries.
Recent developments include multiple organizational and personnel changes in 2025, such as those effective April 1, July 1, September 1, September 16, and October 1; a relocation of the global head office announced in October 2024; and a change in partners for its two joint ventures in China, Akebono Corporation (Guangzhou) and Akebono Corporation (Suzhou), previously with Itochu Group.